Alan Buchanan 32 East Coast One Design
Shipwright-owned for 30 years
- Boat REF# · 245456
- LOA · 9.60m
- Year · 1964
- Construction · Clinker
- Underwater profile · Long keel
- Berths · 5
- Engine · 1 x Diesel 20hp, Yanmar 3YM20 ()
- Lying · Grenada
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Extra Details
| Designer | Alan Buchanan |
|---|---|
| Builder | Newcastle, UK |
| Lying | Grenada |
| Fuel capacity | 25.0 G Total - 1 Tanks |
Mechanical
| Engine | 1 x Diesel 20hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Yanmar 3YM20 () |
| Engine Hours |
engine1= 406 |
| Steering | Tiller |
| Drive | Shaft |
| Prop(s) | Fixed 3 blade (15 x 10) |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | Not Recorded |
| Engine spares |
|---|
Dimensions
| LOA | 9.60m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 3.00m |
| Draft Min | 1.60m |
| Displacement | 13,340.3lbs |
| Headroom | 1.83m |
| Storage | In water |
Rig
Sloop rigged Wood spars () with Other standing rigging ()
Sails
| Mainsail | - Slab () 3 Reefs |
|---|---|
| Headsail | - Hank on () |
| Other sails | Additional Headsail 1 () |
| Additional Headsail 2 () | |
| Storm Jib () | |
| Full Spinnaker () |
Standing rigging Norselay to 7.8mm fitted 1996. Test certificate available.
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery, 2 batteries charged by: engine, wind generator, solar panels, shore power
Construction
| Construction | Clinker |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Long keel |
| Finish | Paint finish |
Fresh water bladder - size unknown
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 5 |
|---|---|
| No. of double berths | 1 |
| No. of single berths | 3 |
| Cabin(s) | 1 |
| Handbasin | 1 |
| Heads | 1 heads (Manual) |
2 burner gas cooker/stove
Accommodation
| Cooker/stove | |
|---|---|
| Sink | |
| Icebox | |
| Manual water system |
2 burner gas cooker/stove
Deck Gear
| Sail cover | |
|---|---|
| Sprayhood | |
| Spray dodgers | |
| Warps | |
| Fenders | |
| Swim Ladder | |
| Instrument Covers |
2 halyard winches
2 sheet winches
Manual Harken windlass
3 anchors
(2 CQR, 1 kedge)
8 ft 2 piece nesting design, GRP, owner built dinghy ()
(Hard Dinghy)
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Speed | |
| Log | |
| VHF | |
| GPS | |
| Autopilot | |
| Barometer | |
| Navigation lights | |
| Echo sounder |
Safety Equipment
| Life jackets | |
|---|---|
| Searchlight | |
| Safety harnesses | |
| Horn |
1 bilge pumps (0 manual / 1 Electric)
Broker's Comments
Alan Buchanan is a well-respected post-war designer of seaworthy wooden boats.
This example is notable for being lovingly maintained by her liveaboard shipwright owner for 30 years. This included a refit completed in 2016. He had to return to the UK from the Caribbean but has left the boat in careful capable hands.
She is clinker-built mahogany, epoxy sheathed by her owner 10 years ago.
Suitable for liveaboard use or weekend cruising, systems are simple so have low maintenance demands and enable self-sufficiency. She comes complete with sails, tools and nesting sailing dinghy.
I went on board after a few weeks of heavy rain and saw no sign of water or damp, either in the bilge or through hatches/ports.