- Manufacturer: Contessa
- Location: Dartmouth, Devon
- Year: 1988
- LOA: 32'0" (9.75m)
- Beam: 9' 9'' (2.98m)
- Berths: 7
- Draft: 1.65
- Keel: Long keel
- ID no.: 171328
- Cabins: 2
- Heads: 1
- Watertank Size: 170 Litres
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Horsepower: 18hp
- Drive Type:
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Fuel Tank Size: 56 Litres
- Cruise Speed: 4.5 knots
- Top Speed: 6 knots
Broker Remarks
Contessa 32 for sale. The Contessa 32 is a classic cruiser-racer, with a proven combination of speed and seaworthiness. Designed by David Sadler in 1971, it rapidly became very popular, both as a fast cruiser, and as a one design racing class.
GAUNTLET is a much loved and very worthy example, with impressive history, and was 3rd in class in the 2007 Azores and back race. She remains the fastest Contessa 32 over both legs in the history of the race.
White GRP hull with teak cockpit. Tiller steering. Powered by a Volvo Penta 18hp diesel angine, that has been regularly serviced. Sleeps six in one double and four single berths in two cabins. Hull epoxied July 2015/
A well cared for example of the Contessa 32 with proven performance.
Accommodation
Sleeps 7 in 1 double and 5 single berths in 2 cabins
- Curtains
- Teak interior joinery
- Cream upholstery
Saloon:
- Settees to port and starboard, convert to sea berths
- Dining table
- Pilot berth
- Quarter berth
- Navigation area:
- Chart table with storage under
- Seat
- Control panel
Galley:
- 2 x burner gas cooker with oven and grill
- Sink
Forepeak:
- ‘V’ berth with infill
- Stowage under
Heads:
- Jabsco Par marine toilet
- Handbasin
Mechanical and Rigging
Built in 1988 by M J Slack to a design by David Sadler
- Hull# LR LWT 802005
- SSR#26094
- White GRP hull, deck and superstructure
- Teak cockpit
- Fin/ Long keel
- Skeg mounted rudder
- Tiller steering
- Hull stripped and Epoxied July 2015
Engine:
- Volvo Penta 18hp 2 cylinder diesel engine (2002)
- Last serviced July 2015
- Range 140nm
- Fuel consumption 2 litres per hour
- Direct drive
- Teleflex controls
- Cruising speed approximately 4.5 knots
- Maximum speed approximately 6 knots
- Folding propeller
Electrical:
- 12v system
- 2 x batteries (2012, 2013)
- Inverter
- Shore power
- Shore power cable
Water system:
- Manual and pressurised water system
- Water heated by engine
Tankage:
- Fuel capacity 56 litres in 1 x steel tank
- Fresh water capacity 170 litres in 1 x GRP tanks and 1 x flexible/inflatable tank
Rigging:
- Bermudan sloop rig
- Anodised aluminium mast and spars
- Stainless steel standing rigging (2007)
- Running rigging (all renewed over ownership)
- Mainsail slab reefing
- Harken headsail furling
- Spinnaker gear
- Lazy Jacks
Winches:
- 2 x Meissner self-tailing genoa sheet winches
- 2 x Meissner Spinnaker sheet winches
- 2 x halyard winches
Sails:
- Sanders No1 genoa (1991)
- System No 2 genoa (1993)
- Sanders No3 genoa (1988)
- System No3 genoa (1994)
- North small spinnaker (1989)
- Sanders furling genoa (1997)
- Sanders mainsail (1991)
- Sander storm jib (1988)
- Dart Sails storm trysail (2007
Inventory
Navigation Equipment:
- Stowe log/speed
- Stowe depth
- Stowe wind speed and direction
- Sea Feather Wind Pilot and ST1000 autopilot (2006)
- Furuno GPS, plotter
- Echomax EM23 Radar detector, plus spare
- VHF (2009)
- Icom compass
Anchoring and Mooring Equipment:
- Main anchor
- 27m x 8mm Chain
- 30m x 14mm Warp
- Spare 100m anchor warp
- Kedge Anchor
- Fortress anchor
- Warps
- Fenders
- Boat hook
- Wetland 260 ECO tender
- Suzuki DF 2.5 outboard
- Sprayhood
- Mainsail cover
General Equipment:
- Clock
- Barometer
- Cutlery
- Crockery
- Utensils
- Radio
- Cockpit speakers (not working)
- Outboard bracket
- Swim ladder
- Cockpit cushions
- Deck cushions
- Wetline 260 ECO tender
- Suzuki DF 2.5 outboard
- Sprayhood
- Mainsail cover
Safety Equipment:
- Masthead light
- Navigation lights
- Deck light
- Steaming light
- 2 x manual bilge pumps
- 4 –person life raft (last serviced 2012)
- Life sling
- Dan buoy
- Lifebuoy
- 4 x lifejackets
- MOB system
- Horn
- Gas detector (not working)
- EPIRB
- Flares
- Pushpit and pulpit
- Guard wire
- Fire blanket
- Drogues
- Sea anchors
- Spare tiller
GAUNTLET is fully compliant with ISAF offshore special regulations- category 1 as she has done several offshore passages.
Contact NYB Dartmouth
- Address:
Network Yacht Brokers Dartmouth
Noss Marina
Bridge Road
Kingswear
Devon
TQ6 0EA - Telephone: [+44] [0] 1803 834 864
- Email: sales@nybdartmouth.com
- Link to full office details
Disclaimer : EQ Marine Ltd t/a Network Yacht Brokers Dartmouth offers the details of this vessel for sale but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of the information contained in the specification or warrant the condition of the vessel or equipment. A buyer should instruct his agents, or surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered for sale subject to no prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
