Boat Share Offer
Submitted by Peter Jones on Tue, 17/09/2024 - 10:39
Passing years and some health issues have in recent years restricted my sailing activity, but I don’t want to give up.
I am looking to find a competent sailor who would like to enjoy a full 50% usage of my boat (including many summer weekends) for an approximate 50% share of the running costs, (Marina berthing fee, Insurance, Annual haul-out, engine service, ware & tear etc.)
I am not looking to sell a half-share, nor do I seek any capital contribution.
‘Sour Kraut’ is a 1991 Dehler 36cws berthed at Haslar Marina, Gosport.
She is a well-found boat in excellent condition with a good sail wardrobe, a reliable engine, and all normal safety gear. VHF DSC radio & handheld, AIS, NAVTEX, Yeoman chart plotter, full instrumentation at chart table and in cockpit including radar and electronic chart plotter. Hot & cold running water, fridge and Eberspacher heating. LED saloon lighting and newly upholstered throughout.
I bought my Dehler 36cws (central winch system) in December 2002. She replaced the Westerly Discus which had been a central part of family life since the early 1980’s.
Sour Kraut had only had light use and was in a very tidy condition. None-the-less she needed new standing and running rigging, new sails and over time I updated the instruments and electronics and integrated all the systems to communicate with one and other.
I have always found the Dehler to be a most rewarding boat to sail. The efficient hull shape combined with a modest displacement gives her good light airs performance. With the keel and rudder well separated she is very directionally stable, hard on the wind or on a close reach once the sails are set, she will steer herself for minutes at a time. When short tacking one very soon appreciates the self-tacking jib. The 7/8ths fractional rig means the jib is non-overlapping and the mainsail is the main sail. Unlike a masthead rig there is no ‘slot’ to consider and the main is never hauled up to the centreline of the boat. Going down wind the jib does truly little and with adequate crew the asymmetric or spinnaker gives a good turn of speed.
Once the family grew up mostly it has been just my wife and me sailing and I can do most things; trim the main and jib, tension the backstay, adjust the vang or Cunningham, reef the main or furl the jib, all without moving from my seat.
Also, manoeuvring under power is straightforward, going astern with equal ease to either port or starboard. The Bruntons ‘Autoprop’ drives very efficiently and gives far greater stopping power than the original two bladed folding propellor.
If any member is interested in sharing, please contact me with view to having a trial sail and a full discussion.
Peter Jones
Contact details: email peter739jones@btinternet.com