Alan Pape Steel Maid 43ft steel world cruising yacht, fantastic opportunity to purchase a "ready to go" offshore vessel with all the gear needed for extended shorthanded cruising! Only for sale as owner just purchased another cruising yacht! 12 sails, watermaker, 2 heating systems, full instrumentation including Sat Phone, bowthruster, electric windlass, fridge/freezers, over £100k spent in the last 8 years! Just returned from Circumnavigation 2024 - ready to go again! October 2025 survey too!
MECHANICAL
Perkins 4108 approx 51hp inboard diesel engine. Engine removed, stripped and reconditioned in around 2017 in current ownership, with around 1000 hours since. 80 gallon fuel tank with 40 litre day tank. Shaft drive to fixed 3 blade propeller. Huge array of engine spares. Rope cutter on prop. Dripless shaft seal.
BOWTHRUSTER
Vetus bowthruster with control at helm.
ELECTRICAL
Alternator charging to 6 x 12v batteries (3 x 100 Amp/hr domestic, 1 x engine start and 2 x forward for bowthruster and anchor windlass). 240v shore power with Sterling battery management. Air X wind generator, 4 x solar panels ( 2 x 40w and 2 x 80w). Fischer Panda 3.5kw generator (nearly new). Iridium Sat Phone, Icom HF radio, Proctor modem for emails/grib files. 2 kw inverter, galvanic isolator.
NAVIGATION
Plastimo Olympic binnacle compass, Raymarien instruments including log, depth and wind with repeater at chart table, Raymarine autopilot, Raymarine C80 plotter with radar, Icom HF IC--M802 long range radio, Iridium Sat/phone, Proctor modem, Standard Horizon DSC VHF radio with GPS/AIS, helm handset mike, GPS 158i, hand held VHF radio, clock and barometer, navigation lights.
SAFETY
Seago 4 person liferaft (service just due), jackstay lifelines, 2 horseshoe lifebuoys, emergency tiller, fire extinguishers, fire blanket, electric bilge pump, gas sensor.
DECK GEAR
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit, stanchions and guardwires, stainless steel bollards and fairleads, fixed wheelhouse, bimini on stainless frame, teak stalled seats to cockpit with bespoke wooden teak cockpit grating, hydraulic wheel steering on binnacle with helm seat, cockpit cushions, 2 x telescopic spinnaker poles (one new) with adjustable sliders, 2 x Lewmar 43 sheet winches, 2 x Gibb sheet winches, 2 x Lewmar 16 halyard winches at mast, mast steps, 25kg Vulcan main anchor, spare anchor, Lofran Tigress electric anchor windlass, 70m chain and 40m spare, anchor warp, stern anchor, mooring warps stored in bespoke foredeck box, aft deck gas lockers, lazerette storage, fender holders and fenders, mooring warps.
TENDER - Walker Bay tender: E Propulsion electric outboard (equivalent of 3.5hp) plus a regular charger, 12v/solar charger, and fast charger. Plus rig, sails and floatation tubes.
DINGHY & OUTBOARD
Walker Bay dinghy with RIB sides and sailing rig, E-Propulsion electric outboard (3 years).
SELF STEERING - Wind Pilot windvane self steering.
SAILS
12 sails in total. Mainsail (slab reefing, Rolly Tasker, 4 years). Lazyjacks. mainsail cover. Loose footed mizzen (3 years) with sail cover. Genoa roller reefing system (4 years) with furling No 1 Genoa (6 years). Inner forestay with Hank on genoa (new), older hank on genoa, hank on yankee. Hank on light weather and heavy weather staysails set on inner stay. Mizzen staysail (new). Genniker & spinnaker. Alloy masts and booms. New goosenecks. Standing rigging has been renewed in internals, cap shrouds and intermediates 4 years, inners in 2025.
DOMESTIC
Diesel hot air heating with ducting to cabins. Reflex diesel bulkhead heater with tank filled from main diesel tank. Her galley has a gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, top loading fridge/freezer, drawer fridge/freezer, pressurised hot and cold water supply to stainless steel sink with hand pump back up. Hot water via engine calorifier and 240v immersion heater.
Forward heads compartment with Lavac marine toilet, wash basin with shower with 15 litre holding tank, radio connected to Reflex heater. Aft cabin heads with fold down wash basin. Opening deck hatches with security grills.
Parker watermaker (recent). 80 gallon water tank and 120 litre water tank.
ACCOMMODATION
Interior is beautifully fitted with quality joinery and floors. Plenty of storage. Forward cabin with single berth, aft cabin with owners double berth, saloon with 2 berths. Saloon table and chart table.
OWNERS COMMENTS
"Stealaway" was purchased by her present owner in 2016. Her owner then spent 3 years on refurbishing her and equipping her for extended cruising on a "no expense spares" basis. Her engine was removed and refurbished, new windows and hatches were fitted, Vetus hydraulic wheel steel with upgraded steering ram fitted, equipment including watermaker and Wind Pilot self steering were added. Her experienced owner has since sailed her single handed across the Atlantic 3 times (5 if you could the circumnavigation!) and sailed her around the world. She is fast and comfortable, not over complicated and perfectly set up for single handed cruising or sailing with guests. She is currently ashore, having just been antifouled and new anodes fitted, ready to go again!