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Westerly Merlin

Build year:  1985

Dartmouth, United Kingdom

Sailing boat for sale

19,510 EUR

(16,750 GBP)

  • Nicolle Associates
  • Martin Hasker
  • IP3 0BN Ipswich
  • United Kingdom
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Description

'Morning Star'.  A very well-maintained, lightly used 'little big yacht' - currently ashore near Dartmouth and is being prepared for the new season. More pictures being added as work progresses. Improvements include new sprayhood (fitted 12th February) to match the colour of the recent lazy-jacks bag and the very recent new matching dodgers.  Cockpit and fore-decked re-painted.Regular maintenance work such as new anodes, new anti-foul, checking and replacing some of the jib-sheet track car rollers, and also replacing some of the main-sheet track fittingsRe-painting the anchor and marking the chain every 5 metres.Pressure washed, hull polished, bootstrap re-painted.Schedule of works expected completed just after Easter and available for viewing thereafter. A comfortable cruiser with twin bilge keels - ideal for a family's first start into cruising.Many recent improvements commissioned by the current Owner who is a highly-qualified Cruising Instructor on larger yachts. The Owner, who travelled around the UK to find a good example, promptly bought this yacht on the East Coast just before Covid and has improved it further after transportation to the West Country. Thus, 'Morning Star' benefits from recent new rigging and the installation of lazy-jacks so single-handed sailing is even easier. The previous owners enjoyed this Westerly Merlin for 15 years during which time it benefitted from much expenditure such as: a new diesel engine in 2007 with only about 900 hours to date; some new Jekyll sails in 2010, and much more.  All are listed in 'Chronology'. Westerly yachts introduced the Merlin class in1984 and was their first with an aft double berth quarter cabin.  Strongly built (Lloyd's Certified) with spacious and attractive accommodation due to the interior joinery including a lovely holly and ash cabin sole.  In addition there is excellent velour upholstery so the boat's interior seems much younger than the age of the hull.  This proven Westerly Merlin yacht has good sailing performance so 'Morning Star' makes an ideal family cruiser which benefits from twin bilge keels. Interestingly, Morning Star was fitted in the build with the  optional wooden laminates to the head/ceiling of the main saloon thus eliminating any possible 'Westerly droop' - there is no conventional head-lining in the main saloon. Only for sale as the Vendor, being a Cruising Instructor, receives regular invitations to sail in sunny climes on larger yachts belonging to others.  Hard to refuse such invitations which is why 'Morning Star' needs a new custodian. Broker's Comments.  With only three owners from new Morning Star has benefitted from regular equipment updates and/or replacements and engine servicing (still less than 1,000 hours on this engine).  This Westerly Merlin presents well with a delightful interior - there is much charm and character aboard this neat and tidy yacht.  Ready to use, complete with warps and fenders.Sail away and enjoy.

Specifications Manufacturer

Materiale / unit

Hull type

Fibreglass

Length

8.65

Beam

3.02

Depth

1.08

Motor & technic

Engine

Nanni

Total power

21

Engine year

2007

Engine place

Inboard

Fuel

Diesel