Quest is for Sale at R56000 through Legacy Yacht Sales.
Please contact Malcolm McRobert for further info.
After ten years of fantastic sailing in this lovely little boat, I have decided to sell her and move on to something bigger for cruising. Over the years Quest has been very substantially refitted and upgraded, and is in good condition all round. She is a great boat for single-handing, Wednesday races, day-sailing and the Cape Regatta circuit. She has sailed in Hout Bay mostly, but also done a few regattas in False Bay. She can be sailed "as is" with no money needing to be spent - all her kit is very serviceable.
Rigging and Sails:
- Sails and running rigging in good condition. Includes main, roller furling genoa, spinnaker and pole, storm-jib.
- All running rigging in good order with nothing needin replacement.
- Standing rigging replaced about 5 years ago.
- Andersen self-tailing primary winches are fairly new.
- Halyard winch is old bakelite thing but seldom required!
Engine:
- 5 Hp Yamaha 2-stroke longshaft. Recently serviced at Anchor Boats, very reliable. This engine pushes her at 5 knots on half throttle, easy to motor to Simonstown in 6-7 hours on about 12 l.
Electrics:
- 2 x 12v 22 Ah lightweight lead crystal batteries, newly installed
- C-tek smart charger
- Switch panel for all systems
- Wiring is rough but very reliable
- 2 electric Rule bilge pumps
- Interior lighting (fluorescent)
- All nav lights working, (except deck downlight)
- Basic shore power system
Instruments:
- Cobra 25W fixed VHF (brand new)
- Navman 3100 depth sounder
- Magnetic binnacle compass
Safety:
- 4 regulation lifejackets
- Capsize bottle
- Danbuoy and life-ring
- Usual signals and flags
- Flares and fire extinguisher now expired, should be replaced on transfer
- Clip-on points in cockpit
- Puship, pulpit and guard rails
- Grab-handles on coachroof
Interior:
- Matresses covered in blue "yacht covers" all-round
- Some shelving
- Place for porta-potti
- Basin under chart table
- 2 drawers for minor items
Ground tackle:
- CQR, 20m chain, 50 m twisted nylon rode. Very effective.
- 3 decent sized fenders
Hull:
- GRP, built by H Vink as far as I know, approx 1984
- Last antifouled June 2012
- Keel cast iron
Other:
- Boathook
- Manual bilge pump
- Boarding ladder on transom
- Stainless Steel Trapezium bracket for outboard motor
- Bosuns chair
Comments:
- Quest is one of the later Flamenca designs with raised foredeck. She is a very sweet handling boat with good balance and rudder control. She can survive very heavy wind conditions and is well proven in Hout Bay over the past ten years where she has sailed very regularly. She is easily singlehanded, and has claimed a fair number of race wins on PHRF in the club fleet. She is setup for short-handing rather than highly competitive racing, but could easily be changed.
- As Quest is < 9m, there is no requirement for annual C.o.F or skipper's tickets.
- Ideal learner boat, or club racer that requires very low capital investment
- Flamenca is a very active class in the FBYC Spring Regatta.
- Registered with SAS as SA2568.
- Lying Hout Bay
Optional:
- A Raymarine ST-2000 tiller-pilot in perfect order. This is available as an option at R3000.
- Garmin 520s GPS Chartplotter / Fishfinder with G2 charts for SA at R6000.
