The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Colvic Watson 29

£0 Sold / Unavailable
  • Boat REF#  ·  154654
  • LOA  ·  8.84m
  • Year  ·  1979
  • Construction  ·  GRP
  • Underwater profile  ·  Long keel
  • Berths  ·  5
  • Engine  ·  1 x Diesel 36hp, Mercedes (1979)
  • Lying  ·  Portsmouth Harbour
Boatshed Port Solent
Boatshed Port Solent

The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Extra Details

Builder Emsworth Shipyard
Lying Portsmouth Harbour
Fuel capacity 60.0 ltr (13.2 G) Total - 1 Tanks
Water capacity 227.0 ltr (49.9 G) Total - 1 Tanks

Mechanical

Engine 1 x Diesel 36hp
Engine make and model Mercedes (1979)
Engine Hours engine1= 3330
Engine Cooled Indirect
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 3 Blade Fixed
Fuel consumption (approx) 2.5 ltr (0.6 G) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 5.5 knots
Max speed (approx) 7 knots

The engine has been meticulously maintained by the present owner, and each service is recorded in the ship's notebook.

Main steering is by the wheel, but the tiller can be shipped as required.

Engine cooling via Bowman heat exchanger
Steering via wheel and tiller

Dimensions

LOA 8.84m
LWL 7.92m
Beam 3.10m
Draft Min 1.22m
Draft Max 1.22m
Displacement 6,000kg (13,230.0lbs)
Headroom 1.83m
Storage Ashore

Rig

Sloop rigged SS Spars Aluminium spars (1979) with stainless steel standing rigging (2009)

Sails

Mainsail Arun Sails - Roller boom (2000)
Headsail Arun Sails - Furling (2000)
Other sails Cruising Chute ()
Spinnaker gear

All her running rigging is removed for the winter every year.
Her sails were laundered 18 month ago.

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 2 batteries charged by: engine, solar panels

Construction

Construction GRP
Underwater profile Long keel
Finish Gelcoat finish

Her original fuel tanks are still in place but one was found to be leaking so the owner has fitted and uses a smaller plastic tank (see photo).

Accommodation

Total # of berths 5
No. of double berths 1
No. of single berths 3
Cabin(s) 2
Handbasin 1
Shower 1
Heads 1 heads (Sea Toilet)

There is a shower attachment in the heads but no shower pump-out facility fitted.

2 burner gas cooker/stove

Accommodation

Cooker/stove
Grill
Oven
Sink
Icebox
Curtains
Pressurised water system
Hot water system
Non-Smokers

There is a shower attachment in the heads but no shower pump-out facility fitted.

2 burner gas cooker/stove

Deck Gear

Sail cover
Warps
Fenders
Boathook
Beaching legs
Swim Ladder
Cockpit Enclosure

2 halyard winches
2 sheet winches
Manual Simpson Lawrence windlass
2 anchors
(Bruce 7.5 Kg)
30.00m of chain
Seago dinghy (2007)
(Inflatable)
2.3hp outboard, Honda, Short Shaft (2007)

Nav Equipment

Compass
Speed
Log
VHF DSC radio
GPS
Chart plotter
Autopilot
Stereo
Clock
Barometer
Navigation lights
Echo sounder

Navico Depth Sounder
Garmin GPS 180 Plotter (Monochrome)
Garmin GPS 12 Hand held
Icom IC-601 DSC VHF
Simrad Tiller Pilot (2009)

Safety Equipment

Life jackets
Safety harnesses
Boarding ladder

1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 Electric)

Broker's Comments

In the same ownership for 23 years, this professionally built and finished Colvic Watson 29, offered for Sale by Boatshed Port Solent, has a really useful combination of qualities - a good enough and tough enough heavy-displacement sailing boat for passage making, yet a versatile and stable motor-sailor. Add in a deep (and massive!) safe cockpit and roomy wheelhouse, protected from the weather, and you have a genuinely go-almost-anywhere boat. The rig gives plenty of flexibility in a blow, in fact the owner has cut down the mainsail so she can carry it up to about Force 5 before she needs a reef.

Having photographed this yacht I can begin to understand why most of them are still sailing – strong looking, sturdy, and built like the proverbial brick outhouse, she inspires a fair amount of confidence. Such a strongly built seaboat ain’t going to win the Round the Island Race, but her long keel does allow her to perform under sail much better than many motor-sailors.

Down below she is very pleasing on the eye – light and airy but still retaining that snug safe feeling. The woodwork is in great condition, and the owner has added many little features (like the compass holder) that are well made and very useful.

The owner has a notebook into which he (and the previous owner) have written every detail of work and improvements done to the vessel over the years, and a full history of all the engine services. It can be inspected when you decide to come and see for yourself.

What we have here is a sturdy, roomy motor-sailor with a decent engine and plenty of scope for comfortable living. Come and have a look!

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

This Colvic Watson 29 has been personally photographed and viewed by Ian Dawes of Boatshed Port Solent. Click here for contact details.
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