With her three owners totaling some 203 years and the boom seeming to get lower each season, they have decided that it is time to move their beloved Ed Dubois designed 1/4 Ton Starflash Yacht 'FLASHHEART' into new hands.
This Dubois 1/4 Ton Starflash Yacht benefits from a professional full refurbishment of Deck, Keel (Mills design ), Rudder and a new mast.
With her three owners totaling some 203 years and the boom seeming to get lower each season, they have decided that it is time to move their beloved Ed Dubois designed 1/4 Ton Starflash Yacht 'FLASHHEART' into new hands.
This Dubois 1/4 Ton Starflash Yacht benefits from a professional full refurbishment of Deck, Keel (Mills design ), Rudder and a new mast.
Sporting two sets of North carbon sails (last set 2019) the inventory on this Dubois 1/4 Ton Yacht also includes three spinnakers, a no 4 jib (never used), full harken deck gear, two carbon spinnaker poles, five lifejackets, a horseshoe and benefits from a single point lift.
'FLASHHEART' has always been dry-sailed, she looks great and handles beautifully.
Complete with a road trailer, outboard, and a spare Mast.
The Outboard engine was serviced in late March 2023.
This Dubois 1/4 Ton Starflash Yacht 'FLASHHEART' is currently laid up and fully wrapped/winterised lying ashore with us at Hamble Point Marina.
IRC Data:
TCC 0.890
Design : Starflash
Designer: Ed Dubois
Hull Date : 1979
Length: 7.78M
Beam: 2.75M
Draft: 1.73
Equipment
Centre point lift with round inspection hatches in the deck to put a strop through and tie another strop from the cranes hook back to the mainsheet traveler to ensure she lifts nice and level. The photo showing the keel bolts shows a shackle for this.
All the bunks have fitted cushions that are stored off the boat.
Battery stowage starboard side under bunk.
Most control lines are fed below to keep the deck clear.
All the sails are stored off the boaalong with running rigging, standing rigging and spreaders.
Sails:-
Old North , Main / medium jib / heavy jib / old north spinnaker / old ullman spinnaker & Ulman No.3 jib
Latest sails North Main / medium jib / Heavy jib / mast head spinnaker / low hoist spinnaker.
The hull is original with an Awlgrip paint job on topsides and bottom faired and Nautix A4 antifoul sprayed on and rubbed back to smooth finish.
Modifications:
Old deck removed
New deck made and fitted
Old interior removed and new interior added
All new Harken deck gear fitted
Old keel removed
New Mills keel fitted
Old rudder removed / new rudder and bearings fitted
New removable outboard bracket made and fitted
New Z spars mast
