Van De Stadt Trintella IIIA for sale in Walton on the Naze United Kingdom

1971 Van de Stadt designed Trintella IIIA, moulded by Tylers and fitted out by Offshore Yachts, Yanmar 56hp diesel fitted in 1999, in-mast furling mainsail, heating, hot water, wonderful offshore cruising boat!

MECHANICAL

Yanmar 4JH4 56hp inboard diesel engine fitted new in 1999 including shaft and propeller. Shaft drive to fixed propeller. Fresh water heat exchanger. Fuel consumption is abut 2.5 litres per hour at around 3000PRM / 6 knots. 90 gallon fuel capacity in 2 tanks, port and starboard.

ELECTRICAL

Alternator charging to 2 x 110 Amp/hr 12v domestic batteries and 1 x 90 Amp/hr 12v engine start battery. 2 x 36w solar panels mounted on cockpit roof.

NAVIGATION

Sestrel Moore compass, hand-held compass, Chartnav 340 chart plotter (x 2), Cetrek autopilot with compass sensor, pilot control and rudder feedback unit, Seanet 2000 battery, depth & temp, JRC 1000 radar, Target windspeed and direction, DSC VHF radio, Garmin 128 GPS, Philips GPS, Target Navtex, clock and barometer, navigation lights.

SAFETY

Rope cutter on propeller. 6 person liferaft, MOB safety line, lifebuoys, fire blankets, fire extinguishers, manual bilge pump, 2 auto electric bilge pumps.

DECK GEAR

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, sailcovers, cockpit dodgers, cockpit tent, boarding ladder on stern, stainless steel boarding ladder, stainless steel davits, boat hook, warps, fenders, solar vents, Lofrans manual anchor windlass, Fortress aluminium anchor, Fortress steel anchor, approx 60m 5/16 chain, Fishermans anchor, large amount of spare chain and warp, spinnaker pole, fold-away cockpit table.

SAILS

In-mast furling mainsail. Mizzen. Furling Genoa. Working jib, storm jib and spinnaker. Silver anodised masts and spars. Stainless steel standing rigging.

DOMESTIC

Eberspacher diesel hot air heating system. Sound system with speakers. TV point. Fly screens for all doors and windows.4 gimballed brass lamps, glass rack, book rack. Her galley has a gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, 12v/240v fridge, hot and cold water supply to sink. her separate heads compartment has a Jabsco electric flush marine toilet, wash basin and shower with hot and cold water supply.
ACCOMMODATION
Large double berth to aft cabin. 2 single berths in the forward cabin, her saloon seating can convert to a further double berth.

OWNERS COMMENTS

FEATURES
Yanmar 56hp diesel (1999)
Hydraulic wheel steering (1999)
Boat re-wired in 1999
Recent electric flush sea toilet
Recent DSC VHF radio
HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP
Sailed by her original owners from Ipswich to the Med and cruised over many years.
Her second owner was Italian, he sold her to the 3rd owner in 1985 who sailed her across the Atlantic
Returned to Germany and sold again in 1990
Purchased by present owners in 1998, with upgrades including new engine the following year
Used by her present owners for sailing on the East Coast and to France, Holland and Belgium