LIMBO

 

General Details

 

Builder: North Sea Craft      Year: 1977

 

Make:  SAMPHIRE      LOA: 7.87m (25’10”)

 

Class:  26       LWL: 6.35. (20’10”)

 

Style:  Aft Cockpit      Beam: 2.62m (8’7”)

 

Construction: GRP       Draft: 1.07m (3’6”)

 

Type:  Cruising Yacht     Displacement: 3.4 Tons

 

Keel:  Long       Ballast: 1.5 Tons

 

Rig:  Sloop rig      Fuel: 50 Litres

 

Designer: David Cannell      Water: 120 Litres

 

Accommodation: 5 Berths in 1 Cabins

 

Engines:  1xVolvo2020, Diesel 18HP    Number Of Heads: 1

 

Engine Hrs: 430       Showers: None

 

Steering: Tiller       Water: Yes

 

Drive Type: Shaft       Cabin Heating: No

 

Top Speed kts: 6       Air Conditioning: None.

 

Cruise Speed kts: 5       Generators: Alternator

 

Range miles: 150

 

Accommodation:

Four/five berths in one cabin. 6’ headroom in saloon.

Jabsco  marine toilet.

Fresh water supply to galley sink.

Flavel Vanessa gas cooker with grill and oven.

Flexible gas piping replaced 2008

Cool box.

240V shore power (extension cable).

Various crockery and cutlery.

 

 

Mechanical:

Located under cockpit.

1996 Volvo Penta 2020B marine diesel engine. 440 Hrs

Three cylinders. Electric start. Fresh water cooled.

Shaft drive to three blade fixed propeller.

Single lever engine controls.

50 litres fuel capacity in plastic tank.

Approx 5 knots cruising and 6 knots maximum speed.

Approx 150 mile range.

12V battery (2005)

The engine has charging via alternator & has been regularly serviced.

Rutland 503 wind generator & regulator (2005)

 

Sails & Spars:

Masthead bermudan sloop rig.

Gold anodised aluminum mast and boom S.S.Spars 1977.

Stainless steel standing rigging 2005

Most  terylene running rigging, 2005

Two Gibb sheet and two Gibb halyard winches.

Spinnaker pole 1995.

Slab reefing to mainsail.

Furlex headsail furling system.2005

Mainsail - Suffolk Sails 1990 - Fair

Furling Genoa – Quantum Sails – 2005 - Good

Mainsail – Jeckells – 1977 - Fair

Furling No.1 Jib – Jeckells 1977 - Good

Storm Jib – Jeckells – 1977 – As New

Cruising Chute - Jeckells – 1977 – As New

 

Deck Equipment:

CQR type anchor

30m chain and 20 m warp new 2008

Fisherman anchor with chain and warp.

Mainsail cover in blue.

Sprayhood in blue (2002).

Cockpit dodgers in blue with boat name.

Removable boarding ladder

Various warps and fenders.

Winter cover.

Cockpit cover.

Boom tent.

Spare tiller.

 

Navigation Equipment:

ICOM DSC VHF radio.

Raymarine Duet echo sounder & log 2005

Sestrel compass.

Electrical cabling surveyed & replaced as necessary 2005/06

New switch panel & wiring 2005/06

Clock and barometer.

Tillerpilot autopilot.

1997 Garmin GPS navigator

Navigation lights.

 

Safety Equipment:

Two fire extinguishers.

Fire blanket.

Gas alarm.

Jackstays.

Flares.

First aid kit.

Danbuoy.

Manual and electric bilge pumps.

Man overboard recovery system.

Mast mounted radar reflector.

 

Service History & Construction

 

Built by North Sea Yachts Ltd in 1977. Epoxy treated in 2001.Yellow painted grp hull with teak capping rails. White grp coachroof with cream non skid decks. Long  keel. Tiller steering to transom and keel hung rudder. Self draining cockpit. Stainless steel rails and guard wires.

Comments:

 

Limbo has been maintained professionally with systematic renewal of equipment including, new standing and running rigging, new guard rails, decks resurfaced 1999, re-engined 1996, new heads 1997 water tank replaced, wiring checked & upgraded, new depth & log, new genoa, etc. She has been kept in a steady maintainance cycle, and rewards her owners for it.

 

A well equipped offshore cruising yacht.

Viewing by appointment Phone 07867 834499 (UK)

 

Lying: Suffolk Yacht Harbour

 

Price: £12,000