1965 Van De Stadt Excalibur 36

For sale is a Van de Stadt Excalibur 36, Igraine of Camelot, built in 1965, Lloyds shipping register 306806. Designed by renowned designer E.G. Van De Stadt. Built to a high standard and built extremely strongly by the British Southern Ocean Shipyard, Poole, Dorset, 1965. Not many of these come available and are truly sought after sailboats. In her day, the Excalibur was regarded as a large ocean cruiser and offshore racer. Designed by E G van de Stadt in 1963, 52 were built by Southern Ocean Shipyards in Poole on Tyler mouldings, with a sturdy masthead rig stepped on the coachroof. She is long, slim, weatherly and very sea-kindly with a comfortable motion even in rough seas. The Excalibur was built in the UK and built to go round the world in the roughest of seas. This boat is no exception and will survive long after those on board have given up. The Excalibur is a known ocean circumnavigator and apart from the ocean going capabilities, was highly successful in the RORC Class II races having won 3 years in a row. She was built to the exacting Lloyds 100A1 standard and, like most Tyler hulls, has lasted well and theres a low risk of osmosis. She has traditionally designed accommodation for six. The layout works well at sea and she is a good option as an offshore cruiser. The current owner started to prepare her for a circumnavigation but despite having spent over 5000 GBP in the last year on her, is selling due to unexpected family circumstances that demand his attention. The current owner has sailed her between the UK and Ireland solo even before the brand new autopilot was fitted and she was easy to trim and maintained course very well. With just the Genoa and mainsail he managed a top speed of 9.4 knots off the Cornish coast. Under Genoa alone she easily maintains an average of 4 to 4.5 knots. The Excalibur has a lead encapsulated long keel with no keel bolts that can corrode and cause a catastrophic failure at sea. 6 berths Pilot, aft starboard, 2 V berth forward., Main cabin, 2 berths port, 1 berth starboard

Equipment: 4 Lewmar sheet winches in cockpit. 2 mast winches. Anchor windlass Simpson Lawrence 2 Stainless steel water tanks, 22 gals aft, 20 gals fitted in the keel. List of equipment Engine; Perkins Perama Diesel 30HP, installed 1990. Fuel lines replaced with reinforced lines with combination filters. New waterpump fitted 6 months ago. Navigation equipment; Garmin GPS Map 451S with depth sounder fitted 2012. NMEA 2000 and 0183 compatible. Log/Depth sounder; Incastec Wind direction; Incastec 2 x VHF radios (one spare stored onboard). Brand new automatic bilge pump with inbuilt float fitted 6 months ago (2000gph) Fire extinguishers dry powder; Engine bay, cabin 2. Guardian fire blanket. Life raft; 4 man SEAGO Offshore RAFT-G-4, 2005 Dinghy 2.5m, 2012 2 pumps, spare fuel tank for outboard. Outboard engine; Tohatsu 3.5 HP hardly used. Anchors; 35lbs CQR main anchor with 55metres of 10mm galvanised chain. 25lbs CQR and 25 lbs Danforth ancillary with 20m chain. Standing Rigging; Replaced in 1990. Sprayhood fitted 2008. Compass on binnacle in cockpit Brand new engine start battery fitted 2023. Brand new Raymarine Evolution autopilot fitted 6 months ago and only used 3 times. Upgraded with brand new house bank marine deep cycle batteries mid 2023. 3 x 130amps. Brand new Victron Energy BlueSmart 30amp smart charger fitted recently. 50Amp MPPT controller installed and ready to be connected to solar panels or wind generator. Stainless steel Plastimo Neptune 2500 Gas cooker fitted 2001, works perfectly. Heads replaced with a Jabsco toilet 2023. Bilge pumps; Whale Manual pump in cockpit and 2000gph automatic in bilge. Spare emergency tiller Foghorn Barometer Charts etc

Ancillary equipment 8 fenders Spare folding propeller Assorted warps. Life buoy throw ring new 2023. New 2023 throw emergency floating light. 3- 5 gallon fuel containers. Fuel fillers, syphon. Boarding ladder folding. 1 Butane and one Propane gas bottles. Water bucket General spares for engine, winches, etc. Inventory of sails (All sails in good to very good condition). 1 Mainsail 1990 1 No 1 jib 1990 1 No 2 jib 1987 1 75 sq ft storm jib original 1 Cruising chute with snuffer 1990 1 Spinnaker and cruising chute. 2 Spinnaker poles original, 1 repaired 1985 New galley sink drain hose installed 2024. All new LED lights installed 2024 Brand new LED Navigation and stern light installed 2023 Brand new LED decklight installed on Port spreader 2024. Main Halyard replaced 2023 Topping lift replaced 2023. New dinghy wheels fitted to dinghy 2024. PROPULSION Perkins Perama M30 30hp Diesel inboard. Works perfectly. Spares readily available and cheap. Brand new waterpump and impeller 2023 plus spare waterpump kit.