Westerly Merlin (1985) for sale in Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom

General information
Make/model
Westerly Merlin
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Year
1985
Designer
Ed Dubois
Length overall
8.26 metres
Beam
3.02 metres
Draft
1.02 metres
Keel
Bilge Keel
Location
Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom

About this Westerly Merlin

English

The Westerly Merlin is a fast, comfortable cruiser and was the first Westerly designed with an aft double berth quarter cabin. Strongly built to Lloyds standards with spacious accommodation and good sailing performance, the Merlin makes an ideal family cruiser, her bilge keels are well suited to the shoal waters of the East Coast and near Continent.

A well maintained example that has been regularly updated and has been in the same ownership for nearly twenty years.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation offers up to seven berths in three cabins with good headroom throughout.

Steps leading down to saloon with L shaped galley to port, stainless steel sink with Filtered cold water supply, Flavel Vanessa two burner gas hob with grill and oven, cool box with Isotherm ASU 3200/3700 refrigeration system and plenty of storage. Chart table opposite to starboard side with locker beside. Settee berths to both sides with storage beneath, port converts to a double with good storage outboard. Drop leaf table to centre. Heads compartment with Jabsco marine toilet and moulded basin with hot and cold water supply. Double aft cabin to port with 2 x Lewmar opening ports, hanging locker and double panel radiator. Forward cabin with V berth and in-fill creating a double berth, stowage above and below and opening hatch to foredeck. Eberspacher diesel fired warm air cabin heating. Cabin lighting (mostly LED).

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Located abaft the companionway, Bukh DV20ME 20hp three cylinder diesel engine, fresh water cooled via heat exchanger. Shaft driven to fixed three bladed propeller. 82 litre fuel tank. Approximate cruising speed 5/6 knots. Improved engine soundproofing and fire retarding board fitted 2019.

Alternator charging to 2 x 12V Batteries (2022)

240V Shore power supply

MasterVolt ivo 12/25 Pro 2 automatic battery charger

Eberspacher hydronic diesel fired warm air heating (Reconditioned 2019)

Blue Fusion MD1193 20w Solar panel (2021) with Phocos CML-v2 solar charge controller

DESCRIPTIONS

SAILS, SPARS AND RIGGING

Fractionally rigged Bermudan sloop. Deck stepped Selden silver anodised aluminium mast with single swept spreaders, supported by a steel compression post and boom (2000). Rod kicker. Stainless steel standing rigging. Terylene running rigging. Selden Furlex In-mast furling system. Furlex roller reefing genoa (2012). Spinnaker pole.

In-mast Furling mainsail (2000)

Furling Genoa (1999)

Spinnaker

DECK EQUIPMENT

25lb CQR anchor with 40m 8mm chain and warp

15lb Danforth kedge anchor

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guard wires

Spray hood

Named cockpit dodgers

Cockpit canopy

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Winter cover

Various warps and fenders

Boat hook

2 x Barlow 23 twin speed primary sheet winches

2 x Barlow 20 halyard winches

Lewmar 8 secondary winch

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Plastimo Contest Steering compass

Plastimo Offshore 70 Steering compass

Standard Horizon GX1600E DSC VHF Radio with aerial and cockpit speaker

Autohelm 1000 autopilot

Navigation lights

Wind/direction indicator

Clipper Log/Boat speed

Clock and barometer

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Henderson manual bilge pump

Fire extinguishers (expiry date unknown)

Fire blanket

Horseshoe lifebuoy and floating light

Fog horn

CONSTRUCTION

Built by Westerly Yachts in 1985 to a design by Ed Dubois. White GRP hull with dark blue style band. White GRP decks with moulded non skid to decks. Teak rubbing strake and handrails. Cast iron twin bilge keels. Tiller steering to transom hung rudder. Self draining cockpit, anchor locker and gas locker. Hull spray blasted and iron keels epoxied in 2006

COMMENTS

The Westerly Merlin is a fast, comfortable cruiser and was the first Westerly designed with an aft double berth quarter cabin. Strongly built to Lloyds standards with spacious accommodation and good sailing performance, the Merlin makes an ideal family cruiser, her bilge keels are well suited to the shoal waters of the East Coast and near Continent.

A well maintained example that has been regularly updated and has been in the same ownership for nearly twenty years. Viewing by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

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Propulsion
Engine
Bukh DV20ME 20hp
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
82 litres
Maximum speed
13 kph
Cruising speed
9 kph
Accommodation
Number of cabins
3
Number of berths
7
Drinking water capacity
125 litres
This Westerly Merlin has been viewed 27 times
Broker/Dealer Information

Howard Ford Marine Sales

Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Tidemill Way
Woodbridge,
IP12 1BP
United Kingdom
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