Classic Buchanan Saxon Class Sloop for sale in Devon United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this Buchanan Saxon Class Sloop

The Saxon Class was designed by Alan Buchanan as a development of his very successful Vashti as a smaller more manageable yacht but with many of the same attributes.

This boat was built by RJ Priors and Son of Burnham in 1962 to Lloyds 100A1 and was kept in class until quite recently.

The dimensions and volume of the Saxon make her an ideal size for many owners, easily single handed, but with 5 berths and space for a good size crew when racing, she is large enough to take some nasty weather if required without being unmanageable. The current owner has carried out some significant repairs including rebuilding the aft deck and transom. She is now looking smart and ready to be commissioned by a new owner in the spring.

She comes with a very smart fitted all over cover, keeping the winter weather away from the bright work and allowing the hull to breathe.

A very attractive boat with lovely sailing qualities, nicely presented and ready for the coming season.

Length on Deck 34’6″

Length Waterline 26′

Beam 9’6″

Draft 6′

Thames Tonnage 10TM

Construction

Hull

Carvel planked in mahogany all copper fastened to Canadian Rock Elm steamed timbers. Oak back bone.

External iron ballast keel of 3.2 ton with iron keel bolts, last drawn in 1998.

Galvanise strap floors across the centreline.

Transom completely rebuilt in 2022.

Decks and Cockpit

Sheathed plywood deck with varnished teak toe rail and capping rail. New non-slip paint 2024.

Aft deck replaced in 2022.

Stainless steel push pit, pulpit and guard wires. Heavy knees and an extra beamshelf clamp in way of the rigging for strength.

Long self draining cockpit with deep varnished teak coamings and a bridge deck. Port side cockpit locker with scrubbed teak lid. Tiller steering. Varnished teak hatch under the tiller into lazarette.

Superstructure

Varnished teak coachroof coamings with a sheathed plywood coachroof deck. Chrome framed windows.

Varnished teak forehatch, hand rails and main companion hatch.

Forward section of coachroof rebuilt Autumn 2024, new deck beams and coachroof deck. All new non-slip paint 2024.

Rig

Masthead bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped varnished spruce mast with single spreaders.

Varnished spruce roller reefing boom. Double tailed mainsheet to aft of cockpit.

Stainless steel standing rigging all new between 2001 and 2005.

Furlex 200S roller furling headsail system.

Sails

Mainsail, genoa, spinnaker, trysail and storm jib all in good condition.

Winches

Pair of mast halyard winches, pair of control line winches on coahcroof and pair of Lewmar 40 self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Machinery

Engine

Perkins Perama M30 30hp 3 cylinder diesel installed new in 1997. Fesh water cooled.

New starter motor 2023.

Single lever controls to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller. 6 knots cruising speed.

Tanks

10 gallon stainless fuel tank aft.

25 gallon galvanised water tank under cabin sole.

Batteries and Electrics

2 x 12 volt batteries, both new in 2019 for domestics and engine starting.

Charged from engine alternator or with Victron Blue Power 30amp charger and installed shore power system.

Accommodation

Berths and Headroom

5 berths including quarter berth, 2 saloon settee berths and 2 singles forward.

Saloon headroom of 186cm.

General Description

Steps down over the engine box with quarter berth and outboard facing chart desk to starboard. Galley to port.

Chart desk has storage below and Raymarine chartplotter under the deckhead.

Half height bulkheads with vertical grab rails separate off the main saloon with scrubbed teak sole boards.

Centreline expanding saloon table in varnished mahogany with a settee berth either side. Storage lockers behind the seat backs and a shelf either side under the deck head.

Starboard side passageway going forward with heads compartment to port.

Heads compartment to port.

Forepeak in varnished mahogany joinery with twin V-berths. Anchor locker beyond in the bows.

Galley

Nelson 2 burner gimballed gas cooker with oven and grill, new 2018. Single stainless sink with manually pumped fresh water. Ample storage space aft and outboard of the galley.

Heads

Heads has a manually pumped Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard. Porcelain hand basin folds out of a locker with manually pumped fresh water.

Baby Blake stripped and rebuilt 2021.

Equipment

Sestrel steering compass

Raymarine i50 log and depth

Raymarine i60 wind speed and direction

ICOM IC-M506 DSC VHF with AIS

Raymarine eS97 9″ chartplotter

Autohelm ST4000 autopilot

LED navigation lights

Clock and barometer

2 x fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

Cockpit harness points

2 x horse shoe lifebuoys with lights

1 x manual and 1 x auto electric bilge pump

Simpson Lawrence manual anchor windlass

Delta anchor with chain

Danforth kedge anchor

Mooring lines

Fenders

All over winter cover (2017)

Boom tent

Mainsail cover

Spinnaker pole

Swim ladder

Mainsail

Genoa

Spinnaker

Trysail

Storm jib

Bunk and berth cushions

Nelson Tecma 2 burner gas cooker with oven and grill

Cabin oil lamp

Baby Blake sea toilet