Buchanan 34 ft Sloop 1966 - Vendu

From the board of Alan Buchanan, SKEAN DHU is almost typical of the very capable, moderately long-ended and heavily ballasted smaller yachts from this designer – perfectly suited to cruising or racing. This boat was originally well built and has benefitted from caring owners. She had a new teak deck laid in 2001. Her sails and rig are recent and inventory impressive for a smaller yacht.

- Silver anodised mast and spars by Sailspar 1999
- Deck stepped mast in tabernacle
- Spinnaker pole 2003
- Colnebrook furling gear
- New Diaform standing rigging 2002 (rig checked 2011)
- New running rigging 2006, 2011
- Most control lines feed back to cockpit
- Mainsail and furling genoa by Doyle 2004 both vgc
- Spinnaker by Doyle 2003 vgc
- Heavy weight spinnaker by Doyle 2004 vgc
- Storm Jib by Doyle 2004, as new
- Spare main and genoa
- new mainsail cover and spray hood 2011

- Raymarine ST4000 + GP Autohelm
- Standard Horizon CP-300 GPS chart plotter (new 2008)
- NASA wind speed and direction indicator
- Raymarine ST60 Tridata with echo sounder and log (all new 2008)
- Icom DSC VHF radio
- Navigation lights
- Radar reflector
- Clock and barometer

- 2 x Anderson 46 ST 2 speed s/s for headsail.
- Mainsail reefing lines self tailers,
- 2 x Lewmar self-tailers on cockpit roof for control lines.
- 35lb CQR, Fisherman and light kedge anchors, chain and warp
- Simpson Lawrence spring electric windlass
- Stanchions and guard wires replaced 2010

- Beta Marine 28hp Diesel 2:1 gear ratio, alternator and shaft all new 2008 (< 100 hrs)
- Feathering 4 bladed Bruntons Variprop propeller new 2008
- Cruising speed 5 knots
- All rewired 1999 / 2000 incl new fuse boxes
- 2 x 12v AGM batteries new 2006

- Fuel tank approx 18 gallons
- SS fresh water tank and electric pump

- 5 berths in 2 cabins (3 in saloon, 2 forward)
- Quarter starboard berth doubles as seat for chart table
- Headroom 6 ft plus
- SL toilet and washbasin in heads compartment
- Galley professionally refitted 2011
- Taylors 030 Paraffin 2 burner hob cooker, separate oven and burner with 1.5 gallon s/s tank (full manufacturers’ service 2010 and burners replaced)
- Mahogany interior with blue dralon upholstery
- Eberspacher warm air cabin heating

- Mahogany and pitch pine on oak frames, painted ivory (repainted 2011)
- Varnished superstructure with coach roof also in ivory
- Teak laid deck new in 2001
- Long iron keel (keel bolts checked and renewed 2003, 2004, 2007)
- Transom hung rudder with tiller steering
- Last survey 2007

- Horseshoe lifebuoy
- Plastimo Cruiser ORC Liferaft; 4 Man in valise (serviced 2009)
- 3 x fire extinguishers
- 2 x hand and 1 x electric bilge pump (Whale 9000 + float switch new 2008)
- Seago inflatable Danbouy (2008)
- Plastimo rescue line.