Westerly GK29 (1979) for sale in Portishead, United Kingdom

Summary

Experience the perfect fusion of family cruising accommodation and racing capabilities with this well-maintained 1979 Westerly GK29. This versatile cruiser-racer provides fast passage making and is equally suitable for club racing. It comes with a roller furling on the headsail and a lazyjack stack-pack on the main for easy operation and stowing. It is powered by a Beta 20 BD 722 Diesel engine and features a 12-volt system with solar panel. The spacious saloon offers good standing headroom, bunks and a vee berth forward, and a quarter berth. Other amenities include a flushing loo dry locker and a basin with pumped water. The rigging features a Bermuda masthead with an aluminium mast and boom, whilst the sails are in good condition. Navigation and electronic equipment are abundant, with compass, auto-helm pilot, Furuno navigator and more. On deck, you'll find a stainless pulpit and pushpit, guard wires, Lofrans anchor windlass and a dinghy. A manual bilge pump and fire extinguisher ensure safety onboard. And for a homely touch, the accommodation is finished with teak stripe flooring and upholstered mattresses. So, whether you're after family fun or competitive racing, this Westerly GK29 is a sound investment.

General information
Make/model
Westerly GK29
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Year
1979
Designer
Michael Pocock / Jack Laurent Giles
Length overall
8.84 metres
Length waterline
8.41 metres
Length on deck
8.00 metres
Beam
3.15 metres
Draft
1.78 metres
Displacement
3,130 kg
Keel
Fin Keel
Location
Portishead, United Kingdom

About this Westerly GK29

English

This  well maintained Westerly GK29  is a great family cruiser/ and a competitive racer, suitable as a fast passage maker or for club racing. Roller Furling on the headsail and the main in a lazyjack stack-pack makes for ease of operation and stowage. Both sails are in good condition. The saloon offers good standing headroom with a forward vee berth, two saloon bunks and a quarterberth as well as a flushing loo dry locker and basin with pumped water

Mechanical

Engine
Beta 20 BD 722 Diesel
Shaft Driven 
3 Blade bronze prop

Morse Remote controls - single lever double action
Rope Cutter

Electrical
!2 Volt system
Voltmeter / Battery test
Batteries x 2
12v Battery Switch
Engine Alternator Charging
Solar Panel
240 Volt Shore Power to Extension lead
Engine rev counter and ignition panel
2 x 12v fuse breaker panels
!2v power offtake
Map reading light
Saloon lighting

Rig

Rigging
Bermuda Masthead
Deck stepped  Aluminium Mast and Boom
Stainless stays and shrouds Replaced in Nov 2019
Sailspar Stainless steel Roller furl Head sail 
Running Rig - Polyester 
Slab Mainsail Reefing
Split Stern stay
genoa track and traveller 
Main sheet track and Traveller 
Halyards and Sheets in good condition
Spinnaker Pole

Winches
2x two speed Lewmar Genoa Winches
2 x two Speed Lewmar Halyard winches 

Sails
Mainsail - Jeckyls
Jib - Jeckyls
2 x Sails in bags - uncertain use - may be storm jib and spare genoa
Sail cover

 

Equipment

 

Navigation and electronics
Compass
Clipper Depth , GPS , wind and log instruments in cockpit
Auto Helm pilot
Icom  MC411 VHF /DSC radio
Furuno GP32 Navigator
Seafarer 701 Depth strobe Flasher
Hif Sony radio

Deck Equipment 
Stainless Pulpit and Pushpit 
Guard wires
Spray Hood
Dodgers
Lofrans Anchor Windlass - Manual
25m 8mm chain
50m 14mm Warp
Delta Plough Anchor
Bow Roller anchor mount
Fairleads and Bollards
2.5 Mariner outboard engine
Dinghy
fenders x 6
Boathook

Safety
Manual Bilge Pump x 1
Lifesling
Flares 
Lifebouy
Fire Blanket 
Fire Extinguisher

Miscellaneous
Clock
Barometer
2 x Gas Cylinder

Accommodation

Berths 
2 single side bunks
Forward Vee berth double
tern portside quarter-berth
Upholstered matresses

Saloon
Teak stripe flooring
double sided folding centre table
Two side bunks with storage
Upholstered bunk cushions
Chart table 
Storage shelves behind side bunks

Heads
Manual flush Jabsco loo portside - with door
Dry hang locker starboard side with sink and manual pump water tap

Galley
Plate and Cup Racks
Stainless steel sink 
Handpump water tap
Insulated Icebox
Sliding door storage cupboard
two drawers
Flavel double burner Gas cooker and Oven

Construction

Builder 
Westerly Ltd UK 
Type GK29 
Date: 1979
Designer : Mike Pocock / Jack Laurent Giles

GRP Hull and Deck
Fin Keel
Transom Hung Rudder
Tiller steering
Timber interior finish
Cockpit Lazarette

Features

  • Swimming ladder

Contact Information

 

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.

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Propulsion
Engine
1 x Beta BD722
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
68 litres
Accommodation
Number of cabins
2

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.

Broker/Dealer Information

boatpoint at Portishead Marina

Portishead Marina. Newfoundland Way Portishead,
Portishead
Avon
BS20 7DF
United Kingdom
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