Description

Colvic UFO 31 designed by Holman and Pye with the hull supplied by Colvic Craft in 1976 for home completion being commissioned and launched in 1984. In current ownership since 1994 and with only two owners from new the boat has been well maintained and updated throughout the years. The hull and superstructure is in good condition with original white gel coat. The boat is afloat on a “Club Member”mooring in Granton Harbour Edinburgh having been wintered ashore serviced and prepared for the 2026 season.

Accommodation is in the original UFO 31 specification of 6 berths in two cabins. The main cabin has 2 single berths and 2 cot berths. A fixed table, dedicated chart table and a galley with a stainless steel sink and gimballed Flavel B700C cooker. The fore cabin has a V berth with infill to make a double. The separate heads is fitted with a Jabsco WC and a sink.

The Hyde sails, renewed in 2018, are a radial cut R/R Genoa and a cross ply Main with slab reefing and loose foot. Both sails are in pristine condition having been lightly used.
Lazy jacks, halyards and sheets were all replaced in 2022.

The stainless steel standing rigging was replaced in 2018. Twin groove forestay with Selden Furlex 200s is fitted.

A Beta 20hp engine with shaft drive was fitted in 2009. A Gori 2 blade folding prop was fitted 2011. The Cutlass bearing was replaced 2023. The hull and shaft anodes were replaced in 2025.

On deck 2 x two speed Lewmar 40, 2 x two speed Lewmar 24 and 2 x two speed Lewmar 16 winches are fitted.
Instrumentation consists of Autohelm ST50 Wind and VGM, Tridata and Autohelm ST4000. VHF is a Standard Horizon AIS/GPS GX 2200E.

The hull was epoxied from new with additional six coats of two pot epoxy applied in 2009.
The boat is wintered ashore with mast unstepped every year. Standing rigging, halyards and sails are all removed and wintered indoors.

The internal headlining has been removed with the internal shell cleaned and prepared for recovering.

The latest survey report was commissioned in 2019 for insurance purposes .

Boat priced to sell because now retiring from sailing.

Specifications

Accommodation

Accommodation is in the original UFO 31 specification of 6 berths in two cabins.

Construction

The Hull was molded in 1976 by Colvic Craft Ltd supplied for home completion being finished and launched in 1984.

The GRP construction is stiffened by substantial moulded longitudinal and transverse stiffeners glassed/bonded in place interior joinery and plywood bulkheads.

The deck coachroof and cockpit are formed by a one piece GPR moulding . The deck moulding is of sandwich construction.

The lead fin keel is through bolted to a small stub keel formed as part of the hull moulding.

The mast passes through an aperture in the coachroof and is "keel stepped" on an alloy shoe which is secured to an aluminium plate which in turn is mounted on metal angles secured to the glassed in place transverse hull stiffeners.

Navigation Equipment

Standard Horizon AIS/GPS GX 2200E.

Engine(s)

A Beta 20hp inboard engine fitted in 2009. Low use 300 hours approximately being serviced every season.
New Alternator fitted October 2025
New Starter and Leisure Batteries fitted October 2025
Access to the top of engine improved by the fitting of an additional hatch in the cockpit sole.

Sails & Spars

The Hyde sails, new in 2018, are a radial cut R/R Genoa and cross ply loose foot slab reefing main in pristine condition having been lightly used.
Older but serviceable spare R/R Genoa.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker
Heavy and light weight sheets.
Whisker Pole
Spinnaker Pole

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