English
1977 Westerly Solway 36, twin keel, centre cockpit, ketch rig, 7 berths in 2 cabins plus saloon. Beta 38hp diesel fitted new in 2019. 2020 survey report. Lots of recent upgrades including heating, wind generator and B & G plotter & AIS! Epoxy & Coppercoated below the waterline. A fine offshore sailing cruiser!
MECHANICAL
Beta B38 4 cylinder 38hp inboard diesel engine (fitted new 2019). 100 litre fuel tank. Consumption per hour is around 5 litres at a cruising speed of about 5-6 knots. Shaft drive to bronze 3 blade fixed propeller. Max speed under engine is around 7 knots. Current engine hours approx 620.
BOWTHRUSTER
Vetus bowthruster (2020) with controls at helm.
ELECTRICAL
Alternator charging to 4 x 12v batteries (1 engine start, 2 domestic and 1 bowthruster). Marlec wind generator (2023) on the top of the mizzen mast (PBO article), 2 x flexible solar panels on after deck, and main deck adjacent the mast. 240v shore power with RCD.
NAVIGATION
Sestrel compass, NASA log, NASA depth, NASA wind, DSC VHF radio, Roberts FM/AM/SW radio, Raymarine autopilot, B & G plotter (new 2023) (plotter receives AIS through a multiplexer which will also broadcast to other devices), (Shipmodul 3KWiFi - NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000 and SeaTalk feeds any laptop/tablet), Furuno radar, NASA navtex, radar reflector, clock and barometer with auto correction, navigation lights including masthead tri-colour.
SAFETY
Liferaft (needs service), jackstay lifelines, danbuoy, 2 horseshoe lifebuoys, LED red flare, gas detector, 1 manual bilge pump and 2 electric bilge pumps.
DECK GEAR
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit, stanchions and guardwires. Sprayhood, dodgers, winter cover, cockpit cushions, ventilators for fore and aft cabins, chimney for heater, boarding ladder, spinnaker pole, 2 x self tailing sheet winches, 2 x self tailing halyard winches, outboard bracket on pushpit, 35lb main anchor with 40m chain, manual anchor windlass, Fortress 16 kedge anchor with 10m chain and a length of warp, various mooring warps and 6 fenders.
SAILS
Slab reefing mainsail (new 2009) with mainsail cover. Mizzen (new 2009) with mizzen cover. Genoa roller reefing system with furling No 1 Genoa (new 2016). No Jib, spare jib and older mizzen. Cruising chute. Alloy masts and booms. Stainless steel standing rigging. Mizzen standing rigging replaced 2012, new mainmast standing rigging 2019. Sails cleaned and re-stitched by Jeckells 2024.
DOMESTIC
Wallas 200T heating (2022). Her galley has a Dometic 3 burner gas cooker with grill and oven, Dometic refrigerator with ice compartment, pressurised hot and cold water supply to the sink. 35 litre water tank in forepeak, 25 litre water tank under chart table and 25 litre hot water tank with hot water via calorifier or 240v immersion. Holding tank, 70 litres, with pump out. Her separate heads compartment has Blakes marine toilet with wash basin and shower. Brown upholstery with curtains and carpets.
ACCOMMODATION
7 berths in 3 cabins.
OWNERS COMMENTS
RECENT UPGRADES AND WORK CARRIED OUT
Mizzen standing rigging replaced 2012, new mainmast standing rigging 2019
The rudder bearings were replaced in 2013
New furling genoa 2016
Beta engine 2019
Professional survey 2020, all work done
Replaced bow thruster 2020
Replaced heater 2022
Toilet window refurbished 2023
Replaced Marlec wind generator 2023,
New B&G plotter 2023
OWNERS REMARKS
All work on this boat is recorded in a series of logs from 2010 to 2023. The boat still has its original upholstery. It is a very reliable and comfortable boat, very easy to manage single handed. It uses all the advantages of bilge keel very well. It has sailed around the UK, frequently to France west coast, Channel Islands, and Netherlands, and on the Essex and Suffolk coasts. There are very few of these still in the UK - there is one still sailing around the world. Its name is probably adapted from the original purchaser which was Aston Electronics.