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Hartley 32 Ferro Cement Sloop £18.000
Porto Heli, Argolis, Greece
An extremely pretty, traditional, sea-kindly, comfortable vessel: Crystal is a Hartley-designed, 32ft ferro sloop. She was professionally built and surveyed in the UK in 1978; fitted out and sailed by her original owner until 1985, when she was bought and sailed out to Greece by her second owners. We purchased her there in early 1998 and since Jan 2000, she has been our liveaboard home. Crystal is SSR registered and is VAT paid. She is lying in Porto Heli, Peloponnese, Greece, which is only 2 hrs 40m on the Hydrofoil from Athens. Construction is ferro-cement hull and deck, with cabin sides, cabin top and cockpit in fibreglass sheathed plywood, over hardwood beams. The ferro decks have an upstand to which the superstructure is bolted, giving a very strong and dry vessel. Dimensions are; L. 32ft 2”, (9.81m.) B. 10ft 2”, (3.11m.) LWL. 24ft, (7.32m.) D. 5ft 8”, (1.72m.) There is a full inventory on page 6. Crystal has undergone a complete re-build, undertaken by us, which lasted over 3 years. She was re-launched in Nov 2006 and is now in quite remarkable condition. This was an end to end, inside and out, refurbishment. Everything – and we do mean everything, was rebuilt, re-conditioned, or replaced. Some of the equipment quoted in the text as new was in fact purchased and fitted earlier as work progressed, but was unused before Nov 2006. What we intended as a 6 month refit, stretched out into a nearly 4 year rebuild. It is a fact that what we did was incredibly stupid – we have created an almost new boat in an old, low value, ferro hull – it’s an unfortunate fact of life that ferro boats do not command high prices, but that is our loss. It was never our intention to sell her. So why is this fully-sorted boat for sale? Well, in the time we’ve had her and in particular, the time spent during the rebuild, we’ve outgrown her. We’re getting older, our family has grown. We need more space for us and for guests – this is our only home remember. We could have, and would have coped, but the boat of our dreams (There always is one, inevitably bigger.) has come along and only needs a little work ………. Bad points? Yes. She’s ferro and will be 30yrs old this year. The topsides are not very fair, although it’s not really noticeable afloat. I did intend to sort this, but the arthritis in my neck and shoulders has worsened and I just couldn’t face the filling and long-boarding. The engine box is not sound-proofed. This was deliberate - the theory being that the noise would encourage us to sail more and use the engine less - it was however, a mistake, albeit an easily rectified one. If you are interested and require more details, our Blog has a full description of the layout of Crystal, with extensive coverage of all work done and contains many more photographs. Please go to: sycrystal.blogspot.com Whilst the photographs give a good impression of Crystal, to fully appreciate her viewing is essential. We can advise on travel. Should you require, we can also arrange accommodation ranging from low budget, but clean and adequate, to a top-class hotel. The area is well worth seeing and we can also arrange watersports, mountain biking and walking. Crystal can be viewed up to the middle of June 2008, and from early October 2008, onwards. We will be away during the intervening period. The surest way of initial contact is via email; crystalhartley32@gmail.com – we will then give a telephone contact number relating to where we are at the time. INVENTORY DECK EQUIPMENT. Stainless stemhead fitting with twin rollers (Rope and chain.) and security pin. Kemp Furlex roller reefing gear, 150% Genoa, genoa sheets, track/genoa cars and turning blocks. Stainless pulpit, fore-bollard and aluminium fairleads. CQR 35lb bower anchor, attached by YM stainless swivel connector to 55m of 10mm chain. Danforth 25lb kedge anchor with 10m of 8mm chain and 50m of rope. Navigation lights; tricolour masthead, masthead anchor, steaming light, bicolour bow light, decklight and stern light. Sestrel-Moore steering compass. Lofrans 1200w electric anchor windlass, with rope and chain gypsies. Port and starboard midship cleats. Anti-chafe fitting on spreader caps and rigging turnbuckles. Stainless stanchions, stainless guardrail wires with pelican hooks for boarding access aft. Folding clip-on boarding ladder. Mainsail with cover, reefing lines, reefing winch, kicking strap, mainsheet and mainsheet track with car and stops. Spray dodgers, sun awning/rain cover, cockpit cushions. Mooring lines, various warps and 6 fenders. Rutland wind generator on stayed mounting pole. 20w solar panel and regulator. Aft gantry with solar panel mount and Navtex antennae. Aft cleats on plinths with fairleads Stainless pushpit with barbeque and outboard mount. Avon inflatable dinghy with floorboard and outboard mount – old, but serviceable. Deck brush, boathook, and two winch handles. MECHANICAL. Volvo-Penta MD11C inboard diesel of 23hp @ 2500rpm. Volvo gearbox 1:9 reduction. Stainless shaft 30mm dia. Varifold coupling, Volvo flexible seal. Vetus cutlass bearing. Varifold 2 blade folding propeller 16”X 10”. Fuel consumption; 1.42 ltrs/hr @ 1500rpm (4 knots,). Usable tank capacity; 130 ltrs giving 92 hrs or 360 miles under engine. 65amp alternator controlled by Sterling Booster and directed by battery selection switch charging two 220ah Elecsol carbon fibre batteries. BELOW DECK. Instruments: Shoreline VHF radio. NASA Target depth sounder with keel offset and dual alarm. Navtex weather/nav warning system. Raytheon ST400 auto pilot. Chart table light. Various navigation instruments. 2 manual and 1 electric bilge pumps. 2 Fire extinguishers and fire blanket. Taylors paraffin or gas cooker as required. Solid fuel heating stove. Copper kettle. Gimballed paraffin lamp with spare glass. Radio/tape/CD music system running through a Creative Systems sound unit. Brass porthole mirror in heads. Brass ships bell. NOTE: Most items shown in the photographs are included, a few personal ornaments, pictures etc, are not. The 2 items of value that are not included, are the clock and barometer and the Silva inclinometer – these were presents and have sentimental value. Also crockery, cutlery and cookware we would prefer to keep.
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