Built in 1983, Merlot has been a much enjoyed, well cared for boat . She has been sailed frequently in the Solent over the last 13 years and has cruised the South Coast and some of the continent.
Surveyed 2020
Hull
White GRP
Cast iron bilge keels
Accomodation
5 berth
Hanging locker
Head
Jabsco toilet
Sliding hand basin over
Galley
Nelson 2-burner hob, oven with grill, in good condition and supplied by camping gas from cylinder in cockpit locker
Propulsion
3 year old Beta 25 diesel with only 195 hours running time
3-bladed 14-inch propeller
Rope cutter
Pss shaft seal
Deck
GRP recently painted with non-slip paint
Aluminium mast, boom and pole
Ss Push and Pulpit
Boathook
Canvas
Mainsail with 3 reefing points, slabbed into new sail bag with lazy jacks.
Genoa on Rotostay forestay furling gear
Two Lewmar winches
Storm jib
Dodgers bearing boat name
Sails older than 13 years
Spray hood, recently cleaned and new windows fitted.
Cockpit tent
Winter cover
Safety equipment
Seago 4-man liferaft in valise
Nylon jackstays p and s
Horseshoe buoy on pushpit
Radar reflector on mast
Manual and gas fog horns
Folding ladder
Firefightiing equipment
1 extinguisher each in forward and after cabins
! fireblanket in galley
Ground tackle and mooring
Two 7.5 Kg bruce anchors, one with 100 feet of 6mm chain
other with 5 metres of 6mm chain and 30 metres of anchorplait
6 mooring ropes and 6 fenders
Communication equipment
Raymarine DSC radio
Garmin active AIS
Signalling flags detachable from dressing line
Red ensign
Navigation equipment
Garmin GPS
Plastimo compass on cockpit bulkhead
Plastimo hand-held compass
Local charts
Cockpit instruments
Raymarine echo sounder
Nasa Target 2 log
Electrics
75 amp alternator
Domestic leisure battery
Delco starting battery
Solar panel on hatch garage
Navigation lights
Masthead light
Raymarine auto helm