Sailing Yacht / Boat For Sale. Albin Ballad.

Albin ballad (MINKIE) This Swedish boat maker made 1500 ballads, Minkie from 1972 was one of the first, she is No. 35. Hull type: Fin with rudder on skeg. Rigging type: Masthead Sloop. LOA: 9.14m / 29.99ftBeam: 2.96m / 9.71ftDisplacement: 3,300kg / 7,275.25lbBallast type: LeadYear of build: 1972Engine: beta Marine, 20hp, 3 cylinder diesel engine and gearbox. 3 blade prop. Full survey completed last year (2023) for insurance purposes. I can send this as a pdf. This boat has a proven seaworthy record and is set up for single handed, long distance, offshore sailing. I have owned this boat since 2011 and have singlehandedly sailed her for thousands of miles including passages to France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, I have crossed the Atlantic, twice (there and back), Caribbean Islands, Azores Islands,  around Ireland, Scotland the Clyde and Western Isles, all over the Irish sea and for the last 5 or 6 years we head south every summer and spend time in the sunshine on the South coast of Brittany. What makes her special for offshore sailing? Well aside from fully encapsulated keel which has one third of the boat ballast in the lead keel, masthead rigged, keel stepped mast and a rudder with a skeg. She is also extensively fitted out:Wind steering vane. Hasler self steering LP version, comes with spare rudder. (I could not have sailed the places I have been without this essential piece of kit). Tp10 electric auto helm (for when there is no wind). Marlec 914 wind generator 2 x Marlec 50w solar panels 1 fixed, 1 can be added as a roaming solar panel. Marlec HRDi regulator. 2 x 80 amp hour leisure batteries and 1 separate engine starter battery. The engine has a sterling fast charge Pro Reg B alternator regulator in line for fast charging. This boat is never short of power, even when you are just under sail for long periods of time. Numax 10a battery charger. Standard horizon gx2100 vhf which has a built in ais receiver. Icom ma 500tr stand alone ais transponder Target nav gex pro plus receiverFuruno GP 32 GPS with sender display that can be seen on deckClipper log depth and transducer in bow with display that can be seen from on deck. All navigation lights are led. Tricolor and anchor light at the top of mast. Port, starboard, steaming and stern lights lower down. All lighting inside the boat is led. 2 of the spotlands have USB ports from the 12v system. Shore power connection and a lead and a number of 240v plugs which also have USB ports on them. The mast has fixed fold away nylon mast steps, also essential for single handed sailing. 12v electric water pump system for fresh water. The engine has a clarifier which gives hot water once the engine has been used, allowing for hot showers on deck. Nelson gas cooker which has oven, grill and 2 hobs. Separate gas lockerA cool box area which is a 12v electric fridge, this can also be operated from shore power when connected. A stainless fuel tank holding around 60 litres.A water trap filter and a delphi glass filter in line after the fuel tank.A hard plastic water tank 70 litres under the bow berth. Diesel heaterSolid fuel heater which burns briquettes as fuel.2 x anchors: 1 mason supreme roll bar anchor and 1 delta lewmar anchor. 40m of 8mm chain in the anchor locker plus a spare 30m of 8mm chain, this is spit up into 20m and 10m pieces in case you need to add more chain or use a stern anchor. Electric bilge pump. Whale gusher 10 manual pump system. Internal digital display radio system and speakers for music, it takes various usb cards or connect to phone via Bluetooth. Jabsco manual toilet. Spray hood and frame. 2 main sails, one of which fully battened both are slab reefing, with a uv cover. 1 Genoa sail. 1 Jib sail. Roller furling jib sail system. The rigging on the mast has a spinnaker crane and haylard, jib haylard, spare or second jib haylard, uphaul haylard, downhaul haylard and main haylard. 2 x lewmar winches on the mast. 4 x lewmar winches in the cockpit. Ventus morse controller in cockpit. 2 x Radar reflectors, on back of boat and at the top of the mast. Extra vhf whip, on the back of boat which is used for ais transponder. Lay out inside the boat: double v berth in the bow, forward hatch, heads and drying locker. 2 berths in the saloon, the original pilot berths have been changed for cupboards giving the boat a more modern feel. Galley area with cooker, sink, fridge, side cupboard and under sink cupboard. Electronics area, chart table and seat with tool box storage under the seat. Extensive switching panel on the wall. The cockpit area has large port and starboard lockers and lazarette locker. Please note: The original forward hatch has been changed for a stormforce size 60 hatch and the boom has had a repair in 2017. The welding sleeve and repair has sailed thousands of miles since the repair without a hitch.She is afloat in Whitehaven marina, viewing can be arranged.Sale due to purchase of new boat.No silly offers please, but feel free to ask any questions.0787 134 3988

Current Price: £15000.00

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