Forster 50 ft Ketch Motor Sailer

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Description

Forster 50 ft Ketch Motor Sailer
BROKERS COMMENTS

Soon after her launch Yachting Monthly commented on her well proportioned deckhouse and ease of handling. It could be said that a motor sailer from any era can appear a tad too wholesome and unlikely to seduce; however, MARGARETTA is a clever blend and succeeds both with good looks and balance of rig. Built at Newman & Son in Poole in 1937 she has enjoyed the life ? her current owners of nearly 20 years have spoilt her while cruising their spectacular home waters near Vancouver and we dare you to visit her !

MARGARETTA II is a robust and uncomplicated boat, ready to head out anywhere and very easy for 2 people to handle both under sail and power.

CONSTRUCTION

Pitch pine on oak frames. Decks are 3 layers of inch marine ply glued and screwed with epoxy cloth overlay. Cedar log bulwarks with Honduras mahogany caps. Cabins are all teak, cabin sides are one plank 2 inch thick, 16 inch high and 20 ft, running the entire length from for?ard the main mast to aft. Cabin soles are all teak planking.

ACCOMMODATION

There is accommodation for 5 in 3 cabins. From the lazarettte accessed by hatch cover, the deck skirting the after cabin, access to the cockpit and deckhouse is over high coamings either side. The central cockpit has its fore end under the shelter of the neatly proportioned deck house from which the main companion leads down to the main cabin with galley immediately to port and chart table opposite with saloon forward. A doorway aft accesses a lobby area with space enough to remove wet oilskins for hanging close to the engine room amidships below the cockpit. Another door accesses the aft cabin, arranged with a single berth to starboard with some stowage, head with WC and shower / basin to port and a Dickinson oil heating stove.

Coming forward again through the two doorways, the galley to port has a Sigmar Sig-250 oil burning cooking range and Norcold refrigerator with stowage outboard. For?ard to port is a settee and table with sea berth outboard above, with additional settee and berth similarly arranged opposite. Another doorway leads to the fore cabin laid out with double berth to port with generous stowage beneath and more stowage and seating to starboard. This cabin is also accessible form the forward hatch, abaft the fore deck winch. Beyond lies the fore peak - open for stowing sails.

RIG, SPARS AND SAILS

- Motorsailer. Ketch rig
- Spruce box masts
- Stainless steel rigging with Norseman terminals
- Main 500 sq ft new in 2007
- Mizzen circa 2003
- Yankee 500 sq ft 1998
- Staysail 1991
- Schaeffer furling

DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE

- CQR 60 lb anchor
- Smith Bros commercial winch with 90 ft half inch BBB chain
- 40 fathoms inch 3 strand all new
- 100 lb Luke style storm anchor on deck
- Lewmar Bronze self tailing winches

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

- Perkins 6-354 Engine 1993; 1200 hrs, 8 knots at 1.5 gal per hour
- Twin disc transmission 1993
- 6 x Trojan 105 6 V deep cycle house bank 2006
- 2 x 12 V for engine start bank
- 120 A alternator with 3 stage regulator with high output at low rpm
- 20 A 3 stage charging

NAVIGATION

- Furuno 17 mile radar
- Standard horizon depth sounder
- Lowrance depth sounder
- Standard horizon GPS
- Standard horizon VHF new 2009

SAFETY

- 2 x liferings
- Heaving line
- Man overboard pole
- Flares

REFIT AND MAINTENANCE

From 1993 The owner, a noted professional shipwright, has carried out phased refits, the main elements of which noted here provide some chronology for the specification details above. She has been lifted out annually and routine maintenance done including repainting the hull topsides every two years.

1993 New engine and transmission.

1994 Removal of approx 7 planks from garboard up and damaged frames, laminated in new frames and floors. Copper rivet fastenings. Laminated up back of stem for strength and re bolted through. Re planked, pitched, copper rivets and bronze screws, caulk etc. Removed old water and fuel tanks. All through - hulls serviced or replaced.

1995 Installed new horn timber, repaired frames in stern, new mast steps, new fuel tanks.

1996 Removed caps, bulwarks, decks, deck beams, sheer planks and most of interior. Made and installed all new deck beams, tie rods, decks, rebuilt steering system, ply surface cabin tops and epoxy cloth, re bedded all port holes, built and installed new teak deck hatches fore and aft.

1998 New rigging, turnbuckles, furling system. Built new cedar bulwarks, new Yankee, replaced forward bulkhead with new.

1999 New Honduras caps, gumwood guards. New commercial grade Comnav auto pilot installed. New radar, new water tanks, started to rebuild interior.

2003 Wiring completed. Rake and re caulked topsides leaving seams visible, new mizzen.

2004 New commercial winch, worked on interior, new 4 blade propeller

2007 New main and boom. Line cutter on shaft

2009 Installed engine room vents, self tailing winches, new VHF, worked on interior.

DISCLAIMER

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.