Classic Kim Holman Stella

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£6,000

Classic Kim Holman Stella

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£6,000

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Summary:

Used 2022

Location:

Coatham Mundeville

Description:

Wooden Ships Comments on this Kim Holman Stella Designed by Kim Holman and built by Tucker Brown in 1971. Lucky Star is a Stella with some useful improvements added by the commissioning owner to make her a more capable and seaworthy cruising version of the well known and much loved Kim Holman design. Built by Tucker brown in 1971, she benefits from the following improvements: Masthead rig with gold anodised aluminium mast, a safer cruising rig with a bigger foretriangle 5/8” rather than 9/16” planking, making her stronger and structurally stiffer Self draining birdpit and small round portlights, making her more seaworthy Possibly a slightly deeper and heavier ballast keel, making her stiffer and more capable to windward These improvements have resulted in a very capable and fast – she averaged 6.2 knots over the ground crossing the Channel from Weymouth to Alderney in June 2022 – traditional cruising yacht, small enough to be affordable yet large enough go offshore, as shown by her extensive cruises over the years that have taken her as far as the west coast of Ireland, and the Bay of Biscay, and all points in between. She is more than capable of holding her own against Holman’s later and marginally larger Twister class yacht. The previous owner bought the boat in 1983 and kept up with a steady maintenance regime including replacing rigging and keel bolts on a rolling program and generally keeping the boat up to a good standard for coastal cruising. She has explored the English channel extensively, been south to St Nazaire and west to southern Ireland. The victim of a collision while on her mooring last year, she is now in need of some repairs to the bow with damage as follows: Bent pulpit frame and damaged foredeck where the pulpit was hit Bow roller ripped out and lost Minor cosmetic scrapes and chafe A fine little yacht needing some small repairs. The work would seem to be within the capabilities of an enthusiastic amateur. Length on. Still available at ListedBuy!

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Private Party

Posted:

March 21 on ListedBuy