Description

Lucie B was built from scratch in just 4 months by Ashley Butler and his team in Faversham in 2005. Ashley, while working on another Smack made a half model of Lucie B. He drew her lines and built the vessel. He sourced local trades to supply the materials for her and her rig. Fitted her with a new Beta Marine engine.
Her build was well documented in the Classic Boat Magazine, she was used as their display vessel at the London Boat show.
She is presently owned and sailed in her home waters of the River Medway and Thames, she has competed in the OGA Rallies and races.
She has been proven to be a very capable vessel with stable sea manners. The Gaff rig has been kept very Traditional but is not over sized and is easily handled with competent crew.
Below the interior fit out is in a Traditional style: painted stowage and seating. The interior hull planking has been sealed and left exposed.
She is in commission and sailing after her refit 2020.

Specifications

Accommodation

Headroom below of 6ft plus.
Berth lengths vary from 6ft and 5ft 6ins... Biege PVC covered berth cushioning.
Descend an open companionway ladder into the open plan saloon, stores and engine box aft with 2 x open berths in the sterneither side of the engine. Galley area forward port (enamel Belfast sink with brass water pump (from Plastic water tank, it's capacity unknown), a Nelson 2 burner, oven and grill) Mast deck bulkhead through to fore cabin - heads a Lavac chemical unit, ropes and sail store, provision in there for a 5th berth, if required. Fore hatch to fore deck. 4 x prismatic deck lights in coach rook. 6 opening bronze port lights in the coach roof sides.
A Frake solid fuel stove starboard forward of the saloon, opposite the galley area. Centrally there are two settee berths running fore and aft with shelving behind. in between there is a drop leaf dining table.
Gas bottle stowed on deck inside a wooden barrel.
Pine planked wooden cabin sole.

Construction

Used designl lines off an East Coast Sailing Smack. Rigged as a Gaff Cutter.
Carvel planked In Iroko (3inchs wide and 1.5inchs thick.) on Oak frames. Alternated sawn & steamed.
Long Keel of Iroko with a 2 inch keel band.
2 inchs of Internal ballast of lead in concrete.
Painted white top sides with green rubbing band.
Flush decks Iroko planks with foot well. Cream painted
Raw Teak capping rail Superstructure coach roof varnished in Colean.

Equipment

50lbs galvanised Fishermans anchor
with 10mm chain stowed in chain locker.
35lb CQR
long mooring ropes
Large overall green poly cotton Winter cover
Bronze winch on bridge deck.
Butterfly hatch over the saloon
chimney for the stove.

Navigation Equipment

Tiller steering
Raymarine RC435i GPS
Clock and Barometer
Charts
Tidal Flow Atlas navigation instrunments: parrellel rule ect.
Ensign and staff
Navigation gauges mounted on a removable wash board.

Engine(s)

Single engine, Beta Marine 28hp. 3 cylinder. Electric start. Morse Control MV2 single lever control. Alternator on the engine.
Located under the companionway within the open plan saloon.
Last serviced 10th May 2017.
Triple bladed 16inch diameter solid prop on a 25mm shaft
2:1 gearbox.
Two stage cooling system sea water and coolant.

Sails & Spars

wooden varnished Traditional Gaff rig with mast gaff boom and bowsprit.
Main sail 408sqft, slab reefing lead back to mast foot , cream canvas mainsail cover
Staysails 1, little used 107sqft & 2 132sq ft, dark colour polyester (new 2017) with reefing points
Jibs 1 225 sqft & 2 162 sqft
Solid Douglas Fir Mast ( keel steeped) Gaff is hollow Stika Spruce
Colin Frake made wooden blocks (15plus)and tackle.
Rig made by Rochester Sails Standing Rigging: Galvanised 7x7 wire hand spliced
Running rigging: synthetic Hemp mostly new 2017.

Electrics

1 x pear drop anode.
2 x 40A hour batteries
cabin lighting over chart area, saloon, galley and in the focsle.
Machine Mart Jumpstart 4000

Electronics

Echo Pilot Silver 2D

Safety Equipment

inflatable dinghy
life ring
Flares
2 x 34B Fire extinguishers dry powder
fire blanket
Radar Reflector
first aid kit.

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