At a glance…

Vagabond is a Halcyon 27 auxiliary sailing cruiser designed by Alan Buchanan and completed by Offshore Yachts, Royston Herts. in November 1971. Hull no. H27/P59. LOA 27ft, LWL  20 ft 3 in, Beam 7ft 8 in , Draft 4 ft. Estimated tonnage: Gross 4.10, Register 3.88, TM 6.5 tons. The current owner bought her in November 2002 from a couple who had just completed a circumnavigation in her. Before starting they fitted a stainless steel mast support structure, new sails, an Aerogen wind generator and Furlex genoa roller reefing system. They also fitted 6mm stainless steel rigging (2mm oversize) and a new mast crane for the final leg home.

In August 2002 the current owner purchased Vagabond as a ‘retirement project’. The boat was transported overland from Portsmouth to Creran Marine Barcaldine and over the next few years the owner carried out a number of renovations and additions. The underwater hull was abraded with 40 grit and then Gelshielded with seven coats. No osmosis was found before or since and this treatment has been proved to be very satisfactory. Interior work included re-facing all removable interior woodwork with white formica laminate; boxing in (and padding!) the stainless steel mast-support girders; re-building bulkhead panels and doors; and painting and insulating the rest of the interior.

In addition, and more importantly, the existing Volvo 2001 was replaced with a new Beta BZ482 13.5hp engine and alternator with new stern-gear and propeller to match. Two 87amp hour batteries were fitted and re-located more accessibly under the chart table. Eberspacher ducted air heating was also added. A new Plastimo Neptune cooker was fitted and the gas supply and storage modernised to meet current safety requirements. A new depth meter/log was fitted as well as a GPS repeater in the cockpit. A NASA battery condition meter has also been purchased but not yet fully installed. Air horns and an extension cockpit speaker have also been fitted and the Aerogen received new bearings in 2009.

On deck, the original spray hood was replaced with a solid structure with an integral garage for the main hatch. This gives substantially more usable deck area.. New steaming lights were fitted and a Lofrans Royale anchor windlass installed on the foredeck

Details

Hull & Deck              

GRP encapsulated long keel. Red International Interspeed Ultra antifoul, double blue stripe on waterline. White topsides, blue/grey antislip on duck egg blue deck & coach roof. Fixed glazed wood/grp ‘hardtop’ and hatch garage. Lofrans Royale anchor windlass (new 2009) stowage for liferaft on foredeck with 25lb CQR anchor in chocks ready to deploy. Lifeline jackstays P & S

Rig

Masthead sloop with anodized aluminium mast, boom & spinnaker pole. Two additional spinnaker poles. Furlex genoa with removable baby stay for ‘twin pole’ down wind sailing. 6mm standing rigging Slab reefing on main.

Sails

Saunders furling genoa. Saunders main. Storm jib

Gowens spinnaker with sheets/guys plus home made spinnaker sock.

NB Additional sails

Old sails available if required: No 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Genoas; No. 1 & No2 Jibs  and two Mains – very old but serviceable and stored in good conditions.

Engine

Beta Marine BZ482 13.5 hp 2 cylinder heat exchanger cooled engine with TMC 40 2:1 gearbox; 40 amp alternator new 2005. Approx 100 hours.

Navigation Equipment

Garmin 120XL GPS plus repeater in cockpit

Autohelm AH 800 with UV cover

Plastimo Contest 130 steering compass

Kelvin Hughes Huson 55 VHF with extgension speaker in cockpit

NASA Clipper combined log & depth

‘Target’ communications radio receiver

Electrics

2 x 87 amp hr marine batteries

NASA battery condition meter (fitted but not yet connected)

Aerogen 4 wind generator (new bearings 2009)

12v socket system in cabin

6 cabin lights

Nav. Lights: bicolour at bow, stern light, tricolour at mast head, plus steaming and deck lights. Cockpit light. Removable automatic anchor light.

Accommodation etc.

Four berths in two cabins. 6ft heradroom in main cabin. Hanging locker. Jabsco sea toilet in separate compartment. Platimo Neptune two burner hob and grill. Large chart table. Moveable dining table.

12 gallon water tank under cockpit floor. Foot operated pump to sink.

Eberspacher ducted air heater – one vent in main cabin. Main unit under chart table.

£12,900 Ashore at Creran Marine

Inventory

Zodiac 240 inflatable dinghy with foot pump & oars

Yamaha 2hp outboard

Spray Dodgers with name and sail cover (blue)

60 metres 5/16” anchor chain (8 mm) marked at 10m intervals and shackled and seized to 25lb CQR on deck chocks

Long anchor warp + 8kg spade anchor + 3metres chain.

 30 metres 5/16” chain + 30 lb Danforth

Anchor chain snubber warp with chain hook, rubber shock absorber & plastic anti-chafe tube.

Sea searcher magnet in bag (with about 7metres of cord attached)

Collapsible Ball and Cone shapes

Drogue + chain attachment

Assorted warps lines & fenders

Firdell Blipper radar reflector

Horseshoe life buoy with light and dan buoy

Ensign & courtesy flags

Fold away boarding ladder

Telescopic boathook

2 collapsible cockpit seats.

Yellow pu proofed nylon cockpit awning

Mast climbing ladder

Two bilge pumps – one in cockpit and one in saloon

Two gas bottles

Crockery, cutlery & cooking utensils

Three fire extinguishers and fire blanket

Deck brush

Wooden bosun’s chair

Flare pack

Two life jackets

Four life lines

Dinghy anchor

Bulkhead mounted barometer & clock

Chart table splash curtain

5 litre petrol can (for outboard)

Plastic diesel containers

Plastic water containers

Flat coiled hose in cassette

Cockpit cushions

Avon 4 man E pack liferaft (needs servicing – 12 months overdue)

406 EPIRB

Electric Anchor alarm

Spares

Some main engine spares

Outboard spares

Various fuses bulbs etc