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SOLD: Invicta 26 (Mk2) "Gannet"

Invicta 26 (Mk2) "Gannet"

LOA: 26' 5"

Beam: 7' 4"

Draught: 3' 11"

Sleeps 4 on the two saloon berths; one quarter berth; and one in the V-berth (one half of the V-berth contains the head, which can be closed off from the main saloon.
12hp marinized Kubota Z600 engine in good working order - new high-pressure fuel pump fitted 2022. Engine fully serviced each year of ownership.
New 40L fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel gauge, water separator diesel filter fitted 2022.
New 90ah battery added 2022 (bank of two batteries).
New alternator added 2022.
USB charging point / 12V socket added 2022.
LED strip saloon lighting added 2022.
New main saloon bench cushions added in 2022.
Swivel mounted tablet holder, allows navigation software to be viewed from the saloon or the cockpit.
Camping stove on gimballed support.
Jabsco marine toilet.
30m anchor chain and CQR-type plough anchor.
Roller furling genoa in excellent condition.
Mainsail replaced 2022 (2^nd-hand but good condition).
Additional, original (but well-loved) slab-reefing mainsail.
Standing rigging replaced 2018, very little use since.
Professionally converted sliding hatch above companionway, giving much easier access and improved headroom in the saloon.

Additional work carried out over the last couple of years:

New iroko timber traveller rail supports manufactured and fitted 2023.- All timber sealed and varnished 2023.
Barton Clutch added for mainsail halyard allowing easy hoisting/securing the mainsail from the cockpit.
Tiller extension handle fitted 2023.
Whale manual bilge pump fitted in cockpit locker.
Replaced headsail winches with oversized Antal self-tailers.
Replaced all running rigging.
Sanded back and repainted decks/cabin top.
Stripped out the old headlining, sanded back and revarnished/repainted the interior.
Replaced the exhaust system.
Replaced & re-bedded chainstays.
Stripped back, sanded and revarnished the tiller; new iroko grab rails.
New cockpit grill.
Cleaned and antifouled every year of ownership.

Sale included all fenders, mooring lines, safety lines, boat hook etc.

Everything you need to go sailing. A very easy boat to sail solo.

Sale also includes collapsible steel cradle for winter storage.

Currently afloat and being sailed from RFYC at Granton harbour, Edinburgh. Mooring paid until October 2023 and will be transferable on taking out club membership.

In 2001 'Yachting Monthly' did a used boat test on the Invicta 26, and commented ".... Invictas are seakindly, knockabout cruisers that will keep a couple or young family safe in all weathers and embarrass some modern yachts with their speed".

Price £3600.