Soon after her launch Yachting Monthly commented on her well proportioned deckhouse and ease of handling. It could be said that a motor sailer from any era can appear a tad too wholesome and unlikely to seduce; however, MARGARETTA is a clever blend and succeeds both with good looks and balance of rig.
Soon after her launch Yachting Monthly commented on her well proportioned deckhouse and ease of handling. It could be said that a motor sailer from any era can appear a tad too wholesome and unlikely to seduce; however, MARGARETTA is a clever blend and succeeds both with good looks and balance of rig. Built at Newman & Son in Poole in 1937 she has enjoyed the life – her current owners of more than 20 years have spoilt her while cruising their spectacular home waters near Vancouver and we dare you to visit her !
MARGARETTA II is a robust and uncomplicated boat, ready to head out anywhere and very easy for 2 people to handle both under sail and power.
Brokers Comments
Soon after her launch Yachting Monthly commented on her well proportioned deckhouse and ease of handling. It could be said that a motor sailer from any era can appear a tad too wholesome and unlikely to seduce; however, MARGARETTA is a clever blend and succeeds both with good looks and balance of rig. Built at Newman & Son in Poole in 1937 she has enjoyed the life – her current owners of more than 20 years have spoilt her while cruising their spectacular home waters near Vancouver and we dare you to visit her !
MARGARETTA II is a robust and uncomplicated boat, ready to head out anywhere and very easy for 2 people to handle both under sail and power.
Construction
- Pitch pine on oak frames
- Decks are 3 layers of ½ inch marine ply glued and screwed with epoxy cloth overlay
- Cedar log bulwarks with Honduras mahogany caps
- Cabins are all teak
- Cabin sides 2 ½ inch plank 16 inch high and 20 ft long from for’ard the main mast to aft
- Cabin soles all teak planking
Accommodation
- Accommodation is for 5 in 3 cabins; from aft
- Lazarettte accessed by hatch cover deck skirting the after cabin
- Access to the cockpit and deckhouse over high coamings either side
- Central cockpit fore end sheltered by neatly proportioned deck house
- Main companionway leads down to the main cabin with galley immediately to port
- Chart table opposite to stbd
- Doorway aft to lobby space; enough to remove wet oilskins for hanging by engine room
- Engine room amidships below the cockpit
Another door accesses the aft cabin
- Single berth to starboard with some stowage
- Head with WC and shower / basin to port
- Dickinson Diesel oil heating stove uses 1 gallon per day
Coming forward again through the two doorways Galley to port
- Sigmar Sig-250 Diesel oil burning cooking range uses 1 gallon per day
- Norcold refrigerator with stowage outboard
Saloon Forward
- Settee berth to port with sea berth outboard above
- Settee berth and sea berth similarly arranged opposite
- Table
- Another doorway leads to the fore cabin
- Double berth to port with generous stowage beneath
- More stowage and seating to starboard
- This cabin is also accessible from the fore hatch, abaft the fore deck winch
- Beyond lies the fore peak - open for stowing sails
Rig, Spars and Sails
- Motorsailer. Ketch rig
- Spruce box masts
- Stainless steel with Norseman terminals
- Main 500 sq ft new in 2007
- Mizzen circa 2003
- Yankee 500 sq ft 1998
- Staysail 1991
- Schaeffer furling
Deck Equipment and Ground Tackle
- CQR 60 lb anchor
- Smith Bros commercial winch with 90 ft half inch BBB chain
- 40 fathoms ¾ inch 3 strand all new
- 100 lb Luke style storm anchor on deck
- Lewmar Bronze self tailing winches
Mechanical and Electrical
- Perkins 6-354 Engine 1993; 1200 hrs, 8 knots at 1.5 gal per hour
- Twin disc transmission 1993
- 6 x Trojan 105 6 V deep cycle house bank 2006
- 2 x 12 V for engine start bank
- 120 A alternator with 3 stage regulator with high output at low rpm
- 20 A 3 stage charging
- 120 Gallon / 545 litre fuel tank; space in engine room for additional tank shaped to hull
- 150 / 682 litre gallon fresh water
Navigation Equipment
- Furuno 17 mile radar
- Standard horizon depth sounder
- Lowrance depth sounder
- Standard horizon GPS
- Standard horizon VHF new 2009
Safety
- 2 x liferings
- Heaving line
- Man overboard pole
- Flares
Other Equipment
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