Falmouth-Cutter Cornish Gaff Cutter for sale in Plymouth United Kingdom

Cornish Gaff Cutter  -  1982  -  Keenly priced at £54,950

Gaff cutter designed and built by J.R Jackson of Mylor and first launched in 1982, inspired by the lines of the Falmouth working boats.

The hull is carvel planked in 1 ¼” X 1 3/8” Iroko on 1 ¾” X 1 ¼” steamed oak frames spaced at 9” centres.

Between 1997 & 2000 she underwent a major 'bare hull' rebuild which included an all new deck, a new coachroof and a complete new interior built to an excellent standard with particular attention to detail for long-distance cruising.

In 2015/16 there was a further refit with a new Douglas Fir mast and rigging fitted, some new Patrick Selman sails, & new navigation equipment and electronics.

The accommodation layout gives 5 berths including a very large double in the aft cabin, a new Beta 43hp diesel was fitted in 2006 

A rare and attractive boat due to her size, very manageable yet spacious and extremely capable.

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Accommodation:

Five berths in 2 separate cabins plus saloon.
Forward cabin: Forward cabin with partially enclosed single berth to port with deck prism over and lee cloth, workbench opposite with overhead opening deck hatch giving good light. 12v socket. Upholstered Centreline seat. Cupboards and drawers & ample sail stowage space.
Saloon: Cosy and welcoming main saloon with settee berths to each side, removable lee boards. Stowage behind & underneath settee berths and shelves over. Folding table
Deck flue and mounting on forward bulkhead for cabin heater (No heater fitted)
2 X Deck Prism's and 2 X 12v sockets.
Kenwood radio cassette player and Kenwood CD Autochanger. 
Nav Area: Large Chart table to port with chart stowage. Chart table surface lifting to reveal large chest fridge underneath.
Adjacent Raymarine Chartplotter and fixed Raymarine VHF/DSC radio. Convenient book shelf for pilot books. 12v Socket. Manual Bilge Pump. Opening portlight over.
Galley Area: Galley to starboard with twin stainless steel sinks, Pumped fresh water with in-line filter, Force 10 two burner gas stove with oven and grill, ample storage lockers, Opening portlight over giving good cross flow ventilation. 
Aft Cabin: Aft cabin to starboard with a generous sized double berth, Hanging locker to starboard and further stowage lockers to port, one fixed oval portlight and one round opening portlight. Deck Prism.
Heads: Heads compartment aft to port with Jabsco sea toilet, basin with hand pumped fresh water, hanging locker & further stowage locker, one fixed oval portlight and one round opening portlight.

Navigation Equipment

Plastimo Offshore 75 Steering Compass
Raymarine Chart Plotter at Chart Table
Raymarine VHF/DSC Radio at Chart Table
Furuno GP32 GPS Navigator at companionway
Nasa Clipper Duet Log & Depth at companionway
Autohelm 2000 Tillerpilot
Clearway Auto-Steer Trim Tab Self Steering System

Sails And Spars

Gaff Cutter rigged
Keel stepped Douglas fir mast, fitted new in 2015/16 with all new galvanised wire rigging.
Varnished gaff and bowsprit 
Sails by Patrick Selman

Mechanical And Electrical Systems

Beta Marine BV1903 43hp 4 cylinder indirectly cooled diesel engine, fitted new in 2006 
Centreline 1 1/4" inch Stainless steel shaft to three blade bronze propeller with Spurs type rope cutter.
Fuel capacity approx 200 litres in stainless steel tanks

Deck Equipment

Simpson Lawrence Manual Windlass
Delta Anchor & anchor chain
Pin rail for halyards at base of the mast
Dedicated deck locker forward for gas bottles, naturally vented.
Further deck storage locker forward.
2 X Barlow 26 Sheet winches
2 X Lewmar sheet winches
Stern fair-lead for kedge anchor warp
Two very large lazarette lockers accessed via separate deck hatches giving a huge amount of storage space for longer passages.
Clearway Auto-Steer Trim Tab Self Steering System

Safety Equipment

Two Manual Bilge Pumps
Horseshoe Lifebuoys
SeaGo Valise Liferaft (Needs Service)

History And Construction

Designed and built by JR Jackson of Mylor Bridge between 1979-82.
Originally a Falmouth workboat, built as an open boat and first launched in 1982.
Carvel construction, planked in 1 ¼” X 1 3/8” Iroko, copper fastened on 1 ¾” X 1 ¼” steamed oak frames spaced at 9” centres.

Rebuilt from a bare hull fromby John Lesh of Flushing, Falmouth, with an all new deck, new coachroof and complete new interior. This rebuild included:
Galvanised steel strap floors fitted new in 2000, 
10mm Cedar T&G Sub deck overlaid with 15mm marine plywood and then sheathed in epoxy glass cloth, and overpainted with deck paint, all new in 2000.
Sheathed plywood coachroof deck new in 2000
Varnished Iroko coamings with oval bronze portholes
Bulwarks all round on substantial Iroko stanchions
Six heavy-duty bronze Panama fairleads in Bulwarks and two straight fairleads.
Four 12" heavy-duty bronze mooring bollards 
Relaunched in 2000 as 'Kan An Mor' which is 'Song of the Sea' in Cornish. 
Extensive refit in 2015/16 included a new Douglas Fir mast, new rigging, sails and navigation equipment, now fitted out for long distance short-handed cruising.

Tender

Approx 7ft Rigid GRP Pram Dinghy with oars