Description

Classic Yacht Brokerage comments on this Van de Stadt Harmony 31




Van de Stadt Harmony 31 designed by the famous dutch design office.  Hull built in 1967 by Tyler Boat Co. Ltd who were known as the leading manufacturers of GRP boats in the early years the material being used. Survey in 2022 available.



The design of the Harmony 31 was very much inspired by traditional yacht design and despite being built in GRP she had all the attributes of the wooden yachts we had come to know.  She has a long keel displacement hull with relatively short overhangs.  The encapsulated lead ballast keel of 2000kg gives a very healthy ballast ratio nearly 42% which helps give the design its reputation as an excellent and very capable sea boat.



This yacht has been well maintained in previous ownerships, the hull was epoxied in 2015 along with a new engine in the same year.  She has an attractive inventory list with modern navigation instruments, new rigging and sails and a smart interior.



This boat represents exceptional value for money as a very capable cruising boat, really well equipped and ready to go with her new owners.  Whether you want to potter around the local coast or sail off over the horizon, this yacht is more than capable and ready to go.  Only for sale due to sudden and unexpected health issue in the family.



 



Construction




Heavy GRP hull and decks.



Hull epoxied in 2015.



Decks finished in non-slip covering.



Encapsulated lead keel of 2000kg.



GRP rudder hung on the aft of the keel with a stainless steel rudder stock.



Most seacocks and skin fittings appear to have been replaced in recent times.



Rig




Spars




Bermudan sloop rig on a Sparlight alloy mast.



Slab reefing Sparlight boom with Stack Pack system and lazy jacks.



 



Standing and Running Rigging




Stainless steel standing rigging new in 2015
.  Internal stainless chain plates fitted new by the previous owner have been engineered to be very strong and more effective that the original chain plates.



Removeable inner forestay carries a staysail in heavy weather.



Running rigging largely replaced and terminates at the mast, does not run aft to the cockpit.



 



Machinery




Engine




Beta Marine B-20 3cyl 20hp diesel installed new in 2014.  Approximately 400 hours.



Stainless steel engine beds.  Easily accessible filters and impellor at forward end of engine.



Mechanical gearbox to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.  Deep Sea Seal type stern gland.



 



Tanks




1 x stainless steel fuel tank.



Plastic 40lt fuel tank in lazarette



1 x 80 litre water tank integral to the keel box.



 



Batteries and Electrics




3 x 12 volt 110 batteries.



Completely rewired.



Engine alternator charging plus a sterling Power 240 volt shore power battery charger.  Sunpower solar panel with smart regulator.



 



Domestic Systems




Hot water from a calorifier connected to the engine.  Also has a 240 volt immersion coil.



All new plumbing piping



Accommodation




5 berths including a quarter berth, saloon settee berth, saloon pilot berth and 2 single berths in the fore cabin (this has an infill to create a double berth)



Headroom under the doghouse of 1.85m / 6’



General Description




Comfortable and light interior with smart upholstery.  Lots of varnished mahogany trim and varnished teak faced wooden components give the cabin quite a traditional feel and make it very warm and cosy.



Steps down from the companionway with galley to port and quarter berth to starboard.



Small varnished mahogany chart table over the pilot berth with switch board and nav instruments set under the side deck.



Slight step down into the saloon helps keep headroom through the saloon cabin.



Centreline fold out varnished teak saloon table on stainless steel legs.  Starboard side settee with a pilot berth outboard under the side deck.  Port side settee berth.



Port side passageway going forward with heads compartment to starboard



Varnished wooden door into the fore cabin.  Hanging locker to port.



Large V-berth can be configured as 2 singles or a double.  Hatch through a bulkhead in the bows to access the chain locker.



 



Heads




Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges directly overboard.  Hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.



Shower with a pull out tap from the hand basin.  Shower tray drains into a sump tank.



 



Galley




Spinflo 2 burner gas hob with grill set on gimbals.  Sealed gas locker in the cockpit.



Stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressurised water.



 



 



Equipment




Deck Equipment




Simpson Lawrence Sea Tiger manual anchor windlass



Delta 16kg anchor + chain



6 x mooring warps



6 x fenders



Spray hood on stainless steel frame



Dodgers



Cockpit cushions



Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires



Stainless steel midships cleat



Sunpower solar panel



Shore power cable



Aquawave inflatable with hard floor



Suzuki outboard 2.5hp new in 2023



 



Navigation Equipment




Plastimo Contest steering compass



Standard Horizon CP180 GPS chart plotter



Raymarine i70 log/depth/wind



Simrad tiller pilot



Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC VHF



Furuno GP-31 GPS



 



Safety Equipment




Henderson MkV manual bilge pump



Auto electric bilge pump



Auto fire extinguisher in the engine space



Fog horn



Horse shoe life buoy



Danbuoy



 



 



 



 

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