Description

EDIT (November 2024): We are now at our sailing club marina in Gosport on the walk in pontoon for a winter and we can arrange a viewing any day, however you need to let us know in advance as we live 60 miles away. Please, be aware that you cannot come in to see our boat by yourself and we need to accompany you.

Our Westerly Merlin is for sale! Make us an offer!
Details
• Make: Westerly
• Model: Merlin 28
• Heads: 1
• Water tank size: 80 Litres
• Engine Make: Bukh
• Horsepower: 24
• Engine hours: 290
• Drive Type: shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 80 Litres
• Location: In Gosport
• Year: 1985
• LOA: 28.71 ft
• Keel: Fin Keel

Rigging done 2017. Kemp sails, in mast furling system and sails installed in
2017. Sails professionally cleaned and repaired 2023. Part I registered April
2021, tonnage survey 2021. Large aft cabin and heads carpet headlining.

Mechanical
Bukh Diesel refurbished, installed 2020,24hp
Shaft drive
80 litre fuel tank
Last professionally serviced 2021, then in the end of 2022, then April 2024
Tiller steering

Electrical
2 domestic batteries + one starter battery
Solar panel - 2022
Charging from alternator

Rig
Sloop rigged
Standing rigging - 2017
Facnor Main Furling System 2017

Sails
Mainsail - 2017
Jib - 2017
cruising chute (date unknown)

Equipment
Electric windlass - Simpson Lorens
Spinnaker pole with fittings

Navigation
GPS Furuno GPS Navigator
DSC VHF Silva S15
Tiller pilot Raimarine ST 2000+
Echosounder - NASA
Log/speed - NASA
Compass

Deck
GRP Deck
Tiller steering
All lines led aft
2 x BarlowJib 20 winches on coach roof
2 x Barlow halyard 23 winches in cockpit
Main anchor with warp and chain (30m chain)
Spare anchor
Bathing ladder

Safety
Jackstays
Danbuoy
Horseshoe buoy(new 2024)
Fog horn
Fire blanket
Manual bilge pump

Canvas
Sprayhood 2014 (good condition)
Dodgers

Miscellaneous
Viamare 250t inflatable dinghy
Last antifouled March 2024
Fenders and warps

Accommodation
6 x berths in two cabins plus saloon
Forecabin with V berth
Saloon with two settee berths
Aft cabin with double berth
New headlining in aft cabin - 2023
Head with WC and basin
New headlining in heads - 2023
Vanity storage in heads
Hand-pumped tap and basin in heads
Ample storage space
Chart table with instruments
FM Radio Silva S15
Oven 2016 Brainbridge 4500
Fridge freezer - 2016
Foot-pumped water tap with basin

Construction
Built from 1984 to 1992, the Westerly Merlin was the second design that
Westerly commissioned from Ed Dubois, with the aim of higher performance
and a more modern hull form than the Laurent Giles designed Konsort.
Although smaller than a Konsort, the Merlin has what may for most people be
a better interior, with a good sized double aft berth. The Merlin is also
regarded as being generally faster than the Konsort. Merlins were built with
fin or bilge keels, our is a fin keel.
About 170 were built during the production run, and like all Westerlys the
hulls were moulded to Lloyds standards, and each hull issued with a Lloyds
Hull Construction certificate. At different times different interior finishes were
used, some having light ash veneers on the interior bulkheads. Some were
built with vinyl headlinings, other had wood veneer on the headlinings (like
ours).
Bills of Sale evidencing 5 years clear title
Evidence of UK VAT status
Builders Certificate

Owners Comments
Spellbound is currently on her new mooring in Portsmouth Harbour, she was put back into the water just before Easter.
She is freshly antifouled and her deck has been painted as well.
The engine service was carried out in April 2024.
The sails were professionally cleaned and repaired in March 2023 and are in a great condition.
She is ready for sailing!

NO TIME WASTERS AND NO BROKERS, PLEASE.

Please, contact us via email if you need more details.

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