1928 Saunders-Roe - Cowes - UK 40 ft Watson Lifeboat - e Sailboat for sale in Grenada

 

 

 

 

 

Watson-class Ex-RNLI lifeboat, Cutter rig

The term Watson-class lifeboat refers to several wooden lifeboat classes operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1888 and 1991. The boats had hulls that conformed to the basic design laid down by RNLI naval architect George Lennox Watson.
The current owner bought the yacht 1977 and have circumnavigated the 3 south caps. Currently they sail from Guatemala to Grenada. Mahagoni on oak
Displacement 16 t
constructed in 1928
Width 11 ft
Draught 3.9 ft
Kiel cast iron

Owners since August, 1977;


Water tank Niro 2 x 300 l 2 x 200 l
Diesel tank galvanized 2 x 200 l

Aft cabin, central cockpit, no continuity, navigation cabin with workbench u guests berth.
then lounge with 2 guest berths, galley and in the bow bathroom, storage space for sailing, ropes, life jackets, etc ..

Ford, 6 cylinder, c.1978, 63.3 kW, complete overhaul 2006; Kupfermanifold; 2 copper heat exchanger; Copper-day tank;
Paragon gearbox, hydraulic
Bronze shaft with white metal bearings in stern tube, about 1.20m bronze, completely filled with grease; Screw 3 blade fixed;


2 solar panels by 2014, 1 in 2010 of 90 W;
Radar Furuno 1623 Garmin echo sounder echo 150, 2 converter 24 V to 240 V 1 x 300 Watt and 1 x 1000 W; Refrigerator Waeco, ca 40 l; 6 bilge pumps Rule 350 in each compartment and 2 large in motor bilge;


Cutterrig, wooden mast 12 m above the deck, tree 5.20 m both in very good condition, 8 mm Rig, 2 forward and 2 aft days; Northman u Stalog terminals, Mainsail, Yankee, furling, both in 2006 by North Sail in Cape Town, several old Stay Sails; the sails are used, we would not change;
4 winches: 2 Wimaq, 100% Lewmarkopie, Niro; 2 Barbarossa 1 Barbaroosa for halyard, 2 Pertinaxratschen for incident

Wind control, DIY, controls on EVERY course; Autohelm Rayton St coupled 1000+ for lulls in wind vane;

Wheel steering with direct shaft to bronze quadrant massive tiller;

Last shipyard Stayed March 2016 copper anti fouling;