The Peter Brett designed Dee 27 and the smaller Dee 25 proved to be extremely capable cruising yachts and the went on to underpin the development of Peter Brett’s later Rival designs which gain world wide acclaim.
A much-loved example of the Dee 27 PELLEGRINA has been with her current owners for 15 years and have benfitted from a comprehensive maintenance regime, including sympathetic modernisation of onboard equipment. Now seeking her next custiodian her inventory highlights include:
Volvo Penta MD2030, 29hp, marine diesel engine
MaxProp bronze feathering propellor
Rutland 914i wind generator
Raymarine Elements 7 chartplotter
Raymarine EV-100 tiller pilot, autopilot system
Raymarine TackTick MN100-2 wind instrument
B&G Quad Log/Speed/Depth instrument
Standard Horizon GPS Chart CP300 chart plotter
Standard Horizon Quest-X DSC VHF radio
Comar CSB200 Class B AIS Transponder
Plastimo Neptune gas cooker
Holding tank
Jabsco manual marine toilet
Rocna 20kg anchor on chain rode
The Dee 27 PELLEGRINA is currently lying afloat and ready for immediate viewing in Balvicar, Isle of Seil, Argyll.
OWNER’S COMMENT:
Pellegrina was the first of 4 Dee 27 yachts to come out of Allansons wooden boat yard near Preston, Lancashire. Built in 1961, she was designed by Peter Brett as a development of the successful smaller Dee 25 which had proved themselves over the previous 10 years. In subsequent years Peter Brett kept many of the features of the Dee class in the design of the popular Rival class. Pellegrina was commissioned for Mr and Mrs Tomlinson who had successfully raced their Dee 25 Rodinella including a win in the 1965 Channel race when very few boats completed the course due to stormy weather. The sea-keeping qualities the Dee class were applauded by Adlard Coles in his classic book Heavy Weather Sailing.
With only three owners since new Pellegrina has been carefully maintained and sympathetically upgraded whilst keeping her original character. Her varnished topsides were featured in adverts for Spinnaker varnish in the 1970s and her appearance regularly draws attention from fellow boat owners. She has cruised extensively around Ireland, Northern France, Northwest England and whilst in current ownership for 15 years around the West Coast of Scotland where she is now based, with many passages around the Hebrides and Orkney Islands. She is easily crewed by two or single handed but has comfortable accommodation for 4-5 as necessary.
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
Carvel planked hull finished in gloss varnish
Pitch pine planking
Copper clench fastened
Steam bent Oak timbers and sawn frames
Oak wood keel, stem post and sternpost
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Plywood deck on Douglas fir deck beams
Mahognay faced plywood coachroof superstructure
Mahogany-faced plywood cockpit
Cockpit coamings of solid mahogany
Solid mahogany boards to form cockpit seating tops
Keel & Rudder:
Cast iron ballast keel
Stainless steel keel bolts
Mahogany rudder with Tufnol rudder stock
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
Volvo Penta MD2030 marine diesel engine
29hp
3 Cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control
NASA EX-1 exhaust alarm
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced autumn 2024
Stainless steel injection elbow with integrated alarm sensor fitted 2024
Cruising speed 6kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
Conventional stuffing gland type sterngland
MaxProp bronze feathering propellor
Laminated hardwood tiller
Emergency tiller
Autopilot:
Raymarine EV-100 tiller pilot system
Raymarine P70 control head
Raymarine EV-1 sensor core
Raymarine ACU-100 control unit
Raymarine Tiller drive unit
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system (not used in current ownership)
Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater
Battery Banks:
Domestic Battery – 1x 12vDC lead acid battery
Engine Battery – 1x 12vDC, Optima battery
Battery Monitor:
PlusoTronik Battmann II display x2
Charging:
Sterling Power Products battery charger
230vAC – 12vDC, 15 amp
Alternators:
Single-engine-mounted alternator
Charge splitting diode.
