Westerly Fulmar, twin keel, REDUCED

1986 Westerly Fulmar, twin keel

 This boat is in exceptionally neat condition, as seen at the Southampton Boat Show, 2025 for Westerly Owners Association on Pontoon Berth No. M436. Ashore for viewing and ready to sail at Hythe (Southampton) Sailing Club

Westerly Fulmar, Xanté of Exe, was built 1985 and launched 1986.

Xanté is in excellent condition, having been gradually updated under the present owner since 2016.  Under present ownership she has been used for cruising locally in the Solent and further afield on the East coast, the West country, the Channel Islands, and France.  We have always found Xanté to be a comfortable, safe and quick vessel for cruising and the occasional passage race.  Well worth viewing to appreciate.

Summary of key features and updates aboard Xanté:

• Headlining has been replaced in all cabins
• Nelson gas cooker with grill and oven (2018)
• Recently re-engined with a very reliable Bukh 24 engine, driving a Brunton self-feathering propellor – ideal for all cruising conditions.
• Up-to-date Garmin programmable navigation instruments giving access to basic and advanced navigation (e.g. for racing) information.
• Garmin Echomap 75 chart plotter.
• Vesper Marine AIS transponder / receiver and GPS
• Shore power supply and Sterling Power battery charger unit

Xanté is kept ashore each winter (typically 6 months) and maintained as necessary.

Detailed Description

Xante is a Westerly Fulmar 32 (twin keel version), designed by Ed Dubois and built by Westerly Marine in 1985, launched in 1986.  A solidly constructed cruiser / sailing boat with a great performance, it is said to be one of the best sailing boats built by Westerly.  We have certainly found this boat to be a quick and safe, comfortable boat for cruising.

The interior has a neat and tidy feel.  There are 6 berths, arranged as: a separate forward double berth cabin; a wide berth aft; 2 comfortable berths in the saloon – one single, and one of which converts from single to a comfortable double if required. The boat interior is arranged in two cabins providing a spacious dining area and kitchen area in the main galley, a bow cabin with double berth.  There is a separate heads with toilet and basin. Clothes can be stored in 2 built-in wardrobes.

Xanté is arranged for ease of sailing with all necessary halyards, self-tailing winches  and accessories in good working order.  She was re-engined in 2018 with a Bukh 24hp ex-lifeboat diesel engine provided by Marine Enterprises Ltd, Dorchester (approx. 1000 hours date).  This satisfactorily drives the boat at up to 6 kts through a Brunton Autoprop H20 self-feathering propellor.   The propellor is particularly well suited to the various conditions for sailing, motor-sailing and cruising.

Accommodation includes:

• Main galley:
  • Large folding dining table with bottle store
  • Nelson Cooker with grill and oven (2017)
  • Isotherm refrigerator with gel type evaporator
  • Eberspacher heating, diesel fired
  • 3 berths (comprising 2 single plus 1 single / double) and a generous aft quarter berth
  • Good size navigation table
  • Excellent range of lockers, storage cupboards and shelves
• Forward cabin with double berth
• Heads compartment: Lavac Zenith marine toilet (pipework, seat and pump recently renewed), mirror and basin
• 2 built in wardrobes

Navigation Instruments connected into a NMEA 2000 circuit (2018):

• Garmin Echomap 75 Chartplotter and GPS
• Garmin Anemometer
• Cockpit: Garmin Instrument screens (2x GNX20, colour)
• Navigation desk: Garmin Instrument screen (1x GMI20, b&w)
• Vesper Marine XB 8000 AIS Transmitter / receiver and GPS
• Standard Horizon GX 2000E VHF / DSC Radio, connected to the GPS
• Tiller pilot: Simrad TP32 (2022)

Sailing:

• Furlex 200S Headsail Roller Reefing, regularly maintained
• Adjustable backstay
• Spinnaker Pole with bridles and deck stowage
• Sobstad Sails:
  • Main with 3 slab reefs and cunnigham (Dacron, recently cleaned and serviced)
  • Full genoa with UV strip (Dacron, very good condition)
  • No2 foresail with UV strip (Dacron, good condition)
  • 75oz Tri Radial Spinnaker
  • 5oz Tri Radial Spinnaker
• Running rigging and mooring ropes (all ropes and halliards laundered each year)

Utilities:

• 2x 105 Ah 12V leisure batteries (new Sept 2025) and a separate 110 Ah 12V cranking battery.
• Sterling Power PCU 1220 3x 20A battery charger unit; shore power connection lead (25m length)
• Water tank: 20 gal (90L)
• Fuel Tank: 20 gal (90L)

Propulsion:

• Bukh 24 diesel engine: A very reliable, ex-lifeboat conversion supplied by Marine Enterprises Ltd, (installed 2018).
• Brunton Autoprop H20, 2 blade self-feathering propellor.

On deck:

• Sprayhood (2022), dodgers and hatch covers
• Mainsail bag, zip-up with lazyjacks, WOA emblem on sail cover
• Full rigging and equipment for sailing or racing
• Jackstays
• Folding ladder on the stern
• Plastimo compass (2021), professionally calibrated and correction chart provided
• Anchor winch (manual type)
• Anchor: Genuine CQR type 35lb with 25m, 8mm calibrated chain and 30m 12mm rope (also, Kedge Anchor in stern locker)
• Folding cockpit table
• 6x Fenders, 2x round fenders
• Mooring ropes and other useful ropes
• Plastimo Danbuoy with life-ring and floating line
• Deck mounting frame (also a stern-mounted alternative frame) for a liferaft cannister
• Boathook, various ropes, etc.
• Inflatable dinghy, electric outboard motor and electric inflator (all available if required)

 Contact details: 

For more information: Tim on 07879 491230