One Design 32 William Atkin

Wooden 32 William Atkin Bermundan Ketch.  Lying at this yard for ease of viewing.  This is a PROJECT vessel and offers looked at.The tale of this William Atkin Bermudan Ketch is a fascinating story of a boat whose keel was laid down in 1965 by a Cardiff craftsman and a build process that is still ongoing today. She has been afloat only once to check her marks and move yards, but other than that she has remain in the yard in a state of ongoing work, until sold to the present owner.The design is believed to be a William Atkin ’Eric’, similar to the ketch ‘Suhalim’, and after buying the plans the previous owner set out to build his dream yacht. The rigours of life however meant that the process took longer than expected and now she has to go to some else who can finish off and then enjoy at sea.This is a superb opportunity to obtain a very stout and capable sailing yacht where almost all the hard work has been done and with a little skill and effort and time she could be on the water ready to take on the sea.

The owner has more spare equipment at his home, and the new owner will come to the yard and identify the parts that go with her.

Dimensions

Manufacturer

William Atkin

LOA

32ft

Model

ketch

Year Launched

1965

Beam

11

Construction

Wood

Draft

5

Type

Sailing Yacht

Keel

Long keel

Berths Cabins

5 berths

Displacement

Designer

William Atkin

Water

Plastic water tank

Colour Scheme

Wood

Fuel

2 fuel tanks

Engines

Saab 2G 22hp

Type

Diesel

Description

Construction

Wooden Mahogany planked in 1.25” all copper rivet fastened to laminated and steam bent oak timbers

Sawn wooden floors across the centreline.

Lewmar hatch forward of the main mast

Keel

Long keel

External iron ballast keel of 2.5 tons with stainless keel bolts

Engine

Saab 2G 22hptwin cylinder marine diesel. Bought about 1973 and installed much more recently but never used.   This is believed to be in working order. Requires fitting of dials and some wiring which all come with the boat.

Centreline shaft with a 2 blade variable pitch propeller

Steering

To be established

Electrical

To be established

Spars and rigging

Bermudan Ketch rig on keel steeped white painted allos spars.

Alloy slab reefing booms on a wooden bowsprit making her cutter head

Sails

There are no sails with the vessel

Winches

2 pairs on non ST sheet winches on the cockpit coamings

Pair of non ST winches on the aft end of the coachroof

Mizzen mast has 3 winches for reefing pennants and halyard

Main has 2 winches for reefing pennants plus a captive wire halyard winch

Accommodation

5 berths including 2 saloon settee berths, pilot berth to port and twin single berths up forward.

Saloon conventional layout with steps down from the companionway hatch. Chart desk and galley to port and heads compartment to starboard.

Heads manual sea toilet to be installed

Galley space but no galley yet fitted.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.