Classic Philips 50 Motor Yacht for sale in Devon United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this Philips 50 Motor Yacht

The Philips 50 was designed and built by Philips & Son of Dartmouth in 1967 and was one of several similar motor yachts built to the same design. Philips & Sons at the time were a very famous yard and had an excellent reputation in the yachting industry for building quality yachts of all designs and sizes.

The design offers a lot of deck space, a large saloon and three separate sleeping cabins, all in just over 48′. Powered by a pair of reliable Perkins 6cyl diesels which have been well maintained, she is capable of good cruising speed with very acceptable fuel consumption.

She has a large and clear aft deck surrounded by elegant rails with a teak capping rail. This aft deck is a superb space for entertaining and relaxing and is a special feature of this boat compared to some of her sisters.

The current owner bought the boat in 2018 and has had her maintained by the yard of Stirling & Son in Plymouth who have a lot of experience with this type of vessel. They have undertaken some intensive maintenance including re-caulking the deck and hull repairs where necessary.

An elegant and turn key motor yacht offering lots of comfortable volume and space for her length.

Length on Deck 48’3″

Beam 14’7″

Draft 4’6″

Displacement 14 tons

Recent Refit Work

2020

Draw selection of centreline bolts for inspection

Pt aft planking repairs

Transom repairs

Deck beam repair

Empty and steam clean fuel tanks

Remove all ballast, clean and repaint bilges

2021

Interior woodwork

2022

Re-caulk deck

2023

Freshwater pump replaced

New davits

Construction

Hull

Planked 1.5” mahogany of excellent quality.

All copper rivet fastened to steam bent American Elm timbers of 2” x 1.5” at 8” centres. These timbers stretch from gunnel to gunnel across the centreline with solid Iroko floors at 2′ centres adding extra strength.

Iroko stem and centreline construction. No external ballast keel, 0.5 ton of internal ballast.

Underwater hull was sheathed with Cascover from new to the water line.

Decks and Cockpit

Solid yacht laid teak deck fastened with bronze screws to laminated deck beams. Deck re-caulked in 2022.

Raised aft deck with a varnished teak raised plank giving more headroom in the aft cabin.

The main deck has a varnished teak bulwark and capping rail all round mounted on teak stanchions.

Guard rails right around the boat are the original galvanised steel stanchions with a varnished teak capping rail.

Twin varnished teak forehatches and a pair of varnished teak deck boxes.

Original chrome bronze fairleads and deck cleats.

Superstructure

Superstructure all of varnished teak with aluminium framed windows.

Sheathed plywood coachroof deck and wheelhouse roof.

Rig

Mizzen mast stepped at the aft end of the wheelhouse. This mast can set a steadying mizzen sail. It also carries lights and aerials.

Machinery

Engines

Twin Perkins 6.354 6cyl marine diesels generating 115hp each.

Starboard engine fitted with new heat exchanger.

Borg Warner Velvet Drive gearboxes with single lever controls

Stainless shafts to fixed 3 blade bronze propellers.

8 knots cruising speed.

Twin rudders of cast bronze with mechanical steering gear via rods with universal joints.

Tanks

900 gallons (4050 litres) of diesel in 2 x steel fuel tanks under the saloon cabin sole. Both tanks emptied and steam cleaned in 2020.

1000 litres of water in galvanised tanks

Batteries and Electrics

4 x 180ah batteries charged from the engine alternators. Batteries new in 2023.

Shore power system with Victron Centaur 24 volt 30 amp charger.

24 volt systems with engine alternator charging plus a 240v charger to be used either with shore power or generator. Installed shore power system.

Dynamica 6.5kva generator, fitted in 2016 with low running hours.

Accommodation

The interior of the yacht has many original features including light fittings and door furniture which gives the accommodation a pleasant feel.

Berths

6 berths in 3 sleeping cabins.

General Description

Sliding teak doors into the wheelhouse either side. Helm position on the port side with excellent visibility.

Starboard side steps down from the wheelhouse into the main saloon with a large table set to port which has comfortable seating for 6. There is a decorative electric cabin heater in the forward corner and side surfaces for storage.

Steps to starboard go forward into the galley at a lower level than the saloon.

To starboard of the galley is a heads compartment.

Forward again into the Fore cabin with two single berths, drawers and a dressing table.

Beyond this is the forecastle, accessed via a hatch in the deck, which originally had a single berth for the paid hand but now is used for storage of larger deck items.

Aft accommodation:

Centreline steps lead aft from the wheelhouse.

On the starboard side is a heads compartment.

Port side is a twin guest cabin with hanging lockers and drawers.

The owners cabin aft is the full breadth of the yacht with a large single berth either side and a chest of drawers fitted across the stern between the berths. This is a very comfortable cabin with good light and ventilation.

Galley

Decent size galley with a Smev electric oven and Smev triple gas hob working off 240 volts. Under counter Dometic fridge and large store cupboards offer plenty of space. Single stainless sink with pressurised hot and cold water.

Heads

Forward heads has an electric Jabsco sea toilet.

Aft heads with a Jabsco electric heads, half size bath with a shower over and hand basin. Pressurised hot and cold running water.

Equipment

Steering compass

Dataline log, sounder and wind indicator

ICOM IC-M505 VHF

Simrad VHF

PA/loud hailer

Forward looking echo pilot

ONWA KAP-866 auto pilot

ONWA KP-39A chart plotter

Frances 24 volt electric windlass

45 fathoms of 10mm chain

Patent anchor

45lb CQR anchor

Fenders

Numerous mooring warps

Liferaft – needs service

2 x life rings

Whale manual bilge pump

2 x auto electric bilge pumps

Fire extinguishers

Gas alarm

2 gas bottles

Side boarding steps and davit

Boat hook

Shore power cable

2 sails for mizzen

Bunk and berth cushions

Smev 3 burner gas hob

Smev gas oven with grill

Dometic fridge

Toshiba Television

Sony stereo

Galley equipment

2 x Jabsco electric sea toilets

Engine room tools

Original paper plans