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This Formosa 51 was designed by the famous Canadian-American Engineer William Gardner, little more than 100 boats of this model were ever built. This centre-cockpit version is rarer still, offering both safety and comfort while cruising.
This Formosa has been under the ownership of her second owner since 1981, and is for sale in need of some renovation to get her back to her best.
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Mechanical
This 1978 Formosa 51 is powered by a Ford Lehman 120hp 6-cylinder diesel engine with a Borg Warner 2.5 2:1 gearbox which drives a 3-blade prop.
Engine hours are 1900 with regular servicing.
Sails and Rigging
Sail inventory on this Formosa 51 includes:
Main sail: 70 m2
Foresail: 20 m2
Genoa: 50 m2 (with electric roll-reff system)
Mizzen: 22 m2
Her main mast was renewed in 2017.
Deck Gear
This Formosa 51 features the following deck gear:
- Center cockpit
- Cockpit cushions
- folding gangway
- deck house
- 4x sky-lights
- 30m2 Burma teak deck (from 2003)
- 9x manual winches
- 1x electric winch for sail and dinghy lifting
- 1x aft deck house for ropes and cables
- 1x storage bench at center cockpit
- Electric anchor windlass
- 3x anchors
- 60m chain
- 90m chain
- 1x storage bench at front bridge
- 1x folding table on deck for 4 persons
- 2x folding chairs on deck
- 1x fixed folding table for 2 persons at center cockpit
- 1x strong winter awning
- 1x summer cruising cockpit awning
Accommodation
The Master aft cabin has direct access to the deck and features a double bed, large feature window, seating space with extracting table and an ensuite bathroom with electric toilet, shower with basin, warm and cool water, mirror, bath tub/shower and washing machine
The forward guest cabin has bunk beds with a double berth and single above. The guest bathroom also features electric toilet and shower.
A pilot berth is located in the passage to the aft cabin and the saloon converts to provide an additional double berth.
Saloon and Galley
The saloon features a sofa area with a table which can convert to form a double berth. There is also a navigation station with a chart table and an interior helm position.
The separate galley is well equipped with a 2-burner gas cooker, electric ceramic glass cooker, electric oven, double sink, 2x 12v refrigerators and a microwave.
Electrical Systems
This Formosa 51 has a 220v and 12v system throughout. Electrical equipment includes:
- 4x 140A/H deep cycle batteries (2019)
- Battery charger 40 A/H (2019)
- Paguro 4000 5kw diesel generator (approximately 100 hours)
- 2kw gasoline generator
Navigation Equipment
- Furuno Radar
- Raymarine Radar
- Neco echo sounder
- Neco log
- 2x ICOM VHF
- Raymarine GPS
- Neco autopilot
- Raymarine c80 chart plotter
- ICOM IC-726 SSB
Nicolle Associates 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.
- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
- This boat is lying in Monfalcone, Italy.
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