Build Year: 1967

Used For: Recreational / cruising

Hull: Wooden

Length: 10.00m

Beam: 4.00m

Draft: 1.00m

Licence:

no

Engine:

Ford 2700E

Hydraulics:

Electronics:

Additional Information:

Vessel name - Vital Spark
Miller Fifer 33 - 1967 - Reg. no. 305395 - SSR 177688

Designed and built by Millers of St Monans in 1967.
Millers of St Monans were well known for building sturdy fishing vessels for the North Sea, but they also produced a large number of yachts. This is a first class sea boat, a proven fishing boat hull but with a more refined finish and nice interior of varnished mahogany. They came in a range of sizes between 26′ and 45′ but the 33′ version such as this boat was the most common and popular size as it offered spacious accommodation while still being easy to handle by 2 people.

With 7 berths including a double, large wheelhouse and deep sheltered aft cockpit she is a fine cruising vessel for our waters. Her powerful, low-revving engine gives 7 knots of economical cruising speed and with an easily managed rig there is enough sail to aid the engine and get you home if necessary.

2017 survey report available.

Length on Deck 33′
Length Waterline 30’11”
Beam 10’ 7″
Draft 4′

Construction
Carvel planked in Larch below the water line, mahogany above. All fastened with galvanised iron boat nails to heavy grown oak frames.
Hull sheathed from new with Cascover below the waterline.
Oak back bone with oak floors across the centreline
Internal ballast under the cabin sole.
Yacht laid teak deck over a marine plywood sub deck. step in the deck midships to give a raised forward section and therefore more headroom below.
Mahogany coachroof coamings, all painted externally, with bronze portholes
Mahogany wheelhouse aft, also painted externally, with full height doors from the aft cockpit.
Deep safe self draining cockpit aft with seat lockers either side and high painted coamings for protection.

Rig
Bermudan ketch rig on deck stepped varnished wooden masts in stainless steel tabernacles.
Stainless steel standing rigging to internal chain plates mounted through the cover boards.
Mainsail, jib and mizzen sail.
Slab reefing main and mizzen, hanked on jib to the forestay.

Nav.
New ONWA plotter, new Cobra DSC VHF

Machinery
Ford 2701E 70hp 4cyl fresh water cooled diesel.
Engine, gear box, shaft and prop in excellent condition.
7 knots cruising speed at 1800rpm.
100 gallons of diesel in 2 painted steel fuel tanks one either side of the engine.
The fuel system has been upgraded with the installation of a header tank and dual Racor filters
60 gallon galvanised steel water tank under cockpit sole.
2 x 12 volt batteries for engine starting and domestics charged from engine alternator or 240v charger. Installed shore power system.

Accommodation
7 berths with good headroom throughout. Nice varnished mahogany joinery throughout.
Full height door in from the cockpit to the wheel house with starboard side helm position and port side crew seat.
Centre doorway down into the cabin with heads compartment to port and galley to starboard.
Heads has a manual sea toilet with porcelain hand basin with pressurised hot and cold water.
Centreline door into the forecabin with twin V-berths and lockers under. Canvas pipe cots either side above. Very nice original mahogany joinery.

Galley has a 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill, single stainless sink with pressurised hot and cold water and new fridge below.

Main saloon with dinette seating to starboard with a table that can be lowered to create a double berth. Single settee berth to port. Cabin heater in the accomodation.