1976 Contessa 32
Specifications
Equipment & Extras
- Hull
- GRP
- Keel
- Fin Keel
- Engine
- Vetus 2010
- Designer
- Jeremy Rogers
- Name of boat
- COH KAREK
- Fuel capacity
- 13 gallons (U.S.)
- Maximum speed
- 7 mph
- Cruising speed
- 7 mph
- Number of berths
- 6
- Number of cabins
- 2
- Tax / VAT status
- Paid / Included
- Passenger capacity
- 6
- Manual fresh water system
- Sea toilet
- Hand basin
- Gas cooker with two hob burners
- Fridge
- Sink
- RAMARINE -Log - depth - wind speed - Axiom chart plotter (GPS) - Auto tiller
- AIS
- VHF Radio
- New Compass
- Navigation lights
- Seldon aluminium Mast & boom
- Alluminium Spinaker pole
- SS standing rigging 2015
- Rod kicker system
- Pneumatic backstay
- Rope & Dyneema running rigging
- Crusader Genoa with Furlex furling - Good condition
- Crusader Main with in boom reefing - Good condition
- Sail covers - Good condition
- Spray dodger - Good condition
- Lewmar Hallyard & sheet winches
- Harken Blocks tracks & Cars
- Jack stays
- Lifebuoy
- Danbuoy
- Two Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket
- Electric bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump
- Copper coated ( no need to antifoul for six years)
Description
The Contessa 32 is one of the most successful cruiser racers of the last 30 years – and it’s easy to see why. She’s a joy to sail on the wind, quick on a reach, and well set up for spinnaker work downwind. With a dry weight of over four tonnes, a deep forefoot leading to a long fin keel and a skeg-mounted rudder, she’s a solid sea-boat that will see you through all seasons of offshore sailing. All that and she’s still winning races on handicap.The deep cockpit feels very safe, and the proper gunwales make working on deck feel secure. The grabrail attached to the aft edge of the sprayhood makes stepping onto the slightly narrow sidedecks easy. She’s made to sail and she does so beautifully, cutting through the waves in a way that makes you want to let her keep going. Given a chance, she’ll eat up the sea miles, whether that’s around the cans or crossing the North Sea to Norway.the Contessa 32 manoeuvres predictably under engine in port. With the rudder immediately aft of the prop you have instant control when going ahead. Astern, it is a fact that she will walk to port and so as long as you work with that, you’re fine. A solid anchor and plenty of chain mean the boat can anchor almost anywhere with confidence and her low-windage hull shouldn’t be prone to moving aroundThere is a surprising amount of stowage. There’s space to sleep six and enough room for them to sit around the large fold-out saloon table. The galley gives plenty of space to whip up hot meals for your crew in port or at sea. She is a comfortable and homely boat inside, with some of the old charm that you no longer get from a modern yacht.
ACCOMODATION & GALLEYACCOMODATIONTwo double berths & Two Single berths Fold out dining table Beige upholstery recovered 2022Teak vaneer interiorGALLEYManual fresh water systemHEADS Sea toilet Hand basin Gas cooker with two hob burnersFridgeSink
ENGINE ELECTRICS & NAVIGATIONENGINE2010 Vetus diesel engineELECTRICALTwo 12 Volt 110 amp hour batteriesNAVIGATIONRAMARINE -Log - depth - wind speed - Axiom chart plotter (GPS) - Auto tiller AISVHF Radio New CompassNavigation lights
RIG SAILS DECK & SAFETYBEMUDA RIGSeldon aluminium Mast & boom Alluminium Spinaker pole SS standing rigging 2015Rod kicker system Pneumatic backstayRope & Dyneema running rigging SAILSCrusader Genoa with Furlex furling - Good condition Crusader Main with in boom reefing - Good condition Sail covers - Good condition Spray dodger - Good conditionDECK Lewmar Hallyard & sheet winchesHarken Blocks tracks & Cars SAFETYJack staysLifebuoyDanbuoyTwo Fire exstinguishersFire blanketElectric bilge pumpManual bilge pumpHULL Copper coated ( no need to antifoul for six years)Sea legs long lost but bolt holes still usable
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