Drumbeat Westerly Conway combines comfortable accommodation in three cabins with the ability to make fast sea passages.Laurent Giles was asked to design a powerful cruising boat with a fast, modern hull shape, a deck that is
uncluttered with plenty of working space and a capacious interior. With good directional stability the keel is longer than most boats of this generation. With a fairly generous beam
the hull is, nevertheless, well balanced and little helm angle is required to keep a straight course even when the vessel is overpressed.
Drumbeat has Bilge keels allowing for drying out in harbor's or shallow moorings. She also has recent Tacktick and Raymarine instrumentation. New upholstery and foam was new in 2016, and headlinings are new from 2023.
Construction and Mechanical
Construction:Built by Westerly Yachts Ltd in 1979
Designed by Laurent Giles
GRP hull deck & superstructure (Lloyds Hull Construction Certificate)
Underwater profile Copper-coated
Bilge keel so she can taking the ground allowing drying harbour's to be visited and maintenance to be done
Skeg hung rudder
Whitlock wheel steering
Deck Gear:
Sprayhood and Cockpit tent
Stainless steel pulpit & pushpit
Stainless steel davits
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Aluminium mooring cleats forward, amidship & aft
Genoa tracks with adjustable cars
Aluminium stanchions
Lewmar deck hatches x three
Dorade deck ventilators
Teak grab rails, toe rails & cockpit grating
Mechanicals:
Mercedes OM636 42hp 4 cylinder diesel.
Engine instrument panel with additional indicators
Engine Service Feb 2024
Engine hours 1,670
Shaft driven Volvo prop shaft seal
3 bladed propellor
Single-lever, morse engine control
Electrics:
2 x 12v 220ah capacity batteries
Charging from engine alternator
240v shorepower system rewired with new control panel & breakers
Tankage:
Freshwater capacity 159 litres in Alloy
Fuel capacity 285 litres Alloy
Water System:
Hot & cold pressurized water system.
Water heated via engine and shore power
Mast Rigging and Sails, Accommodation
Mast Rigging and Sails, AccommodationRigging:
Aluminium spars, including spinnaker pole
Ketch rig
Genoa furling system
Main Mast;
Single spreader rig
Deck stepped mast
Mizzen Mast;
Single spreader rig
Deck stepped mast
Age of Standing Rigging unknown
Winches
Lewmar Evo 45 self-tailing, two-speed sheet winches (NEW 2011)
Lewmar 40 self-tailing, two-speed sheet winches
Lewmar 16 two-speed halyard winches
Sails:
Mainsail with Battens
Mizzen Saturn Sails New 2023
Genoa Furling
Jib Furling
Accommodation :
Sleeps up to 8 in two separate cabins as well as the saloon and passageway
Forward cabin with large double V berth
Forward heads
Starboard single settee berth in the saloon
Port single settee berth that will convert to a double berth
Galley is positioned to starboard
Forward-facing chart table to port
Passage to aft cabin has a single-quarter berth
Large owners double berth aft cabin with en-suite
New LED Lighting.
Forward Cabin:
Large V berth with an infill to create a large double berth
Open shelving to port and starboard
Hanging locker
Opening deck hatch
Opening portlights
Forward Heads:
Forward heads positioned to port, aft of the forward cabin
Jabsco sea water toilet New 2023
GRP moulded hand basin
Hot and cold pressurised water
Shower hand unit
Opening portlight
Hanging locker opposite
Saloon:
Port and starboard settee berths, the starboard berth is small (backrests remove and become lee cloths/boards
and adds extra width on the berth size)
Port seating converts to a large double berth
Saloon table with bottle storage
Storage below, behind and above the seating
Teak grab bars
Small opening deck hatch
Clock and barometer
Galley:
U-shaped galley positioned to starboard
Neptune 4500 Two burner gas hob, grill and oven new 2021
Stainless steel sink
Hot and cold pressurized water
Refrigerator (top opening)
Under and over counter cupboard, shelf and drawer storage
Chart Table:
Forward facing chart table positioned to port (full size for chart work)
Chart stowage
Shelf, and drawer storage
Passageway to the aft Cabin:
Sea berth positioned to port (wooden lee board)
Under berth storage
Engine access panel
Aft Cabin:
Large V berth with infill to create a large double berth
Under berth storage
2 Hanging lockers and shelves
En-suite heads
Jabsco sea toilet New 2023.
Sink with hot and cold pressurized water)
General
Opening deck hatch with ventilator
3 Opening portlights
LPG Catalytic Cabin Heater in Saloon
New upholstery and foam was new in 2016, and headlinings are new from 2023.
Inventory
Inventory Navigation
Binncale Compass
Tacktick Wireless Tri-data for speed and depth
Tachtick Wireless wind Instrument new 2021
Raymarine Axiom 7 Chartplotter
Raymarine Evo autopilot
Garmin 451 GPS
VHF
Mooring and Anchoring
CQR anchor with 60 meters of chain and warp
Simpson Lawrence electric windlass
Double stainless steel bow roller
4 Fenders and 3 mooring lines
Boathook
Safety Equipment:
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Danbouy
Lifesling
Gas alarm system
2x Manual bilge pump
1x Electric bilge pump
3x Fire extinguishers (out of date)
Fire blanket
Equipment:
Canvas sprayhood
Canvas cockpit enclosure with s/s supports
Dodgers
Davits
Boarding Ladder
Beeching Legs
Radio CD player
Accommodation
6 singles 1 double