Nicholson 38 Ketch

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Nicholson 38 Ketch

Nicholson 38 Ketch

Boat REF# 5521
Price This boat has been sold
LOA 11.60m (38'1")
Year 1968
Construction GRP
Underwater profile Long keel
Berths 7
Engine 1 x diesel 36hp, Perkins 4107 (1968)
Lying Milford West Wales

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Extra Details

Designer Camper & Nicholsons
Builder Camper & Nicholsons
Lying Milford West Wales
Fuel capacity 1 x 172.0 ltr (37.8 G)
Water capacity 3 x 454.0 ltr (99.9 G)
Holding tank capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Last survey 30/01/2004

Mechanical

Engine 1 x diesel 36hp
Perkins 4107 (1968)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Fresh Water
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 3 Blade Bronze
Fuel consumption (approx) 2.3 ltr (0.5 G) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 5 knots
Max speed (approx) 7 knots
Engine spares tick    
3200 engine hrs since rebuild. 540 since overhaul.

Dimensions

LOA 11.60m (38'1")
LWL 8.40m (27'7")
Beam 3.20m (10'6")
Draft Min 0.00m (0'0")
Draft Max 1.70m (5'7")
Displacement 8,500kg (18,742.5lbs)
Headroom 0.00m (0'0")

Rig

Ketch rigged Proctor Aluminium spars (1968), with stainless steel standing rigging (2002)

Sails

Mainsail Rockall - Slab (1999)
Headsail - Furling (1999)
Halyard winches 3
Sheet winches 3
Other sails Mizzen (1987)
Mizzen Staysail (1991)
Storm Jib (unknown year)
Spinnaker (unknown year)
Headsail (unknown year)
Mainsail (unknown year)
Spinnaker gear tick    
One winch for slab reefing. Fully battened main with lazyjacks. Standing rigging has been renewed on a "rolling" programme and is all less than 6 years old. A new Z Spars boom was fitted in 1999. Twin spinnaker poles.

Electrical Systems

12 volt, 5 batteries charged by: engine, wind generator, shore power

construction

GRP construction with Long keel underwater profile, paint finish
Full epoxy treatment 1995. Paint finish and brightwork immaculate.

Accommodation

Cooker tick Oven tick
Sink tick Fridge tick
Curtains tick Cabin heating tick
Manual water system tick Pressurised water system tick
Hot water system tick    
Handbasin 1
Shower 1
Heads 2 heads
Origo Alcohol cooker. 1 Raritan sea toilet & 1 Elsan chemical toilet, Electric shower drain.
7 berths with 2 doubles and 3 singles in 3 cabin(s) 2 burner Other cooker

Nav Equipment

Compass tick Speed tick
Wind tick Log tick
Echo sounder tick VHF tick
GPS tick Autopilot tick
Navtex tick Stereo tick
Clock tick Barometer tick
Navigation lights tick    
GPS at nav station has a cockpit repeater. H/B compass.

Deck Gear

Sail cover tick Sprayhood tick
Cockpit cover tick Warps tick
Fenders tick Boathook tick
Davits tick    
manual Simpson Lawerence windlass
2 anchors
(16kg Delta & 10kg Britttany)
54.00m (177'2") of chain
35.00m (114'10") of warp
Avon R250 dinghy (1992)
2.3hp outboard (1996)
Winter storage cradle.

Safety Equipment

Fire fighting equipment tick Liferaft tick
Life jackets tick Emergency steering tick
Life buoys tick Searchlight tick
Horn tick Danbuoy tick
Boarding ladder tick    
5 bilge pumps (2 manual / 3 electric)
Four step portable boarding ladder. 10 softwood bungs.

Broker's Comments

If you are searching for an immaculate blue water cruiser, ready for sea in every respect, look no further. You will not find a better Nicholson 38 anywhere.
See "more photos" to view 55 internal and external photos of this vessel. Photographs, analysis and comments by Alan Coy of Boatshed Wales.
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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