Victoria 26 Sailing boat 1990, with 1 x Beta BD722 engine, United Kingdom

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19,740 EUR

(16,950 GBP)

Barbican Yacht Agency
Sutton Harbour Marina
PL4 0DW Plymouth
United Kingdom
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Victoria 26 - 1990 - £16,950 The Victoria 26 was designed by Chuck Paine along with the almost identical Francis 26 specifically for blue-water cruising, these seaworthy little craft have made some impressive voyages and they are a sought after and suitable contender for sailing events such as the Jester Challenge - a testament to their ability. The Victoria 26 shares the same seaworthy hull design with the Frances 26 but with an extended coachroof giving a much more comfortable cabin area. GRP hull and deck construction with a modest draft, long keel and encapsulated lead ballast boasting an impressive 52% ballast ratio. This example was built by Victoria Marine at Warsash in around 1990, and has received a simply huge refit over the past 3 years, replacing & updating nearly every system on board, the standing rigging replaced and a full set of brand new and un-used sails just delivered to the boat. Having neared the completion of the re-fit 'Ronja's owner has been presented with a business opportunity that he wishes to pursue and consequently 'Ronja' is unexpectedly available - albeit with some relatively minor details to finish before the 2024 season. ** E-mail or Call us for a link to an extensive cloud-based photo file** AccommodationLaid out with four berths, two in the forward cabin & two in the main cabin with the enclosed heads compartment forward to starboard Fore Cabin: a twin 'V'-berth with infill cushion to create a double berth,. The underlying berth tops have been modified to provide ventilation to the undersideof the berth cushions. The cabin sides are tastefully finished with longitudinal wooden slats to encourage breathability and minimise condensation too. An overhead opening deck hatch and forward facing opening Lewmar portlight provide good light and ventiulation levels.Heads Compartment: This is situated to starboard between the forecabin and saloon and less intrusive than the alternative aft heads layout. Small hand basin is fitted and a 'Airhead' self-contained, composting toilet replaces the original marine-flushing toilet, while negating the need of a holding tank. The skin fittings from the previous marine toilet are still present and capped off. Wired for a 12v extractor fan (the fan is supplied but has not been fitted as yet). Main Cabin: 5 x opening portlights by Lewmar provide excellent cross flow ventilation. Two settee berths are fitted. The port berth with a lee cloth; the starboard one with a 'trotter mbox' benath the chart table. A fold-down saloon table stows against the forward bulkhead when not needed. Storage lockers are provided to each side, behind the settee berths, with further storage under the berths.Galley Area: Situated aft to port and next to the steps up to the cockpit. A twin-bowl stainless steel sink unit with foot pumped fresh water with closed lockers located outboard, beneath the side deck. A new, two burner gimbaled 'Origo' alcohol cooker has been fitted to replace a diesel-burning ungimballed stove and a loose cover provided to offer useful additional worktop space. A cool box unit is inset into the worktop. Nav Area: Situated aft to starboard and next to the steps up to the cockpit. A good size chart table with internal storage drawer. Aft of the nav table is a simple, but very practical, bulk storage area. Sails and sparsRigged as a conventional bermudan rigged, sloop on her original Proctor aluminium alloy single spreader mast and boom with replacement stainless steel standing rigging in July 2020 along with a new Harken headsail furling system. Harken Mk IV Furling system (New in 2020). New, and un-used stackpack-stle mainsail cover in blue Weathermax material and lazy-jacks for convenient mainsail handling & stowage (2023). Turning blocks and twin rope jammers have been provided for mainsail reefing lines to be led to the aft end of the coachroof where a winch has been fitted. The remaining halyards and lines are handled at the mast. Winches: 2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing sheet winches. 1 x Lewmar 6, single-speed halyard winch on the coach roof. 2 x original Lewmar 6, single- speed halyard winches on mastSails include: Mainsail in Contender Fibercon HA6.52 material, semi-battened with 2 full & 2 short battens and 3 reef points (2023, Highwater Sails - Brand new, never used). Furling Genoa; radial cut in Contender Fibercon 6.5oz material and with a padded luff (2023, Highwater Sails - Brand new, never used). Asymmetric Spinnaker (Cruising Chute) in Contender Nylite 90 material with a snuffer or sock for easy use (2023 Highwater Sails - Brand new, never used). There is an older sail storm jib too Instrumentation Clipper Duet Log/speed & depth display by Nasa, connected to a Nasa EML-3 Electromagnetic log transducer & data box to avoid having a weeded-up paddle wheel. New bulkhead-mounted steering compass. Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200E VHF/DSC radio, with AIS. Standard Horizon CMP31 Ram3+ remote station Command Mic for use in the cockpit Bespoke 3D printed bracket mount for a tiller pilot (a tillerpilot is not included, but could be available by separate negotiation. Clock & barometer. Mechanical and Electrical SystemsEngine: Beta Marine BD722 twin-cylinder, 20hp indirectly cooled diesel engine driving a fixed three-bladed propeller through a conventional stainless steel shaft fitted with a Volvo Penta type drip-less shaft seal. Hour meter is currently showing less than 260 hours run from new. Beta Marine control panel 'B' (de-luxe) with tacho and water temperature gauge. Engine fully serviced in 2022, including heat exchanger service, tappet clearances check and overhauled raw water pump. Marine exhaust temperature alarm. Batteries: 1 x 55Ah engine cranking battery. 3 x 60Ah domestic and services batteries. Batteries charged by the engine-driven alternator and/or a solar panel (approx. 30w panel with 'Solar' charge controller). 240v Shore power connection with shore power cable.