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Nicholson 32 MK IIII for sale (1966) in Plymouth, United Kingdom

£9,950 GBP
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The Nicholson 32 Mk IIII, located in Plymouth, UK, is a classic 1966 cruiser offered for sale and renowned for its strength and seaworthiness, making it an excellent choice for serious ocean-going enthusiasts. Designed by Charles Nicholson and produced by Halmatic, this model has pleasing traditional lines and offers accommodation for five, with a forward double V berth and saloon berths. The yacht, fondly named Caladh, has been well-maintained, with a Yanmar engine serviced regularly and stored dry in winter. It boasts teak interior joinery, a practical galley, and navigation aids like a newly installed Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot. While it requires some cosmetic updates, its current pricing reflects this need, offering a solid opportunity for those seeking a family-friendly, structurally sound vessel with a rich sailing heritage.

About this Nicholson 32 MK IIII

General information
Make/model
Nicholson 32 MK IIII
Price
£9,950 GBPFinance this boat
Tax / VAT status
Paid / Included
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Year
1966
Location
Plymouth, United Kingdom

Remarks :

Brokers Remarks:
The Nicholson 32 was in production for 20 years and was one of Camper & Nicholson’s most popular models. There were various different models with changes to the hull size and deck moulding. The Nicholson 32 was an affordable serious ocean-going cruiser for sailing enthusiasts due to the strength and seaworthiness of the design.

The Nicholson 32 has beautiful lines, if you appreciate older classic boat design she would fall into this category.

Caladh is a great option for a keen sailor looking for a solid go-anywhere cruising yacht, she is a structurally sound yacht, she has a reliable Yanmar engine which is serviced and winterised each season. She is dry stored each winter and has a stunning river mooring on the River Yealm during the summer months. She does need some updating and some cosmetic work but the asking price is reflective of this.

Owners Remarks:
We have owned Caladh since 2020 and have used her purely for day sailing. She is a delightful yacht to sail, as one would expect from a long keel yacht designed by Charles Nicholson, providing an exceptionally smooth and sea kindly ride for a yacht of this size.

She works very well as a family cruising boat. The full-forward lines typical of Charles Nicholson designs provides a remarkably comfortable and roomy forecabin and, combined with the settee berths and pilot berth in the saloon, provides plenty of room for a complement of 5. The full lines and heavy displacement enables ample lockers and storage space for gear and provisions for extended cruising.

The engine consumes approximately 1/3 gallon per hour at 5 knots and can comfortably motor across the channel and back without needing to refuel if required.


Accommodation :

Accommodation:

Sleeps 5 in 2 cabins including the saloon
The forward cabin has a double V berth with infill, these berths are 6'4" long
Amidships heads with Lavac seawater toilet, hand basin with lockers and hanging locker opposite
Saloon with 3 x single berths 6'3" long which includes a pilot berth above the portside single berth 
Saloon headroom is a maximum of 6' 0" aft
Galley to port with a stainless steel sink, cool box, 2 burner gas hob & grill
Full-size chart table to starboard
Ample storage throughout 
Teak interior joinery
Light blue interior upholstery


Inventory :

Navigation Aids:
Cockpit;
Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot
Plastimo steering compass (NEW 2020)
Icom ICM33 portable VHF radio 

Chart Table;
Nasa Clipper depth (NEW 2020)
Walker Exeisior trailing log
Plastimo iris 50 hand bearing compass

Fitted Pilotpal VHF Radio

Ground Tackle:
45lb CQR anchor
Chain & warp
Manual anchor windlass
Spare 22lb Danforth anchor 10m chain
Stainless steel bow roller
Fairleads & mooring cleats

Deck Gear:
Sheet winches x 2 original
Aft cockpit mainsheet system
Deck hatch
Teak liferaft cradle
Teak grab bars. toe rails, cockpit coaming & cockpit seating
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions, horseshoe lifebuoy brackets & boarding ladder
Outboard engine bracket mounted on the pushpit

Safety Equipment:
All Safety equipment listed is included in the sale but the vendor offers no warranties
The purchaser must service the safety equipment and ensure that it is appropriate for his purposes and check expiry and service dates on all items!

Valise 4 man liferaft (NEEDS SERVICING)
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Manual bilge pump
Navigation lights
Radar reflector
Fire extinguisher
Fire blanket

Equipment:
Aluminium sprayhood frame
Canvas mainsail cover
Canvas cockpit dodgers
Cockpit cushions
Various fenders & warps
Ships clock & barometer


Mechanical :

Construction:
Nicholson 32 Mk IIII version
Built by Halmatic in 1966
Designed by Peter & Charles Nicholson in 1962
GRP Hull
Long fully encapsulated lead ballast keel
Tiller Steering
Keel hung rudder

Mechanics:
Yanmar 2GM20C, 3 cylinder diesel engine (fitted in 1989)
Single lever morse control
Shaft driven
Three-blade fixed-pitch bronze propeller

Electrics:
2 x 12V, 120Ah batteries
Charging from the engine alternator

Tankage:
Fuel capacity 50 litres in stainless steel tank
Freshwater capacity approx. 170 litres in a single flexible tank (NEW 2020)

Water system:
Coldwater
Manually pumped water system
 
Rigging:
Sloop rig
Aluminium anodised silver spars (new 2011), with original halyard winches
Keel stepped masthead rig
Aluminium anodised boom (new 2011) 
Aluminium anodised gold spinnaker pole (deck mounted)
Single spreader rig 
Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2011)
Slab reefing mainsail
Facnor LS 165 furling system

Sails:
Storm Jib by Ratsy Sails on hanks with removable  emergency inner forestay
Genoa by Penrose Sails (UV resistant cream dacron)
Mainsail by Penrose Sails (UV resistant cream dacron)
Spinnaker


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Construction
Hull
GRP
Keel
Long Keel
Measurements
Length overall
9.75 metres
Length waterline
7.32 metres
Beam
2.74 metres
Displacement
6,211 kg
Propulsion
Engine
1 x Yanmar 2GM20C
Fuel
Diesel
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