McGruer Lorne Class 28 for sale in Highland United Kingdom

Designed by James McGruer, the first Lorne Class was launched in 1961 and over the following 16 years, a total of eight examples were built.  Designed as a family cruiser, with a good turn of speed for racing, the Lorne Class is a good-looking but robust little yacht.  At least two Lorne Class yachts have crossed the Bay of Biscay, one reaching British Columbia.

Number three of the class, ELFIN OF LORNE has been lovingly maintained over the years and continually in commission.  The layout of each Lorne Class was bespoke to the commissioning owner's requirements.  Offering three adult berths and a child's pipecot, ELFIN OF LORNE is equipped to a high standard throughout, having been the subject of much upgrading in recent years.   Her inventory highlights include:

• Varnish Mahogany topsides
• Beta Marine 16hp marine diesel engine (2015) with just 400 hours running
• Simrad TP10 tiller pilot (2013)
• Raymarine ST60+ Tri-data instrument
• Garmin EchoMap Plus 45CV (2020)
• Icom IC-M411 DSC VHF (2021)
• Wallas Safeflame 85DU diesel 2 ring hob 
• Wallas 86D diesel oven
• Baby Blakes manual marine toilet
• Selden Furlex 200S roller reefing system
• Owen Sails mainsail, fitted 2012
• Owen Sails roller reefing genoa, fitted 2020
• Wilmex bronze, two-speed, self-tailing primary winches, fitted new 2021
• Yard launching/recovery trailer

Lying afloat on her mooring near Shieldaig in the Western Highlands of Scotland the McGruer Lorne Class, ELFIN of LORNE is available for viewing by prior appointment.

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Carvel planked
Mahogany planking above and below waterline
Splined planks above waterline with caulked seams beneath
Oak frames and timbers
Hull finished above waterline in traditional gloss varnish

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Mahogany coachroof and cockpit
Mahogany forehatch and hatch surround
Self-draining cockpit
Plywood decks and coachroof top sheathed with GRP
Ivory non-slip paint finish to decks and coachroof top
Opening coachroof portlights stripped and fitted with new seals winter 2018/19

Keel & Rudder:
Iron ballast keel
Majority of keel bolts replaced 2001
Transom hung, full-depth rudder
Mahogany rudder construction

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine 16 marine diesel engine (2015)
16hp @ 3,600rpm
2 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Mechanical Technodrive TMC40 reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced August 2024
Gearbox oil changed September 2022
Recorded engine running hours 400hrs @ August 2024
Cruising speed 5kts @ 2,250rpm

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
Traditional stuffing type sterngland
3 blade, bronze fixed propellor (2014)
Mahogany tiller, fitted new for 2024 season

Autopilot:
Simrad TP10 tiller pilot (2013)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, lead acid
Domestic Battery – 2x 12VDC, lead acid

Battery Monitor:
Voltmeter on switch panel

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator
12VDC, 40amp

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Manually pumped cold water tap at galley sink
Cold water tap at heads sink
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump – Manual and Automatic switching

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Vetus plastic tank
Approximate capacity 35ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank
Approximate capacity 35ltrs

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Magnetic Compass – Sestrel demountable compass

At Chart Table:
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60+ TriData, visible from cockpit
Plotter – Garmin EchoMap Plus 45CV (2020)

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Icom IC-M411 DSC VHF (2021)
Navtex – Furuno NX-300

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Galley Stove – Wallas Safeflame 85DU diesel fired two ring hob with blower hood heating unit
Galley Oven – Wallas 86D diesel fired oven
Stainless steel sink
Manually pumped fresh water tap

Heads:
Toilet – Baby Blake manual marine toilet. Stripped and refurbished winter 2020/21
Stainless steel sink
Fresh water tap

Heating & Ventilation:
Wallas diesel stove fitted with blower hood to circulate warm air
2x dorade ventilators on coachroof
Mushroom vent on aft deck

