Description
The Contessa 32 is one of the most admired yacht designs ever mass produced. Designed by David Sadler and built by Jeremy Rogers the design has been in production from its inception in 1970 until the current day. Having proved itself in the most arduous conditions during the infamous 1979 Fastnet with a Contessa 32 being the smallest boat to complete the race. Examples of the design can be found cruising in the four corners of the world, drawing admiring glances where ever they go.
Purchased by her current owner in 2018 the Contessa 32 THINGUMMYJIG has benefitted from significant refitting with her currently owner with her inventory including highlights such as:
- Topsides finished in AwlGrip Sable Brown two-pack paint, applied by Silvers Marine in 2011
- Gelshield preventative epoxy treatment applied to underwater hull in 2011 and again in 2021
- Alloy framed portlights in coachroof sides, all portlights removed and fully refurbished by Eagle Boat Windows in 2018
- Deck hatch replaced 2018
- All seacocks and skin fittings removed and replaced in 2018
- Beta Marine B20 diesel engine (2018)
- PSS shaft seal installed in 2018
- Featherstream bronze, 3 blade feathering propeller, installed new in 2018
- Raymarine ST2000+ tiller pilot
- Raymarine ST60+ navigation instruments
- Raymarine Axiom chart plotter
- Lavac manual marine toilet (2018)
- Eberspacher diesel fired, blown air heating system.
- New cushions and upholstery in forward cabin 2019
- New cushions and upholstery in saloon 2022
- Mainsail and Yankee, new from Banks Sails in 2019
Lying afloat the Contessa 32 THINGUMMYJIG III is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment, her owner intending to bring her ashore for the winter in late September.
Construction
Hull Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded hull.
Hand consolidated, traditional heavy weight monolithic moulding
GRP formed structural members internally
Plywood bulkheads and furniture bases, glassed to hull
Topsides finished in AwlGrip Sable Brown two-pack paint, applied by Silvers Marine in 2011
Underwater hull stripped back to gelcoat and preventative Gelshield treatment applied in 2011. Antifouling blasted off back to epoxy in 2021 and hull inspected before additional coats of gelshield applied in 2021
Hull finished below the waterline with blue Antifouling
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single piece GRP moulding incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit.
Hand consolidated GRP moulding.
Coachroof finished in white paint
Coachroof top and decks finished in Ivory non-slip deck paint
Alloy framed portlights in coachroof sides, all portlights removed and fully refurbished by Eagle Boat Windows in 2018
Deck hatch replaced 2018
Keel & Rudder:
Long fin keel
Encapsulated lead ballast.
Skeg hung rudder.
Machinery and Electrical Systems
Engine:
Beta Marine B20 diesel engine (2018)
20hp
3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Mechanical reversing gearbox
Single lever morse control
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced autumn 2022
All seacocks and skin fittings removed and replaced in 2018
Engine has run less than 20 hours since installation
Cruising speed under engine 5kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel prop shaft
PSS shaft seal installed in 2018
Featherstream bronze, 3 blade feathering propeller, installed new in 2018
Laminated hardwood tiller
Autopilot:
Raymarine ST2000+
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
Battery Banks:
Domestic Battery Bank – 2x 12VDC, 85Ah Hankook lead acid. Installed for 2019 season
Engine Battery Bank – 1x 12VDC, 75Ah Hankook lead acid. Installed for 2019 season
Alternator:
Single engine driven, 14VDC alternator
55amp
General:
Blue Sea switch panels installed 2018
Re-wiring of boat systems currently a work in process, installation of new supplied to cabin lighting and navigation lights yet to be installed.
Plumbing and Tankage
Fresh Water:
Cold water only system.
Pressurised cold water taps in galley and heads
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump – Manual and auto switching
Gas System:
Self-draining cockpit locker
Gas system professionally overhauled in 2018
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Approximate capacity 40ltr
Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank in keel.
Navigation and Communication Equipment
On Deck:
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60+ Tridata display
Wind - Raymarine ST60+
Repeater - Raymarine ST60+ Graphic display
Compass – Raymarine ST60+
Magnetic Compass
Below Deck:
Plotter – Raymarine Axiom MFD
Barometer – NASA Meteoman, still in box
Communications Equipment:
DSCVHF – Standard Horizon handheld VHF (2018)
Domestic Equipment
Galley:
Galley Stove – Nelson gas cooker. 2 burner, grill and oven
Stainless steel sink with foot pump to drain waste water overboard
Coolbox locker
Heads:
Lavac manual marine toilet (2018)
Cold water tap
Heating:
Eberspacher diesel fired, blown air heating system.
