2007 Barton Classic 26 (GRP Hull)
General Specification
Construction
- Composite construction (GRP hull, wood superstructure)
- Barton Classic #1
- Original gelcoat finish
- Mahogany cabin and cockpit
- Lifting cabin roof (hinged at front, hydraulic lifting system)
- One owner from new
- Wintered ashore annually from new
- Maintained from new by original builder with absolutely no expense spared!
Mechanical & Electrical
- Lynch 2kW electric motor (2007)
- Shaft drive to folding prop
- Battery bank (2014, installed midships to improve balance) providing approximately four hours of cruising time at normal cruising speed
- Single lever control
- Tiller steering
- Curtis 24V 30amp battery charger
- Shore power
Rigging & Sails
- Gunter rig
- Wood mast/spars
- Counterbalanced mast with winch for easy lowering/raising
- Bowsprit
- Stainless steel standing rigging
- Headsail roller reefing gear
- 2 x sheet winches
- Suit of sails in 8oz cloth by McNamara Sails (2007)
- Suit of sails in 6oz cloth by McNamara Sails (2015)
- Suit of sails in Marblehead by Jeckells (2018)
- Storm jib
- Sail cover
Accommodation
- 2 berths in 1 cabin
- 2 x single berths forwards
- Galley with gas stove (2 burners and grill), sink (pressurised cold supply) and stowage
- Separate heads compartment with toilet (no holding tank) and washbasin (pressurised cold supply)
- Storage lockers under all berths
- Berth cushions (seldom used) and canvas coachroof side panels all in very good condition
- Hydraulic lifting cabin roof provides approximately 1.83m (6ft) headroom at aft end
Equipment
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to March 2023
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket
- Cruising awning with rails (good condition)
- All over cover (old but serviceable)
- Further lightweight cover previously used for wet shed storage
- High and low boom/mast crutches
- Quant pole
- Pair of rhond anchors
- Mudweight
- Various fenders
- Various warps
Remarks:
This yacht was the first Barton Classic 26 built by renowned Norfolk Broads boat builder, Colin Buttifant. She has since been maintained by Colin’s yard, Swallowtail Boatyard, on an annual basis with absolutely no expense spared and she is as a consequence understood to be presented in all but as-new condition throughout! Boasting lively performance that will be appreciated by both novice and experienced yachtsman alike, and offering well appointed, light and spacious accommodation for two (plus possible additional occasional berths in the cockpit), with her interior – like the rest her of – finished to an extremely high standard, she is an ideal cruiser/racer for a couple or small family. A superb, and rarely available, River Cruiser Class Broads yacht, built and maintained by an exemplary builder. You won’t find better!
The story of this yacht’s construction was the subject of the lead article in Water Craft magazine issue no. 66 November/December 2007.
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