Anywhere but home

A well proven one owner cruiser, designed by Bruce Askew and built to NZ commercial survey, offshore rating, with a very strong cold moulded timber and fibreglassed hull. This is a very spacious, comfortable and safe yacht that presents in excellent condition. Accommodation is in three cabins with 8 berths plus 3 pipe berths if required, private owners cabin aft, two toilets and showers, two saloons, commercial sized galley with vast storage capacity, very comfortable at sea wheelhouse. On deck she has full walkaround side decks with 3 access doors, large back deck, high bulwarks and portugese bridge for safety at sea. She has 3 sails which give her some sailing ability and also give her additional stability and fuel efficiency when under motor. Fully equipped for offshore she is equally at home as a coastal cruiser her hull shape and turbo/intercooled engine giving a remarkable 8 litres per hour at 8 knots. So relevant with todays ever increasing fuel prices. Basic specs are: 18 meters X 5.00 X 1.80. 5000 litres fuel, 1,800 litres water. Maxwell 4000 windlass with remote controls and chain counter 150 lb Manson anchors with 13mm chain 240 hp Volvo main with Twindisk 3:1 box. 220 hrs since rebuild. Westerbeke 8 kva genset, Furuno Blackbox navigation, Furuno 6 kw radar Furuno/Wagner pilot, Icom SSB, 3.6 meter RIB with 20 hp Yamaha, CO2 engine room flooding, Parachute anchor and survival suits. Full specs available to serious purchasers.