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Contessa 32
34,500 Tax Exempt | Mylor, Falmouth United Kingdom
Summary
- Make Contessa
- Model 32
- Year 1977
- LOA 32ft/10m
- Class Sailing Cruiser
- Hull Glass Reinforced Plastic
- Keel Fin Keel
- Rig Sloop
- Engine Single Diesel
- Drive Shaft Drive
- Layout Aft Cockpit
- Berths 6
- Cabins 2
- Ancasta Ref 35402
- Name Queen B
Overview
OverviewQueen B of Arne is an excellently-maintained, pretty example of this popular, classic, seaworthy yacht. She was built in 1977-8 by Jeremy Rogers under LLoyds and has had only three owners.
She has been used for light summer cruising in the West Country, Channel Islands and Southern Ireland, and stored ashore for at least 6 months every year.
The current owners carried out extensive upgrading and renewal over the winter of 2020-2021, including all new: standing and running rigging; Seldon boom; stack-pack, lazy-jacks and cockpit reefing system; set of new sails; two Harken self-tailing winches; new mainsheet block and traveller; two Axiom chart-plotters with Navionics charts; new Raymarine 63 VHF radio; depth sounder; wind instrument; electric re-wiring and LED upgrading; Rutland 1200 wind turbine; rudder rebuild; new stem-head fitting and bow roller; engine serviced and exhaust system replaced.
The woodwork is all teak in satin finish varnish throughout.
Her Mylor Harbour swinging mooring could be available.
For further details or to arrange a viewing please contact:
Lee Ball @ Ancasta’s Mylor office
T. 01326 372865
M. 07854 779798
Build
CONTESSA 32 BUILT 1977-8Classic sailing cruiser designed and built by Jeremy Rogers
CONSTRUCTION
GRP hull, deck and superstructure
Light blue hull
Encapsulated long fin keel
Tiller steering with tiller extension
Teak cockpit seating and duckboards
Hull 'slurry blasted' and epoxied 2011
Replacement gunwales in oversized teak
L.O.A. - 9.75m (32')
L.W.L. - 7.31m (24')
Beam - 2.98m (9'6")
Draft - 1.65m (5' 6")
Displacement - 4300KG (9500lbs)
Keel Ballast - 2041kg (4500lbs)
Rig
SLOOP RIGKemp anodised aluminium mast with new mainsail track; new Seldon boom; new gooseneck 2021.
Stainless steel standing rigging - Replaced winter 2020/2021, including new Wichard chain plates, new mainstays and shrouds.
Mainsail cockpit reefing - new in 2021.
Harken furling headsail system, with new roller guides and clutch, winter 2020/2021.
New emergency forestry with Wichard stay tensioner 2021.
Spinnaker pole with deck brackets
New clutch banks and guides on cabin roof throughout, 2021.
SAILS
SKB Vectron Mainsail, new in 2021
Furling SKB Vectron Genoa with sacrificial UV strip, new in 2021
SKB Storm Jib in orange, new in 2021
Cruising chute with 'snuffler' system
SKB stack pack and nose cone, new in 2021
WINCHES
Two Harken self-tailing 40.2 genoa sheet winches, new in 2021
Two spinnaker winches
One main halyard winch on mast
Two control line and halyard winches on coach roof
Two winch handles
Accommodation
SLEEPS SIX IN TWO DOUBLE AND TWO SINGLESSaloon layout converts to standard double and single
Converts to one king-sized double for harbour use.
Forward cabin with double v-berth, hatch with UV cover
Saloon with seating both port and starboard, with folding table
Quarter berth to starboard aft of chart table
All windows resealed by Eagle windows, by a previous owner.
Chart table to starboard with:
- Axiom 9 colour chartplotter with GPS, AIS, ariel splitter and Navionics charts, new in 2021. Axiom 7 repeater in cockpit.
- Raymarine 63 VHF radio, new in 2021.
