English
A beautiful, traditional Folkboat. Boasting a large cockpit and a spacious cabin with a lovely timber internal finish and a saloon and cabin which sleeps 4.
This is the ideal getaway boat for relaxing weekends away exploring the beautiful English coasts and estuaries.
Economical to run, with a new 8Hp engine , and easy to manage shorthanded , this boat has all the attributes of a well designed and competent craft with an enviable race record
Mechanical
MECHANICAL
Engine:
Seatan 4 stroke 8hp with internal and external 25 Lt fuel tank.
(8 hours use ).
Folkboat sliding bracket fitted
Rig
RIG
New stainless steel standing rigging was fitted
New running rigging was fitted
SAILS.
New Jeckells sails ( main, jib, and stormjib )
Sails were checked/re-made in 2020, old sails for emergency use.
Equipment
ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION
Radio - new VHF radio with sat nav in 2020
New depth sounder and speed
new paddle wheel log
All new electrics fuse board and battery
all LED touch lighting inside
Accommodation
ACCOMODATION
Berths 4 berths
Large double vee berth
2 singles either side in saloon.
Wet locker
GALLEY:
Cooker housing the coachhouse was rebuilt.
Taylors 2 burner paraffin stove
Construction
CONSTRUCTION
Folkboat
Builder: Built in East Germany
Make: Folkboat
Model: 25
Refitted: 2019
Constructed: 1964
Material: Carvel Mahogany on Oak
LOA: 7.68m
LWL: 6m
Beam: 2.22m
Maximum draft: 1.21m
Hull type: Displacement
Keel type: Full Keel
UPGRADES AND WORK DONE
The boat was previously fully restored in 1995-1999
She was entirely stripped to bare wood ( inside and out ) and surveyed.
The hull was completely refastened to as-new spec with silicon bronze screws
Recently £3300 spent on hull replacing some planks and doing the anti-fouling in 2019.
Small areas of damage in the hull were repaired.
The carvel mahogany on oak hull is in great condition.
6 new 316 stainless steel keel bolts and corresponding 60mm thick oak floors were added.
A small number of replacement ribs were steamed in to double existing frames.
Deks Olje varnish applied topsides.
Fibre Glass on ply deck ( done at a previous refit )
The mast beam was rebuilt.
New 25mm main bulkheads were fitted , with mast beamsupport posts.
A complete new interior was built, using primarily mahogany.
The whole front end is new, as are the aft bulkheads
New hatches were made.
The roof was epoxy+cloth sheathed.
All coachhouse joints ( roof to sides/ sides to deck ) were epoxy taped and mahogany trim capped
Contact Information
Dont miss out - Call me now to make a viewing appointment - Mondays to Saturdays 0900 - 1700
Hans Dettman 07485 305 877
For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.