Lighting:
Bulkhead-mounted cabin lighting
All light fittings with LED bulbs

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Forepeak with single child's pipe cot berth and heads
Saloon with 2 settee berths
Galley
Nav Station
Quarter berth

Accommodation Finish:
Mahogany joinery work throughout the interior, finished in a gloss varnish
Off-white painted main bulkhead with varnished Mahogany trims
Off-white painted deckhead, forepeak repainted winter 2021/22
Varnish Mahogany aft bulkhead
Hull planking and timbers visible throughout, finished in varnish and painted grey in bilges
Mahogany soleboards

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forepeak:
Anchor chain stowage forward
General stowage bin immediately aft of chain stowage
Removable pipecot to port side
Blakes manual marine toilet aft to starboard
Stainless steel sink within mahogany unit mounted on bulkhead aft and outboard of toilet with fresh water tap
Demountable ladder mounted centrally forward to provide access via forward hatch

Saloon:
Removable saloon table mounted centrally
Double drop leaf table with storage drawer at aft end of saloon table
Bench settees to port and starboard, both converting to single berths
Lockers outboard of settee backs to port and starboard
Storage shelf above settee back to port forward with bookshelf aft
Drinks locker and storage lockers above settee back to starboard
Open access to storage space beneath settee bases

Galley:
To the starboard side of companionway
Built-in Wallas diesel galley hob and oven forward
Stainless steel sink aft
Storage shelf outboard of hob unit
Storage locker space beneath sink and oven
Bulkhead mounted mug rack

Nav Station and Quarter Berth:
Small counter top forward of companionway to port
Switch panel, VHF, Plotter, Navtex Tri-data display and engine dash panel mounted above countertop
Storage drawer and locker beneath countertop
Quarter berth extending aft on port side
Storage locker space beneath quarter berth

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Deck stepped, masthead Bermudan sloop rig
Spruce mast and spars 
Spare original Lorne Class boom with on-boom roller reefing system
Stainless steel standing rigging – Replaced on rolling programme
Selden Furlex 200S roller reefing system on forestay
Demountable inner forestay with hyfield lever tensioner
Block and tackle kicker
Spruce spinnaker pole
Dyneema mainsail halyard 2018
Jibsheets replaced with new 2020

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Wilmex bronze, two-speed, self-tailing winches, fitted new with mounting plinths 2021
Mast Mounted Winches – 2x Bronze single speed.

Sails:
Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing with two reefs. Owen Sails (2012)
Genoa – White Dacron, roller reefing. Owen Sails (2020)
Storm Jib – White Dacron, hank-on, to fit on inner forestay

Canvas Work:
Mainsail cover
Sprayhood
Cockpit Cover

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 28lb CQR plough anchor with 55m, 8mm galvanised chain rode
Kedge Anchor – Fisherman’s type anchor on 50m warp rode
Anchor Windlass – Simpson Lawrence Hy-speed 510, double action, manual windlass
Traditional wooden boat hook

General:
Double bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit rail
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting double stainless steel guardwires, top wire plastic coated
Stainless steel pushpit rail
Anchor windlass mounted on foredeck
Single mooring cleat mounted centrally on foredeck
Liferaft mounted in cradle forward of coachroof
Forward deck hatch in coachroof top, forward of mast step
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof top, outboard to port and starboard
Dorade type deck ventilators to port and starboard, forward of sprayhood
Mahogany cockpit coamings
Primary winches mounted outboard of coamings
Bench seating to port and starboard sides of cockpit
Cockpit locker beneath starboard side seating
Short section of deck extending aft of cockpit to transom, space beneath accessible from opening hatch in aft end of cockpit footwell
Watertight opening deck hatch in cockpit sole to access gearbox and sterngear.
Yard launching/recovery trailer

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead Tri-colour and anchor light
Port and starboard navigation lights on pulpit

Life saving:
Liferaft – Ocean Safety Ocean Standard 4 person raft with ORC pack. Last serviced November 2023
2x Jon-Buoy inflatable horseshoe and danbuoy units
1x Fire Extinguisher

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.