Frances 26

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Frances 26

Frances 26

Boat REF# 101736
Price removed from sale/
LOA 7.90m (25'11")
Year 1983
Construction GRP
Underwater profile Long keel
Berths 4
Engine 1 x diesel 13.5hp, Beta (2003)
Lying Falmouth

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Extra Details

Designer Chuck Pain
Builder
Lying Falmouth
Fuel capacity 1 x 50.0 ltr (11.0 G)
Water capacity 1 x 100.0 ltr (22.0 G)
Holding tank capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Last survey Not Recorded

Mechanical

Engine 1 x diesel 13.5hp
Beta (2003)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Fresh Water
Steering Tiller
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 2 blade
Fuel consumption (approx) 1.3 ltr (0.3 G) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 5 knots
Max speed (approx) 6.5 knots
Morse controls 2003.
Wet exhaust and gooseneck 2003.
Shaft flexi drive 2003.
Rope cutter, cutlass bearing and stern gland 2003.
Poly carbonate fuel tank 50 litres 2003.
New tiller and rudder stock teak/oak 2008.

Dimensions

LOA 7.90m (25'11")
LWL 0.00m (0'0")
Beam 2.40m (7'10")
Draft Min 1.19m (3'11")
Draft Max 1.19m (3'11")
Displacement 3,100kg (6,835.5lbs)
Headroom 1.70m (5'7")
Storage Ashore

Rig

Sloop rigged Proctor Aluminium spars (1983), with stainless steel standing rigging (unknown year)

Sails

Mainsail - Slab (2004)
Headsail - Hank on (unknown year)
Halyard winches 3
Sheet winches 2
Other sails Spare Main (2004)
Self Tacking jib (unknown year)
Storm jib (2007)
Spinnaker gear tick    
Keel stepped.
Proctor boom.
New main halyard 2008.
7/8th fractional rig.
Removable inner forestay.

Electrical Systems

12 volt, 2 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

construction

GRP construction with Long keel underwater profile, gelcoat finish
Double ender

Accommodation

Cooker tick Grill tick
Oven tick Sink tick
Cabin heating tick Manual water system tick
Handbasin 0
Shower 0
Heads 1 heads (Manual)
4 berths in one spacious cabin. Dutch planking to hull sides and internal coachroof. Flavel gimballed 2 burner stove with oven and grill. Cream beige hard wearing seat covers, reading lamps, swivel saloon table and folding cockpit table. Eberspacher heating.
4 berths with 1 doubles and 2 singles in 1 cabin(s) 2 burner gas cooker

Nav Equipment

Compass tick Speed tick
Wind tick Log tick
Echo sounder tick VHF tick
VHF DSC radio tick GPS tick
Autopilot tick Stereo tick
Clock tick Barometer tick
Navigation lights tick    
Plastimo bulkhad compass.
Navman multi display log, echo sounder, speed.
VHF DSC Silva st 10 interfaced with GPS 2007.
Garmin 126 GPS on swivel bracket.
Raytheon ST2000 auto helm tiller pilot 2006, serviced 2009.
Handheld compass.
Windex and mounted VHF aerial.
Self steering wind vane clearway, auto tab trim.
Fold down half size chart table.
Radar reflector.

Deck Gear

Sail cover tick Sprayhood tick
Spray dodgers tick Cockpit cover tick
Warps tick Fenders tick
Boathook tick Beaching legs tick
2 anchors
(13kg CQR and 5kg Kedge)
30.00m (98'5") of chain
15.00m (49'3") of warp
windvane self-steering system
dinghy (2007)
(Hard Dinghy)
2.2hp outboard, Suzuki (unknown year)
Outboard Bracket.

GRP tender and 2m inflatable dinghy as new available through seperate negotiation.

Safety Equipment

Life jackets tick Emergency steering tick
Searchlight tick Horn tick
Danbuoy tick Boarding ladder tick
2 bilge pumps (2 manual / 0 electric)
Fire extinguishers x2, fire blanket, x4 life jackets with life lines, jackstays, webbing, x4 harness points, drogue, sea anchor and 30m rope, horse shoe buoy, emergency spare tiller.

Broker's Comments

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Disclaimer
The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these particulars are not a part of any contract or offer and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Boatshed Brokerages, who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of a business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical.
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