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1988 Victoria Marine Frances 26

£17,000 ex VAT

Condition: Used

Brand: Victoria Marine

Model: Frances 26

Year: 1988

Length: 7.90 m

Fuel: Diesel

Engines: 1

This Francis 26 is a very attractive boat, with a long keel, cutter rig, and 51% lead ballast. Designed by Chuck Paine, many of these have made Atlantic crossings!

Statistics

Tax status
Tax / VAT status:
Not Paid
Measurements
Length:
7.90 m
Beam:
2.92 m
Draft:
--
Propulsion
Engine:
1 x Yanmar 1GM10
Engine hours:
--
Fuel:
Diesel
Fuel capacity:
--
HP each:
10
Drive type:
Shaft
Accommodation
Single berths:
--
Double berths:
--
Cabins:
0
Heads:
--
Water capacity:
--

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1988 Victoria Marine Frances 26 for sale

1988 Victoria Marine Frances 26 boat for sale

This Francis 26 is a very attractive boat, with a long keel, cutter rig, and 51% lead ballast. Designed by Chuck Paine, many of these have made Atlantic crossings!

Inventory includes:

Sails and Rigging

Sails by Penrose April 2017 including Mainsail, Furling genoa, Staysail

Furling Genoa on Rotastay

Staysail on self tacking boom

Mainsail in Stackpack with Lazyjacks

Named spray dodgers

Jiffy through boom reefing

Original cruising chute

Telescopic Whisker Pole 2016

Keel stepped mast

Two Halyard winches at mast base, and one reefing winch Bowsprit

Engine and Gear

Yanmar 1GM10 9hp diesel engine serviced by local Yanmar agent

New manifold 2015

New propshaft seal 2025

Stainless steel fuel tank

Yanmar engine control panel and switches

2 blade fixed propellor

Rope Cutter

Volvo water-lubricated stern gland

Rudder pintles re-bushed 2016

Cutless bearing renewed 2015

Electronics and Navigation

Plastimo Contest Compass

NASA Clipper Duet Speed and Depth

Garmin GPS 128 with Cockpit repeater

Garmin GPSMap Chartplotter with Sonar 2015

Cobra F77 DSC VHF radio with GPS 2015

Navico TP 200CX Tiller pilot

Fusion Marine FM/AM radio 2015

Windex at masthead 

Brass barometer and 

brass clock with tide clock in saloon

Fold-down chart table and chart storage

Electrics

Tricolour and anchor light at masthead

Steaming light at mast

Bicolour lights at Pulpit

Stern light on Pushpit 

Individually switched interior lights

Victoria yachts switch panel with isolation switch

Two 12v batteries with rotary main switch

Shore power system with Victron Phoenix smart battery charger in the cockpit locker

 Saloon

4 berths plus one shorter berth, all with lockers below

Separate heads, Jabsco sea toilet, and pipework, all new 2015

Shelving and locker aft

Quarter berth has lockers below

Flexible water tank, with side access  to the stern gland and rear of engine 

Cupboards to port and starboard

removable saloon table

Galley with Plastimo 2 burner cooker with grill and single sink

Cockpit

Deep locker to Starboard

2x Anderson ST12 Self tailing winches, serviced

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Tiller

Acrylic washboards and main hatch

Speed, log, GPS repeaters to Port of the Companionway, Compass to Starboard