34 ft Buchanan Saxon Sloop 1962 - Vendu

Alan Buchanan in a fifty year career had more than 2,000 designs to his credit. This; the Saxon a development of the very successful Vashti, came pretty well mid way at the height of his career when an enormous number of the racing boats then afloat were his designs.

SAEL; beautifully built with high standard of finish throughout to Lloyds 100 A1 and fastidiously maintained has spent most of her life in class. She is still considered to be in excellent condition internally and externally. The powerful rig is nevertheless easy to manage; a boon for extended passages.

- Carvel mahogany planking on Canadian Rock Elm timbers
- GRP sheathed plywood deck
- Teak toe rail
- GRP sheathed coach roof ,with teak cabin sides
- Iron ballast keel
- Iron strap floors
- Keel bolts drawn and inspected during Lloyds survey (1998)
- Hull finished in white gloss paint with decks coated in buff deck paint
- Coach roof sides gloss varnish along with all other bright work

Below decks
- Timber structure is visible and painted out in white gloss
- Sole boards of solid teak in a natural unvarnished finish
- Small hanging wet locker aft of the galley.
- Galley to port
- Flavel Vanessa gas cooker, 2 burner + grill and oven, sink and stowage
- Quarter berth runs aft of the chart table under the cockpit seat
- Full size chart table to port with all navigation instruments positioned for easy use at sea
- Stowage below chart table

Main saloon typical of a small classic yacht
- Bulkheads and lockers white gloss painted with trims finished in rich varnished timber
- Berths to port and starboard
- Large centrally mounted drop leaf table
- Bulkhead mounted Taylors paraffin cabin heater refurbished 2012

Forward
- Large head compartment to port
- Traditional Baby Blake seawater WC
- Period porcelain drop down sink
- Full length hanging locker to starboard
- Forepeak offers two single berths both with stowage provided below

- Masthead sloop rig
- Keel stepped Spruce mast with matching Spruce boom
- Alloy spinnaker pole
- All stainless steel standing rigging replaced in 2001 and some in 2005
- Furlex reefing system on new forestay for the Genoa 2005
- Boom roller reefing mainsail; original system
- Primary winches replaced in 2007 with new chrome finished Lewmar 40 ST
- Mainsail; Saunders Lymington. 2004 GC
- Geona; Mouse loft Holyhead. 2006 GC
- Spinnaker; Jeckells 2010 used only once
- Sail cover new 2007
- Selection of older sails including trysail and No 2 genoa - all in serviceable condition

- 35lb CQR on 5/16 th inch short link chain rode and 35 fathoms line
- 35lb Danforth anchor
- Simpson Lawrence Seahorse 513 windlass
- Mooring warps and fenders.
- Full custom made winter cover, useable afloat or ashore.
- Avon Redstar and Seagull outboard (1974)
- Dodgers
- Small cockpit awning

- Perkins Perama 29 HP diesel engine with Hurth gearbox installed 1993,rebuilt 2013
- Morse single lever control
- Regular annual service since 1999
- Standard stern gear; shaft with fixed 3 blade bronze propeller
- Max speed under engine 7 knots; cruising speed 6 knots
- Hardwired 240 V system and shore power with 2 x 13 amp 3 pin plug outlets
- 10 Gallons Diesel
- 25 Gallons fresh water

- Sestrel steering and heand bearing compasses
- Silva Star Log, Depth and Wind instruments
- Autohelm 4000
- Raytheon Radar
- Kelvin Hughes VHF
- Garmin 120XL GPS
- NASA Navtex
- Garmin 550 plotter
- B&G Hecta depth sounder with cockpit repeater (fully refurbished by B&G 2008)
- Brass ship clock and barometer

- RDF Seasaver 4 person canister life raft certified to Aug 2017
- 2 x Life buoys
- Various lifejackets and harnesses

- Anti fouled and new anode fitted
- All varnish work above deck level taken back and 6 coats of Epiphanes varnish applied
- Mast and boom stripped back and re varnished 6 coats
- Engine mountings replaced
- New Morse single lever engine control
- Re-build of the Hurth gearbox
- Repainting of the interior including the deck head along with all interior varnish