Custom Bolger-Style Shoal Draft Ketch
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| Make | Custom |
|---|---|
| Model | Bolger-Style Shoal Draft Ketch |
| Year | 2005 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | £50,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Ketch |
| Length | 11.58 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Composite |
| Location | Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Beam | 3.05 m |
|---|---|
| Keel Type | Other |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Kohler Lombardini Marine |
| Engine Model | KDW702 C/W |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 18 hp |
Description
Crow is a shoal draft ketch with a centreboard, based on Phil Bolger’s Moccasin design and is rigged with a gaff. Length on deck 38ft. Length over Spars 50ft. Beam 10ft.
Draft centreboard raised 2ft. Draft centreboard down 5ft 9ins.
Included in her draft is a 10ins deep full length keel which contains nearly 3000lbs of lead located around her centre board slot. Her engine is a Kohler diesel engine series KDW model 702. Fitted in 2021.
Rig
Her mainmast is stepped very far forward in a Broads-type tabernacle. The mizzen sail is furled revolving its mast which has a furling drum just above the deck. The masts and gaff are made from carbon fibre tubes supplied by Compotech Booms, the other spars Douglas Fir.
Sails
Her boomed Jib is semi-balanced, its pivot is slightly back from tack, which prevents the aft end lifting to much as the sheet is released. There are lines attached to the forward end of the boom which lead back to the cockpit down each side of the deck. There are tracks along the gunwales so she is able to sheet a variety of headsails. The gaff mainsail is loose-footed with a clew attached to a car so the draft of the sail can be adjusted to suit the wind direction.
The Hull
The cedar strip-planked hull and marine ply deck are all sheathed with glass and epoxy. Built by Spirit Yachts Ltd of Ipswich, she was subsequently completed by her owner Robert Berk in 2005 to a very high standard.
Performance
The Old Gaffers Association class her as a Hot Shot their definition being boats built for racing, she is however also a comfortable well-equipped cruising yacht.
Lovingly maintained.
Crow is based in Faversham Kent.
Accommodations
She sleeps four, which includes two in a double cross-berth at the forward end of the saloon, it has doors so can be shut away.
The saloon is accessed via steep steps down from the bridge deck. To port is the galley with sink, a worktop and a Nelson gas cooker. There is a Taylors diesel-fuelled cabin heater, a hanging cupboard which is accessed from forward, and a settee berth.
To starboard is a door to the heads compartment which contains a Lavac marine toilet, a sit down/crouchdown shower, a washbasin and access to storage under the bridge-deck. Next is the chart table with a fridge under the seat and then another settee berth.
Mechanical Equipment
Anchor winch
Hot air heater
