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Specifications
Venture is a Morecambe Bay Prawner believed built around 1900, carvel, Pitch
Pine on Oak. She has a traditional long iron keel.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
46ft |
14.02m |
| Length on Deck |
36ft 2ins |
11m |
| Waterline Length |
30ft 5ins |
9.27m |
| Beam |
10ft 9ins |
3.28m |
| Draft |
5ft 3ins |
1.6m |
| Displacement |
10 tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Gaff cutter rig |
| Timber spars |
| Galvanised steel standing rigging |
| Tan mainsail - Very good condition |
| Genoa - good |
| Jib - good |
| Staysail - good |
| Cruising chute - good |
| Storm jib - old |
Deck Equipment
| 35lb CQR bower anchor on 30m chain + 30m warp |
| 25lb Fisherman's kedge anchor on 5m chain and 30m warp |
| Lofrans Airon 1000W electric anchor winch |
 
| Sestrel Moore steering compass - With Pelorus attachment!!!!! |
| Deck mop |
| Boat hooks |
| Fenders |
| Warps |
| Ensign / staff |
| Anchor ball |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Oil navigation lights |
General Equipment
| Hunter Hawke Solid (multi) fuel stove |
| Jabsco Compact sea toilet |
| Barometer |
| Clock (needs attention) |
| Pressurised hot and cold water |
| Water heated by engine and immersion heater (shore power). |
| Gimballed Smev gas stove with 2 hobs, grill and oven - inc. flame failure
safety device |
| Gas storage drains overboard. |
| Pots, pans and cutlery included |
Engine
| BMC 1500 35hp Diesel rebuilt Dec 2006 |
| Triple belt drive to wing shaft / Radice folding 2-blade propeller |
Tankage
| Water - Plastimo Flexible - 150l |
| Diesel Vetus plastic - 88l |
Electrics / Electronics
| 90AH 12 Volt engine start battery |
| 2 x 109AH 12 Volt general service batteries |
| 1 x 109AH 12Volt Battery for anchor windlass |
| 2 x 30watt Solar panels |
| Shore power installation |
| Silva 515 DSC VHF Radio telephone |
| Autohelm autopilot |
| Garmin 126 GPS |
| Autohelm ST50 Tridata Log / depth / speedo |
| Electric navigation lights |
| Interior lights |
| Chart table light |
Safety Gear
| Lifebelt |
| Jackstays |
| Boarding ladder |
| Firdell Blipper radar reflector |
| 3 x Fire extinguishers |
| Flares |
| First aid kit |
| 2 x manual bilge pump |
| 1 x electric bilge pump |
Shore Gear
| Avon Rover 2.5 inflatable dinghy |
| GRP dinghy |
| 4.5hp Johnson outboard motor |
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