Remarks :1979 Nicholson 303
Camper and Nicholsons Cruiser Racer based on a successful Ron Holland designed half tonner. This is an unfinished project due to ill health a lot of the hard work has been completed and needs a dedicated person to finish it off. A 2018 survey report is available on request .
The vessel is being sold as seen with offers over £6,000 considered. Remarks :1979 Nicholson 303
Camper and Nicholsons Cruiser Racer based on a successful Ron Holland designed half tonner. This is an unfinished project due to ill health a lot of the hard work has been completed and needs a dedicated person to finish it off. A 2018 survey report is available on request .
The vessel is being sold as seen with offers over £6,000 considered. Accommodation :The Nicholson 303 offers five berths in two cabins with a separate marine heads between the fore cabin and the main saloon.
The interior is trimmed in teak faced ply with a relatively recent set of interior upholstery to give a warm cosy cabin rather than her stripped out counterparts.
The galley is to port with a cool box and Tasmin twin hob with grill with fresh water and sink with new basin tap and a large chart table navigation area opposite to starboard.
Inventory :Deck Equipment: - 2 x Anchors, including one Bruce
- Chain/Warp
- Anchor windlass
- New Mainsail cover
- Boom awning
- 8 x Fenders
- 6 x Mooring warps
- Avon dinghy
Navigation Equipment: - Compass
- VHF Radio
- Handheld VHF
- Autopilot
- Navigation lights
- Masthead light
- Clock/Barometer
Safety Equipment: - 5 x Fire extinguishers
- Engine room fire extinguisher
- Fire blanket
- Gas Alarm
- Smoke alarm
- Deck light
- Horseshoe lifebuoy
- 2 x Bilge pumps (manual & electric)
- Radar reflector
- Life jackets
Keel:Deep long fin keel with tiller steering
Works recently completed: - New Fuel tank fitted
- New diesel lift pump fitted
- Header tank repositioned
- Gas supply and regulator fitted and certificated
- Keel has been dropped and re-bedded
- Switch panel rewired
- Windows removed and resealed
Additional equipment onboard:
- New basin tap
- New flow switch
- New bilge pump
- New Perspex for washboard with lock
- New Microwave
- Bosuns chair
- 2 x Dinghy pumps
- New saucepans, frying pan, kettle & cutlery
- Acrylic glasses
- Electric drill
- Bilge pump handle
- Buckets
- Petrol can
- Monocular
- Slide rule
- Binoculars
- 2 x Paddles
- Flagpole
- Shore power extension cable.
- Plastic pipe for freshwater connection.
History and Construction:This Nicholson 303 was built in 1979 to a design by Peter Nicholson. Red GRP hull. White superstructure and deck. Moulded and painted non-slip decks. Aft self-draining cockpit. Encapsulated long keel with keel hung rudder.
Mechanical :Mechanical systems:Two-cylinder Yanmar marine diesel with raw water-cooling system in good condition for its age. Two blade propeller driven via a shaft giving 7 knots under power. Regularly serviced.
Sails and Spars:Bermudian sloop rigged stainless steel standing rigging, Terylene running rigging, slab reefing, spinnaker pole.
Winches
2 x Sheet winches
2 x halyard winches
2 x Other winches
Sails
1 x Mainsail
1 x Genoa
1 x Spinnaker
Electrical Systems:
2 x 12-volt batteries charging from the engine alternator, shore power connection with 12-volt battery charger.
