I have owned A169 since 2011 during which time she has been restored /refitted and constantly upgraded as detailed below.
She is currently in barn storage at Dell Quay, Chichester, near to Dell Quay Sailing Club. I will be preparing her for next season over the winter for launching at the end of March onto my Dell Quay mooring.
Extra photos link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1saoY_kK5kQcwXtSjEde4lt9IeIKeCSz3
Anyone interested can contact Chris Green by phone or email:
Tel: 07973 230522
Email: chris_green@btintenet.com
Inventory:
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)
- Simrad 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.
Most of the refit / modification work is viewable in the boat register and in several articles of the AOA annual bulletin.
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) discounted options are available for tender storage and access to moorings is very convenient. Club has a launch and recovery at start / end of season – also storage on club hard at Dell Quay is available. The club has a full program of 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.
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Holding tank
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Aft double berth
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12V electrics - switch panel
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Ai69 Elle
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Fixed flush slide fitting
Fixed slide fitting, bolted through transom to 20mm hardwood backing plate
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