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Westerly Storm 33 - £32,950
The Westerly Storm 33 design needs little introduction - These popular family cruisers are renowned for their capable and easily managed performance. The interior layout is in the modern style with two double sleeping cabins separate from the saloon, with the heads aft.
Launched to be a challenger to Marine Project's Sigma 33 OOD class, the design brief to Ed Dubois was for a boat capable of performing at regattas while providing comfortable accommodation below for a crew of up to 7. The boat met all requirements of the brief and has proved a very popular, safe and predictable cruising yacht ever since.
This example was fitted from new with wheel steering, a fairly rare option on a Storm, and has been steadily upgraded in recent years including the fitment of a brand new Beta Marine 30hp engine in 2015, new cabin headlining's in 2015, new standing rigging & Harken furling system in 2015/16, and a brand new furling Genoa fitted last year in May 2022.
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Accommodation
Fitted out in teak-faced plywood and hardwood capping's throughout, the Storm 33's accommodation layout offers up to seven berths in two double cabins plus saloon berths.
The saloon upholstery has been replaced on 'Kindred Spirit' in a soft feel Oxford blue fabric. The vinyl linings have been attended to professionally throughout the interior and present in broadly good order.
Forward cabin: A triangular double berth, without needing an infill cushion, and with floor space to stand abaft the berth and easily access the hanging locker to starboard and a wash basin to port. Currently the H&C tap is not connected to the pressurised water system, but could easily be reinstated if needed. Deep open storage shelves along each hull sides. Light and ventilation provided by an opening Lewmar deck hatch overhead. 240v Socket. Fire extinguisher.
Main Saloon: A U-shaped dinette arrangement to port of the centre-line mounted leaf table can be converted to provide a double berth with infill, while a straight single berth faces the table from the starboard side. Both berths are fitted with lee cloths. A factory-fitted, optional hatch over the table is fitted to this particular Storm 33 for added ventilation and light. All cushions incorporate their supporting panels to enhance access to the lined storage lockers beneath the seating and the cave lockers located behind the back rest cushions are also individually lined. 4 closed lockers on each side of the saloon, with open, under-deck shelf over offer generous stowage in a Storm 33.
Nav Area: A forward-facing, independent chart table is located to starboard with a dedicated vinyl covered nav. seat, adjacent main electrical distribution panel.
Opening portlight over matches another opening portlight located above the galley for good cross-ventilation.
A half-height hanging locker, located aft of the chart table's seat is provided with a plastic, draining base to accommodate wet 'oilies'.
Galley: L-shaped and located to port of the companionway (to be on the downhill side if hove to on starboard tack), the galley has been fitted with a replacement 2 burner gas cooker with oven and grill (Nelson Spinflo - New in 2017), with flame failure devices to both burners. A top-opening refrigerated cool box is located outboard of the twin sinks. A hot and cold pressurised water supply to the stainless steel sinks via a mixer tap and a separate, foot-pumped back-up. An opening portlight over the cooker encourages ventilation and minimises condensation when cooking.
Aft Cabin: This is located to port side aft of the Galley. The aft cabin's double berth extends across the centre-line behind the engine space, with a hanging locker and two opening portlights for light and ventilation. 240v Socket. Fire extinguisher.
Heads Compartment: Jabsco sea toilet with twist lock pump handle. A moulded handbasin unit with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap with a shower attachment. Shower tray pump out. Mirrored lockers outboard, beneath the side deck, and an opening portlight to the cockpit well.
Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Fitted with a new Beta Marine B-30 30hp indirectly cooled, three cylinder diesel in 2015. This engine has only covered 622 hours from new (mid-November 2023).
Engine fully serviced professionally in mid November 2023 at 622 hours.
The 2015 new engine installation included fitment of new Maritex engine compartment sound insulation, a new propeller shaft, a new Volvo Penta-type drip-less shaft seal, a new cutlass bearing (July 2023) and a replacement 2 blade propeller
New stainless steel fuel tank fitted in 2015 at the same time as the new engine installation.
