Selling Avocet – Bringing sailing adventures to you!

Welcome!

SOLD

Avocet has now found a new owner, hopefully they will have some great adventures of their own. Thanks to all those who showed an interest and good luck with the search for your new boats.

Avocet is a mid-eighties Pegasus 700 bilge keeled sailing boat. She measures 24 feet long, has a beam of 8 feet and a draft of 3 ½ feet. Despite her conservative size, we have comfortably sailed her as far west as the Isles of Scilly and east to Salcombe. She is mild mannered, forgiving and a great introduction to the joys of sailing.

We purchased her in 2019 when she was in need of much tlc. Since then we have renewed, refurbished, repaired and replaced much of her equipment and systems making her a safe, fun and comfortable boat to enjoy.

Gallery

2020 Kemp roller furling genoa.
Wide uncluttered side decks.
Upgraded 2-speed Lewmar sheet winches.
Nasa instruments for wind, depth & speed.
2020 New standing rigging.
2020 Kemp main and genoa sails.
Bulkhead compass.
'Stripey' old but functional symetrical spinnaker.
Tidy lines.
Poled-out genoa downwind.
Refurbished masthead and equipment.
Keels under preparation.
Epoxy coated keels.
Tiller with extension and autopilot mount.
Rebuilt traveller car.
Storage in the v-berth.
It might be a porta-potti, but this one has been updated to pump liquids overboard whilst retaining solids in the base for environmentally friendly disposal.
More storage, sink & LED lighting.
Toilet/sink selector and pump.
V-berth cusions.
View aft from the v-berth.
One of two in-date fire extinguishers.
Galley tucked away.
Slide-out galley.
One sugar or two?
Custom racking to optimise space.
Modern fabrics.
Electrical panel.
Not quite a rats nest!
Quarter berth strorage space.
Insulated locker.
A day to stay in port!
Interior LED lighting.
Paddle-wheel speed log fitting.
Securely mounted gas pipework.
Battery stored in a protective box.
Non-slip alloy step treads.
Spacious cockpit.
Welcoming cabin.
Solid epoxy coated washboards.
Freshly painted red cove stripe.
Builders plate, serial no. 44.
'Big Red' - Kemp crusing chute (2021).
Anchored at Cawsands.
Flying the bunting!
New Grimsby Sound, IoS.
Sundowners Cornish style!
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Inventory & Equipment

Tohatsu 6hp ultra-long saildrive
Selection of fenders and mooring lines
Anchor, chain and warp
Sail cover and side dodgers
Solar panel
2.8m tender & 3.5hp FS outboard
12 litre fuel tank
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Assorted crockery, cutlery
Engine spares & tools
Boat hook
2x Life jackets
Lewmar 2 speed sheet winches
Gib halyard winches
Anchor ball dayshape

Cockpit table
120Ah AGM battery
Internal LED lighting
Spinnaker pole & sheets
Asymetric spinnaker (old but fun)
VHF radio with DSC
Two burner stove
Whale Compac 50 bilge pump
Swim ladder
Cockpit cusions
2x Fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
Transparent washboard
Curtains & soft furnishings
Spinlock line jammers

Bulkhead compass
LED navigation lights
Gas cylinder
Flagpole & Ensign

Nasa depth, speed & wind
Outboard rail mount
Selection of spare lines
Local chart – in case you get lost!

2021 Kemp Main & Genoa sails
2021 Kemp Cruising chute

Refurbishment

During our ownership of Avocet we have refurbished her entirely, from new sails and standing rigging to new upholstery, galley, electrics and freshwater plumbing.

The interior has been tastefully updated using modern fabrics and a combination of clean and brightly painted surfaces along with key brightwork to provide a light and pleasant environment.

Its not all about the interior tho, with new standing rigging, reinforced chain plates, new rudder bushes and the replacement of the rotten stemhead backing plate to name a few things, she is now ready to continue her sailing adventures.

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Remove & replace stem head backing
Mould anchor locker lid
Replace standing rigging
Refurbished spreaders and new seats
Refurbished masthead
LED masthead lights
Secure battery storage
120Ah AGM battery
Solar panel & controller
Voltage monitor
New plumbing, taps, filter
Epoxy coated water tank
New stainless galley sink
New galley and two-burner hob
New gas install with overside drain
Fuel tank mount and vent
Spinlock jammers
Upgraded two-speed sheet winches
Spinnaker pole, lines & hardware
Saloon sliding ‘cupboard’ doors
Grab rails removed, stripped & varnished
Keels cleaned up, treated and epoxied
Keel-to-hull joint resealed
Replaced life lines
Lots of painting & varnishing
Cockpit cusions
Lazy jacks

Rebuild furler drum bearing
Replace furler swivel bearings
New wind vane
New VHF antenna & cabling
Nasa Clipper Wind
Nasa Duet speed & depth
New washboards
Full interior 12v wiring
Interior LED lighting
Cut-to-fit interior mat
New upholstery & curtains
Multiple USB/12v accesory sockets
Reinforced chainplate backings
Upgraded manual bilge pump
Automatic elecrtric bilge pump
Removable cockpit table
New main & genoa from Kemp Sails
Replaced step treads
Custom storage racks
Safety tether points in cockpit
Tiller extension
Running rigging replaced
Rudder blade & fixings refurbished
Rudder post bush renewed
Custom sail cover and dodgers
Second internal reefing line added to boom

All plywood used is of marine quality and further protected with epoxy coating. Interior and exterior wiring uses tinned copper cable to protect it from corrosion. Fixings and metalwork used is 316 stainless using anti-corrosion paste where necessary.

Mooring

Included in the sale of Avocet is her mooring at Loe Beach and the opportunity to take on the ownership of the mooring licence from the harbour master.

The ground tackle consists of a half-tonne granite block and two chains, a 25mm ‘ground chain’ that was renewed in 2019 and a 10mm ‘riser chain’ that was renewed in 2022 along with marker and pickup buoys. The riser chain and buoys are removed over the winter.

During the off-season (October to April), ashore storage can be arranged at Loe Beach boatyard where they will also take care of your mooring tackle.

The mooring is licenced with an annual fee from Truro Harbour Authority.