A169 For Sale – update

A169 Elle is currently ashore (inside)  at Dell Quay. Chichester Harbour; 4 x 100ah Lithium batteries for the 48V electric motor  have been recently installed – with a back-up reserve of 4 x 75 a/h lead acid;  all new wiring and switch gear.

Elle will remain in Barn storage on her trailer until sold – all offers considered.

Link to 40+ photos –https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1saoY_kK5kQcwXtSjEde4lt9IeIKeCSz3

Any enquiries – please contact me direct: Chris Green, tel: 07973 230522; email: chris_green@btinternet.com

Inventory:

Epoxy cloth covered below waterline, so no sand keels or other through-hull fixings to worry about

• Newish Digital VHF – Standard Horizon Eclipse
• Transas AIS Class A Receiver / Transponder –  has a radar type display of all AIS vessels
• Target  depth sounder NB: A Clipper Duet display is also included to upgrade – requires a log transducer.
• Plastimo Conquest Bulkhead compass
• Electric / hydraulic keels – pendant operated from just inside aft bulkhead from helm position (under 10 seconds up), also has backup manual control lever pump (comparable speed to winding jacks). Keels can be held up (or in any position) on the hydraulics by shutting the valves  on the lifting rams.
• 48V electric inboard motor (8.5 kW) powered by 2 banks of 4 x 100 ah LifePO4 (new 20240 batteries; control panel on aft bulkhead;
• Bronze 2 blade folding propeller (a spare Elice Radiche folding propeller and original Fairey 3 bladed also included)
•   Full suit of serviceable sails – Jib and Genoa in custom launch bags – spinnaker in turtle bag); downhauls and a Solent stay (wire rope spliced to braid halyard) for rapid swapping between foresails. Lazy- Jacks  slab-reefed mainsail (loose footed 2 reefs).
• Internal 3 point webbing lift slings
• 200W wind generator mounted on transom (removable two part SS ferrule pole through aft deck) wired to 12V domestics.
• 2 x 1000V roll-up Fuji Solar panels (deployed over cockpit tent) routed through 48V transformer to charge 48V system.
• 48V shore charger installed aboard for overnight charging at marinas etc.
• Aft cabin configured with double berth (athwart) behind intermediate bulkhead heads compartment – see boat history of fit-out under A169 in the boat register – full photo record
  • Vintage Baby Blake sea toilet  (compact bowl); with full spares and service parts.
  • Galley has vintage Taylor’s “Paraffin” pressurised two-burner stove with warming oven (operates perfectly on kerosine)
  • kerosine blown-air heating to all areas.
  • FM /DAB Radio with bluetooth(FM Splitter to MH antenna) – wired speakers in main and aft cabin.
• Stainless steel tripods attached to chainplates – allows controlled mast raising/lowering on trailer or afloat.
• Refurbished road/launch trailer and  4 lifting Jacks  with purpose-made trestles & RSJs – allows the trailer to be removed for access for anti fouling, keel access etc when in the barn storage.

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