Remarks :COLUMBINE is a classic Hillyard 9 ton cutter rigged sloop. Built in 1960 in mahogany at the famous yard of David Hillyard in Littlehampton. Mahogany hull Planked in mahogany above the waterline, Iroko below on steam bent timbers all copper fastened on an oak back-bone. These robust go anywhere cruising yachts have a loyal following. This cutter is no greyhound but has a long keel, a canoe stern and a deep, secure centre cockpit giving exceptional sea kindliness and easy handling. The centre cockpit design allows for a very comfortable aft cabin as well as the saloon and forward cabin. Upgrades include replacement engine, cooker, heads and pressurised hot and cold water. COLUMBINE does, as all wooden boats, need some love and care to bring her back to her best but is priced accordingly.
Accommodation :Sleeps 6 in 6 single berths (1 x double with conversion) in 3 cabins including saloon
Galley (aft port corner):
- Stainless steel sink
- Nelson 2 x burner cooker with oven and grill (2013)
- Storage
Saloon:
- 2 x settee berths (port and starboard)
- Locker/ shelves (over forward ends of settee berths)
- Lockers behind and below settees
- Folding saloon table
- Lockers (starboard)
Forward Cabin:
- 2 x single berths (port and starboard)
- Stowage under
- Chain locker
- Opening fore hatch
Large hanging locker (starboard of entrance steps)
Aft Cabin:
- 2 x single berths with infil to make double
Heads (port):
Inventory :Navigation equipment:
- Garmin GPS
- Raymarine i70 display, transducer and wind vane (2013)
- Garmin DSC VHF radio (2013)
- Brookes and Gatehouse depth sounder
Anchoring and Mooring Equipment:
- 2 x anchors
- Warps
- Fenders
- Galvanised mooring bollards and double chain roller stem-head fitting
Safety Equipment:
Mechanical :Hillyard 9 ton. Built in 1960 in David Hillyards Yard, Littlehampton
- David Hillyard’s signature design with double ender cabins
- Centre cockpit
- Cutter rigged
- Mahogany hull Planked in mahogany above the waterline, iroko below on steam bent timbers all copper fastened on an oak back-bone
- Deck - ply deck sheathed with a woven glass cloth and resin for total water-tight integrity and minimum maintenance
- Varnished mahogany toe rails all round set up clear of the deck so as not to hold the water and varnished rubbing strakes round the deck edge
- Substantial railing in galvanised gas pipe
- Oak floors
- Long external iron ballast keel
- Cleaned and painted above and below water line (2018)
- Centre cock-pit with forward and after coach-roofs
- Varnished mahogany coamings set with the classic Hillyard oval windows.
- Separate varnished mahogany fore hatch
- Wheel steering on cables to a tiller arm on the rudder stock under the aft deck
Engine:
- Beta Marine Engine (2008)
- Approximately 199.5 engine hours
- Full engine service (2018)
Electrical:
- 2 x 12v batteries on 12v circuits
- Batteries located in the engine compartment for ease of access
- Ammeter and battery state indicators
- Shore power (2013)
Tankage:
- Fresh water capacity 30 galls in a galvanised steel tank in the port cock-pit locker
- Fuel capacity 30 galls in a steel tank in the starboard cock-pit locker.
Water:
- Pressurised hot and cold water
Rigging:
- Cutter rig
- Stainless steel standing rigging (2013)
- Wooden mast and spars
- Slab reefing main
- Wooden whisper pole
Sails:
- Furling genoa
- Mainsail
- Genniker
Winches:
- Pair of bronze self- tailing sheet winches on the cock-pit coamings
- 3 original Tufnol halyard winches on the mast
