Currently in the water at Steeple in Essex, she can be taken out and inspectedwhenever required, she has been in the water since August 2018 having been dried out for 10 months in a very hot summer! BIMBLE has been stored ashore on the hard almost every winter since 1994She was built in 1976 I am reliably informed by the previous ownerbut there are no papers to officially prove this. She was primed thoroughly in August 2018 and given a fresh coat of anti foul.No signs of osmosis were found anywhere, she is rock hard all over.Three new anodes have been fitted in 2015 Designed by Bruno Bostrom from Sweden, over 600 of these hulls were built.Details of this fast yacht can be found at http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp? Class_id=6985 YOUTUBE videos of a Magnifik Midget in action https://youtu.be/31pXImyT_oQ https://youtu.be/Gs2BkfHuGCk Bimble is on the Small Ships Register SSR since 2015 so she is eligible for sailing to foreign ports. In 2015 I sailed her over the North Sea to to the Frisian islands of Holland and Germany and onto Oslo in Norway and was met with some big dangerous seas, the seas in the Baltic were the worst but she behaved impeccably!
She is a safe yacht, she is a dream to sail.This yacht points exceedingly close to the wind! The beam is narrow and the hull shape almost identical to a Contessabut with a smaller fin keel.She sails well even in the lightest of winds! The bilge has always been kept dry as I have previously lived on this yacht full time since 2010 so she has been kept warm in all the winters since, so no damp or moisture has penetrated anywhere. I have drilled holes in all of the compartments and cupboards so that any water ingress from any part of the yacht funnels immediately to the main bilge in the keel. The keel area has a lot of space where storage for many large water containers that can be kept deep down in the boat, this helps the stability of the boat enormously and helps her to sit better in the water, when under sail.
She has been fitted out and insulated with wood veneers.There is plenty of excellent carpentry work in the yacht withlots and lots of storage compartments and shelving of all shapes and sizes,all the latches work it’s just that there is a lot of varnishing to do if you are so inclined? The cockpit has two teak grates to walk on. The port and starboard lights work, the bulb in the trilight requires changing at the top of the mast. Interior lights work but the yacht could do with a re wiring although this is not essential.There is a working deck light half way up the mastthat faces towards the bow.There is some old wiring that could be ripped out. All NEW standing rigging was fitted in 2008 and the helm stock was overhauled and bearings replaced in 2008.
She comes with a super reliable Mercury 5 horsepower outboard petrol engine that has been serviced after 10 hours of use and serviced after 125 hours, the second service completed in August 2018. The total number of hours now being 157.The outboard engine charges the main boat battery. The cost of the outboard engine was over £950.00 in 2015! It is fed by fuel contained in a separate red petrol plastic tank 12 litres approximately. The battery was recently purchased new in September (£120.00) is a big size 110 amp hours and still has a 2 year guarantee warranty.Current charge reading 13.8 volts!
The battery is fitted very very securely as I carried out the work myself! There is also a new 2016, 600 watt solid state inverter for converting electricity from the 12 volt battery to 240 volt standard. There is a solid state Garmin GPS that works, it will plot routes and give you your latitude and longitude amongst otherinformation.There is an Almanac from 2010 that I still find very useful. She comes with a very good Inflatable red BOMBARD Dinghy which is a good size for two people and has no leaks whatsoever! The Dinghy has manual self inflating pumps attached to itself so there is no need to carry any pumps!
Worth £150 all day long. She stands bolt upright on a drying mooring even in the softest of muds as she has a pair of lightweight aluminium legs that I have actually improved the upright stance by increasing the size of the footplates! I have made a new very solid and very very strong outboard bracket that has been well varnished 2015. I have made a new stronger varnished washboard hatch with a small window in 2015 that is a precise and exacting fit. Sails original mainsail still in good order, new wooden battens 2015 with no repairs!
Genoa - old fashioned brass hank on but in excellent condition! Bought secondhand on classifieds board in 2015 but it was never used beforehand !!! There is a Spinnaker sail in a sail bag! There is a sliding track on the forestay wire if a slide on sail is usedand there is a well oiled furling drum to roll up the Genoa! There is an excellent very well made rope ladder that can be hung overthe side of the yacht!
There is a bucket of various emergency flares.There is a small spare anchor and the main Danforth anchor has the main arm bentbut this has no effect on the holding power as the anchor always sets well .There is approximately 15 metres of anchor chain.There are some good quality nearly new warps.Small Red Ensign flag. Head (Toilet) worked but not been used since purchase in 2010. Standing room in the yacht is about 5 foot 5 inches. There are four berths with blue upholstered cushions.Old but clean! There is a galley area with a two burner gas stove connected to recently fitted new orange gas pipe that runs to the outside locker.
There is a small fitted 6 amp solar panel fitted on the foredeck that is not currently working but can be possibly repaired with new soldering ???? A well engineered designed stainless steel Stern pushpit has been fitted, it is not standard but is a very welcome contribution which adds enormously to the security and practicality of sailing a yacht. As with any yacht of this age there are many scrapes and chipsin the fibreglass.Beware! The photos do not show all the ugly bits that require painting! The topsides and cockpit need a new coat of paint,the interior needs an overhaul, wiring removed, the galley area is blackened from cooking.The headlining in the forepeak requires a little glue in places.The wood rubbing strake on the stern port side quarter (about 18 inches)needs replacing.The cushions in all berths are old but clean.There is no winch for the mainsail hoist, and it is not essentialto have one!
There is a depth gauge fitted on the yacht but a new computeris required??? I use an excellent handheld sonar depth gaugethat is solid state and available to purchase separately for £50.00 There are many things to re repair and make better if you choose todo so but the yacht functions very well,the only thing I’d really like to do is rewire some of the wiring and I would remove the head (toilet) as it is old fashioned and not the lightest.New firmer cushions would be a welcome improvement.The kicker line to hold the boom down could do with replacing as it’s getting a little stiff/old. Cost £15.00?? There is no VHF radio but wiring is there if required, I use a handheld VHFwhich is not included in the sale but can be purchased separately,it’s the latest Standard Horizon handheld, it has an automatic distress button,and I use it to navigate, put in waypoints etc, it will give me the compass course to steer, distance to waypoint and speed over ground. It’s an amazing bit of kit, I love it!
It comes with a rechargeable battery cradle to recharge the rechargeable battery, AA batteries can also be used in the radio if necessary. Available to purchase separately for £125.00 She is a fantastic yacht to sail. NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE but can be purchased separately:100 amp hour large Solar panel cost over £125.00 new in 2014 but still in mint condition can be purchased for £50.00 NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE: Excellent Handheld portable solid state DEPTH GAUGE cost £135.00 new in 2015 can be purchased for £50.00 Mobile phone: Adam Kingdon phone
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