1985 Roberts Spray 33
General Specification
Construction
- Designed by Bruce Roberts-Goodson
- Professionally built by Whistocks of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
- Total length including bowsprit 11.2m (36ft 9in)
- Steel hull, deck and superstructure
- Stainless steel chain plates and rubbing stake
- Very strongly built pilothouse added in 2004 as per designer’s drawings (all welding by professional welder)
- Hull epoxied and insulated above waterline
- No survey available
Mechanical & Electrical
- Perkins 4108 diesel engine
- Maximum speed 8 knots, cruising speed 5.5-6 knots
- PRM Newage gearbox
- Stainless steel axle
- Aquadrive
- 3 bladed prop
- Engine is in very good running order
- New cylinder head, complete with valves and springs, installed 2004
- 630 litre diesel carried in 2 x 315 litre plastic fuel tanks (new 2004)
- Mechanical wheel steering in cockpit
- Hydraulic wheel steering in pilothouse
- 120AH starting battery (new 2004)
- 2 x 120AH house batteries (new 2004)
- Balmar 100amp alternator with programmable controller (new 2004)
Rigging & Sails
- Bermudan Cutter
- Aluminium mast by Francespar
- Stainless steel 1×19 standing rigging
- Mainsail (old)
- Headsails (Lee Sails, Hong Kong, good condition)
- Storm jib (Lee Sails, Hong Kong, good condition)
- Light genoa
Accommodation
- 5 berths (1 x 2m double, 1 x 1.65m double, 1 x single)
- Taylors kerosene cooker with oven (in excellent order) with 9 litre stainless steel kerosene tank
- Built in fridge with isotherm cooling machine
- Reflex 5000w diesel heater in main saloon with 10l stainless steel fuel tank
- Insulated water exchange heater for warm water
- 460 litre water carried in 2 x 230 litre welded aluminium tanks
- Blakes Zenith sea toilet with pump selector for tank or direct pump-out
- Shower area is aside from the heads and is unusually roomy for this size of vessel (only partly fitted out)
- 75 litre plastic waste tank (new 2004)
- Headroom in pilothouse 1.8m (5ft 11in)
- Headroom in cabin 1.88m (6ft 2in)
Equipment
Navigation Equipment
- Autohelm 7000 autopilot
- Fluxgate compass in autopilot
- Sestrel compass in steering pedestal
- Sextant
- Sea-voice VHF radio
Safety Equipment
- Avon 4 man inflatable life raft
- 2 x Manual bilge pumps
- Automatic bilge pump
- CO2 4kg fire extinguisher (not guaranteed in date)
- Stainless steel folding boarding ladder on stern
Deck Equipment
- Tiger manual windlass
- Danforth anchor (at stern)
- 2 x CQR anchors (at bow) both with galvanized chain and eight strand rope
Other
- Steel cradle (new 2001, Jowi Cradle Inc., NJ, USA)
- Custom drawings for gaff ketch
Remarks:
The Spray 33 is an extremely popular and very capable cruising yacht, of which there are over 500 sailing today. This example was built in England, has crossed the Atlantic twice, and is now in Iceland. Her owner describes sailing her as “Simply pure joy”. She is currently lying afloat, and would benefit from some general maintenance (e.g.: bottom painting, new zincs, repainting of some spots of surface rust on decks and superstructure). She is featured in Bruce Roberts’ book “Spray. The Ultimate Cruising Boat” (p166) and in “Metal Boats” (p14). She is for sale due to lack of time.
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