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1963 James A. Silver Ltd Miss Silver Class Motor Sailer
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£29,500 ex. VAT
Engine
-
Total Power
-
Engine Hours
NA
Class
Sail Classic
Length
9.45m (31.00ft)
Year
1963
Model
Miss Silver Class Motor Sailer
Capacity
Boat Details
Description
Wooden Ships Comments on this Miss Silver Class Motor Sailer
Miss Silver Class motor sailer designed by John Bain and built by James A. Silver Ltd of Rosneath in 1963.
Major rebuild by Ocean Yacht Company, Falmouth 2003-2005. In current ownership since , she has been professionally maintained regardless of expense and is presented as a very smart and useable classic yacht.
The Miss Silver design is a motor sailer type of yacht with a central wheelhouse, aft sleeping cabin and forward living accommodation. The rig is moderate in size for easy handling with modern self tailing winches. The engine is a large 50hp Beta giving plenty of power for a boat of this tonnage.
A lovely motor sailer yacht in smart condition, priced sensibly due to the owners circumstances.
2025 survey available.
Length on Deck 31’
Beam 10’
Draft 3’6”
Thames Tonnage 10TM
Construction
Hull
Carvel planked in mahogany bronze screw fastened to sawn oak frames. Intermediate steam bent oak timbers all copper rivet fastened.
Mix of sawn oak floors across the centreline and steel straps.
External cast iron ballast keel with mild steel keel bolts.
Internal lead trimming ballast.
Skeg hung steel plate rudder with cables connections to the helm.
Decks and Cockpit
Straight laid teak deck glued over a marine plywood subdeck.
Varnished teak king plank and covering board with a teak toe rail.
Polished stainless steel fairleads and cleats.
Original white painted steel stanchions with a varnished teak hand rail.
Superstructure
The complete superstructure is believed to have been renewed during the 03-05 refit.
Central wheelhouse with fore and aft coachroof. Varnished teak coamings with inlaid toughened glass windows.
Wheelhouse in solid teak with large windows all round. Sliding entrance door each side.
Coachroof and wheelhouse decks in sheathed marine plywood laid on teak deck beams.
Varnished teak butterfly skylights fore and aft.
Rig
Spars
Bermudan ketch rig on deck stepped varnished wooden masts.
Masts stepped in tabernacles on fore and aft coachroof.
Standing and Running Rigging
Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless steel chain plates.
Sails
Mainsail, mizzen and genoa.
Winches
2 x Harken 40 self tailing sheet winches.
2 x non self tailing mast winches on main mast tabernacle.
Machinery
Engine
Beta Marine BV2203 50hp 4cyl diesel engine installed new in 2005. Less than 400hrs running time.
ZF Hurth gearbox to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.
Belt driven Jabsco salvage pump connected to the engine. Can be used as a salt water deck pump.
32 litre calorifier hot water tank connected to the engine.
Tanks
Stainless steel fuel and water tanks.
Batteries and Electrics
3 x 12 volt batteries charged from the engine alternator.
Installed shore power system with a Mastervolt Mass 12/60 60 amp battery charger.
Accommodation
Berths
4 berths including 2 singles in the aft cabin and 2 saloon settee berths.
General Description
Sliding companion door either side into the wheelhouse with helm position to port. Small seat in each quarter with a fold up teak table against the aft bulkhead of the wheelhouse. All the joinery of the wheelhouse is teak.
Port side companionway down into the aft cabin.
Hanging locker and drawer unit to port. Heads compartment to starboard.
2 single berths stretch back under the aft deck. Small seat midships between the berths.
Centreline companionway from the wheelhouse into the main cabin. Steps down with the galley divided each side of the boat.
Partial bulkhead separates off the main saloon.
Hanging locker to starboard and drawers to port with a glass fronted drinks cabinet.
Saloon arranged in the bows with 2 settee berths in a gentle V formation. Centreline dropleaf teak saloon table.
Shelves behind the settees with storage below the berths.
Galley
Force 10 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Twin stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressurised water. Top loading 12 volt Frigomatic fridge unit built into the worktop.
Heads
Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges directly overboard. Stainless hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Equipment
Plastimo steering compass
Raymarine C80 chart plotter
Raymarine radar
Raymarine ST60 wind indicator
Raymarine ST60 Tridata log and sounder
Raymarine ST60 deck repeater
Raymarine ST6001 autopilot with remote control
ICOM IC-M323 DSC VHF
Lofrans 12 volt anchor windlass
Bruce anchor + chain
Mooring warps
Fenders
Manual bilge pump
Auto electric bilge pump
Horse shoe lifebuoy
Dan buoy
MOB throwing line
Windscreen wipers
Jabsco engine driven salvage pump
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Deck brush
Boat hook
Skylight covers
Gas locker cover
Inflatable dinghy
Mercury 3.3hp 2 stroke outboard motor
Mainsail
Mizzen
Genoa
Sail covers
2 x Harken 40 self tailing sheet winches
2 x non self tailing mast winches on main mast tabernacle
Bunk and berth cushions
Jabsco manual sea toilet
Force 10 galley cooker
32 litre hot water calorifier tank
12 volt Frigomatic fridge compartment
Boat Summary
Make:
James A. Silver Ltd
Model:
Miss Silver Class Motor Sailer
Boat Type:
sail
Boat Class:
Sail Classic
Build Year:
1963
Refit Year:
-
Hull Number:
-
Deck Plans:
Propulsion
Engine
Make:
-
Model:
-
No. engines:
-
Year:
-
Hours:
-
Type:
inboard
Fuel:
diesel
Propeller Material:
-
Total Power:
-
Specification
Dimensions
Length (Overall):
9.45m (31.00ft)
Length (Waterline):
-
Beam:
3m (9.84ft)
Min Draft:
-
Max Draft:
1.1m (3.61ft)
Min Bridge Clearance:
-
Weigths
Gross Weight:
-
Displacement:
-
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks:
-
Fuel Tanks:
-
Holding Tanks:
-
Speed & Distance
Max Speed:
-
Cruising Speed:
-
Range at cruising speed:
-
Miscellaneous
Windlass:
-
Deadrise at transom:
-
Hull Material:
wood
Life Raft Capacity:
-
Accomodation
Seating Capacity:
-
Guest Cabins:
-
Guest Heads:
-
Cabin Headroom:
-
Crew Cabins:
-
Crew Heads:
-
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