1972 Westerly Pageant sail number 236

Name: Westerly Pageant sail number 236
Address: US

For sale £1,700

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1972 Westerly Pageant for sale
I'm looking for a good home for my Pageant, who goes by the name 'Solace' she has also been called 'Alice C' and 'Krisjina 3' and probably had several other aliases through the years. Her sail number is P236, so for a model that started production in 1970, it would seem reasonable to date her from around 1972.
As you would expect from a 46 year-old boat she is not in showroom condition and needs the continuation of maintenance work I started when I bought her 2 years ago.

We have had some great adventures, and although we may not have gone far we have had fun, but as our family has extended more people want to go sailing, plus we have 2 large dogs that look longingly at us if we leave them behind, we need to move up to a larger boat.
Being as honest as possible I would rate her current condition as 'fair', she has a few battle scars but cleans up well.

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The good bits
At some stage in her fairly recent history 'Solace' has had new upholstery, most of the navigation lights have been replaced with L.E.D units, and the interior lighting is also low energy.
Following a suspected cylinder head failure the piston, cylinder, & cylinder head of the Volvo Penta MD1B engine were replaced with good condition used parts, a second water trap (Vetus) was also fitted to the exhaust system as we suspected that the high level of the existing had contributed to the engine problems.
The spray dodgers were new last year, and the sprayhood had new clear panels fitted.
The convoluted wiring system was simplified by the addition of a 3 way battery switch, and the relocation of the various switch panels to one convenient location.
The port bilge keel has been re-bedded & strengthened with additional glass fibre inside the keel stub, I had intended to do both keels but the bad winter weather limited the amount of time available to work on the boat.

The sails are well used but apart from a couple of seams on the Genoa that have been overlaid with spinnaker repair tape (which was on there when I bought the boat and is still going strong 2 seasons later!), plus a stitch needed below a batten pocket on the main they are in serviceable condition.

The Starboard bilge keel although not showing any signs of water ingress probably ought to be re-bedded especially as the mastic and primer to do the job comes with the boat.
Having stopped the Port keel leaking I discovered there is a weep from the transducer/ log fitting in the bows, it looks a simple enough job to reseal them but decided that rather than rush to do the job between tides, I'd do it during the winter lay up when time wasn't critical.
The starboard bow alloy fairlead needs replacing, I have a stainless one but wanted to try to match the remaining original fitting.

I was told by the previous owner that the inboard engine had been overhauled about 5 years ago, this may have been the case, but in doing so the combination throttle/ gear lever (if such a thing was fitted) was removed and a stainless handle was welded onto the gear lever & a slot cut through the engine hatch to enable this to operate at cockpit floor level. A lawnmower style throttle lever has been fitted to the port side cockpit seat. I have sourced a replacement combination lever, but wanted to make sure the engine was back to good health before fitting it.

The cockpit floor is made up of garden decking and is a bit on the chunky side, again it was on my to do list.

The original fuel tank has been replaced with a plastic outboard style tank, although the original filler cap is still in place under the cockpit boards it isn't connected to the tank, filling the tank now requires the lifting of both the boards and the inspection panel. Fortunately the MD1B is very economical!

Gear lever through cockpit floor

The headlinings had already been removed when we bought Solace, accepting that there may be some issues with condensation we decided to paint the inside of the coachroof with white locker paint whilst looking for a better solution.
The Westerly owners association website has a wealth of information on replacing headlining, and it appeared to us that vinyl clad plywood panels would be the best option when we were ready to tackle the job

For reasons unknown, somewhere along the way a previous owner had decided to remove the Forecabin/ heads door. To effect privacy we decided the simplest solution was to hang a curtain in it's place. This has proven to be fine for 2 of us sleeping on board, or when we have been day sailing with family.

The sea toilet seems to be a fairly recent replacement

Simplified wiring with power and light fuse panels in one location

After market slab reefing has been fitted with all lines running aft to a spinlock clutch on the coachroof.
The main halyard also runs through the clutch to a single speed winch on the coachroof.

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Inventory

CQR anchor with 20metres of chain and at least the same of brand new 3 strand rope
Various fenders and lines.
Steering compass
Raymarine tiller pilot
Swiftech fixed marine VHF radio
Kedge anchor with chain
Fuel can
Fire blanket
Solar panel and change over switch
Horseshoe lifebuoy

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