Description

‘Colanna' . Currently out of the water at Lower Halstow Yacht Club off the Medway in North Kent.

Sold as seen.

We've owned her for the past 10 years and have had many amazing adventures on her.

Priced low and open to offers from anyone seriously interested in the project. Colanna has great sentimental value so we don't want to see her die! Feel free to enquire for more details on exactly what needs to be done.

We want her back in the water in good nick so we will be transparent on what we believe needs to be fixed, and will very happily continue to give after sale advice. We would be delighted by anyone who gets her out and sailing again. Selling as buying a bigger boat and don't have time to fix this one.

£995 (ono)

Remarks:
• Sailed last season (2025)
• The engine has low compression. Started successfully early in the season but was becoming a problem later on. By the end of the season, she turned over, but we could not get her to fire. Assumption is the engine will need reconditioning or replacing with another old diesel like a Yanmar, or even a modern electric engine.
• Propshaft stuffing box replaced last season (2025)
• Starter motor replaced last season (2025) with a reconditioned one.
• Gearbox needs oil.
• Will move with the electric outboard that can be added for another £100 ono.
• Some bearings on the gib furler swivel have come out so need to be replaced.
• Keel bolts strongly reinforced in 2019 for lying on mud, has been on a swinging drying mud mooring for last ten years.
• Hull integrity good – no leaks noticed since owned.
• Sails in ok condition. Small rip in mainsail can easily be patched.

Specifications

Accommodation

Up to six people spread across two cabins.

Forepeak has a V berth with under-berth storage, shelf storage to both sides, and infill converting to a double berth. Vinyl headlining needs work.

Going aft there is a map table and a separate head's compartment equipped with marine toilet and manual pump. Was working but not checked or used for a few seasons.
Starboard side aft within the saloon, the galley has a gimballed 2-burner gas stove, a single stainless-steel sink supplied with manual cold water, and ample storage space. Adjacent to the galley is a seat and roomy quarter berth.

Saloon has central removable table with seating on both port and starboard sides, with under-seat and shelf storage behind. Port seat transforms into a double berth.

Ascending the companionway leads to aft cockpit with bench seating – the table from inside can be set up in the cockpit too. There is storage within a deep aft locker behind the tiller.

Cockpit includes compass, depth gauge, speed log, and engine controls.

Construction

Constructed by Westerly Yachts in 1974 to a Laurent Giles design.

Featuring a cast iron bilge keel with skeg rudder, a GRP hull adorned with a teak rubbing strake, self-draining cockpit, and white GRP decks with non-slip surfaces. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped aluminium mast and boom with stainless steel standing rigging.

Age of rigging is variable: all in at least okay condition, some brand new.

Equipment

Deck Equipment:
- Anchor
- Sprayhood
- Boarding Ladder (Stainless Steel)
- 5 x Fenders
- Mooring Warps

Winches:
1 x Halyard Winches
2 x Sheet Winches
2 x winch handles

Navigation Equipment

- Fixed Compass
- VHF radio
- GPS
- Speed/Log (currently not working)
- Depth Gauge

Engine(s)

Mechanical Systems:
Equipped with a Volvo Penta MD2B diesel engine, powering a shaft driven three bladed fixed propeller. Low compression, starts intermittently with Easy Start, and needs reconditioning.
Engine is supplied by a 45 Litre fuel tank that was cleaned 2 years ago. 
Engine hours are unknown.
Expect a cruising speed of approx 5 knots, with maximum speed of approx 7 knots.

Electrical Systems: 
Equipped with two 12-volt batteries, one for engine use and one for domestic purposes. 
Batteries charge directly from the engine alternator. 

Sails & Spars

1 x furling Genoa
1 x mast furling Mainsail
1 x spare smaller gib

Safety Equipment

- 1 x Fire Extinguisher & fire blanket in the Saloon
- 1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoy with Floating Light
- 1 x automatic bilge pump
- 1 x Manual Bilge Pump
- 1 x wind vane generator

Location Map