1952 Truman Ecstasy River Cruiser Class & Trailer
General Specification
Construction
- Wood (strip plank) construction
- Mahogany on oak
- Mahogany cockpit and cabin
- Fin keel
- Iron ballast
- Tar varnished below waterline
- Wooden handrails on coachroof
- Stored and maintained overwinter on trailer at vendor’s home
- Extensive rennovations carried out 2022/2023
- Purchased at start of 2022 with verbal survey
Mechanical & Electrical
- 8hp Tohatsu M8B 3BC two-stroke outboard motor (2006, overhauled 2019, serviced 2022 by Russell Marine)
- Electric start
- Outboard is 10kg lighter than comparable models, making it easy to manhandle and lift out of water on its parallel linkage
- Remote controls (2006, overhauled 2019)
- 12.5 litre portable fuel tank
- 12V battery
- Battery master switch
- USB charging socket
Rigging & Sails
- Bermudan Sloop rig
- 31ft Columbian pine hollow mast (made from four scarfed sections)
- Mast stepped in steel tabernacle and counter-balanced for easy lowering/raising
- Mast counter-weight constructed of lead block fitted between stainless steel cheeks
- Wood boom and self-tacking jib boom
- Roller furling headsail gear
- New shrouds winter 2021/22
- Usual running rigging plus spare jib sheets (including mini jib sheets for backing jib and sailing goose-winged)
- Mainsail (McNamara Sails, good condition, 17.2m2/185ft2, slab reefing with 2 reefing points at 80% & 58%)
- Spare mainsail (Jeckells, good condition)
- Genoa (McNamara Sails, good condition, 7.5m2/80.75ft2)
- Jib (Jeckells, good condition)
- Self-tacking jib (McNamara Sails, good condition, 5.89m2/58.6ft2)
- Spare Self-tacking Jib (good condition)
- Storm Jib (McNamara Sails, good condition, 4.87m2/52.6ft2)
- Sail cover
- Fitted two piece ‘Top Gun’ cover and 4 x supports for cover
- Summer boom tent
- Boom awning/sun screen
- Companionway mosquito net
- All lines led back to cockpit for single handed sailing (with self-tacking jib)
Accommodation
- 2 berths in 1 cabin
- Wooden table on steel pedestal leg (can be used in cabin or cockpit)
- Table also converts 2 single berths to FULL SIZE DOUBLE BED with infill cushion
- Galley with gas stove (2 burners & grill), sink with draining board and stowage in good-sized drawers
- 65 litre stainless steel freshwater tank (under forepeak)
- Butane gas cylinder in stainless steel vented locker (in forepeak) plus spare cylinder (neither cylinder guaranteed full)
- Large insulated drawer designed to take cool box (included in sale and will keep milk cold for about 3-4 days)
- Various crockery, pans and utensils
- Separate heads compartment with Jabsco sea toilet (fully overhauled 2019, no holding tank)
- Ample further storage space including drawers under bunks, under-deck lockers behind seat backs, COCKTAIL CABINET, small bookshelf and clothes hanging space
- 2 x fixed 12V cabin lights
- Floor coverings where fitted
- Pair of cabin doors (can be removed and stowed when desired)
Equipment
Safety Equipment
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 28th May 2027
- Fire extinguishers and fire blanket
- Carbon monoxide alarm
- High capacity 12V electric pump with discharge hose
- Manual horn
Deck Equipment
- Mudweight on warp
- 4 x rhond anchors and 2lb hammer
- Various fenders
- Various mooring warps (various lengths, including long to assist when sailing single handed)
- Various spare ropes
- Wooden paddle
- High and short boom crutches
- Spruce pole (used as quant pole when required)
Miscellaneous Cruising Equipment
- Collapsible bucket, sponge, dustpan and brush
- Toolbox containing various tools
- Various brass and stainless screws and fittings, whipping cord, sail repair tape and other sundry items
- Folding barbecue
- 2 x 5 litre spare water cans
Trailer, Towing & Maintenance Equipment
- Custom built Galvanised twin axle road trailer with support arms
- Wooden blocks to support trailer chassis and take weight off tyres when parked
- Tripod to support mast when towing
- 3 x trestles to support mast over winter
- Large white dust/winter cover
- 2 x large plastic boxes containing various paints etc
- Large box of towels used to dampen hull prior to relaunching
- 2 x short aluminium ladders (recent)
Remarks:
Owners remarks: It’s been an absolute privilege to own and sail Claire. Bought for plans that have now changed, I’m gutted to see her go to her next home. That sloping coach roof and the swept back coaming around the cockpit was what drew me to her. Far less ‘square’ than some of the other traditional broads yachts. Claire has an amazing ability to sail against the tide with what appears to be no wind! The surveyor we used when purchasing her said that for 1952 she essentially had a ‘space age’ keel design, because it’s incredibly similar to that of today’s racing yachts. She has a full size (4’6″ wide) by approx. 6’6″ long double bed (which can be used as 2 x singles without the infill cushion and a cocktail cabinet. It’s no wonder that the Truman Ecstasy yachts were known as “The Honeymoon boats”. Complete luxury for 2.
Disclaimer: This yacht is personally owned by the owners of Topsail and is not sold through the course of business.
See what a fantastic time we had in The 2023 Three Rivers Race with Claire here!
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