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Description

26' family cruiser with a distinguishing and individual rig, thoroughly enjoyed and regularly sailed from April to October during the last seven years under the current ownership, kept out of the water during the winter months. Known and well-documented history. Boat name "KRKA" (pronounced "Cracker" by current owners). There are many advantages of the junk rig and the current owners will be very happy to provide assistance and tuition at Falmouth for those unfamiliar with it. The Junk Rig Association website provides useful information and expertise shared by junk rig sailors worldwide. Sadly, recent ill health necessitates the sale of KRKA. She is currently on her summer mooring at Mylor Yacht Harbour and booked in for her winter haul-out in early November.

Specifications

Accommodation

Large, comfortable cockpit. Full headroom below (6' 1") in spacious cabin. Companionway, two opening windows and a forward hatch give good ventilation. Fixed windows give excellent all-round vision. LED and other lighting.
To port and aft: small double berth, plus cupboard and stowage.
To starboard and aft: heads with cupboard, basin and Jabsco marine toilet.
To port and amidships: navigation area (lift-up chart table). Two 12V batteries within seat (one renewed in 2022).
To starboard and amidships: galley area with two-burner hob, sink, built-in coolbox, cupboards, shelves and drawers.
Amidships and forward: saloon area with storage, seating and table. The latter can be moved upwards to create a clear space or downwards to create a double berth.
Forward stowage area, which can be converted to make two berths for children.

Construction

Fibreglass hull, deck and raised cabin. Hull professionally treated for osmosis in 2002 - current gelcoat in excellent condition. Bilge keels (2 x 600 kgs). Ballast/displacement ratio 0.45. Junk rig from new (i.e. mast position formed part of the original design). Antifouled annually by current owners.

Equipment

20 pound anchor stowed in enclosed, bow anchor locker.
30 metres galvanised chain.
Simpson Lawrence manual windlass.
Anti-snub rope & additional rope.
Second anchor (Danforth) stowed under aft berth.
Mooring cleats (6).
Mooring lines (8) (stowed in port cockpit locker and in cabin).
Fenders (6) (stowed in starboard cockpit locker).
Buoy (1).
Anchor ball & cone (collapsible).
Boathook.
Ladder fender (stowed in aft starboard cockpit locker).
Bucket, baler, oil etc (stowed in aft cockpit locker).
Gas cylinder (stowed in aft port cockpit locker).
Gimballed gas stove, isolation valve and piping to cylinder professionally installed 2015.
Two 9 litres containers with additional diesel fuel (stowed in starboard cockpit locker).
Cockpit cushions.
Sprayhood.
Stainless steel support gallows.
Ensign.
Foghorn.
Solar panel.
Cabin includes cushions, curtains, upholstery and general domestic and galley equipment.

Navigation Equipment

Contest Plastimo compass.
Garmin GPS 128 satnav (and log, boat speed etc).
Clipper Wind Speed Indicator.
NASA Marine Target 2 echo sounder.
SIMRAD IS12 echo sounder (intermittent fault, but kept as back-up).
Lead line.
Raymarine ST2000 autopilot.
Silva S15 VHF radio (faulty, but not required as current owners use a handheld VHF).
Navigation lights.
Selected miscellaneous navigational aids in chart table.

Engine(s)

1GM10 Yanmar diesel engine - the original marine engine, extensively overhauled in 2002 when KRKA became a JRA demonstration/charter boat. Easy access. Stern bearing replaced and engine overhauled in 2015. Winterised and serviced every winter for the last seven years by Cockwells Boatyard, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth. 100% reliability during each summer's use by the current owners. Electric start but with the added ability to be hand-started should there be an electrical failure. Handbook. Stainless steel fuel tank, shut-off valve and filter.

Sails & Spars

Single, blue, seven-panelled junk sail (redesigned and made in 2016) (325 sq. ft., 30 sq. m.).
Single, tapered aluminium, unstayed mast made by Needlespar.
Sail cover / catcher (part of the lazyjack support system) (made in 2016).
Port and starboard lazyjack lines to jam cleats in cockpit.
Wooden yard with halyard leading to cockpit jam cleat. Double block and snap-shackle on yard, Double block at masthead.
Aluminium battens (6 No.), hinged in order to optimise the sail camber. Each batten in three parts with two solid acytal joints.
Aluminium/fibreglass boom.
Two sheets, one controlling the upper part of the sail and one the lower (via fixed "sheetlets" to each batten). Sheet ends pass through a single Easymatic fitting (with two jam cleats) on strengthened stainless steel rail aft of cockpit.
"Traveller" on aft rail enabling movement of Easymatic fitting to jam cleats on port or starboard quarters (if required).
"Snotter" (yard hauling parrell) to jam cleat in cockpit (needed when reefed).
Upper hauling parrell to jam cleat in cockpit (tighten when sailing upwind to increase sail camber).
Luff downhaul to jam cleat in cockpit (to tighten luff and/or move sail bundle aft).
Fixed parrells to keep battens close to mast.
Kicking strap (used to square the sail out to port and starboard when running downwind).
Spare halyard.
Flag halyard block at masthead.
Winch near halyard jam cleat (not used by present owners for hoisting the sail, as halyard block purchase is sufficient).

Inexpensive rig and simple to maintain. All ropes controllable at the cockpit. Easy to hoist, drop and reef (up to five alternative reef positions). Excellent downwind (up to 6 knots). Easy tacking (just put the helm over) (10-15 second second tacking time - see video). Sails well to windward, but not as close-pointing or fast as Bermudan rigged yachts.

Safety Equipment

Guard rails (stanchions strengthened and reseated in 2016, and new iroko rubbing strake made and fitted).
Fixed manual bilge pump (never needed for use by current owners).
Portable bilge pump.
All through-hull fittings closed when boat not in use (engine through-hull includes a strainer).
Removable "keys" for batteries (to isolate batteries when boat not in use).
External zinc anodes (3) on hull and skeg. Anode within engine changed every year.
Fire extinguishers (2).
Fire blanket (1).
Oscar man-overboard rescue sling.
Plastimo man-overboard horseshoe plus light.
Harnesses and safety lines.
Bosun's chair.
First aid kit.
Tools and spares.

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