Sole Bay 35 Ketch (1968) for sale in Levington, United Kingdom

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General information
Make/model
Sole Bay 35 Ketch
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Tax / VAT status
Paid / Included
Name of boat
Fiddlers Dram
Year
1968
Designer
Jack Francis Jones
Length overall
10.67 metres
Beam
3.05 metres
Draft
1.45 metres
Displacement
10,500 kg
Keel
Full Keel
Location
Levington, United Kingdom

About this Sole Bay 35 Ketch

English

The Sole Bay 35 is a rugged motor sailor ideal for comfortable cruising in a northern climate.  This good example has been well looked after for many years and has recently had a cosmetic refit to bring her back to her present excellent condition.  A beautiful classic design which will attract admirers wherever she goes.

Viewing by appointment at our Suffolk Office (IP10 0LN) - 01473 659 681

Accommodation

The layout offers up to five berths with one double sleeping cabin separate from the main accommodation.  The forepeak is a separate heads compartment with electric sea toilet and washbasin.  In the saloon, two settee berths.  Fixed table with drop leaf.  Galley to port with stainless steel sink drainer and pressurised hot and cold water supply.  364 litre freshwater capacity in two tanks.  Plastimo two burner gimballed gas cooker with grill and oven opposite.  Steps up to wheelhouse.  Helm position to port with sliding doors to deck both sides.  Settee berth to starboard.  Steps down to aft cabin.  Two single berths.  Separate heads compartment with marine toilet, shower and washbasin.  Eberspacher diesel fired hot air central heating.

Mechanical Systems

Located under the wheelhouse, BMC Tempest Leyland Commodore four cylinder 66hp diesel engine.  Electric start.  Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger.  Shaft drive to three bladed propeller.  Single lever control.  364 litre fuel capacity in two tanks.  Fuel consumption is 5.7 litres per hour at 7 knot cruising speed, so approximately 450 mile range.

Electrical Systems

  • 2 x 12 volt 120Ah domestic batteries
  • 2 x 12 volt engine start batteries
  • Alternator charging
  • 240 volt shorepower system
  • Battery charger

Spars & Sails

Ketch rigged.  Varnished wooden spars.  Mainmast is stepped in a tabernacle for ease of lowering.  Stainless steel standing rigging.  Terylene running rigging.  Gaff rigged mainsail with Bermudan mizzen.

  • Mainsail
  • Mizzen
  • Genoa
  • Working jib

Deck Equipment

  • Plough anchor with chain
  • Electric anchor windlass
  • Fisherman anchor
  • Painted galvanised steel pulpit and stanchions with stainless steel guardwires
  • Lifeline gates port and starboard
  • Coachroof grabrails
  • Two dorade ventilators
  • Mainsail and mizzen sailcovers
  • Stainless steel dinghy davits
  • Various warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

  • Steering compass
  • Autohelm depth, boatspeed and log
  • Autohelm windspeed and direction
  • Autohelm GPS repeater
  • Autohelm ST7000 autopilot
  • Icom DSC VHF radio
  • Raymarine chartplotter
  • Seafarer loud hailer

Safety Equipment

  • Radar reflector
  • Two liferings
  • Danbuoy with light
  • Manual bilge pump
  • Electric bilge pump
  • Emergency tiller
  • Plastimo 6 person liferaft

Construction

Built in 1968 by Porter & Haylett, Wroxham to a design by Francis Jones.  Carvel Iroko planking on Oak frames.  Sawn timber floors with some galvanised strap floors.  Cascover sheathed below the waterline.  Varnished mahogany toe rail.  Cascover sheathed marine plywood deck with non-slip deck paint.  Painted marine plywood superstructure with varnished Mahogany coamings.  Long keel with external cast iron ballast with galvanised bolts.  Transom and keel hung rudder.  Wheel steering.  Bronze portlights throughout with aluminium framed glazing to wheelhouse.

The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at his own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part.

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferaft, fire extinguishers and flares etc., are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on board as part of the sale of a used vessel, may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.

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Propulsion
Engine
1 x BMC Tempest Leyland Commodore
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
364 litres
Cruising speed
13 kph
Broker/Dealer Information

Clarke & Carter - Suffolk

Suffolk Yacht Harbour Levington
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP10 OLN
United Kingdom
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