Macwester 26 Sailing Yacht / Boat / Cruiser, Bilge Keel

Currently ashore in Essex and available for viewing.

Duetto is a spacious and safe family cruiser with bilge keel. She has a large deep cockpit which is sheltered with dodgers and spray hood and has two large lockers.  

Internally she has 4/5 births in two cabins and separate heads with sink and wet hanging area.  The galley has storage, cooker with oven and a good size sink.  She has a dinette area which converts to a double bed, with single birth opposite.  The forward cabin offers 2 vee births that can also be converted into a double.

Completely refurbished in 2003/2004 all woodwork, carpets, cushions and upholstery were replaced. She was rewired and replumbed throughout in accordance with survey findings.  A specialist yard carried out extensive Osmosis treatment (2004/5) and her topsides were repainted, the photo of duetto out of the water was taken at this time.  She is an excellent example of a Macwester and must be seen to be appreciated.

Construction:                 

• Built in 1969. Designed by CSJ Roy and built by Macwester Marine co Ltd Sail number 261
• GPR Construction with dark blue painted topsides white  superstructure and beige decks.
• Bilge Keel
• 4/5 births in 2 cabins

Dimensions:

• LOA                      26’0” (7.9m)
• LWL                      21’0”  (6.4m)
• Beam                   9’2” (2.8m)
• Draft                    2’10” (0.9m)
• Displacement 6720 lbs
• Headroom        6’0”

Sails and Rigging:

• Slab Reefing (3 reefs) mainsail new 2003 with cover
• Genoa roller reefing system with furling Genoa, UV Strip replaced 2005
• Alloy mast and spars. Stainless steel standing rigging replaced 2001.
• Storm jib converted to roller reefing, old spare Genoa not converted.

Engine:

• Volvo Penta 10hp inboard diesel engine fitted in 2001. Max speed 5 knots.
• Alternator charging to 2 x 110amp batteries  with charge indicator
• Shaft drive with 3 blade fixed propeller.
• Fuel tank capacity 6 gallons.

Deck Gear:

• Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guard wires with safety netting
• Spray hood, dodgers
• Tiller steering
• 2 x 1 speed self tailing sheet winches 2009.
• Spinnaker pole
• anchor with chain
• various mooring ropes and fenders
• 3^rd winch on tabernacle
• 4^th 2 speed winch on coachroof

Safety Gear:

• Manual bilge pump and automatic bilge pump.
• Horseshoe lifebuoy,
• Fire blanket.

Navigation Equipment:

• Plastimo Contest Compass 2002
• Clipper Duet 2002
• Echo sounder 2002
• Clipper Wind speed and direction 2002
• Simrad VHF radio
• Wind vane at mast head
• Navico TP2000CX Autopilot 2002
• Navigation lights, Steaming lights, Tri colour mast head.

Domestic:

• 2 burner with oven cookerand grill,
• electric and pumped water to sink from water tanks one fitted with water filter.
• Electric pumped water to toilet sink
• Jabsco sea toilet new 2006
• Replacement toilet, sink and engine sea cocks 2004
• Replacement cushions and waterproof fabric upholstery 2004
• CD/Radio
• 200 lts of fresh water capacity Installed 2004

History:

• 1969 -Purchased and kept at Woodbridge  ( service history available until 1992)
• 1992-2002 - 2^nd owner sailed in Hartlepool
• 2002-2003 - 3^rd owner kept at Tollesbury
• 2003- present - kept at Maldon/ River Blackwater. (purchasing survey available, 2003) Invoice showing full extent of Osmosis treatment.

Duetto is currently being advertised elsewhere, so we reserve the right to remove listing at any time.