Aspire of Brixham

Aspire of Brixham is currently afloat at Weir Quay Boatyard situated on the beautiful River Tamar above Plymouth.

This is an extremely reluctant sale but all offers will be seriously considered. Due to personal injuries Aspire has been barely used for the last 2 years but she has been kept aired and basic essential maintenance has been carried out to preserve her engine and systems in good working order. She does therefore require some external cleaning and tidying and represents a great opportunity for someone to acquire a sound example and add some real value with a little input.

Aspire is a on the UK Register of Shipping and is VAT paid.

(All details are approximate, Aspire is a standard boat, but please satisfy yourself as to the exact dimensions, specification and description as nothing contained here shall constitute a part of a contract for sale / purchase)

Details
Westerly Fulmar
Build: 1989
LOA: 9.73
Beam: 3.33 m
Draft: 1.58 m
Brochure weight: 4490 kg
Displacement: 5500 kg
Keel: Fin
Engine: Volvo 2002 - 18 hp with standard shaft driven two-bladed propeller
Rig: Bermudan Sloop

I have owned Aspire since 1999. In that time she has received constant attention from myself and been improved in various ways. Arranged most recent first, the following lists some of the maintenance and updates which have been carried out.

New Selden mast
(The original Kemp mast suffered the usual joint corrosion which was identified in a routine inspection)
New mast fittings / blocks, as required
New mast wiring
Cockpit anti-slip repainted with Treadcoat
New style Selden boom
New gas regulator and pipe
New JVC Radio / Cassette / 10 CD Changer
Rewiring to Chart table area.
Rewiring to Mikuni Diesel Heater
Addition of 'Lazy Jacks'
2 speed continuous mainsheet tackle
Cylinder Head service (de-coke, de-scale waterways, service injectors, re-grind valves)
Second new battery
New, higher output alternator
New, Halyard, oil filled, leak-proof stern gland
New fuel tank
Service rope cutter
Pulpit and pushpit removed and re-sealed
Stanchions replaced with new pattern S/S fittings and bases reinforced
New guard wires
New jackstays
New battery
Replaced one bulkhead compass
Stemhead fitting refurbished and re-bedded
New self-tailing mainsheet winches
New Main Sail by Sanders (Lymington) Lens foot, full top batten, long lowers
New Furling headsail by Kemps (Wareham)
New Rotostay headsail furling system
New standing and running riging
All windows dismantled, refurbished and rebedded
Interior woodwork sanded and re-varnished
New Plastimo cooker (2 burner, grill and oven)
New matching cockpit tent
New sprayhood
All interior headlining replaced
New interior lights
New interior upholstery and curtains
New Blakes seacocks for heads
All inlet / outlet ball valves replaced
Preventative epoxy treatment to underwater section (as advised by my surveyor on purchase as she was totally 'dry')

Clearly as a consequence of the new mast, the existing standing rigging was inspected thoroughly by ALLSPARS, the local SELDEN agent in April 2007.

As a prospective purchaser you may wish to consider the following that could be easily improved by a practical owner at little cost:
She requires a new log transducer (they regularly appear on e-Bay), and the wind direction indicator requires repairing (spare in bosuns bag, requires minor machine work to install as pivot shaft has sheared off the transducer).
All service or date stamped items should be considered out of date (though probably useful) eg flare pack, liferaft and hydrostatic release, fire extinguishers (all of the servicable type).
She would benefit from some attention to a few areas of woodwork / fittings below.
The non-slip deck paint requires flaked areas patching then a complete re-coat at some stage.
Some cosmetic gel-coat repairs to topsides and deck areas

INVENTORY

As a minimum Aspire will be sold with the benefit all of the above items plus some basic cruising and safety equipment as follows:
Main Anchor (CQR 35lb)
Anchor Cable (chain)
Kedge Anchor and warp (Nylon)
Liferaft (requires service)
Grab-bag to SOLAS specification in conjunction with liferaft (will require some dated items renewing)
Lifebuoys (2 - each with lights, plus Danbuoy on one)
Jackstays
Twin steering compasses
RADAR reflector
Spare fuel can
Spare water can
Bungs, including full set tethered to each skin fitting
Set of plywood blanks and fixings to cover all sizes of cabin windows
Rigging cutters
4 Fire extinguishers
Gas detector
Smoke detector
Fenders and fender mat
Mooring Warps
Mainsail cover
Signal and courtesy flags
Storm jib (mountable on wire second halyard)
Spinnaker
Whisper Pole
Mikuni Diesel fired cabin heater
STOWE Log, sounder, wind speed and direction indicator (note comment above)
Garmin GPS
Hummingbird fixed VHF (non-DSC)
Emergency VHF antenna
First Aid kit
JVC Radio / Cassette / 10CD changer
Engine Operators Guide and Workshop Manual
Manuals for all instruments and equipment
Bosuns Chair
Gelcoat repair kit
Epoxy repair kit
Set of engine consumables eg oil, filters, impellors, drive belts, seals etc.
Miscellaneous hull and equipment spares eg ball valves, rigging pins, blocks etc.
Set of ABLOY key-matched high security S/S padlocks and cabin lock

Further items may be available by negotiation, for instance

Suzumar 2.65m airdeck dinghy
Johnson 4hp twin cyl o/b with remote tank
Galley equipment
Life Jackets
Harnesses

Please contact me on:
M: 07816 822118
O: 01924 291201
E: chatterboxgm@googlemail.com