Description:
Bicton Belle is a professionally built classic gaff rigged, topsail sloop.
The hull is epoxy sheathed on 3mm diagonal ply on 25mm strip planked cedar, which is complimented by the use of a range of superb boat building timbers, including jarrah, nyatoh, western red cedar, beech, oregon, mahogany, wandoo, teak, all selected for their suitability to the particular function.
Bicton Belle is a three time (consecutive) winner of the Swan River Retro Yacht Series (2012,2013 and 2014) and many multiple OGA and EFYC events in Div. 4. A four times (three consecutive) winner of the OGA consistency trophy.
She is in very good condition with a new oregon mast and standing rigging fitted in 2019. The engine is very low hours and the sails are in excellent condition.
Micron AP antifouling and prop speed was applied in 2019.
She is offered for sale "as is" (pen not transferable)
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Reference: | Bicton Belle |
Name: | Bicton Belle |
Location: | East Fremantle WA |
Region: | Western Australia |
Year: | 1990 |
Designer: | Friendship sloop |
Length: | 34' 8" - 10.56m |
Beam: | 3.00m |
Draft: | 1.50m |
Displacement: | 3.5/4.0 tonnes |
Keel / Ballast: | 1.2 tonnes |
Hull Material: | Timber |
Deck Material: | Oregon deck beams and carlins. 10mm teak on epoxy sheathing on 9mm ply. Teak coamings, jarrah beltings and iroko toe rails. |
Engine: | 20 hp Yanmar 2GM 20 diesel with shaft drive and fixed, 2 blade prop |
Engine Make: | Yanmar |
HorsePower: | 20 hp |
Engine Hours: | Approx. 200 |
Fuel: | 60 litre stainless steel fuel tank |
Water: | 100 litre water tank |
Galley: | 2 burner spirit stove.
Twin stainless steel sinks. |
Refrigeration: | Large ice box |
Stove: | Spirit stove |
Accommodation: | Double V berth forward.
2 x single quarter berths aft.
Double berth saloon. |
Cabins: | 1 |
Berths: | 6 |
Toilet: | Manual |
Bilge Pumps: | Yes |
Life Jackets: | Yes |
Fire Protection: | Fire extinguishers. |
Electrics: | 12 volt lighting |
Electronics
Navigation: | 27 meg radio.
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Sail Inventory: | Extensive sail wardrobe including 2 mainsails (one 2018), 6 headsails and 2 topsails |
Mast / Rigging: | New mast and standing rigging 2019.
Quality spectra halyards custom fittings throughout.
Rig Gaff topsail.
Spars Timber (Oregon and Spruce).
Mainsail 32.3 square metres (347.6 square feet).
No. 1 Headsail 19.34 square metres (208.17 square feet).
Topsail 1.79 square metres (19.2 square feet). |
Deck Gear: | 2 x Anderson self tailing.
1 x halyard winches.
1 x mainsheet winch. |
Remarks: | Mahogany cabin sides and coamings, laminated European beech deck beams with sycamore face coach roof and epoxy sheathing with mahogany trim.
Brazilian mahogany, cedar with teak cabin sole. Jarrah engine bed logs, floors and samson post. All s/s shut off valves on skin fittings. S/s belting capping and custom fittings throughout.
All information supplied by the vendor and believed to be true and correct |
