1976 St Christopher Design for sale in Port Adelaide SA
Port Adelaide SA, Australia197610.9mMonohull
Asking PriceBroker
$69,000 AUD
+38 moreModelSt Christopher Design
Year1976
Length10.9m3m beam
FuelDiesel
EngineVolvo PentaD2-40
Draft1.2m
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About this vessel
'Wongga II' is a classic timber yacht with beautiful lines, maintained to the highest standard. Construction is simple and strong: all her frames, quarter knees, breast hooks and floors are karri, with a beech deck overlay on glassed marine ply (Searles 1999). Built as a cutter, Robyn Sanderson consulted Maurice Griffith on the modifications from ketch to cutter. She is constructed with jarrah planking and keelson, karri ribs from WA, copper roving, lead ballast and a beech deck.
Built for Mr P. R. Sanderson and launched on the 3rd of March 1976, she was sold to Mr R. Craze in 1983, who added the bowsprit and skylights, then sailed her to Queensland. She was purchased by Mr C. Strafford in 1993, then sold to the current owner Prof. Mr R. Wells in 1998. Her journey started at Searles and Sons, Birkenhead, South Australia, in 1974, where she is believed to be the last plank-on-frame timber vessel built by Ted Searle of Searles Boat Yard.
She was cruised extensively, making her way to Queensland, along the East Coast, and on numerous trips to Tasmania, and is now at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron. The St Christopher design was originally planned as a cruising home for a family of three, capable of being sailed single-handed and able to cruise to almost any part of the world, including areas such as Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of Florida where waters are very shallow. Some of the original drawings show the design with a long keel and ketch rig; this boat is modified to carry a cutter rig.
This boat has so many great features, with plenty of headroom throughout, a beautiful and comfortable cockpit area, and a deck that is easy to walk on. She is a dry boat with no sign of water ingress, there is no wood rot anywhere to be seen, and there is no musty smell that you may experience on other timber boats. This yacht is a credit to her owners past and present.
Specifications
The details
Vessel
ModelSt Christopher Design
Year1976
Dimensions
Length overall10.9m
Beam3m
Draft1.2m
Engine & Fuel
Engine makeVolvo Penta
Engine modelD2-40
Engine count1
Drive typeShaft Drive
Fuel typeDiesel
Features
On board
Beautifully presented, runs like a dream and surprisingly quiet this Volvo Penta D2-40 was installed in 2009
Inboard Shaft Drive: Shaft drive with Hydraline propeller, PPS Shaft seal and Ploy flex engine mounts
Coolmatic 85 12/24 refridgation unit
Simar 60 Hot Water Service
Yes
Jabsco marine toilet
2 x fisherman anchors, 1 x grapnel anchor, 1 x plough anchor, anchor nylon warp 40m, anchor chain 40m, Muir Cheetah electric anchor windlass
2 x house batteries, 2 x start batteries (replaced 2022)
Furuno 130 W SSB Radio telephone Model FS - 1550, Garmin GPS Map 500 Series SN 130000061, Koden ProFish III, Rutland WG913-12V, Navico DS200 digital depth sounder, Navico DL200 Digital speed and distance log, Navico WD 200 Wind vector display, Navico TP 5000/5500 Tiller Pilot, Navico DC200 Digital compass, Navico HP 5000 Hand programmer, 85 Watt solar Panel, Neptune battery charger, PulsOtronc Ampere hour meter Battman II, Airmar Transducer Switch, Comar AIS
2 x mainsails, 2 x jib, Genoa, storm sail
Mast head cutter rig
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