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in saloon and heads area
Accommodations
Summary of Accommodation:
6 berths over 2 cabins
Double cabin forward
Heads
Saloon
Galley
Nav station
Quarter berth
Accommodation Finish:
Traditional style joinery of teak veneered plywood with solid teak trims.
Teak veneered sole boards
Moulded GRP headlining
GRP moulded heads compartment
Traditional teak varnished soleboards
New cushions in forward cabin fitted 2019
New saloon cushions fitted 2022
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Cabin:
V-berth in the traditional layout with central in-fill section creating a double V bunk when required.
Cushions replaced in 2019
Hull lined outboard with veneered plywood panels
Bin lockers beneath the bunks.
Heads:
Spanning the full width of the boat forward of saloon.
Walk through heads compartment providing access to forepeak.
Manual Lavac marine toilet outboard to port with moulded wash hand basin forward.
Vanity unit outboard.
Full-depth hanging locker outboard to starboard.
Sliding door between heads and saloon
Saloon:
Drop leaf table is mounted slightly offset to port
U-shaped settee to port
Bench type settee to starboard.
Cushions replaced in 2022
Table drops down to allow use of the port side saloon settee berth as a double berth.
Starboard saloon berth converting to a full-length single berth.
Storage is provided around the saloon with locker space behind the back of the settees and in overhead lockers outboard.
Galley:
To port of the companionway
Gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted outboard
GRP moulded sink unit with manually pumped cold water faucet inboard forward.
GRP moulded coolbox type locker below worktop outboard of sink forward.
Under worktop, top loading fridge locker beneath aft section of worktop.
Selection of storage lockers outboard of and below worktop
Nav Station / ¼ Berth:
Forward facing navigators seat on forward end of quarter berth.
Forward-looking chart table with storage for charts within table.
Ships switch panel outboard.
Sizable quarter berth extends under the starboard cockpit seating.
Deck Equipment
Rig:
Keel stepped, single spreader, masthead sloop rig
Standing rigging of 1x19 stainless steel wire
Harken roller reefing system for genoa
Slab reefing mainsail
Mechanical backstay adjuster.
Alloy Spinnaker pole.
Removable Selden bowsprit
Clutches port and starboard side of companionway for lines lead aft
Harken mainsheet system
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 40, two-speed, self-tailing
Secondary – 2x Lewmar, single-speed.
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 1x Lewmar 25, two-speed. 1x Lewmar single-speed.
Mast Mounted Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar, two-speed, single-speed.
Mast Mounted Reefing Winch – 1x Lewmar 8, single-speed
Sails:
Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing. Banks Sails 2019
Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing. Old and dirty. Saturn Sails. Not used in current ownership
Yankee – White Dacron, roller reefing. Banks Sails 2019
Genoa – White Dacron, roller reefing. Saturn Sails. Not used in current ownership
TriSail – Not used in current ownership
Cruising Chute – Fitted with Snuffer. Saturn Sails. Not used in current ownership
Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover
Sprayhood
Cockpit Tent
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Delta 10kg plough anchor on chain rode
Kedge Anchor – Bruce 10kg
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders – Selection
Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy – 3 person
General:
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails.
Deck mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting stainless steel guardwires.
Double stemhead roller.
Alloy mooring cleats forward and aft.
Panama style fairleads forward.
Moulded toerail running the length of the deck outboard.
Solid teak capping rail.
Ivory non-slip deck paint to finish decks and coachroof top
Solid teak grabrails running the length of the coachroof outboard.
High moulded coamings protecting cockpit.
Primary and spinnaker winches mounted on coamings.
Cave lockers within cockpit coamings.
Deep, self-draining cockpit with bench seating around all edges.
Teak grating on cockpit sole.
Cockpit lockers under seating to port and aft.
Outboard storage bracket mounted to port on aft rail
Safety Equipment
SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
Masthead Tri-colour and Anchor light – Not currently connected
Steaming / Deck Flood Light – Not currently connected
Low level navigation lights
Life saving:
Fire Blanket
Jackstays
Disclaimer
In this case we are acting as brokers only.The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
