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"Mintaka" Waterwitch Class Sloop Lying Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire

 
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Specifications

'Mintaka' is a Waterwitch class sailing yacht designed by Maurice Griffiths and built in Rhodesia in 1967.  The hull is 15mm marine ply on Mahogany frames. Decks are 12mm ply, epoxy coated, cabin trunking is 18mm ply, and doghouse is varnished teak. 

She has a long iron ballast keel with bilge plates. 

Approximate Dimensions

Length Overall  33ft 10.05
Length on Deck  30ft 9.14
Beam  8ft 6ins 2.59
Draft  3ft 3ins 0.99
Displacement  6 tons in full cruising trim

Rig

Masthead sloop rig setting approx 450 sq.ft. 
Proctor aluminium alloy spars - painted.
Galvanised 7x7 standing rigging except forestay which 1x19 stainless. All new 1998.
Tan sails by Osen Sails of Plymouth new 1998. Also Nos 1 & 2 jibs. 
All foresails hanked. 
Slab reefing on main. 
Roller gear fitted to boom. 
Lazyjacks. 
Boom cover 
Gibb top action sheet and halyard winches.

Deck gear

25 lb CQR anchor with 30 metres of 5/16 galvanised chain. 
Large fisherman anchor 6m chain + warp
Manual SL "Clyde" anchor winch.
Plastimo Contest steering compass
Jackstay and harnesses. 
Anchor ball.
Fenders and warps. 
Deck brush
Boat hook
Ensign / staff
Anchor ball
Motor sailing cone
Paraffin anchor light 

General Equipment

Gimballed Flavel Vanessa cooker: -  2 burners, grill and oven 
Safety shutoff adjacent to cooker 
Gas locker (with overboard drain) holds 2 x 4.5kg bottles plus fuel for outboard 
Loads of storage under and behind bunks and in galley. 
Plate and mug racks
Portable 12 Volt cool box
Manual pumped water to sink
Colin Frake "Faversham" solid fuel heater
Brass clock, 
Barometer 

Heads

Baby Blake toilet. 
Stowage for toiletries in toilet compartment.

Engine

Yanmar SB12  12hp diesel.

Tankage

New stainless diesel tank of 60 litres gravity feeding engine via 3 filters. 
2 x 45 litre Fresh Water tanks  (P & S tanks under bridge deck) plus 20 litre spare in focsle.

Electrics / Electronics

90AH 12Volt domestic Battery
Red Flash 12Volt engine start battery
Voltage sensing relay split charging.
Rutland 913 wind powered generator
Dolphin 15A Combi shorepower / battery charger unit
stereo broadcast receiver / CD player
Full navigation lights and cabin lighting via circuit breaker panel
Deck floodlight
Chart light. 
Autohelm ST2000 autopilot.
Navico 6500 VHF with handset, cockpit extension speaker and emergency aerial. 
Navico Corus log and sounder. 
ICS Nav 4+ printing Navtex. 
Garmin 75 GPS connected to 12 Volt system.  
12 volt vacuum cleaner. 

Safety gear

2 horseshoe lifebelts.-1 with light
Jack stays
boarding ladder
Firdell Blipper radar reflector
Flares
2 x Fire extinguishers  
fire blanket
Automatic bilge pump (Rule 1100), 
Whale Gusher 10 manual bilge pump in cockpit. 
Cockpit harness point. 
 

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For further details or to arrange to view, please contact Adrian  Espin at: - Astonbury Marine Services 
19 Colne Road, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0DL  Tel: 01206 305 996  or +44 1206 305 996   
or email to: adrian@EasternYachts.com
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