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1971 Sparkman & Stephens SandS 30

location icon Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Year 1971
Length 30'1 ft / 9.17 m
Price
£14,500

Very pretty, fin and skeg, sloop rigged, classic cruising yacht.

Specifications

Year Built 1971
Category Sail
Length Overall 30'10 ft / 9.40 m
Beam 9 ft / 2.74 m
Max Draft 5 ft / 1.52 m
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Fin Keel
Construction

White painted GRP hull and topsides with red boot and style lines. Grey painted grp deck and cockpit with teak slatted cockpit seats and cockpit floor. Fin keel. Skeg hung rudder. Tiller steered. Secure and protected cockpit. Teak toerail.

Engine

Yanmar 2GM20, 20hp twin cylinder diesel engine, located in sound deadened box midships.
Shaft Drive to folding propellor
Reversing reduction gearbox
Single lever control
Electric start
Raw water cooled

Mast and rigging

Keel stepped, Masthead rig.
Gold anodised alloy mast and boom
In line spreaders with fore and aft lower shrouds
Removable baby stay
Furling genoa
Cascade kicker
Adjustable backstay
Stainless steel wire standing rigging
Polyester rope running rigging

Sails

Slab reefed main

Furling genoa

 

Canvas

Mainsail cover

Sprayhood with stainless steel frame

Electrics

Twin 12V battery system – 1 x engine start, 1 x domestic.
Alternator charge.
12v electrics running domestic & sailing systems.
12v Navigation lights

Nav Equipment

Helmsman’s Bulkhead Steering compass
NASA Clipper depth
Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF radio

Deck

Pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
Teak grabhandles on coachroof
Large cockpit
Anchor chain and warp
Mooring warps and fenders

Accomodation

From Forward –
V-berth forward
Heads to port and hand basin to starboard
Folding door to-
Saloon, Lockers to port and starboard
Large settee berths to port and starboard
Galley-
Neptune 2000 cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill.
Sink with manual cold water
Plenty of stowage in cupboards under and outboard
Nav Station to port –
Large Chart table with stowage under.
Pilot Berth aft of Nav station

FYS Comments

A nice, clean example of the pretty little Sparkman and Stephens 30. A great boat that is equally at home cruising the local rivers as she is on longer passages. The typical S and S lines, masthead rig and fin and skeg make a comfortable and quick cruising boat.  

Disclaimer

In this instance Fox’s Yacht Sales are acting as brokers for the vendor.  The vendor has provided the information and whilst we endeavour to ensure the accuracy, the details are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed.  Any prospective purchaser is advised to check the boat specification thoroughly and to employ at their expense a qualified marine surveyor and/or engineer to check the specification and condition of this craft and its equipment.