Description

The last Contessa 26 to be built. Owned her last owner for over twenty years as a family boat, she has been continuously upgraded but lightly used. Based in the Solent she has sailed in West Wales, the North West of England and has crossed the English channel several times, a good seaworthy boat.

Specifications

Accommodation

Four berths with lee cloths in standard C layout.
A S.L.400 sea toilet is situated opposite the hanging locker separating the two cabins
The galley has a Origo two burner alcohol stove and pumped fresh water from a 50 litre flexitank.
(new 2005)
Chart table opposite is half admiralty size, with stowage under.
Spray hood (unused, not fitted)

Construction

White G.R.P. hull-pale blue deck-underwater preventatively epoxied 1990
Faux teak cockpit seats, self draining cockpit well, toughened glass windows in aluminium frames, teak toerail. Gebo aluminium framed forehatch (new 2013) Stainless steel pulpit, stainless steel stern rail, lifelines and main traveller

Equipment

Excel 360 inflatable dinghy with thwart, oars and pump (separate negotiation).
16lb spade anchor and 10 lb plough kedge. 100 ft 1/4 in chain in hawse pipe.
2 off 3 lb ABC fire extinguishers and fire blanket.
Boathook
Various warps and mooring lines
Companionway spray cover.
Boarding ladder on stern transom.

Navigation Equipment

Plastimo 130 compass
Nasa Clipper wind instruments (new 2007)
Nasa Clipper combined speed log/echo sounder in cockpit (new 2007)
Nasa Clipper GPS repeater in cockpit
Standard Horizon DSC GX1700E explorer marine DSC VHF radio complete with GPS
Nasa blue tooth Navtex (new 2014)
Garmin 556 GPS Chart plotter (new 2010)
McMurdo smartfind M10 AIS (new 2014)
Autohelm 1000 autopilot (not fitted)
Aneroid Barometer

Bi-colour navigation lamp on pulpit, stern light, steaming light/deck light and masthead nasa supernova tn-white LED lamp (new 2014). Hawk V.H.F. aerial with windex (new 2008).

Engine(s)

Beta 14.5 hp diesel engine driving a three bladed Darglo feathering propeller. Cruising speed 5 knots
Whale Gusher 10 Mk 3 bilge pump (new 2008) in cockpit. Rule electric bilge pump operated from within main cabin

The engine is flexibly mounted and has a Vetus water strainer, exhaust waterlock and silencer. There is a 30 litre stainless steel fuel tank and single lever cockpit control for the 2: 1 reverse

Electrics served by 80 and 60 AH AGM leisure batteries (new 2024) in secure boxes with changeover switch (new 2010) to regulate discharge and charging of engine and/or domestic services/
Domestic electrical panel with circuit breaker protection. New CTEK battery charger and shore power with galvanic isolator

Six interior lights plus 2 red, 1 to chart table.

Sails & Spars

Kemp gold anodised mast, selden boom (2015) and spinnaker pole. Internal wire main and genoa halyards

2 Lewmar 8c winches on coachroof
2 Lewmar 16a genoa winches
2 Lewmar 8 spinnaker winches
6 Spinlock clutches on coachroof
2 Lock in winch handles
One Arun mainsail with 3 slab reefing.
Storm jib,
Crusader furling genoa
Spinnaker.
Arun cruising chute with top down furling system
Furlex genoa furling system (2005)
Standing rigging renewed 2014

Safety Equipment

Plastimo 4 person liferaft on coachroof ,new 2021(next service due 2027)
Horseshoe life ring on transom

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