Wind Generator:
Rutland 914i wind generator
Marlec charge regulator
Mounted on stainless steel pole on port quarter
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap in forepeak which can extend out for use as showerhead
Manually pumped freshwater tap in galley
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater
Black Water:
Holding tank for heads outlet
Gravity discharging of tank overboard
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump x2
Electric Bilge Pump
General:
Hosepipe for use filling the tanks
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Stainless steel tank construction
Approximate capacity 60ltrs
Fresh Water:
Three individual water tanks
Copper tank construction
Total capacity unknown
Holding Tank:
Tek-Tanks type plastic tank
Gravity discharge overboard
Approximate capacity 40ltrs
Tank Monitoring:
Calibrated dipstick
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
Depth/Speed/Log – B&G Network Quad
Wind – Raymarine TackTick MN100-2
Plotter – Raymarine Element 7
Magnetic Compass - Plastimo
Below Decks:
Plotter – Standard Horizon GPS Chart CP300 (sited so its visible from the cockpit)
GPS – Furuno GP32
Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Standard Horizon Quest-X DSC VHF radio
AIS – Comar CSB200 Class B AIS Transponder
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
Galley stove – Plastimo Neptune 2000 gas cooker, two burner grill and oven
Fridge – Built-in top-loading fridge with isotherm compressor and chiller plate
Stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Manually pumped freshwater tap
Heads:
Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Stainless steel wash hand basin
Mixer tap which can extend for use as shower head
Heating:
Newport Dickinson wood burning stove
Mounted on bulkhead in main saloon to starboard
Lighting:
Overhead lighting with LED bulbs throughout interior.
Entertainment:
Kenwood CD/Radio head unit
Speakers in saloon
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
Forepeak containing storage, pipecot berth and heads.
Saloon providing up to 3 berths
Nav Station with quarter berth
Galley
Accommodation Finish:
Traditional timber-built yacht interior
Woodwork finished in white gloss with varnished mahogany trims
Original varnish mahogany soleboards
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forepeak:
Single pipecot berth to port forward with storage rack beneath
Sail storage to starboard forward
Storage compartment centrally forward with anchor chain stowing in aft section of storage.
Manual marine toilet mounted centrally with varnished mahogany seat top when not in use
Vanity unit to starboard aft with selection of storage lockers, stainless steel wash hand basin and taps
Hanging locker and holding tank aft to port
Saloon:
Bench settees to port and starboard
Cleverly designed, hinged, folding table located centrally
Sette backrests pull out to create single pipe cot type berths to port and starboard
Canvas storage organisers outboard of settee back rests
Pilot berth outboard of port settee overheard, front hinging down to increase bunk width
Dickinson Newport wood burning stove mounted on main bulkhead to starboard
Selection of storage compartments with net front above starboard settee outboard
Galley:
To starboard side of the companionway
Worktop wrapping around gimbal mounted gas cooker forward
Inset stainless steel sink in worktop section forward of cooker
Built-in top-loading fridge beneath aft section of worktop
Crockery storage rack outboard of sink
Nav Station / Quarter Berth:
To port side of companionway
Large chart table top
Instrumentation mounted outboard of chart table forward with chart plotter mounted inboard, forward and visible from cockpit
Quarter berth extending aft of chart table along port side
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
Deck stepped, single spreader, fractionally rigged sloop
Anodised alloy mast with tapered top section
Stainless steel standing rigging, back stay and cap shrouds replaced 2024
Diamond ‘jumpers’
Rotostay roller reefing system on forestay
Detachable inner forestay with blade jib
Slab reefing mainsail
Rod kicker
Running backstays
Lazyjacks
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 43, two-speed
Roller Reefing Winch – 1x Gibb 7CR, single-speed
Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 2x Barlow single-speed
Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, fully battened, loose footed, slab reefing.
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing
Blade Jib – White dacron, hank-on, sets on inner forestay
Spare Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing
Spinnaker
Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – stackpack type cover with lazyjacks
Sprayhood
Cockpit Cover
Cockpit Cushions
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 20kg Rocna anchor on 10mm chain rode
Kedge Anchor – 45lb CQR anchor
Anchor Windlass – Simpson Lawrence Tiger windlass
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders - Selection
General:
Double stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof
Dorade ventilators immediately forward of mast
Liferaft stowing on wooden chocks forward of sprayhood
Boom crutch fitting to port side of companionway
Primary winches mounted outboard of cockpit coamings
Instrumentation mounted on bulkhead to port side of companionway
Plotter mounted to starboard side of companionway
Cockpit lockers beneath all cockpit seating
Lazarette gas locker below aft deck
Single ‘G&T’ pushpit mounted seat to starboard
Wind generator mounted on pole to port aft.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
Masthead tri-colour light
Steaming light
Deck flood light
Low level navigation lights
Portable LED anchor light, can be set as required
Life saving:
Liferaft – Seago 4 person cannister raft – requires to be serviced
Horseshoe buoy
Radar Reflector
Jackstays
DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made:
Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old.
Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old.
The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years.
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.