- Manufacturer: Victoria
- Location: Dartmouth, Devon
- Year: 1990
- LOA: 26'0" (7.92m)
- Beam: 8' 2'' (2.49m)
- Berths: 4
- Draft: 1.17
- Keel: Long
- ID no.: 17907
- Cabins: 2
- Heads: 1
- Watertank Size: 22 Gallons
- Engine Make: Yanmar 1GM10
- Horsepower: 9hp
- Drive Type: Shaft drive
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Fuel Tank Size: 12 Gallons
- Cruise Speed: 5k
- Top Speed: 6k
Broker Remarks
Frances 26 for sale. This lovely pocket cruiser has been carefully maintained by its one owner. Recent underwater epoxy treatment, new sails and engine service.
Accommodation
Sleeps 4 in 4 single or 2 single & 1 double berth in 2 cabins
Forepeak with double or 2 single berths
Saloon with settee berth & quarter berth
Interior joinery is a blend of solid teak, teak veneered marine ply, plastric covered marine-ply and 'Dutch' style timber strip planking. Cabin sides are strip planked or white painted
Teak & holly cabin sole
Saloon table
Lee cloths
Galley area with gimballed gas cooker
Stainless steel sink
Ample stowage
Heads compartment with marine wc
Dry hanging locker
Wet hanging area
Mechanical and Rigging
Built by Victoria Yachts for the present owner in 1990
Designed y Chuck Paine
Hull # 9073
GRP hull, deck & superstructure
Hull epoxy coated below waterline from new
Hull grit blasted below waterline, re-epoxy coated & re-antifouled in 2008 for preventative purposes
Teak laid decks, cockpit sole & seating
Long keel
Keel hung rudder
Tiller steering
Mechanical:
Yanmar 1GM10 9hp diesel engine
Engine removed for service, new exhaust elbow & new mounts in 2010
Seawater cooled
2.6:1 reduction gearbox
Stainless steel shaft with 2-blade fixed pitch propeller
New cutlass bearing 2010
Single lever morse control
Instrument panel with visual auidible alarms
Electrics:
12v System supplied by 2-batteries
Switched & charged by engine alternator
Tankage:
Fuel capacity approx 12 gallons (55 litres)
Fresh water capacity approx 22 gallons (100 litres)
Water System:
Manually pumped fresh water to galley
Rigging:
Sloop rigged with keel stepped anodised aluminium mast
Stainless steel standing rigging
Terylene running rigging
Rigging professionally checked in 2009
Winches:
2 x Lewmar #16 chrome self-tailing sheet winches
2 x Gibb halyard winches
Sails:
Polyester 7.5oz Mainsail with 2 -reefs, 1996
Polyester 8.0oz Working jib, 2008
No 1 Genoa
Foresails not self furling
Storm jib
Inventory
Navigation Aids:
Plastimo Contest bulkhead mounted compass
Autohelm ST50 Log/speed
Autohelm ST50 Depth
Icom M56 VHF
Ground Tackle:
Anchorman manual windlass
Double bow roller
20lb CQR anchor with 30ft chain & 90ft warp
General Equipment:
Stainless steel guardwire, pulpit & pushpit
Navigation lights
Masthead tri-white light
Manual bilge pump
Warps & fenders
Sprayhood
Ensign & staff
Midship mooring cleats
Boarding ladder
Safety Equipment:
3 x Safety harness points in cockpit
Jackstays
Lifebuoy with light
Fire extinguisher
Fire blanklet
Contact NYB Dartmouth
- Address:
Network Yacht Brokers Dartmouth
Noss Marina
Bridge Road
Kingswear
Devon
TQ6 0EA - Telephone: [+44] [0] 1803 834 864
- Email: sales@nybdartmouth.com
- Link to full office details
Disclaimer : EQ Marine Ltd t/a Network Yacht Brokers Dartmouth offers the details of this vessel for sale but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of the information contained in the specification or warrant the condition of the vessel or equipment. A buyer should instruct his agents, or surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered for sale subject to no prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
