Macwester Wight 32 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Macwester
• Location: Plymouth
• Year: 1974
• LOA: 31'9" (9.68m)
• Beam: 9' 6'' (2.90m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft: 1
• Keel: Bilge Keel
• ID no.: 1011340

• Cabins: 2
• Heating: N/A
• Heads: 1
• Showers: 1
• Watertank Size: 200 Litres
• Engine Make: Bukh DV36
• Horsepower: 36hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 160 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 5.5 Knots
• Top Speed: 6.5 Knots

Broker Remarks

Owners Remarks:
In 2011 we found the perfect boat for our young family. The cockpit provided the ideal centre for everyone to enjoy being outside. The high sides are very comfortable and enabled us to fit highchair seats. It is also large enough to entertain visiting families comfortably. Another great advantage is being able to stand up straight inside. Giving a very spacious feel. The storage units are very well thought out. We have easily fit everything for five weeks holiday periods, including fold-up bicycles, spades buckets and fishing gear.
Having a front and rear cabin allows for quiet afternoon naps while parents enjoy sailing. We have also used the rear cabin as a large playpen where the kids had the freedom to get out their Lego and other toys and hang out comfortably on bumpy passages.
We bought Eider from the first owners. They sailed her to the Netherlands in 1974 and spent many holidays in Sweden and Denmark. We enjoyed many holidays in the Netherlands on the Waddenzee, Lauwersmeer and IJsselmeer. We have also sailed to Germany and Denmark.
Because she only has a 1-meter draft, we could easily access the most shallow waters. The bilge keel allows for wonderful beaching experiences.
We sailed Eider to Devon in 2017; we fell in love with the Devon and Cornish sailing opportunities and decided to get a permanent mooring and leave Eider in the Uk. We have since then enjoyed wonderful holidays with our now teenage children. We love our Eider but also feel it’s a shame that we can spend so little time on her. Because we live in the Netherlands, we would love to see Eider go to someone who will have the time to enjoy and look after her.
The sailing experience is unique because she is a very steady boat. We have never felt unsafe. We rarely have to put a reef in the sails. She handles rough water well. The cockpit tent allows for a pleasant sailing experience and makes the living area much larger when closed up. Often the children sat in the cabin playing games while the adults enjoyed the surroundings comfortably inside the cockpit tent. She sleeps 6, and we have comfortably done so many times. Eider is a lovely and unique boat for the whole family to enjoy.

Accommodation

Sleeps up to six in two cabins plus the saloon
Forward double V berth
Heads aft of the forward cabin to port with a Lavac sea water toilet (NEW 2022) & shower 
Linear galley to port with moulded sink, Flojet freshwater pumped tap, cupboard & shelf storage 
Settee seating to starboard in the saloon, which is the single saloon berth
Fixed saloon table
Settee seating to port that is the single port berth with a trotter box
Two burner gas hob & oven
Separate aft cabin with two single berths

Mechanical and Rigging

Construction:
Built in 1987 by Macwester Marine Co. Ltd. (UK)
Designed by C.S.J. Roy
GRP hull deck & superstructure
Bilge keel
Skeg hung rudder
Center cockpit

Mechanics:
Bukh DV36, 3 cylinder, 36hp diesel engine, fresh water cooled (NEW 2001)
Shaft driven
Wheel steering

Electrics:
2 x 105ah, 12v batteries x 2 (NEW 2022)
Victron Energy Blue smart IP 67 Charger (NEW 2018)
Charging from 50A engine alternator
Renaud Marine battery monitor
240v horsepower system
240v plug sockets
12v plug sockets

Tankage:
Freshwater capacity 200 litres
Fuel capacity 160 litres 

Water System:
Pressurised water system
Hot & cold water
Hot water from calorifier 
Shower

Rigging:
Ketch rigged
Aluminium spars (single spreader main & mizzen masts)
Aluminium spinnaker pole
Deck stepped mast with a stainless steel tabernacle
Stainless steel standing rigging
Furling genoa system
Slab reefing mainsail & mizzen 
2 x Enkes mast winches on both the main & mizzen masts

Sails:
Genoa by Rolly Tasker Sails (NEW 2012)
Mainsail by Champion Sails Holland (NEW 2014)
Mizzen
Spinnaker

Inventory

Navigation Aids:
Raymarine EV100 wheelpilot (NEW 2018)
Raymarine P70s autopilot controller (NEW 2018)
AIS Class B Transceiver: em-trak B100 (NEW 2015)
Antenna splitter: em-trak S100 (NEW 2015)
Icom IC-M59 euro VHF radio 

Ground Tackle:
10kg Bruce anchor
50m of chain 
Stainless steel bow roller
Manual anchor windlass

Deck Gear:
Stainless steel pulpit & pushpit
Aluminium stanchions
Genoa tracks
Meissner 27 two speed sheet winches
Stainless steel mooring bollard on the bow & aft deck
Stainless steel mooring cleats

Safety Equipment:
All Safety equipment listed is included in the sale but the vendor offers no warranties
The purchaser must service the safety equipment and ensure that it is appropriate for their purposes, check expiry and service dates on all items!
Plastimo 4 person liferaft (NEEDS SERVICING)
Horseshoe liferaft
Safety throw line
Manual bilge pump
Navigation lights
Radar reflector

Equipment:
Inflatable dinghy
Outboard engine 
Canvas mainsail and mizzen cover (NEW 2014)
Canvas sprayhood  (NEW 2022)
Canvas cockpit enclosure (NEW 2022)
Cockpit table
Digital ships clock & barometer
Various fenders & warps 
2 x flexi padded cockpit seats