Classic McGruer Bermudan Ketch for sale in Cornwall United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this McGruer Bermudan Ketch

Designed by Ewing McGruer and built by McGruers of Clynder on the Clyde, Scotland in 1929.

This yacht was built for a Dr Carslaw, a founding member of the Clyde Cruising Club and launched as Rowan 11 in 1929. Dr Carslaw had 2 boats built by McGruers and wrote about his sailing exploits around the West Coast of Scotland with his 4 yachts in a lovely little book – Leaves from Rowan’s Log.

Rowan IV, Carslaws last boat, shares a recognisable feature with Rowan II, the dog-house, which is not typical of McGruer’s work and must have been a special request from Dr Carslaw on both yachts. One can understand that the dog-house on both boats must have been a great advantage sailing in the Scottish climate.

Sold by Wooden Ships to the last 3 owners, we have seen her undergo various refits and repairs which have all helped bring her up to the standard she is today.

A detailed survey was carried out in 2019 and substantial structural repairs done by an experienced yard following this survey. Work included new keel bolts, lots of re-fastening and a replacement engine.

The current owner continued this work with a virtually new interior, new rigging

At 11 TM (Thames Tonnes) this is a spacious and very sweet yacht with a fine bow and an elegant elliptical counter stern. The work done recently has been a huge benefit to her longevity and she is now in fine order and ready for her next custodian.

Length on deck 38’

Lwl 28’

Beam 9’6”

Draft 5’8”

Thames Tonnage 11TM

Construction

Hull

Planked in 1.25″ Pitch Pine fastened with bronze screws to 3″ x 3″ sawn oak frames. 2 steamed intermediate timbers copper rivet fastened.

Hood end and garboard screws all replaced in 2020 with bronze screws.

External iron ballast keel of 4 tons with galvanised steel bolts. All keel bolts new in 2020.

Galvanise steel strap floors bolted through the sawn frames.

Hull has been stripped to bare wood below the waterline, several isolated plank repairs done as necessary and several cracked frames replaced.

Decks and Cockpit

Straight laid T&G pine deck sheathed in epoxy glass cloth, all new sheathing in 2020.

Wheel steering with a bronze rack and pinion type steering system.

Superstructure

Varnished teak doghouse and cockpit coamings. Deep and spacious self draining cockpit with a sliding door into the dog house. Doghouse roof newly sheathed in epoxy glass cloth in 2020.

Teak skylight on the foredeck over the saloon. Teak forehatch.

Rig

Masthead bermudan ketch rig on keel stepped varnished wooden masts.

Slab reefing main boom, roller reefing mizzen boom.

Stainless steel standing rigging, new in 2023, to stainless steel chain plates that were new in 2023.

Hanked on headsails on the forestay with split standing back stay.

All running rigging new in 2024.

Sails

Sails all new in 2024 and unused.

Mainsail

Mizzen

Staysail

Genoa

Winches

Harken self tailing main mast winch

Pair of Anderson self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Machinery

Engine

Volvo Penta D1-30 3cyl 30hp diesel installed in 2020. This was a second hand reconditioned engine.

Twin lever controls to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller

Tanks

90 litre copper fuel tank under the side deck in the cockpit. Tank altered in 2020 to include inspection hatch and correct breather system.

100 litre plastic water tank under the cockpit sole.

35 litre holding tank for the heads.

Batteries and Electrics

5 x 12 volt batteries for domestic use and engine start, all new in 2023.

Alternator charging plus 300W Renogy solar panels.

Victron battery management monitor.

3000W Renogy inverter.

Accommodation

Berths and Headroom

6’1” headroom

7 single berths including settee berth in the doghouse, 2 saloon settee berths with accompanying pullman berths and a double V-berth in the fore cabin.

All new upholstery 2023.

General Description

Sliding door into the doghouse from the cockpit. Centreline varnished mahogany table folds up against the aft bulkhead. Settee berth on the starboard side. Engine under the sole. 12 volt fridge on port side.

Centreline steps into the main cabin with galley to port and heads compartment to starboard.

T&G keyhole bulkhead with vertical grab rails into the main saloon. Single settee berth either side, each with a Pullman berth where the back lifts up to create a single berth above.

Port side passage into the forecabin with a double V-berth.

Good storage space around the boat.

Galley

Force 10 electric cooker with 3 induction rings and oven. Run off the inverter.

Single stainless sink with hot and cold pressurised water.

12 volt fridge in the doghouse.

Storage lockers, shelves and racks around the galley.

Galley fully equipped for cruising.

Heads

Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges either overboard or into a waste tank.

Equipment

Sestrel steering compass

Raymarine Axiom plotter

Cobra DSC VHF

Clipper wind indicator

3 x fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

Offshore flare pack

Fog horn

6 x lifejackets, as new condition

4 person Seago liferaft – serviced until 2026

45lb CQR anchor

100m galvanised anchor chain

15lb kedge anchor

Victron MPPT 100/20 solar smart charge regulator

4 x 12 volt domestic batteries

1 x 12 volt engine start battery

Victron battery monitor

Renogy solar panels – 300W

Renogy 3000 watt inverter

30 litre colorifier hot water tank

Shore power cable

Skylight cover

Forehatch cover

Ensign and staff

2 x boat hooks

Avon Redstart inflatable dinghy

2024 Torqeedo 603 Travel electric outboard, as new condition

Mainsail

Mizzen

Staysail

Jib