Bluey Williams Sloop
Price AU $42,500 SOLD
Price
AU $42,500
Details
Commissioned by her first owner to be a generously accommodating cruiser / racer, Bluey Williams produced the delightful "Skirmish' with Queensland Hoop Pine over Crow's Ash frames and finished with Wild Grain Maple, Teak and Beech. Her spacious, comfortable design also incorporated some innovative concepts for her day, including a 'spur' to the trailing edge of her keel to help reduce drag, and a keel set, trim tab. As such she has, for over fifty years, proven to be a formidable competitor.
Her current owner of nearly 10 years has consistently both cruised and raced her, and has lovingly maintained her to where she still presents beautifully inside and out. In 2019 she was slipped and stripped back to bare timbers, allowed to dry out and had her hull sheathed in fibreglass from the water line down providing a considerable maintenance advantage. She comes with a very reliable 18hp Volvo Penta, and an excellent sail wardrobe, modern touch screen plotter, tiller pilot and sleeps up to six people. Interested buyers are encouraged to inspect Skirmish and can be confident that she will easily pass a survey inspection.
Located nearby our office here in Manly Qld, please contact Australiawide Boat Sales to arrange a suitable day and time to perhaps fall in love with "Skirmish', a fine example Australian maritime history.
Her current owner of nearly 10 years has consistently both cruised and raced her, and has lovingly maintained her to where she still presents beautifully inside and out. In 2019 she was slipped and stripped back to bare timbers, allowed to dry out and had her hull sheathed in fibreglass from the water line down providing a considerable maintenance advantage. She comes with a very reliable 18hp Volvo Penta, and an excellent sail wardrobe, modern touch screen plotter, tiller pilot and sleeps up to six people. Interested buyers are encouraged to inspect Skirmish and can be confident that she will easily pass a survey inspection.
Located nearby our office here in Manly Qld, please contact Australiawide Boat Sales to arrange a suitable day and time to perhaps fall in love with "Skirmish', a fine example Australian maritime history.
Region
Queensland
Location
Australiawide Boat Sales, Manly QLD
Usage
Family, Cruising, Racing
Reference
MS2025
Year
1969
Rego Number
DP63Q
Rego Expiry
07/01/2024
Designer
Bluey Williams
Builder
Bluey Williams Yachts Pty Ltd.
Length
32' - 9.75m
Beam
2.92m
Draft
1.67m
Displacement
4535kg
Keel / Ballast
Lead keel with 2177kg ballast
Hull Material
Timber with fibreglass sheath
Deck Material
4cm of 3 x laminate marine ply with Dynel cover.
Engine
18hp, two cylinder shaft drive diesel, swinging a 2 blade fixed pitch prop.
Engine Make
Volvo Penta
Horsepower
18
Engine Hours
2200 hrs (approx)
Fuel
55 litre steel tank.
Water
110 litre stainless steel tank.
Galley
L shaped galley with stainless steel sink and fresh water pump. Secure storage for kitchen items and provisions.
Refrigeration
Top loading ice box
Stove
Maxi Marine methylated spirit stove.
Accommodation
From the bow to aft - a large forepeak for sail storage, hanging locker with heads opposite to saloon area with settee with lee cloth and pilot berth to starboard, settee and lee cloth and fold away pipe cot above to port, removable custom timber saloon table. At the base of the companionway with a quarter berth either side; is excellent engine access along with galley to port and nav station opposite. Headroom is186cm then 140cm further forward. Good natural light and ventilation throughout.
Berths
5
Toilet
Jabsco electric head - no holding tank.
Covers
Dodger and Main sail cover.
Ground Tackle
10kg Bruce Claw anchor on 68m of chain to a manual anchor capstan. Spare fisherman and Danforth anchors and rode.
Safety Gear
Surpasses compliance for Qld 'Partially Smooth Waters'
Bilge Pumps
Manual and electric.
Epirb
Yes to 2032
Electrics
12v ships power with 1 x 100amp hr and 1 x 80amp hr batteries, rotary isolation switch, solar panel, Stecca solar charge controller, Thero-tech volt alert, DC switch panel.
Electronics
Raymarine Axiom touch screen plotter, Raymarine tiller pilot, Ritchie compass. GME GX 558 VHF transceiver.
Sail Inventory
Battened main sail, 130% hanked on #1,#2,#3, and #4 headsails all in very good condition, additional cruising genoa, spinnaker and blooper in excellent condition.
Mast / Rigging
Masthead sloop rig with keel stepped alloy mast and alloy boom, single set of inline spreaders, stainless steel standing rigging and adjustable back stay (all standing rigging new in 2016).
Deck Gear
Timber tiller, 2 x Andersen self tailing winches, 2 x Seafast winches, teak 'tram' seats, transom locker, timber grab rails, spinnaker pole, jockey pole, swim ladder, aluminium pushpit, pull pit and stanchions, stainless steel life lines, fenders and mooring lines.
Remarks
Last antifouled July 2023.