Cornish-Crabbers Crabber 17 for sale in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales United Kingdom

“Cracker” has been used by the present owners for family day sailing and picnics off Anglesey every August since 2015. She is a fabulous boat, sails beautifully and handles like a yacht, extremely stable with iron ballast, whilst being a convenient “trailer sailor” size. There is plenty of space and storage and strong points for harnesses. She has two berths for sail camping and a sprayhood/tent. She has had relatively light use. When in use she has been moored on a swinging mooring in Trearddur Bay. Out of season she has been stored outside but under her winter canvas cover. The vessel is in overall very good condition. The boat, engine and trailer and all parts and inventory items will be “sold as seen” with no guarantee of condition. She has had two previous owners. Construction and inventory GRP hull, deck and interior mouldings. Solid teak rubbing bands. Moulded mini bilge keels and galvanised steel lifting centre plate. Laminated plywood rudder and with lifting stainless steel plate. Varnished wooden tiller with fold-back extension. Copper coat antifoul with white boot topping. Hull in good condition. Anchor plough type with warp and chain, plastic boat hook, removable mountable compass, fenders, mooring strop, flares (expire 12/2018), overall canvas winter cover. Trailer – Bamber tiltback road trailer. In good workable condition, fully serviced prior to sale. One spare wheel. On Deck and Rig Removable bow sprit. Stainless steel deck mounted mast tabernacle. Deck mounted jib trimming cars. Halyard jamming cleats. Cast aluminium cleats and fairleads. All in working order. Deck in very good condition. Mast and spars are of Sitka Spruce. Gaff rig classic sail configuration with cream mainsail and jib. Roller reefing jib controlled from forward cockpit. Main and gaff halyards controlled from aft cockpit. Mainsail has two reefing positions with lines. Mainsheet is aft block arrangement connecting to a rail mounted trimming car. Rigging in good condition, sails good with only minor blemishes. Standing rigging original, but routinely inspected Interior Slatted side deck seating and folding internal teak seating. Self draining aft cockpit with seacock valve. Collapsible forward cockpit spray hood/camping tent, and forward cockpit spray cover when on mooring. Two forward cockpit bench seats/berths with cushions and space below foredeck also cushioned. Forward side lockers, large central locker with centre plate lifting pulley and seacock, aft locker for fuel and engine storage and bulkhead fuel connector and hand bilge pump