Description

30ft Bermudian Cutter, a substantial vessel. A robust Pitch pine carvel planked hull. Accommodation for 2 plus 2 and a dog! Standing headroom in the saloon.
Bright and airy cabin. Re-engined in 2008.
To be Sold afloat, in commission, refitted and serviced "Ready to Go"
Mid May 2024. Insurance survey March 2024.
TRY AGAIN is an ex working Channel Island Pilot Cutter, originally constructed circa 1870, in her lifetime has been completely rebuilt two/three times in her long history. MCA registration 1907. Newspaper articles of her major rebuild in 1953.
Her rig was re-designed from a Gaff Cutter to a Bermudan Cutter by Mssrs Camper and Nicholson. Her accommodation was refashioned with the edition of a raised dog house coach roof aft - giving good standing headroom below at the nav station and the galley.
She suffered a freak accidental fire 2007, which resulted in having to be re-engine, re wired, etc. The vessel herself got away relatively unscathed. ( smoke damaged cabin.
She has spent many years being cruised around the East Coast, with her long term owners and their respective families.
She has been continually loved, maintained and sailed. Found to be in good order, Out of the water for the Winter, May 2024 she has been refitted, mast re-stepped and relaunched, rigged, sail bent on and Ready to Go.
she is kept afloat on a swinging mooring nr Woodbridge.
Summer months she is kept afloat on a swinging mooring.

Specifications

Accommodation

Step into the accommodation over the engine box Saloon has a comfortable standing headroom of 5ft 10ins. good sitting headroom in the fore-cabin.
2 x single berths with trotter boxes in the saloon in the fore cabin there are again two single berths with trotter boxes. above there is a small roll out pipe cot for child/ extra storage of gear. Upholstered berth cushioning.
Small wood burner in the saloon.
Taylors paraffin stove double burner and oven
Cold water manual pump to galley sink.
Crockery/ cutlery and utensils.
Jabsco sea toilet. Privacy curtaining.

Saloon

Fore Cabin

Heads

Galley

Construction

Carvel planked hull of Pitch Pine on sawn Oak frames. An Elm keel Transom of Iroko Transom hung rudder of Iroko with Oak cheeks ( Bronze hangings etc.
Long keel external lead ballast keel, Bronze keel bolts.
Internal lead trimming ballast, all shaped to bear their weight on her frames and the keelson rather than the planking.
Raised dog house to her coach-roof.

Rebuild 1954 Jersey

Ashore 2012

Equipment

Mooring warps and fenders
Manual windlass - used for rope and heavy duty chain.
Main anchor 35lbs CQR with 3/8ths chain Kedge anchor CQR 35kgs
Dodgers, 2 x cockpit covers 1 x fitted, 1 x simple overall.
Winter cover: 2 pieces can be fitted on her whether ashore or afloat....
Boat hook/Deck broom / bucket etc.
Pair of Beaching legs ( hull strengthened where they're fixed to the hull with bronze bolts,) Legs can be stowed onboard......

Navigation Equipment

Wooden tiller
Navigation lights, steaming lights
Deck lights hung from spreaders.
An anchor oil lamp.
Compass
VHF radio - DSC Icom & VHF aerial
Simrad tiller pilot TP22 interfaced to the GPS
GPS - Garmin 120 links to autopilot, radio and a laptop
Radar reflector
Brass Barometer

Engine(s)

In 2008, the vessel had a brand new Nanni 3 cylinder 29HP diesel engine with reduction gearbox and 100amp alternator, professionally installed.
Heat exchanger cooling system
The installation also included all new pipework, exhaust & fuel systems, new filters, seacock controls,
A new Aquadrive flexible, 16" x 12" bronze propeller with rope cutter. New shaft.
2 x stern greasers.
Single lever control in the cockpit and engine gauges visible from the helm .

Engine box

Sails & Spars

Bermudan cutter rig, a hollow keel stepped Spruce mast.
Varnished wooden boom, fixed bowsprit and bumpkin. .
She was a Gaff Cutter in her early days. In 1953 during her last rebuild her rig was re designed by Camper and Nicholson to her present Bermudan Cutter.
White main sail with a brown sail cover, slab and boom reefing.
Brown Stay sail with Wyckham Martin furling gear.
Jibs No:1 & No: 2 reef on a Plastimo reefing foil
Nylon Ghoster - which will set from the end of her bowsprit to the masthead.
Standing rigging is in the main Galvanised wire: spliced, served and kept oiled.
2 x bronze under lever winches 3 x Halyard winches
wooden booming out pole

2019

Foredeck

Re dressing the mast

Mast partners.

Electrics

Two Heavy duty engine battery and a Leisure battery, with isolator switch.
In 2008 "Try Again" was professionally rewired below decks.
A personalised switchboard and main circuit breaker.
50watt rigid, Solar panel with changeover switch for each battery sited on coach roof.

Safety Equipment

Electric Automatic bilge pump with float switch,
1 x Double diaphragm Whale pump.
An original lead deck pump with wrought iron pump handle (not seen) .
Emergency Tiller
Galvanised pulpit, stanchions, guard wires
Stainless steel life lines.
Teak boarding ladder
Flares (expiry unchecked)
3 x dry powder, fire extinguishers.

Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specification but descriptions are given in good faith. All vessels sold without warranty or condition to fitness either expressed or implied by status or otherwise. We are relying on information supplied to us by a third party. M.J. Lewis advises that a qualified independent surveyor carries out a full out of water survey.

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