A169 – for sale

Offering Elle (A169) for sale, she is  currently in commission afloat at Dell Quay – coming out in mid October, where she will move to a local barn for the winter.

She comes complete with many extras:

Link to extra photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1saoY_kK5kQcwXtSjEde4lt9IeIKeCSz3?usp=sharing

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

• Newish Digital VHF with AIS (Class B)
• Stand alone AIS Class A (this has a radar type display of all AIS vessels)
• Nautech Autohelm
• Target  depth sounder
• 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 75 ah batteries; control panel on aft bulkhead;
• Bronze 2 blade folding propeller.
•   Vintage Seagull SP 5hp 4 blade outboard – mounted on a removable transom bracket for extended motoring – overhauled with new cylinder head 2023
•   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.

Local farm barn storage is within half a mile and accessible by a private road from Dell Quay – available if required – includes free storage of trailer when boat is in the water. If new owner joins Dell Quay Sailing club (which operates as a member cooperative) tender storage and access to the mooring (within 50 metres of club pontoon) is very convenient. Club launch and recovery at start / end of season – also storage on club hard at Dell Quay is available for members. The club also  has a full program member activities throughout the season including cruising in company, dinghy racing etc. Members are required to perform 2 club duties over the season as a term of membership.

Most of the refit / modification work is viewable in the boat register and in several articles of the AOA annual bulletin.

My Dell Quay private drying mooring is transferable if purchaser wished to keep the boat here – please contact me for details or other queries: Chris Green 07973 230522

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