MFV Admiralty 65
Ready to cruise or live aboard
- Boat REF# · 202176
- Length · 62'4"
- Year · 1946
- Construction · Wood
- Underwater profile · Full-Displacement
- Sleeping berths · 4
- Engine · 1 x diesel 147hp, Gardner 8L3B (1946)
- Lying · Neyland Pembrokeshire
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Extra Details
| Designer | Admiralty |
|---|---|
| Builder | Curtis & Pape |
| Lying | Neyland Pembrokeshire |
| Fuel capacity | 484.0 USG Total - 4 Tanks |
| Water capacity | 396.0 USG Total - 1 Tanks |
Mechanical
| Engine | 1 x diesel 147hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Gardner 8L3B (1946) |
| Engine Hours | Not Recorded |
| Engine Cooled | Indirect |
| Steering | wheel |
| Drive | shaft |
| Prop(s) | 3 blade bronze fixed |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | 3.1 USG /hour At Cruising Speed |
| Cruising speed (approx) | 7.5 knots |
| Max speed (approx) | 10 knots |
| Generator output | 6.5KVA |
| Engine spares | |
|---|---|
| Water-maker |
Dimensions
| Length | 62'4" |
|---|---|
| Beam | 17'9" |
| Draft Min | 8'10" |
| Draft Max | 8'10" |
| Displacement | 121,275.0lbs |
| Headroom | 6'7" |
| Storage | On marina |
Rig
Other rigged Admiralty Wood spars () with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2009)
Sails
The mast and boom are solely used for lifting - eg tender.
Electrical Systems
24 volt battery, 7 batteries charged by: engine, generator
Construction
| Construction | Wood |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Full-Displacement |
| Finish | Paint finish |
Construction is Larch on Oak.
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 4 |
|---|---|
| No. of single berths | 4 |
| Cabin(s) | 2 |
| Sink | 2 |
| Shower | 2 |
| Heads | 2 heads (Electric) |
240 volt available from generator/shore power for cooking and fridge.
1 burner propane Stove
Accommodation
| Stove | |
|---|---|
| Broiler | |
| Oven | |
| Sink | |
| Refrigerator | |
| Carpet | |
| Drapes | |
| Cabin heating | |
| Pressurised water system | |
| Hot water system | |
| Microwave | |
| Washing Machine |
240 volt available from generator/shore power for cooking and fridge.
1 burner propane Stove
Deck Gear
| Swim Ladder | |
|---|---|
| Passerelle |
Electric Manual and Electrically powered windlass
2 anchors
(CQR & Fisherman)
328'1" of chain
Avon dinghy ()
(Inflatable)
8hp outboard, Mercury, Short shaft ()
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Radar | |
| VHF | |
| VHF DSC radio | |
| GPS | |
| Chart plotter | |
| Autopilot | |
| Navtex | |
| Stereo | |
| Clock | |
| Barometer | |
| Navigation lights | |
| TV | |
| Computer | |
| Depth sounder | |
| Radar Reflector |
Safety Equipment
| Liferaft | |
|---|---|
| Life jackets | |
| Life buoys | |
| Searchlight | |
| Horn | |
| Swim ladder |
4 bilge pumps (0 manual / 3 electric)
Engine manifold driven bilge pump
Broker's Comments
Built for the Admiralty post war as a fleet tender this MFV is a genuinely seaworthy piece of maritime history. Some eight years or so ago she benefitted from a rebuild with new decks and wheelhouse and her Gardner engine was rebuilt too. This work was carried out in Wales by the young and enthusiastic classic boat owner/partner in a marine engineering business. She was then featured in Classic Boat and became well known on the Historic Ships Register.
She then came into the ownership of a very experienced, and wooden boat savvy, cruising couple who proceeded to gut her interior to make for themselves a first class and tasteful cruising home. Money was really no object and work was carried out under cover in a Scottish yard, where remedial work on her keel and re-caulking was carried out.
Her frames and timbers are massive and sound and at 60years old she is probably good for another 60 if she continues to get the tlc that she presently enjoys. She is a warm, clean and dry cosy home, and with a range of 2000 miles she could easily be a home in the sun! With two widely separated sleeping cabins, both with en-suite facilities, she is ideal for a couple and two guests but a further two occasional guests can be comfortably accommodated on her full length settees. She is ready to cruise, right down to her full fuel tanks and is offered for sale as her owners are now, with some regret, 'swallowing the anchor'.
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.