Designed by David Thomas to create a new design in the Crabber range for those who started on Shrimpers and Crabber 22 to move up to. The Cornish Crabbers 26 with her full-sectioned hull and higher freeboard fulfils the design criteria with generously sized berths and standing headroom in the saloon. Below the waterline, the design features some modern tweaks on the traditional hull sections, with the trailing edge of the keel tapered to improve water flow over the foil section rudder, improving response under power and sail. Combined with the improved profile of the bilge keels and a healthy ballast ratio, the hull performs better than most would expect from a gaffer.
Cornish Crabber 26 hull number 1, EOWYN has been based on he West Coast of Scotland since being purchase by her current owner in 2017. Predominately used for single handed cruising she has proven to be a solid and reliable cruising boat for Scottish waters safely carrying her skipper around the coast and islands. Now reluctantly for sale as her owner retires from sailing her inventory highlights include:
Original gelcoat finish to hull and decks
Underwater hull finished with Copper Coat, applied 2024
Yanmar 3YM20, 19hp, marine diesel engine
3-blade bronze feathering propeller
Rope cutter
Raymarine ST60+ Tri-Data display
Garmin GPSMap 556 chartplotter
Garmin VHF100i DSC VHF
Plastimo Neptune 2500 galley cooker
Harken furling gears for jib and staysail
Lewmar self-tailing winches
Spinlock rope clutches
Rocna anchor
Lying afloat on her mooring at Kilmelford Yacht Haven the Cornish Crabber 26 EOWYN is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment.
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded hull.
Simulation moulded planking effect
Monolithic laminate, hand consolidated in mould
Integral moulded casing for centreplate, part of hull structure
Moulded internal structural liner forming base of furniture units and incorporating engine beds
Plywood bulkheads bonded to hull and deck
Original off-white gelcoat with pale blue gelcoat sheerband to finish topsides
Teak rubbing strake below sheerband.
Underwater hull finished with Copper Coat, applied 2024
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single piece moulded deck incorporating superstructure and self-draining cockpit.
Hand-consolidated, sandwich construction with balsa core
Hardwood backing pads fitted in way of high load fittings
GRP moulded toerail with freeing ports running the length of the deck edge
Moulded non-slip panels to finished, decks, coachroof and cockpit
Cockpit locker hatches moulded in GRP with balsa core
Cockpit drain tubes are of moulded GRP tubes, glassed to hull and deck
Centreplate & Rudder:
Galvanised steel centreplate secured withing GRP moulded casing
Centreplate lifted and lowered by wire lead aft to deck purchase system on coachroof leading to cockpit winch.
3 cast lead ballast ingots form saloon sole, bonded and glassed to hull
GRP rudder with foam core
Rudder hung on two stainless steel ‘pintle & guden hangings
Lower weight bearing rudder shoe secured to hull skeg
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
Yanmar 3YM20 marine diesel engine
19hp
Three cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced autumn 2024
Cruising speed under engine 5.5kts
Propulsion & Steering:
25mm stainless steel prop shaft
Flexible drive coupling
Dripless type, lip seal sterngland
3-blade bronze feathering propeller
Rope cutter
Hardwood tiller
Transom-hung rudder
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
Battery Banks:
Battery Bank 1 – 1x 12VDC lead acid
Battery Bank 2 – 1x 12VDC lead acid
Alternator:
Single engine mounted alternator
12VDC alternators charging battery banks
PLUMBING
Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap/shower fitting in heads
Hot water provided from engine engine-heated calorifier
Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pump
Electric bilge pump with manual and auto switching
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Rotomoulded plastic tank
Inspection tank in hatch for cleaning
Approximate total capacity 60ltrs
Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank.
Flexible PVC tank
Approximate capacity 120ltrs
Tank fitted with inspection hatch or cleaning
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60+ Tri-Data
Plotter – Garmin GPSMap 556
Magnetic Compass
Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Garmin VHF100i
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
Galley Stove – Plastimo Neptune 2500 two burner, oven and grill, gimbal mounted.
Stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Heads:
Heads – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Stainless steel wash hand basin
Mixer tap/shower fitting
Teak grating with shower tray sump below
Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout the interior.
Bulkhead mounted reading lights in saloon
All lights fitted with LED bulbs
Entertainment:
Fusion MS-IP600 radio/iPod nano dock with iPod
Speakers in saloon
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
Forepeak with twin berth.
Saloon with two settees converting to two single berths
Galley
Separate heads compartment
Accomodation Finish:
All cabin furniture joinery work finished in an off-white paint with varnished hardwood trims
Soleboards of plywood with a traditional teak and holly style veneer to finish
Hull sides lined with hardwood strip planking in a varnished finish
Headlinings of foam backed vinyl.
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Cabin:
Two single berths forward with standing room between berths aft.
Infill section to create double berth
Water tank beneath bunk.
Saloon:
Bench settees port and starboard
Settee backrest hinge up to provide access to additional storage space outboard of back rests
Drop leaf saloon table, centrally built around centreboard box
Shelves outboard of settee backs port and starboard
Crockery storage rack above port side settee back rest, aft
Ships switch panel outboard of starboard settee at aft end
Lockers beneath settee bases
Galley:
L-shaped galley to starboard of companionway
Stainless steel sink forward inboard.
Top loading pantry locker below worktop outboard of sink forward.
Gimbal-mounted cooker outboard aft
Locker space beneath and outboard of worktop
Heads:
Separate heads compartment to port side of companionway
Forward-facing manual marine toilet located inboard, aft.
Moulded countertop running along outboard side of compartment with inset wash hand basin mounted in countertop forward, fiddled shelf aft.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
Deck stepped cutter rigged gaff.
Laminated Sitka Spruce mast and spars
Stainless steel mast head cap and spreader band
Stainless steel gooseneck fitting and stainless steel bands to secure kicker and mainsheet to boom
Stainless steel pivoting foot fitting on bowsprit with stainless steel end cap
Stainless steel gaff collar with leather protection on bearing surface
Standing rigging of stainless steel wire with roll swaged terminal with stainless steel rigging screws
Harken furlers for jib and staysail
Running rigging in braid on braid rope
All lines lead aft to cockpit
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 8, single speed.
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 16, two-speed, self-tailing
Sails:
Mainsail – Cream Dacron, 2 reefing points with tie in lacings. Luff and gaff lacings as required
Jib – Cream Dacron. Carbon fibre rod luff and tell tails
Staysail – Tan Dacron. Wire luff and tell tails
Canvas Work:
Mainsail cover
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Rocna Vulcan anchor on chain rode.
Selection of mooring warps
Selection of fenders.
Tender:
Inflatable dinghy with seat, oars and pump
General:
Single stainless steel bow roller
Toerail mounted mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Below deck level, self-draining anchor locker
Large alloy mooring cleat mounted within anchor locker for use with anchor or swinging mooring
Deck-mounted alloy stanchions supporting double-tier guardwires
Deck mounted stainless steel samson post located centrally on foredeck
Stainless steel mast tabernacle
Lines lead aft from mast on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Genoa track and cars mounted on toerail outboard of side decks
Staysail track and cars mounted on inboard edge of side decks
Hardwood grabrails running down coachroof port and starboard.
Moulded cockpit coamings.
Bench seating on port and starboard sides of cockpit
Cockpit lockers beneath port and starboard cockpit seats.
Gas locker beneath central section of seating aft.
Halyard locker beneath step at companionway.
SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, 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 owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
Steaming light
Low level running lights
Life saving:
Horseshoe lifebuoy with light
KIM Man Overboard Rescue Sling
DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their 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 for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice