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Specifications
Missuan III Gaff Ketch Motor Sailer built and designed by Wallasea Bay Yacht
Yacht Station as a pleasure yacht in 1954.
Construction is carvel, Pitch Pine on Oak frames Superstructure is Teak
and marine ply. She has a long Iron keel. Keel bolts understood to have
been renewed 1992 /1994. She had a major
overhaul with much work done at Rossiter Yachts, Christchurch, in
2006.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
35ft |
10.67m |
| Waterline Length |
30ft |
9.14m |
| Beam |
11ft 9ins |
3.58m |
| Draft |
4ft 8ins |
1.42m |
| Displacement |
12.84 tons |
| Thames Tonnage |
10.8 |
Accommodation
 | Seven berths total |
| Two single berths in the forepeak |
| Coming aft there is Heads with hanging locker space |
| Then the lower cabin has a settee berth to starboard and a dinette to port
which can be converted into a double berth |
| Up in the wheel house there is the galley cooker to port and the sink and
fridge to starboard... |
| ... With a dinette aft that also converts into a double berth |
| Access to the engine is underneath the wheelhouse sole. |
Rig, Sails and Spars
| Gaff Ketch Rig |
| Spruce spars |
| Galvanised Mainmast shrouds Stainless Steel forestay and running backstays |
| Removable inner forestay for storm jib. |
| Mizzen - standing rigging - Stainless Steel |
| Mainsail - Tan Terylene - James Lawrence Sailmakers sound but faded |
| Slab reefing on mainsail with lazyjacks |
| Mizzen - Tan Terylene - James Lawrence Sailmakers sound but faded |
| Furling Genoa - Cream Terylene - James Lawrence Sailmakers - Good |
| Spare Genoa - very good |
| Sailspar headsail reefing gear |
| Spare mainsail - canvas - very good |
| Spare mizzen - canvas very good |
| Jib - old original - canvas - very good |
| Storm jib - Terylene - very good |
Deck Equipment
| 65lb Plough anchor on 50m chain |
| Vetus 1,500W electric windlass |
| 24lb Kedge anchor on 50m warp |
| Henry Browne Sestrel steering compass |
| Deck mop |
| Boat hook |
| Fenders |
| Warps |
| Ensign / staff |
| Anchor ball |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Deck chairs and cushions |
General Equipment
| Pressurised water to galley and heads |
| Plastimo Voyager cooker with two hobs, grill and oven c/w flame failure
safety device. |
| Gas locker on deck - drains overboard |
| Electrolux Refrigerator - 12 Volts ships supply + 230Vac (gas
disconnected) |
| Pots, pans, cutlery included |
| ITT Jabsco sea toilet |
 
| Taylor's diesel heater in lower cabin |
| Silva hand bearing compass |
| Antique barometer |
| Clock |
Engine
|
Perkins 4236, 82bhp, 4- cylinder diesel (installed 1988) |
| Newage-PRM hydraulic gearbox |
| Drives a three-bladed propeller on a stainless steel shaft with sa rope
cutter |
Tankage
| Water - 60 galls + 70 galls - stainless steel (1994) |
| Diesel - 60 gallons stainless steel (1994) |
Electrics / Electronics
| 2 x 126 AH 12V batteries |
| Mains battery charger |
| Alternator boost charge controller |
 
| Circuit breaker panel |
| Forgen 1000 wind generator |
| Aerogen Wind generator (included but not fitted) |
 
| Koden MD3000 radar |
| Sailor RT144 VHF Radiotelephone |
| Nautech ST4000 Autopilot |
| Nasa Clipper Duet log / echo sounder |
| Philips Navigator GPS |
| Shore power installation |
| Navigation lights |
| Interior lights |
| Chart table light |
| Anchor light |
Safety Gear
| 2 x life rings - one with floating light |
| Radar reflector |
 
| 2 x Fire extinguishers |
| Engine room fire extinguisher not in date |
| LPG alarm |
| Fire blanket |
| Flares |
 
| Boarding ladder |
| Emergency tiller |
| 2 x electric bilge pumps |
| Life raft - (in date) |
Shore Gear
| Legs |
| Tinker tramp inflatable dinghy - (poor condition - but floats!) |
| Honda 2hp 4-stroke outboard |
| Winter cover (not all over) |
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