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Victoria Frances 26 for sale in Helford United Kingdom

LOCATION

Helford United Kingdom

YEAR

1983

LENGTH

25.92 ft.

DETAILS

Condition

Used

Name

Bluegrass

Year

1983

Make & Model

Victoria Frances 26

Boat type

Sail

Length

25.92 ft.

Fuel Type

Diesel

Location

Helford United Kingdom

Tax status

Paid

MEASUREMENTS

Beam

8.2 ft.

Draft Max

3.94 ft.

LWL

21.26 ft.

DESCRIPTION

Francis 26  -  1983  -  £16,850

Good money has been lavished on this example, with a replacement Beta 13.5 BHP engine having been fitted in 2004, the standing rigging replaced in 2015 and the hull epoxy coated in 2015 too. The primary sails (main and headsail) date from 2012 and are in excellent condition. She is fundamentally well sorted having been set up to compete in the Jester Challenge and other offshore single-handed sailing challenges.

Laid ashore under a canvas cover (included), the owner stresses that she now needs a little TLC to improve her presentation but that this only requires time, attention to detail and some elbow grease on the part of an enthusiastic new owner.

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Accommodation

Laid out with four berths, with the enclosed heads compartment to starboard of the companionway, with a single quarter berth aft to port.
There is a full length single berth to starboard with the galley opposite to port and two forward berths in 'Vee' format with infill cushion to provide a 'double' berth. 
As mentioned above, the galley is to port and generally sat at/to, from the berth opposite. 
A two burner LPG cooker with grill by Plastimo is fitted and is gimballed. A single stainless steel sink is fitted within the worktop to one side of the cooker with closed lockers and fiddled shelf located outboard, beneath the side deck.

Mechanical And Electrical Systems

Engine: 
Beta Marine twin-cylinder, indirectly cooled diesel rated at up to 13.5HP, driving a fixed, two-bladed propeller through a conventional stainless steel shaft fitted with a Rope Cutter

Fuel Tank:     
Polypropylene replacement tank - capacity approx. 68 litres.

Freshwater Tank: 
Approx 60 litres in a flexi-bag.

Batteries:     
2 off approx. 100 A/hr batteries.
Charging by engine-driven alternator and 2 off photo-voltaic panels.

Sails And Spars

Proctor mast and boom, with a removable inner forestay and the outer forestay fitted with a Rotostay reefing system. The standing rigging was replaced in 2015.

Sails include:

Mainsail with three reefing points (2012 but 'As New' condition). 
Furling Genoa by Newell's, supplied new in 2012.
Hanked Working Jib/Storm Jib (to set on inner, removable forestay).

Deck Equipment

CQR anchor with all chain rode (35m length).
Kedge anchor.
Manual windlass (2012).
Hasler self-steering gear with wind vane.
12V DC Tiller pilot.
Fixed length booming out/spinnaker pole.
Lewmar sheet winches.
Double 1x19 stainless guard wires carried in aluminium stanchions.
Acrylic, fold down sprayhood.
Acrylic mainsail cover.
Aluminium alloy, telescopic beaching legs.

Overall, laying-up cover.

Instrumentation

Bulkhead-mounted steering compass
Navman Log & speed display
Echosounder
Garmin 128 GPS
AIS Watchmate VMX850 transceiver.
Silva S10 VHF/DSC radio, interfaced to the GPS.
Raytheon Tiller pilot
Clock, barometer and thermometer set.

Safety Equipment

  • Registered EPIRB.
  • Webbing jackstays.
  • 12V DC Searchlight.
  • Horse shoe lifebuoy.
  • Danbuoy.
  • Fold-down boarding ladder.
  • Mast-mounted radar reflector.
  • 1 off Dry powder fire extinguisher.
  • 1 off fire blanket.
  • 2 X Manual bilge pumps.

History &Amp; Construction

Factory completed by Victoria Marine Ltd. in 1983. A replacement engine (Beta Marine 13.5 BHP) was fitted in 2004.  With her encapsulated ballast ratio of 54% and full keel the design shouted out to be a suitable contender for sailing events such as the Jester Challenge and so 'Bluegrass' was purchased from the current owner and re-fitted to satisfy the requirements (both in terms of operating equipment and safety equipment) of solo-sailing events.

Her underwater surfaces were epoxy coated in 2015. Her standing rigging was replaced in 2015 and much of the instrumentation and the AIS and DSC capable VHF dates from this time too. 

Dimensions

LOA:    26' 0"   (7.9m)
LWL:    21'3"    (6.5m) 
Beam:  8' 0"     (2.5m) 
Draft:    3'10"    (1.2m)
Designed Displacement:  3100kgs (Approx 6800 lbs)
Ballast: 1600kgs  (Approx. 3500 lbs)
Working Sail Area: 327 sq ft.   (Approx. 30 sq m.)

PROPULSION

Engine Count

1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HULL

Ballast

1590

Hull Material

Fiberglass

OTHER

Length on Deck

7.9 meters

Displacement(kgs)

3090 kilograms

Drive Transmission Description

Direct

Drive Up

1.2 meters

Engine Type

Inboard

Keel Type

Full Keel

ABOUT VICTORIA FRANCES 26

The Victoria Frances 26 is a 26 feet long that boasts a 8.2 feet beam. and a draft of 1.2 meters.This 1983 diesel Victoria Frances 26 is powered by a Yanmar 1GM10. The Victoria Frances 26 is made of fiberglass.