Ambassador Marine rope cutter.
Electrical Systems:
A two battery system is fitted - 1 x 110A/hr 'Domestic & Services' battery fitted in June 2023 and a 105 A/hr engine cranking battery, both located beneath the navigator's seat.
The batteries are charged by the engine-driven alternator (with a multi-ribbed Poly-V belt) or a shore-supported AC battery charger.
240V AC shore power system with circuit breakers protecting a 13 Amp ring main, battery charger and immersion heater.
BP Solar MSX30L 30w solar panel with a Rutland Marlec HRDX charge controller.
Tankage:
Fuel Tank: Stainless steel tank (New in 2015) located within the cockpit locker, with max. capacity approx 18 Imp. gallons (approx. 80 litres).
Freshwater: Two stainless steel tanks are fitted, with one tank forward and the other beneath the aft berth, total capacity approx 65 Imp.gallons (approx. 300 litres).
Navigation and Sailing Instrumentation
Within the cockpit:
Raymarine ST60 Speed display
Raymarine ST60 Depth display
Raymarine ST60 Wind speed & direction display
Nasa Clipper GPS Display at helm pedestal
Autohelm 3000 Autopilot controller & motor
2 X Steering compasses plus a binnacle compass
Mounted at chart table:
Furuno GPS Navigator
Icom IC-M55 VHF Radio (Non DSC)
Sails and Spars
A Bermudan, masthead sloop on aluminium alloy spars by Selden and badged as Kemp Spars; fitted with a replacement Harken MkIV roller furling system in 2015/2016 along with all new wire standing rigging at the same time.
All lines led aft to the cockpit via turning block organisers and spinlock clutches
Inner forestay with tensioner to set hanked heavy weather sails
A rod kicker is fitted to assist in supporting the boom when reefing
Spinnaker pole
Winches:
All self-tailing winches by Barlow - 2 X Barlow 27 Sheet winches and 2 X 25 Halyard winches
Sails:
Roller furling Genoa (Dart Sails - 2022)
Fully battened Mainsail with low friction batten cars (Dolphin sails)
Additional sails:
Roller furling Genoa - Jeckells
No 2 Genoa (with tape luff for furling system)
No 2 Jib (with tape luff for furling system)
No 3 Jib (with piston hanks for inner forestay)
Hanked Storm Jib
Spinnaker in turtle launching bag
Deck Equipment
- Anchor chain (No Bow Anchor)
- Danforth type kedge anchor and additional Fishermans anchor
- Recent sprayhood in navy blue fabric (Dart Sails - 2017)
- Mainsail cover in navy blue fabric (Dart Sails - 2022)
- Full set of teak cockpit gratings
- Teak sheathed cockpit seats (Renewed 2017)
- Two individual cushions for use in the cockpit.
- Stern swimming and boarding ladder.
- Boat hook and mooring buoy retriever hook
- Inflatable fenders and mooring warps
Safety Equipment
- 2 x manual bilge pumps (one above deck, one for operation below).
- 3 off 1 kg dry powder fire extinguishers & one fire blanket.
- Echomax mast-mounted radar reflector (Fitted 2015/2016 during standing rigging change)
- MoB Sling & floating line
- Horseshoe lifebuoy and light
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as Liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
History and Construction
Yard No. YF 81, delivered in August 1987; white GRP hull with blue-pigmented moulded styling line. Cast iron external fin keel, semi-balanced spade rudder with wheel steering (A very rare factory option on a Storm)
White GRP deck moulding incorporating superstructure and self-draining aft cockpit.
Deck surfaces originally finished in beige deck paint, but now smartly re-painted in a mid-grey colour to the ring deck areas and coachroof top. Teak cockpit sole grating and teak sheathed cockpit seats (renewed 2017).
Contact Information
Contact us at the Barbican Yacht Agency on 01752 228855 in the first instance, while this vessel is berthed close to our office in Sutton Harbour, it is always best to call in advance to arrange a viewing.
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