Extremely good example of the ever popular Nicholson 31. She has benefitted from good owners over the years and she has been regularly upgraded including a full recondition of the engine in 2011, new mast & rigging in 2018, replacement Roller furler in 2018 and a new Crusader main and genoa in 2014.
Down below she is clean and bright offering berths for 5 over the forepeak and saloon. Good sized galley with Flavel oven.
Extremely good example of the ever popular Nicholson 31. She has benefitted from good owners over the years and she has been regularly upgraded including a full recondition of the engine in 2011, new mast & rigging in 2018, replacement Roller furler in 2018 and a new Crusader main and genoa in 2014.
Down below she is clean and bright offering berths for 5 over the forepeak and saloon. Good sized galley with Flavel oven. Comprehensive navigation package including colour chartplotter, autopilot, wind speed/direction, speed and depth and a DSC VHF.
Mechanical
Vessel is powered by a reliable and economical Yanmar 2QM20 inboard diesel engine. The engine was removed and reconditioned in 2011 and there is no reason why it wont provide many years of good service to come.
Engine has been regularly maintained and most recent service included new pre filter and fine filters, adjustment to the tappets, replacement oils in both engine and gearbox, new block anodes, new thermostat and new water pump impeller. A new morse control lever was installed in 2021.
Reduction gearbox driving a stainless steel shaft with bronze 3-bladed propeller. The propeller is protected by the keel and transom mounted rudder. Rope cutter.
Bank of 2x12V batteries of 110amph each. These were replaced in 2020 and provide engine start and domestic power. Batteries are recharged via the engine alternator or the onboard smart charger. Shore power including cable.
Rigging
Keel stepped aluminium mast by Z-Spars. The mast was replaced in 2018 along with all associated standing and running rigging. At the same time the existing Profurl C320 roller furling system was installed along with a carbon fibre spinnaker pole and the associated rigging.
Sail wardrobe includes a Crusader mainsail with 3-reefing points and a Crusader roller furling headsail with UV strip. Both sails are in good order and were purchased in 2014.
In addition there is a No 1 jib and a storm sail. Both are not currently used as they are fitted with hanks. However there is an inner forestay attached to the mast which could be utilised by fitting a deck attachment.
Current set up for the mainsail is a sail cover. However there is also a stackpack with lazy jack lines available should that be preferred.
During the present ownership, the shroud u-bolts have been replaced including new stainless steel backing plates to replace the corroded aluminium ones.
Lewmar 40ST genoa sheet mounted within easy reach of helm. Additional Lewmar 14ST halyard winch mounted on port coaming for headsail furling line. This was installed in 2021.
- New standing rigging 2018
- New mast 2018
- Reefing winch pad at mast replaced from 5mm to 15mm to eliminate riding turns
- Wires rigged to mast steps above spreaders to prevent fouling of main halyard
- Topping lift securely fastened using eyelets bolted to boom end
- Burgee halyard cleats riveted to mast
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Sail cover and Stack pack
Equipment
Well equipped boat with a comprehensive inventory. Included in the sale are:
- Plastimo bulkhead compass
- Autohelm Log/Speed/Depth
- Raymarine iSeries wind speed/direction
- Raymarine C120 colour chartplotter/GPS
- Icom IC-M411 DSC VHF
- Clipper Navtex
- Autohelm Autopilot
- Comar AIS Receiver
- Sea Feather Servo pendulum wind vane self steering
- HH VHF
- HH Compass x2
- Lewmar Pro-Series electric windlass
- Rocna main anchor with NEW 60M x 8mm chain and 20M x 25mm warp
- Fortress kedge anchor
- Gas detector
- Boarding ladder
- Horn
- Talemex dinghy - New 2021 - Unused
- Electric bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump
- 10 x Fenders including a Bow fender
- Navigation lights
- Boathooks
- Engine spares
- Sprayhood
- Sail cover
- Stack Pack
- TV Aerial and associated wiring. TV Not installed
- Clock & Barometer
- Crockery/Cutlery/Utensils
- Beaching legs
- Deck light
- Emergency Antenna
- 3 x Lifejackets - NEW 2021
- Fire blanket
- 2Kg Manual fire extinguisher
- 1Kg Automatic fire extinguisher
- Horseshoe buoy with light
- Inflatable horseshoe buoy with light
Accommodation
Well appointed accommodation with berths for 5 persons over the forepeak cabin and the saloon. The interior is bright and welcoming with recently varnished interior woodwork. The fabrics on the berth cushions and saloon are in a smart blue and are in very good condition. To port is the L-shaped galley featuring a gimballed Flavel Wayfarer oven with 2-burner hob and a grill. Well insulated top loading ice box for perishables. Stainless steel double sink with foot pumped cold fresh water.
Opposite the galley is the large forward facing chart table with 12V switch panel and navigation aids. Aft is the comfortable pilot berth. Saloon with offset dining table with drop leaves. Comfortable saloon seating/berths port and starboard with curved back rests and trotter boxes. Storage above and below on both sides.
Forward of the recently varnished saloon bulkhead is the heads compartment with sea toilet to port and moulded sink unit to starboard.
Large double in forepeak with infill cushion. Sliding privacy door.
12V LED Lighting throughout. Webasto cabin heating extends the season and keeps the boat dry.
- Webasto Cabin heating
- Flavel SS Gas oven
- LED Lighting
- Lots of storage
- All interior wood varnished using Goldspar satin
Construction
GRP constructed sailing yacht with full keel and transom and keel mounted rudder. Tiller steering. Hull below the waterline has been antifouled ready for the season and has been epoxied during a previous ownership. White topsides with smart blue boot top and cove line. Topsides are immaculate and recently cut back and polished. Teak toe rail with fairleads forward. Mid ship cleats mounted to deck.
Decks finished in smart treadmaster panels for safety when moving around the decks.
Deep self draining anchor locker in bow with lockable lid. Electric windlass with foot controls. Stainless steel bow and stern rails joined by stanchions and guardwires. Stainless steel "Granny bars" at the mast for protection.
Stainless steel stemhead fitting with double anchor roller. Stainless steel sampson post mounted on foredeck.
Large deep safe cockpit with GRP sole covered in a teak grate. Teak topped locker seating. Large storage locker at transom. Deep sail locker on port side. Cockpit table mount with removable table. The present owner has done some sterling work over the winter which the new purchaser will benefit from. These include:
- interior headlining and joinery removed where required to expose and inspect hull to deck and toerail fastenings
- 4M section of toerail replaced on stbd side and a 1.5M section replaced on port side using Iroko
- All hull to deck and toerail fastenings replaced using stainless steel bolts
- Bow fairleads removed, cleaned and reseated
- Mooring cleats removed, and reseated
- Stanchion bases removed and reseated where required
- Webbing jackstay attachment bolts removed and rebedded.
- Blakes seacocks serviced, greased and adjusting bolts checked/replaced
- Hull anodes and fixing bolts replaced
- Hull topsides machine polished 2022
- Under water areas antifouled prior to launch 2022
