1965 Alan Buchanan East Anglian Bermudan Sloop Mark Two
Beam: 8ft 0in 2.43m Draught: 4ft 6in 1.37m
Displacement: 5890kg Designer: Alan Buchanan
Sail Number: 417Y Sail Area: 307 sq ft 28.5 sq m
Brokerage sale agreedGBP 15,500.00 for this classic yacht.
Sails and rig: Sadler mainsail with cover, slab reefing; two Genoas and working jib in good condition with Hood roller furling. Aluminium mast 1965 with stainless steel standing rigging new in 1999.
Engine: Beta 20hp diesel, new in 2000, with 200 running hours, serviced in 2005, indirect water cooling. Cruising at 6 knots, consumes 0.33 gallons per hour [1.5 litres per hour] driving a three-bladed propeller; 12 gallons [54.55 litre] fuel tank.
Deck gear: 11.3 kg CQR bower anchor with 120ft [36.5 m] chain and warp; kedge anchor; stainless steel pulpit, guard-rails and stanchions; sprayhood, dodgers and cockpit cover; boarding ladder; two sheet winches; two halyard winches; alloy spinnaker pole; many mooring warps, eight fenders and four cockpit cushions.
Safety Equipment: Two life buoys; four distress flares; four manual fire extinguishers; two manual bilge pumps.
Navigation Equipment: Sestrel compass, depth sounder, VHF radio, windvane at masthead, autopilot, Magellan satellite navigation, radar reflector, clock, barometer, full navigation lights, steaming light, anchor light, Navtex, full chart table.
Domestic equipment: Taylors paraffin cooker with oven, Simpson Lawrence sea lavatory in bows, stainless steel sink, pots and pans.
Accomodation: Saloon headroom 6ft 2in [1.87m], Eberspächer warm air cabin heating, two saloon berths, pipe cot in focsle, quarter berth aft, folding wooden saloon table, original blue vinyl upholstery, hanging locker, galley, chart table.
La Lucha [The Struggle] offers a rare opportunity to buy a classic yacht in first class "sail away" condition. Between 1982 and 1997 she was continuously stored under cover. Her present owner, now selling to buy a larger yacht, bought her in 1997, re-rigged her in 1999, replaced her keel bolts and fitted a new engine in 2000. New chain plates were fitted in 2001. After cruising in the Irish Sea, he reports that she is a very fine sea boat. Lying on the hard at Douglas Boatyard, Hesketh Bank, near Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6RR.
La Lucha is near Preston GB, where a crane and cost-effective onward road delivery are available. SALE NOW AGREED.
Douglas Boatyard, Becconsall Lane, Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire. PR4 6RR
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