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Do you want a boat in which you can sail an ocean, or do you want a pretty boat to drink Pimms in the marina?
If its the first, then do you want to spend tens of thousands of pounds on a big plastic Bavaria or Jeanneau, or do you want a yacht which has ocean going pedigree?
If its the latter then you may be in luck.
My fabulous little Colvic UFO 34, Meander, has returned to the UK from a four year spell in the Caribbean.
A medical issue means that I am very unlikely to be able to return to the Caribbean with her, and so I have to part company with her.
She has an extensive inventory and has been prepared for ocean sailing.
New standing rigging this year.
I switched the boat from wheel steering to tiller steering as I try to knock out as many moving parts as I can.

GPS
VHF
AIS
LED masthead light
BM1 battery monitor for 100 amphour leisure battery.
Separate starter battery
2 immersion suits
Drogues and 100 feet of 16mm warp
Lightweight dinghy and outboard engine
Ocean liferaft (just needing first ever service)
2 roller furling genoas
2 hanked on genoas
Spitfire jib
Spare lines for either halyards or sheets.
Delta anchor and 50 metres of chain in good condition.
2 spare anchors.
20kg "angel" (chum) for anchor security
Many spare parts.
2x 100 litre water tanks
100 litre fuel tank for Thorneycroft T90 35hp, 4 cylinder diesel engine.
Navik windvane steering system, which has been my very best friend and handles the boat effortlessly.
New stuffing box fitted in Grenada, 2 years ago
Extensive first aid kit
Renogy 100w solar panel (flexible) with solar controller.
Shore power fitted.
CTEK phased battery charger.
Self designed mast ladder system, with harness.
Sunbrella bimini.
New propeller and rope cutter fitted 2 years ago.
All the staysails are stored off the boat, under cover and dry.
I set up.Meander to be a manual boat. I steered away from electrical devices which can all too often let you down at the wrong time. (Eg. Hand operated bilge pumps x2.)
The Atlantic voyages which I have undertaken were double handed and found her to be comfortable for two people for such extended voyage, but she can be handled by one person.
3 reefs in the main and a choice of either roller or hanked on staysails.
The main is in fair condition with one batten pocket requiring small repair.
The electrical power system was designed for long distance sailing and has minimal draw at night. (About 0.2 amps, under way). The outward journey was navigated by sextant, and the homeward by compass, chart and GPS.
There is an Ampair hydro generator with two impellers (one is a spare) which we use to recharge the battery bank.
Meander is a Colvic UFO 34. These boats are very strong. Built in the 1970s, and designed by Kim Holman, they were overbuilt. 5 tons of boat with an integral fin (no keel bolts to fail) and spade rudder, they were notable for their speed and strength.
All the UFO 34s survived the 1979 Fastnet storm, and the 1998 Sydney to Hobart storm.which claimed so many lives.
This is why I bought her in the first place and the large cockpit feels so safe even in the big Atlantic seas.
Now, she is an old boat and could enjoy some cosmetic overhaul - I am not too interested in how she is, below, being much more concerned with her sailing and safety profile. So don't expect to see a pristine cabin! The cushion covers could do with replacing, and the wooden floor is starting to look well worn.
She has been neglected since arriving in Falmouth. I live in Scotland and have been unable to get down to the South if Engkand in order to do the work needed to get her back into full sailing mode. This is reflected in the ridiculously tiny selling price.
But DO expect to see a beautiful, sleek, strong fast cruiser with gorgeous lines and spare halyards with a stern full of gear.
If you would like to look her over, she is out of the water, on the hard in a marina in Penryn, near Falmouth.
Just drop me a message.

I am asking £7,200. That is a lot of boat for the price, especially an ocean proven boat with well over 10,000 ocean miles under her keel.
She is a similar boat to a Contessa 32, but with much more space, and, importantly, standing headroom. (Try getting a Contessa 32 for under £20,000 and you will undrstand what you are getting for this price!)

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