Hunter Ranger 245 for sale in Plymouth United Kingdom

Hunter Ranger 245  -  1999  -  competitively priced at £14,500

The Hunter Ranger 245 is a compact cruiser with a surprising amount of room below. The twin keel configuration makes it ideal for exploring shallow areas with easy drying out. 'One Day' has only had two owners from new; the current owner of the last four years having only delivered the boat from Dartmouth to Plymouth before the onset of an unforeseen health issue, since when, the sails have been checked and valeted and put below for storage and the boat has remained unused.

The current owner is an experienced RYA Yachtmaster (commercial) and with two Atlantic crossings to his name. Therefore there is an accumulation of safety equipment over the years, not often found on a small yacht of such a type, and this Ranger 245 is being sold with all the loose equipment found on board.

Accommodation

An open plan interior with up to six berths:-

Saloon Area with double vee 'Brittany' style berth forward, U-shaped seating around a central table, with a single leaf to provide easier access forward. A compact navigation area aft to port with a  fold down work surface.

L-shaped Galley area aft to starboard with Neptune 2000 gimballed 2 burner gas cooker with oven and grill. Stainless steel sink with manual pumped fresh water supply. Cool Box. Crockery & cutlery, pots/pans & kettle.

Aft cabin with double berth aft of galley area.

Separate heads compartment aft to port with sea toilet & washbasin with manual pumped fresh water supply.
A set of curtains is fitted.

Mechanical And Electrical Systems

A Yanmar 1GM10 single cylinder, inboard diesel engine, rated at 9 BHP is resiliently mounted and drives a two bladed, fixed conventional propeller through a conventional stainless steel shaft. A Volvo Penta lip seal is fitted to the stern tube to provide a dry seal.
The standard spec's originally single 70 A/hr lead acid battery is supplemented by a second, similarly sized battery,  both being charged by the engine-driven alternator and selected/isolated by a rotary switch.
Tankage:
  Fuel  -   approx 25 ltr. in a polyethylene tank, mounted to port side, accessed from within                  aft cabin.
  Water -  100 ltr. freshwater bag, fitted within dedicated compartment beneath head of                         forward berths. Filler provided to starboard side deck.

Sails And Spars

Aluminium alloy 'Z Spars' mast and slab reefing boom, with two reefs for the mainsail and replacement Furlex 50s furling system fitted to the for'stay for the headsail.

• New wire standing rigging fitted in 2014.
• Self-tacking headsail system with curved jib track and with additional control lines to enable the jib to be backed and the vessel hoved to.
• Much of the running rigging, together with the lazy jacks was replaced in 2014.
• Stack- Pack style mainsail cover in blue acrylic.

Sails:

• Slab reefing mainsail by Hyde Sails.
• Furling self-tacking jib by Hyde Sails.
• Cruising Chute within snuffer.

Navigation Equipment

• Steering Compass by Suunto.
• Autohelm Bi-Data log & depth display.
• Navico TP300C Autopilot with HR200 Wired remote control.
• Barometer.
• ICOM IC M59 Euro VHF Radio.
• Assorted charts and cruising guides for the West Country.

Deck Equipment

• 15 lb Plough-type anchor.
• Approx 10m of 8mm chain & approx 25m of 16mm 3-strand rope.
• Bosun's Chair.
• Anchoring & motor-sailing shapes.
• Hand lead line.
• Freshwater cans - 10L & 5L.
• Tiller extension.
• Towing Drogue.
• Misc spare ropes.
• Minimum 5 off inflatable fenders.
• An LED masthead tri-colour and white lights, combine with a single pulpit mounted bi-colour light to satisfy the anti-collision regs.
• Windex.
• Swing-down swimming ladder.

Safety Equipment

• ICOM IC M59 Euro VHF Radio.
• Emergency VHF Antenna
• Horseshoe Lifebuoy.
• Fire Blanket.
• Fire Extinguisher (age unknown, but believed to be beyond warranty expiry date).
• Sunbrella emergency hull patch.
• Hand throwing line.
• Set of soft wood bungs.
• MOB Recovery Tackle / 'Handy Billy' tackle.
• No. of thermal survival bags.

History And Construction

A conventional, single skin GRP hull, supported by an internal moulding, with a cored deck. External, cast iron twin keels are fastened from within the hull using stainless steel, accessible within the main cabin's under-seating lockers.

A single, wooden rudder is transom hung.