Build Year: 1968

Used For: Recreational cruising / fishing

Hull: Wooden

Length: 8.53m

Beam: 2.90m

Draft: 0.76m

Licence:

Engine:

Designed for commercial operation the engines are mounted forward of main wheelhouse bulkhead. During the 2012 refit the engine box was re-manufactured with new sound insulation installed. The box dismantles to allow full access around both engines.
MAIN ENGINE:
Yanmar 4JH3E, 56hp marine diesel engine.
4 cylinder, direct injection, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Kanzaki mechanical marine gearbox.
55Ah alternator.
Recorded Running Hours - 717 @ November 2018
Conventional shaft type sterngear, with plummer blocks to support shaft.
Stuffing gland type sterngland with remote greaser.
Engine professionally serviced annually.
PORT WING ENGINE:
Yanmar 3GM30
3 cylinder, direct injection, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Kanzaki mechanical marine gearbox.
55Ah alternator.
Recorded Running Hours - 274 @ November 2018
Conventional shaft type sterngear, with plummer blocks to support shaft.
Stuffing gland type sterngland with remote greaser.
Engine professionally serviced annually.

Hydraulics:

Electronics:

Garmin 451S Plotter with sonar. (2012)
Garmin bronze thru-hull fish finder transducer. (2012)
Simrad RD68 DSCVHF (2012)

Additional Information:

An eye-pleasing traditionally built, Larch on Oak launch from the revered Curtis and Pape yard. Extensively refitted in 2012/13, including:
Full hull re-caulking.
Sister frames fitted in way of working deck.
New mahogany transom.
Full re-wiring.
Originally built as an inshore creel boat she benefits from a large open aft cockpit with bench seating. The forward wheelhouse spans the full width of the hull with seating for a helmsman and crew. The engines are forward of the main bulkhead with bench seating in the focsole beyond.
Lying ashore in her own DanCover tent she is available for viewing by appointment in North Argyll.
CONSTRUCTION
Originally built for commercial operation as an inshore creel boat SARA HOPE III is constructed with an open deck aft, wheelhouse and engine all being located forward.
Carvel constructed hull.
Larch planking on Oak frames.
Mahogany top strake and toerail.
Plywood foredeck, sheathed in glass.
Hull finished in single pack white gloss.
Decks finished in ivory non-slip deck paint.
Topstrake, toerail, superstructure and trims varnished.
SUMMARY OF 2012/13 REFIT
Hull planking and structural timbers strip of paint.
Hull seams re-caulked above and below waterline.
Sister timbers fitted in way of cracked and damaged timbers around working deck aft.
New mahogany transom made and fitted
New plywood aft deck fitted and sheathed with GRP
New tabernacle fabricated and fitted.
Wheelhouse dismantled.
Foredeck stripped.
Sections of foredeck re-planked before being sheathed with GRP
Wheelhouse rebuilt - new opening window forward, new bulkhead, new sides and roof. New mahogany doors.
New engine box fabricated.
New battery boxes fabricated.
Mast and boom stripped and re-varnished.
Boat 12vDC system re-wired.
New fuel systems installed for both engines
New exhaust systems installed.
Boat completely re-painted.
MOORING AND GROUND TACKLE
Bower Anchor - 15kg CQR (2012) on chain (15m)/warp (30m) rode.
Electric Windlass - Quick Hector deck mounted windlass with chain gypsy. Plug in remote control forward with additional control switch at helm. (2012)
Electric Capstan - CJ Eng. Alloy drum, electric capstan. Mounted on starboard gunwale.
Mooring Warps - Selection.
Fenders - Selection.
STEERING SYSTEM
Chain and cable steering system.
Stainless steel tiller fitted directly to rudder.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
During the re-fit works in 2012 the boat was professionally re-wired, including the installation of a new central switch panel overhead in the wheelhouse.
SHIPS BATTERIES:
Batteries Bank 1 - 2x 12v, lead acid (2012)
Battery Bank 2 - 1x 12v, lead acid (2012)
Battery Bank 3 - 1x 12v, lead acid (2012)
CHARGING:
Sterling Pro-Split R Alternator charge splitter.
Solara SM60 Solar panel with Solara SR60 regulator.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Manual Bilge Pump - Whale Gusher 10
Electric Bilge Pump - x3 Rule 12v Forward, Midships & Aft. All with manual & auto switching.
Deck Wash Pump - Flojet 12v pump.
Searchlight - Jabsco remote control searchlight, mounted on wheelhouse roof.
Deck Flood Light
Windscreen Wiper - Vetus with stainless steel pantograph arms.
Yard Trailer - Single axle, unbraked, for tractor.
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTATION
Garmin 451S Plotter with sonar. (2012)
Garmin bronze thru-hull fish finder transducer. (2012)
Simrad RD68 DSCVHF (2012)
MIZZEN STEADYING SAIL
Built for commercial use originally the boat is rigged with a mizzen steadying sail.
Single spruce mast with a fixed boom.
Mast tabernacle offset to port.
Standing rigging of 7x7 stainless steel wire, tensioned with lashings.
Loose footed mizzen sail, canvas, lightly used.
The mast can be easily stepped or unstepped by hand.
CANVAS WORK
Cockpit Cover - Beige canvas
Windscreen Cover - Beige canvas. Owen Sails 2013.