Tamarisk 24 (sailboat) for sale

Remarks :
Owners Remarks:
I have cruised the boat since retiring, mostly between September and April, and have lived on board it since 1995. Now 82, I am retiring to a motorboat.
There are +70000 miles recorded in the log books. The sea miles range from Shetland in the north to Tarifa Point in the south and Portugal in the west to the Gulf of Genoa in the east. The inland waterways of the Netherlands and the French canal networks are the main freshwater miles.

Accommodation :
Sleeps 3 in 1 cabin
Double berth in the saloon
Single quarter berth to port
Small linear galley to port

Inventory :
Navigation Aids:
Garmin GPS 120
Raymarine ST2000+ Tillerpilot (NEW JULY 2015)
NASA AIS Radar
Furuno echo sounder LS-6000 with transducer inside the cabin, not through the hull
Walker Knotmaster 111A log boxed with two spinners
VHF marine radio ICOM IC-M4111 (NEW JUNE 2011)
Masthead VHF aerial VTronic Whipflex
Stern VHF aerial VTronic Whipflex
Plastimo Contest 101 compass

Ground Tackle:
7.5KG bruce anchor
30m 5/16" chain
Nylon anchor warp

Safety Equipment:
All Safety equipment listed is included in the sale, but the vendor offers no warranties.
The purchaser must service the safety equipment, ensure it is appropriate for his purposes, & check the expiry and service dates on all items!
Firdell Blipper radar reflectorAnchor ball shape
Motoring cone
Dry powder fire extinguishers x 2
Fire blanket 2022
Manual bilge pump

Equipment:
Seago Spirit 180RT dinghy (NEW FEB 2018)
Boat beaching legs, The Yacht Lsg Company type PL20
Canvas sail cover
Ships oars x 2, 8 foot in length & used to row the boat
Lewmar 7CT Winch
Fenders
Ropes

Mechanical :
Construction:
Tamarisk 24 launched 5th July 1982
The build was started by North Cornwall Marine Ltd & completed by Tamarisk Yachts Ltd formed by the directors when the former company went into voluntary liquidation
Hull moulded by Cygnus Marine
British Racing Green pigment above waterline only
Osmosis Treatment using Blake’s System by Baltic Wharf Boatyard 2000
Topsides painted using Awlgrip System by Baltic Wharf Boatyard 2000
Long keel
Transom hung rudder

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Mechanics:
Yanmar 1GM10, 10hp diesel engine fitted May 2008 #22755
Expect between 1.0 & 1.3 litres/hr.
Tiny Tack engine tachometer & hourmeter
Single lever Teleflex engine control
Shaft driven
Clockwise (RH) prop, kicks to port in reverse
The propeller is stamped 13"/10" but was measured Dec 2007 as 13"/8"
The boat performance is consistent with the measured values
Vetus cooling water filter 1994
Custom dry riser exhaust manifold (Yanmar manifold held as spare)
Vetus exhaust water trap
Engine area LED light
Expect between 1.0 and 1.3 litres/hr.
Engine spares include;
Starter mother
Alternator & belt
Low & high pressure fuel pumps
Injector
Engine mounts
Oil pipes
Air filter
Water Pump
Thermostat
Oil & fuel filters for 3000hrs

Electrics:
12v 115Ah service battery (NEW 2023)
12v 65Ah engine start battery (NEW 2022)
Blue Sea Systems battery switch
Custom switchboard & fuse box
Solar Panel charging from a NASA 20W panel (NEW OCTOBER 2015)
LED lighting

Tankage:
Fuel capacity 54 litres

Rigging:
Canadian spruce wooden spars & bowsprit
Mast tabernacle
Dyneema standing rigging (NEW 2020)
Running backstays
Slab reefing with 3 reefs
Jib furling system

Sails:
Mainsail by Stephen Ratsey
Jib by Wilkinson Sails
Staysail by Ullman Sails... whole text » less text