Description

Great Coastal Cruiser and Liveaboard, Offshore passages no problem

'Sea Laughter 2' is a spacious 45' Motor Sailor, built in 1960 by Miller&Sons in Fife to fishing vessel standards. She has been commissioned as a pleasure yacht, with extra ballast keel for sailing. Initially rigged as a sloop, she has now been re-rigged as a ketch and has remarkable sailing abilities. Originally built from Pitch Pine on Oak Frames, large sections of the topsides have been re-planked with Teak in 2008. Substantial structural repairs to the stern and deck in 2018/19.

LoA 13.72m, beam 3.7m, draught 1.8m, engine: MWM D229-6 inboard 88kW, 1999, engine counter 3092 hours

Survey value in 2018 (during repair works, report available) £80k, estimated as £95k on completion or works (which has now been achieved)

Substantial upgrades to electronics and equipment in 2019 (new radar, liferaft, DSC VHF, Mizzen sail, etc.)

2 double and 4 single berths across 3 cabins, with optional another 2 bunks in the deck house.

Dickinson Atlantic diesel cook stove keeps the boat warm, also features a 4kW Eberspacher warm air heating system.

Main and Mizzen sails fully battened, new stackpacks (2019), roller reefing Genoa, heavy weather jib, Gennaker. All in good conditions.

This is a beautiful traditional vessel, with plenty of space above and under deck. Great for coastal cruising, and a very comfortable liveaboard.

Specifications

Accommodation

Spacious acommodation comprises an aft cabin with double bunk or two single berths, midship cabin with three single berths, and foc's'le with a double and a single berth. Two additional berths can be accommodated in the deck house if required. Large deck house with table and comfortable seating for 6 persons. The galley features a Dickinson Atlantic diesel cook stove with oven, which also acts as a heater. The stove features a hot water coil, which is currently not connected. Two toilets with Jabsco manual toilets, one with cold water shower (could be replumbed for hot water), Eberspaecher warn air heating system provides comfort underr deck, if the diesel stove is not in use. Chart table and locker in mid-ship cabin. Traditional design, with plenty of dark wood and cosy layout. Very social space, with lots of room to spread about.

Aft cabin

Aft cabin

Aft cabin

Deckhouse

Deckhouse

Cockpit facing

Midship

Midship

Galley

Sink

storage

Toilet Midship

Toilet Aft

Fo'c'sle

Fo'c'sle

Construction

Pitch Pine on Oak Frames, topsides partially re-planked with Teak in 2008, substantial repairs to stern section in 2018/19, including replacement of deck beams, stringer and beam shelf sections with Iroko, new deck at stern and walkways (Iroko on marine ply), new railing, new stern post, and more.

Caulking checked and replaced where necessary in 2018/19, keel bolts visually inspected and partially reinforced in 2018/19.

Old teak decking on aft cabin roof replaced with epoxy based glass fibre cover in 2020.

Hull

re-planking

Stern

Rudder shaft

Deck

Propeller

Stern

Stern

Chain Locker

Equipment

Main electrics 24 V, anchor windlass 12 V, VHF 12 V
Fire extinguishers
First Aid Kit
Flare pack
3 electric bilge pumps, 1 manual pump
2 x 100 W Solar panels
Dinghy 2.6 m Waveco, slatted floor (2019, never used)
Outboard: Suzuki 2.5hp 4-stroke
Radar reflector
Eberspacher Airtronic D4 24V 4kW warm air heating system
Dickinson Atlantic diesel cookstove
JVC FM/AM radio, CD player, internal and external speakers
Pennylift FV500 (500kg deck crane with 6m wire)
Capstan: Lofrans CS014526
Anchor Windlass: Lofrans Tigres 12 V
Anchor: Rocna 40 kg, 60 m chain

Solar panels

Stackpack main sail

Eberspacher warm air heating system

Steering gear

Navigation Equipment

Radar: Simrad 4G
Multi functional display (MFD): Simrad Evo3 (incl. GPS chartplotter)
Echosunder (GPS) Garmin Echomap DV
Autopilot Simrad Robertson AP11
VHF 1: ICOM ICM-3230GPS (DSC)
VHF 2: ICOM Marine IC-M45 Euro

VHF, Autopilot, Sounder/plotter at helm

Radar screen

Echosunder (dual mode)

C-map plotter (also radar plotter)

GPS plotter/echosounder

Fusebox

VHF Deckhouse, Autopilot repeater, FM/AM radio

Compass

Chart table

instruments

Engine(s)

MWM D229-6 inboard 88kW, 1999, engine counter 3092 hours
Gearbox: Twindisc Hydraulic
Reliable engine, starts well, runs well.

2 tanks, approximately 850 litres diesel in total

Hydraulic steering gear (emergency tiller also available)

Autopilot Simrad Robertson AP11

Outboard: Suzuki 2.5hp 4-stroke

Engine room

Engine room

Tanks (starboard)

Engine control panel

Dual filter unit

Sails & Spars

New Mizzen fully battened (2019)
New stackpacks main and mizzen (2019)
Mainsail fully battened, good condition
Heavy weather jib (hank on inner jib stay, only used once)
Gennaker, believed to be good condition, but never used
Roller reefing Genoa, reasonable condition

Safety Equipment

Liferaft: Oceansafety 6 persons canister Ocean Charter 2.0 <24h, next service due 03/2022, ISO9650.1 Group A
Fire Extinguishers, Flare pack, First Aid Kit, 3 electrical bilge pumps, 1 manual bilge pump, DSC VHF

Life raft

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