Gauntlet 14 ton - Under Offer yacht boat for sale

Gauntlet 14 ton - Under Offer

Location

Ipswich

Year

1947

LOA

41' 0" (12.5m)

Berths

Draft

6' 0" (1.83m)

Engines

Keel

Long keel

ID no.

04111

Status

Available

Pricing : �34,900

Construction:
DETAIL
Built by Berthon of Lymington in 1947. African Mahogany carvel planks on oak frames, 13/4ins and 21/4ins alternative double framing throughout. The 5 ton keel [approx] is fastened with bronze bolts, removed for inspection in 1998. The hull has been glass/epoxy sheathed below the waterline using layers of 8oz roving and West System epoxy, excluding the lead keel. This was carried out by the previous owners for long term mooring in warm waters. The hull is of a splined construction and was totally resplined prior to the sheathing. All the seacocks are bronze; most were replaced in 1998 with Blakes lever seacocks. Teak decks were fitted in 1996, and the mahogany dorades with brass vents fitted 2005. The hull was painted in 2004 using International cream, and anti-fouling is Seajet Shogun033. Epiphanes varnish used for the interior and exterior, and International UCP primer for some of the exterior wood, the new boom was varnished with Epiphanes when made (by TS Rigging of Maldon). The bilges have been repainted with black bitumen in Winter 2006, and the water tank cleaned and new inspection covers fitted. The interior has been repainted, cream ceiling, as has the main berth, the saloon cushions are grey with red specks, all brass has been cleaned and polished.

Accommodation:
LIVING
The owners redesigned the main berth, now a double if desired, or kept as two singles for long distance sailing, the double is easily assembled by slotting boards across the centre between the berths and zipping the two mattresses together.In the main berth are two cupboards and drawers under the berths, in addition there is a full length hanging wardrobe.In the saloon the two settees convert to single bunks with wooden lee-boards, in the original spec there was a further single berth for�ad, but this was converted to a sail locker.The fo�cle also has a mini workshop built in (by a previous owner, can be handy with the vice), here the motor for the Maxwell windlass can be found as can the electric�s for the Maxwell, and the solar panel Fox control box.

DOMESTIC
The Galley has two stainles steel sinks, one brass fresh water pump (the water being pumped through a General Ecology water filter and a second hand pump for sea water. The cooker is a Taylors paraffin 029 two top burner�s and a warming oven, the 1 gallon tank is fitted in the cockpit locker. The cabin heater is a Taylors diesel/paraffin primed with meths, an H cowel is used for more efficient heating in most wind directions. There is ample stowage with cupboards, seven drawers, lockers, and space behind the settee swabs. A deep locker is situated in the starbouard dog-house useful for a cool-box. The saloon table has a folding leaf and a cutlery drawer runs through the middle. There is a 3 metre book shelf with a drinks cabinet.

HEADS
The separate heads has a sink with cold water tap, foot pump operated, vanity shelf and mirror. Sea-toilet is a Blakes Victory (factory overhauled in 1999), the flooring is of cork.

WINDOWS AND HATCHES
All external windows are brass port-lights all open and can be held open by chain in the ceiling. The port-lights have brass water bowls to take excessive water and is guttered though tubes down to the bilges. The hatches to the fo�cle and the bosuns locker are made of mahogany.

Navigational Aids:
Garmin 152 GPS (fitted 2004)
Yeoman Pro Plotter (fitted 2004)
Icom 601 DSC vhf radio (fitted 2004)
Raymarine RL 70 radar (fitted 2005)
NASA Pro Navtex
NASA SSB receiver
Sestrel brass steering compass
Sestrel hand bearing compass
Nasa wind,log, depth, electronic compass
Autohelm 2000 can be fitted on tiller
Monitor wind vane self steering
Nautical brass clock and barometer

Engines and Tankage:
Fuel: 30lts in 2 Vetus wing tanks, in bosun�s locker, which give a range of 250 miles [approx]. Ame travels at 8.3 nautical miles per gallon at 2000rpm and makes 5.5 knots. At this rate she consumes 0.66 gallons per hour.

Water: A 36 gallon water tank is located below the cabin sole and 2 x 15 gallon tanks below cockpit lockers, these wing tanks are use to feed the main tank, fresh water is filtered through a Nature Pure filter.

Paraffin: A 1 gallon tank for the cooker is mounted in the port hand cockpit locker.

Sails and Spars:
Ame is a fractional rigged Bermudan sloop, having a 58ft keel stepped solid Spruce mast, standing rigging is 10mm Dyform stainless steel wire with stainless rigging screws and toggles (much renewed 1997)
Profurl furling, with a second forestay (down wind using 2 head sails)
Much of the running rigging has been replaced, with the new boom, using the modern Tufnol type blocks for the main sheet, Genoa cars upgraded with Barton heavy duty cars & blocks.
Mainsail cream (new 2004) with 3 slab reefing points (approx 460sq ft)
Furling Genoa with padded luff (approx 370sq ft)
Hanked Genoa (approx 300sq ft)
Hanked working jib with reefing points to reduce to storm jib (approx 200sq ft)
Headsails ars all tan
The main is reefed using tradional �B� blocks (made in bronze), bronze fairleads to two bronze winches on the boom
Two large bronze Lewmar winches on the mast are for main halyard & topping lift.
Two large Lewmars in the cockpit serve the headsails, and a small bronze winch to stern is for furling the headsails
Two bronze Highfield No.2 levers used for running backstays

Equipment:
DECK EQUIPMENT
A Pulpit, Pushpit & stanchions in stainless steel are fitted, complete with guardrails.Webbing lifelines run both sides from the cleats fore to the cockpit
Mooring cleats in teak & bronze, 2 fore and two aft, with a samson post forward of the cleats and windlass

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
GMC EPIRB latest digital 406MHz (fitted 2005)
Danbuoy (needs replacing soon)
Two lifebuoy�s fastened to pushpit
Klaxon fog horn
Horn/hailer can be wired into main Icom VHF
Firdell �Blipper� radar reflector
Four Fire extinguishers (fitted 2004) are situated down below
One automatic extinguisher is fitted in the engine compartment (fitted 2004)
Ocean flare pack sited in port cockpit locker (new 2004)
One plastic cone, One plastic ball.

GROUND TACKLE
22kg Bruce anchor with a bow roller tailored to suit the anchor and 60 metres of 12 mm chain.

Remarks:
Built by Berthon of Lymington in 1947. Ame is a fractional rig Bermudan sloop designed by Rodney Paul and in her hey-day classed as an ocean racer. The Gauntlet originates from many of the yachts that came from the partnership of Morgan, Giles & May in the early 1900's. The vessel is British registered [Part 1].

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Mark Freeman, Network Yacht Brokers Lymington, Marine House, Quay Road, Lymington, Hants, SO41 3AT

Phone :1590 688 889 / 671 381
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Email : lymington@networkyachtbrokers.co.uk

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