FAIREY Fairey Super Swordsman 33 Aft Cabin (1973) for sale in Lymington, United Kingdom

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Construction

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Fairey Marine Hull No.48 - Super Swordsman Aft Cabin series.
• Agba veneers glued, compressed and baked together by hot moulding in Fairey’s autoclave.
• Epoxied marine ply superstructure.
• Teak decks over marine ply.
• Varnished teak toe rail.
• Teak laid roof over plywood to aft cabin structure.
• Teak laid on plywood cockpit sole, bright finished.
• Black two-pack paint to topsides, white paint to superstructure and cabin tops, red antifouling, with two–pack painted red boot-top.
• Gold-painted Fairey dart lines to topsides, gold name and club to transom.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 2 x Perkins Sabre M225 Ti 6 cyl. 225hp vertical in-line 6-cylinder diesel engines (1998).
• High capacity heat exchanger with cupro-nickel tubestack ensures low operating temperatures for reliable and durable operation.
• Gear driven engine and raw water pumps with high quality silicone hoses for the ultimate in reliable cooling and leak-free operation.
• An integral plate type oil cooler offers compactness, saving installation space and features a by-pass valve for start up safety.
• The turbocharger wastegate system reduces the maximum cylinder pressure and hence improves reliability and durability.
• Rating of , Peak Torque (Nm) 700 @ 1400RPM.
• 6 litre displacement, with 4-stroke cycle.
• Chrome-plated Morse single lever gear/throttle controls.
• Engine instruments and isolator panel.
• Direct final drive via reduction gearboxes.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Hours Port: 653.
• Hours Starboard: 764.
• Professionally serviced throughout ownership, last service in 2021 (very few hours run since).

Propulsion & Steering:

• Hide-rimmed stainless steel ships wheel.
• 3-bladed bronze propellers supported by bronze P-brackets.
• Wheel rod steering with replacement bushes.
• Disc rope cutters installed to either shaft.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24V ships system, with 12V converter as required.

Battery Banks:

• 6 x 110 Ah batteries: 2 for port engine; 2 for starboard engine; 2 for domestic.

Battery Chargers:

• 24V.15A automatic battery charger (installed under aft cabin double berth) via 220V shore power system.

Alternators:

• 24V alternator to either engine.

Shore Power:

• Installed, with long shore cable.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Sigmar calorifier for hot water (fitted aft of port engine), with switched immersion element.
• Jabsco Par-Max4 pressure pump (installed under aft cabin double berth).

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual bilge pump in cockpit sole.
• Three switched electric bilge pumps.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Two stainless steel fuel tanks totalling 200 gallons / 910 litres approximately.
• Carried outboard of either engine, with large inspection hatches.

Fresh Water:

• Single stainless steel water tank totalling 50 gallons / 225 litres approximately.

Navigation Equipment

• Ritchie steering compass.
• Raymarine 54E DSC VHF Radio (fitted in main saloon).
• Ritchie steering compass.
• Garmin Echomap GPS colour chart plotter with electronic charting.
• Raymarine ST 6001+ Autopilot.
• Raymarine ST60+ Tridata.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Stainless steel sink under varnished teak work top.
• Hot & cold mixer tap fitted to galley.
• Flavel Vanessa 2 x burner gas hob, grill and oven in concealed varnished hinged enclosure.
• Lockers for crockery and galley stores.
• Waeco refrigerator fitted to saloon ( just to port of main companionway stair).
• Clock and barometer mounted on forward bulkhead.

Heads/Showers:

• 2 x WCs.
• 1 x Shower (to aft cabin en-suite).

Heating & Ventilation:

• Hinged side windows, deckhead vents and overhead deck hatches for ventilation.

Lighting:

• 24V switched lighting throughout, with a reading light to each berth.
• Full set of navigation lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Forward accommodation via 3-steps of varnished companionway (fitted with non-slip).
• Forward cabin with vee berth can be separated with heavy curtain which recesses neatly to port.
• Totally original interior.

Description of layout from forwards:

Forward Cabin:

• Vee-berth (two single berths).
• Drawer stowage under, with chain locker beneath forward triangle.
• Shelving port and starboard.
• Lockers.
• 2 x Bulkhead reading lights.

WC Compartment to Starboard:

• Teak sole grating.
• Blue-tiled upper bulkheads.
• Jabsco manual seawater .
• Porcelain basin with hot and cold taps.
• Stowage shelf and loo roll holder.
• Switched deckhead dome light.
• Opening hinged window.

Galley to starboard:

• Safety equipment locker beneath hinged varnished worktop hatch.
• Hatch to deckhead.
• Two switched deckhead dome lights.

L-shaped sofa to port:

• Set to port of companionway.
• Original cream cloth upholstery to sofa.
• Waeco refrigerator built into carcassing.
• Shelves and hanging locker.
• 1 x Deckhead domed light.
• Engraved switchboard for 24V/12V circuits in bulkhead locker.
• Wine storage locker beneath refrigerator.

Aft Cabin:

• Locking varnished entry doors with sliding hatch on aft cabin-top runners.
• Accessed via four teak steps from cockpit via teak companionway steps (fitted with non-slip).
• Double berth to starboard.
• Upholstered headboard, with matching side cushion.
• Mattress (replacement due).
• Louvred-front hanging locker to port (aft of heads/shower).
• Aft bulkhead with fold-out vanity unit/mirror, and two small sliding drawers – access to steering gear.

En-suite WC/Shower Compartment to Port:

• Teak sole grating.
• Blue-tiled upper bulkheads.
• Shower in roser bar with thermostatic control.
• Jabsco manual seawater .
• Porcelain basin with hot and cold taps.
• Lockers.
• Switched deckhead dome light.
• Opening hinged window.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Stainless steel pulpit.
• Stainless steel pushpit; fender stowage port and starboard aft deck.
• Bathing ladder at transom with teak treads.
• Stainless steel handrails port and starboard to forward cabin structure.
• Raised alloy hatch on teak mount to forward cabin structure.
• Stainless steel handrails at coamings port and starboard to side decks.
• Raised stainless steel handrails port and starboard to aft cabin structure.
• Sliding varnished aft companionway hatch to aft cabin structure.
• Lockers forming L-shaped seating port and starboard sides, aft of cockpit.
• Gas locker to starboard cockpit (two large bottles carried).
• Original curved windscreen with Super Swordsman over-sized polished stainless steel surround.
• De-mountable timber burgee mast with cabling for navigation kit.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Central foredeck polished mooring bollard.
• Lofrans Cayman 88 1000 Watt/24V anchor windlass.
• Horizontal chain gipsy and warping drum.
• Steel Danforth anchor with galvanised chain (anchor set on keeps).
• Bow roller.
• Fairleads port and starboard to foredeck.
• Mid cleats set to port and starboard side decks.
• Fairleads and cleats set to port and starboard of aft deck.
• Four fenders.
• Warps.
• Varnished timber boathook (housed in cabin top keeps to port).

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Three upholstered crew seats to cockpit.
• Cockpit seating cushions in white vinyl.
• Canvas cover for cockpit, screen and aft cabin hatchway.

Safety Equipment

• 4-Person Ocean Safety canister liferaft (liferaft service was due May 2022) – houses on teak chocks aft of aft companionway.
• 2 x horseshoe lifebelts with lights.

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Manual fire extinguishers in cockpit and interior (service dates unverified).
• Automatic Sea-Fire suppression to engine space (service dates unverified).