Litham 34 Ketch - SOLD

LOA:10.45m    34’ 3”     LWL:7.60m      24’ 11”
BEAM: 3.05m  10’ 0”      DRAFT: 1.70m    5’ 7”
DISPLACEMENT:   4,090 kg     8,998 lbs 
    BALLAST:  2000 kg   4,400 lbs

DESIGNED BY: G. Auzepy-Brenneur and  J-M.Guenod

BUILT BY:Leo Bruckner Boats, St-Egreve, France.

YEAR BUILT: 1976  YEAR LAUNCHED:1984

CONSTRUCTION : GRP foam sandwich

RIG: Ketch with cutter head..   Aluminium spars.   Stainless steel rigging.

ENGINE: VOLVO MD2   15.5 hp

STEERING: Wheel with Faryman hydraulic drive.   Rudderhead comes through the deck for easy and seamanlike emergency steering.

AUTOPILOTS:  Autohelm  3000   and Sargent autopilot.

GROUND TACKLE: 3 Brittany anchors with chain and warp.   Manual windlass.

 FUEL:    75 ltrs    16.5 imp gals
WATER:    140 ltrs    31.0 imp gals

SAILS:  Old main.  New main.  Old mizzen.  New mizzen.   Trysail. 
                  Genoas  No. 1,  No. 2,  No. 3.     Jib.   Storm jib.    Staysail                                   Ghoster.    Spinnaker.

DINGHY:       Bombard inflatable
LIFERAFT:               Last serviced ’96
FREE POWER:         Rutland wind generator.
NAVIGATIONAL:   Log.   Echosounder.   GPS.   Compasses.   VHF.   Charts.
GALLEY: 2 burner gas cooker.   Microwave 220 V.   Refrigerator, 12V,  220V,  gas.  

 ACCOMMODATION:  To starboard the forecabin has a single berth with pipecot over.   To port are deep built-in storage bins. The saloon has a dinette (which converts to a double berth) to starboard and the galley to port.   Aft of the dinette is the large, angled chart table with drawers under. The walkway to the aft cabin has the heads to starboard. The aft cabin has a double berth with lockers to starboard. There are generous hatches for each cabin giving the neat layout an airy feel.   Interior trim is mahogany.

DECK LAYOUT: Flush deck with small cockpit well so that seating is at deck level.   There is a deep steering well with removable astrodome-type cover.

OTHER: TV and video.   4 band radio.   Cassette player.   Awnings.   Fenders.   Warps. Tools. Spares.

 COMMENT

          An unusual yacht designed to meet uncomfortable conditions with ‘panache’.    From the echoes of Moitessier in the astrodome to the low wetted surface of the slippery hull and the very satisfying near 50% ballast ratio she is the antithesis of modern French commercially orientated yachts and yet as French as the good brigadier Gerard.   This is a passionate design for an individualist who knows what the sea can do and would not care to meet it in a thinly disguised underpowered motor-sailer; the up to the minute sloop with 30% ballast ratio and a half rolled genny about as useful upwind as a potato sack.

          The keel is a long fin.   The deep vertical rudder is mounted on a goodly skeg.    The cutter headed rig will give flexibility without the need for too much sail changing.   Masses of storage space make longer cruises easier to cater for and could be used for more fuel and water if needed.

          The condition of this yacht appears neat, seamanlike and seaworthy at a moments notice. The exterior is well painted and unmarked, the interior fresh though lived in and not pristine.   The owner is a single-hander who has lived on board for a number of years whilst cruising the Mediterranean.   For health reasons he has decided to swallow the anchor for a while which means that the boat comes equipped with his full inventory.   

 

           At the price asked she is a great deal of boat for the money.

PRICE:

£15,750 Sterling - SOLD

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