- Electrics switch panel - all flush-mounted on a bespoke teak console
-New LED chart table light
Galley to port with:
- Nelson two burner cooker, grill and oven - serviced 2020. 2 Gaz cylinders in cockpit with new hose and replacement regulator in 2020.
- Standard sink unit
- 3 storage boxes plus cupboards outboard
- Cool cupboard beneath the sink
- Cup racks aft
- Pressurised cold water to galley sink
Heads compartment with:
- Jabsco marine toilet - serviced winter 2021/2022.
- Wash hand basin
- Solar powered mushroom vent extractor new 2021
- Vanity unit
- Circular mirror with teak surround
- Manual water tap
- Sliding teak door and curtains
Machinery
YANMAR 2GM 20 - serviced winter 2020-21 & 2021-22. Exhaust system replaced winter 2020-1.New tachometer and running hours meter replaced 2020-21.
Raw water cooled.
(Engine out refurbishment by Cellar Marine, by a previous owner).
Darglow 3-bladed feathering prop
ELECTRICS
Rutland 1200 wind generator with remote display, new 2021. (Linkable to solar panel option if fitted).
Three batteries; one new house/service battery new in 2020, two engine batteries.
VICTRON electric battery monitor
CTEC M100 mains battery charger
Charging by alternator and/or wind turbine.
Inverter for domestic use. 2 USB charging points and cigarette lighter charging points fitted 2021.
All lights energy-saving LEDs (except steaming light).
240V Power extension cable for marina with RCD and 3 sockets (2020)
TANKAGE
Stainless steel fuel tank 40 litres
Water tank 60 litres in GRP, with some osmosis so used with water purification tablets.
WATER SYSTEM
Cold water system
Pump to galley sink - electric and manual.
Manual pump to heads basin
Inventory
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENTPlastimo Contest compass
New through-hull depth transducer 2021, linked to Axiom chart-plotter.
New Raymarine I60 wind instrument and masthead transducer, new 2021, connected to Axiom chart-plotter.
Autohelm ST2000 auto pilot, with new NMEA 0183-2000 adaptor and new data cable to starboard cave locker.
New Axiom 9 and Axiom 7 chartplotters at chart-table and cockpit, with GPS, AIS and Navionics charts, new in 2021.
Admiralty charts of area and south coast UK, many new in 2020.
Chart table illumination; new white/red LED chart-table light in 2021.
Aquasignal bow bi-colour LED light with new wiring through pulpit rail and new deck gland, 2021.
Hella LED stern light with new wiring and deck gland, 2021.
New LED masthead tricolour light, 2021.
New LED anchor light, 2021.
New LED deck light, 2021.
Hand bearing compass
GROUND TACKLE
25lb plough main anchor
Anchor chain 20m and 30m warp
Kedge anchor chain & warp
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Clock and barometer set
Manual cockpit bilge pump & emergency bilge pump
Stainless steel Pulpit, Pushpit & guard wires - pulpit re-set 2021.
Replacement Gebo fore-hatch, replaced by previous owner.
Warps & fenders
Sprayhood
Dodgers
Teak boarding ladder
Teak cockpit table with uni-bracket
Winter cover in ‘top-gun’ fabric.
Ensign flag & pole at stern.
Lee cloths
Two day shapes (2020)
Boat hook for pick-up buoy (2020)
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Two fire extinguishers in main cabin, new 2020.
Automatic extinguisher to engine bay, new 2020.
Fire blanket
Flares, new 2020.
Horse-shoe lifebuoy with emergency light.
Danbouy
Rope boarding ladder, new 2021.
Oscar Lifesling, new 2022.
2 safety harnesses, new 2020.
Alarms - Gas, CO2, Smoke, all new 2020.
TENDER
** 2.3 metre Waveline inflatable dinghy with Mercury 2.5HP outboard
** By separate negotiation
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Broker Comments
"Queen B of Arne" only three owners, the recent owners spending in the region of £45,000 to bring many of her systems up to date giving her many hassle free years ahead for the new owner. For further details or to arrange a viewing please contact; Lee Ball @ Ancasta's Mylor office