English
A substantial and well built cruiser, the Sunbeam 32 offers spacious interior accommodation that belies her modest length and is similar in style to the LM Mermaid. 'Mira' had a reconditioned engine professionally installed in late 2023 which has only been used briefly since installation. Her aft cockpit benefits from a fixed windscreen, wheel steering and self-tailing winches. While 'Mira' has been little used in recent years and is need of some modernisation, she is in good condition below and will make a solid cruising boat for her next owner.
Viewing by appointment at our Essex Office - 01621 785600.
Accommodation
The layout offers up to six berths with two double sleeping cabins outside of the saloon. V berth forward with infill. Opening hatch to deck. Two settee berths in saloon with drop leaf saloon table. Forward facing chart table to port with switch panel. Galley to starboard with twin stainless steel sinks, Eno three burner gimballed gas cooker with oven and 12v refrigerator. Separate heads compartment to starboard with Jabsco marine toilet, shower and washbasin. Holding tank. Aft cabin with double berth and hanging locker. Hot and cold pressurised water supply to sink and wash basin. 200 litre freshwater capacity. Eberspacher diesel-fired hot air central heating (2009).
Mechanical Systems
Located behind the companionway steps. Reconditioned Yanmar 3GM30, thee cylinder, 27hp diesel engine fitted in December 2023. Electric start. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Saildrive to two-blade fixed propeller. Single lever control. 120 litre fuel capacity giving approximately 360 mile range at 5 knot cruising speed. Maximum speed under power 6.5 knots. Various engine spares and tool kit.
Electrical Systems
3 x 12 volt batteries charging from engine alternator with Sterling charge regulator. Solar panel on bimini frame. 240 volt shorepower system with battery charger and immersion heater.
Spars & Sails
Masthead rigged sloop. Anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (2009). New forestay 2014. Bamar headsail furling system. Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks. Terylene running rigging. Two Lewmar 40 self-tailing sheet winches. Two Lewmar 16 self-tailing halyard winches. Two Lewmar 16 self-tailing control line winches.
- Mainsail - 2009 - Kemp - Valetted 2022
- Furling headsail - 2009 - Kemp - Valetted 2022
- Cruising chute - Unused
Deck Equipment
- Danforth 15kg anchor with chain and warp
- 10kg kedge anchor
- Lofrans electric anchor windlass
- Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
- Teak coachroof grabrails
- Sailcover with lazyjacks
- Blue sprayhood fitted to windscreen
- Stainless steel boarding ladder
- Bimini
- Cockpit table
- Various warps and fenders
Navigation Equipment
- Steering compass
- Autohelm ST50 depth and boat speed/log
- Nasa Clipper wind speed and direction
- Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot
- Raymarine e7 chartplotter (2014)
- Raymarine Ray49E DSC VHF radio (2014)
- Icom handheld VHF radio
- Raytheon R10X radar with mast mounted radome
- Clock and barometer
- Masthead and deck level navigation lights
Safety Equipment
- Fire extinguishers
- Gas alarm
- Fire blanket
- Radar reflector on mast
- Ocean Safety ISO-9650-1 four-person canister liferaft (in need of servicing)
- Horseshoe lifebuoy with floating light
- Danbuoy
- Emergency tiller
- Manual and electric bilge pumps
Construction
Built in 1989 by Schochl Boote to their own design. White GRP hull with blue style stripes. Rubber rubbing strake. White GRP superstructure with teak inlaid deck areas. Fin keel. Wheel steering to spade hung rudder. Aft self-draining cockpit. All seacocks and skin fittings renewed 2014. The hull was shot blasted and epoxied 2022.
The teak deck areas have deteriorated to the extent they now need replacement but this does not affect the safety or strength of the vessel. In fact the decks have been like this since a survey carried out in 2014. A quote for supplying and fitting new Sea-Deck was obtained in 2023 which totals £7,000 inc. VAT, if the current teak is already removed.
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.