Description

Cohort is a Centurion 32, designed in 1968 by Kim Holman, built by Wauquiez in 1972 in GRP with external teak cappings and fittings, external lead keel on long fin and skeg mounted rudder with tiller steering. Main hatch and interior fit out all in teak.
The Centurion 32 is a safe, secure and fast cruising yacht, a classic design of her time with classic good looks. Cohort has been pictured in recent YW and PBO articles about the Centurion 32 .Shet is very sea kindly, sails beautifully and can oe handled easily by one. She has a fully battered main with three reefs and lazy jacks and furling Genoa, This is the 20th year of our ownership , and we are third third owner.
We have tried over the years to keep her technically up to date, replacing or improving her gear as necessary to keep her safe to sail on our own or with friends; so her gear is good and she is safe, fun and easy to sail. Her hull and deck paint are due a refresh. Home comforts are behind current expectations of hot water, fridge-freezers and microwaves but she is very comfortable and secure below decks.
It is a huge wrench to put her up for sale but declining health and increasing age means we can no longer sail her with confidence and pleasure. It is time for another to lo ve and enjoy her.

Specifications

Accommodation

Large deep cockpit with main sheet traveller mounted centrally. Large lockers under side seats and port and starboard lazarettes.
Folding boarding ladder / swimming platform mounted on stern.
Main hatch with wash boards. Four steps down to 6 - Berths in two cabins below.
Spacious chart table to port with stowage under and a shelf beside, with single quarter berth behind under the cockpit; stove, sink, coolbox , cupboards and drawers to starboard.
Main saloon has single berth to port and double to starboard (table lowered) with high level cupboards seats backs raised to create wider berths and storage when berth not in use.
Heads to starboard with Jabsco Twist and Lock Manual Toilet new 2024. Basin with pressurised cold water, also serving shower head (floor drains to shower tray under. Hanging locker with 2 drawers to port. Small double berth in fore cabin with fore hatch.
Accessible storage under all bunks.

Construction

Constructed in single skin GRP hull and deck by Wauquiez in 1972 with external teak capping and fittings , external lead keel, fore-hatch and interior fit out in teak.
Fin and skeg mounted rudder with tiller steering. There is a trim tab on the lowe trailing edge of the keel, cable operated from a lever in the cockpit.
Hull was epoxy coated by West System 1996.
Hull topsides repainted in 2018 with International Paints 2-pack system, decks are finished with anti slip paint

Equipment

WINDLASS
Deck mounted Lofrans Royal Windlass reconditioned 2017 powered from main battery with dedicated cable.
ANCHORS .
Bow anchor 10kg Lewmar Delta 2017 stored on deck.
50m 8mm chain 2019 in draining locker under windlass.
Kedge anchor 8kg Britany with 5m chain and 30m multi-plat,
WARPS AND FENDERS
6 - Fenders in socks and range of good quality wraps.
WINCHES
Cockpit.
2 - Lewmar 40 Self Tailing 2 speed Genoa Winches
2 - Lewmar 40 single speed Spinnaker sheet winches
Mast
3 - Lewmar 8 single speed halyard winches.
BILGE PUMPS
Whale Gusher Hand pump in stern lacerate operated from cockpit
Whale Urchin Hand pump in engine compartment accessed inside cabin,
Whale Supersub automatic electric bilge pump with manual override.
BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLIES
Battery 1: 80 Kwh 2022. AGM Serves Engine start and windlass.
Battery 2: 120 Kwh Rolls AGM Deep Cycle2023. Serves all domestic and sailing requirements.
The main battery switch turns on both batteries which are separately wired but linked by an intelligent VCR which ensures when charging, that battery 1 is maintained to full charge before switching to battery 2.
Battery charging by: engine alternator 80w output, and from 3 deck mounted solar panels providing 60w total capacity.
Shore power wiring provides power to a fixed Sterling 1220CE 12v charger 2012 connected to both batteries.
OVEN
Plastimo gas double burner and grill, gimballed.
Gas bottle in drained lazarette locker
FRIDGE
12v standalone 27l fridge secured under saloon table powered from main battery.
GAS
Firehawk Carbon monoxide Alarm
Pilot Mini Gas alarm with sensing head in main bilge.
WATER SYSTEMS AND TANKS
2 - Double skin Flexible water tanks.
Main tank in the keel space capacity about 150 litres, bespoke constructed by HCL 2011. Supply pressurised by Shurflo pump through Jabsco Aquafilta to sink and heads
Second tank Plastimo capacity 40 litres under the rear cockpit floor hand pumped to sink.

Navigation Equipment

NAVIGATION AND WIND INSTRUMENTS
Wind, speed and depth by B & G Triton System 2018 Masthead unit new 2024, Log and depth through - hull unit new 2024
B&G Vulcan 7 Plotter integrated with the Triton instruments
Fixed VHF by Standard Horizon 2018 with cockpit speaker
Navtex by NASA 2014
AIS Receiver and plotter by NASA 2014
Mast head vHF aerial with Comar ASR100 receive antenna splitter for AIS.
SELF STEERING
Autohelm ST2000 Autopilot mounted in cockpit with dedicated power supply.
COMPASSES
2- Plastimo Contest 101 fixed bulkhead mounted .
1- Plastimo Iris 500 hand bearing
LIGHTS
Tri- light and all round white at masthead
Deck light, port and starboard lights at bow
Hand held search light wired to main battery.
CHARTS AND PILOTS
Range of paper charts and pilots.

Engine(s)

Vetus (Mitsubishi) M3.28A. (20kW, 27.2hp), Gearbox Technodrive TMC 4021. Prop shaft 25mm. Installed March 2008
New exhaust and heat exchanger fitted 2019.
Engine controls in cockpit, single lever side mount TFX CH2100p new 2025.
Shaft seal 2008 PSS vented.2008
Propeller Brunton H5 Autoprop 2010
Stripper rope cutter .2008
Diesel tank. Stainless Steel 50 litres.
Main fuel filter and water trap Delphi 296

Sails & Spars

Main mast, boom and spinnaker pole gold anodised aluminium 1972
Mast head rig with headstay, adjustable backstay. cap shrouds with single spreaders, fore and aft lower shrouds. Demountable forestay for storm jib.
Standing rigging all stainless steel, 2011, Surveyed by A2 Rigging 2023.

SAILS
Main , 3 slab reefs, fully battened, by Crusader 2011
Stackpack and sail cover by Crusader 2011
Genoa, by SKB Sails 2020, New sacrificial UV strip 2026
Furling gear by Profurl C320 2011
Storm sail, North Sails, hanked to temporary inner forestay.
Spinnaker. North Sails, with snuffer, Hyde Sails 2015.
All sails stored ashore for winter. Main and Genoa washed and serviced each winter.
SPRAY HOOD & COCKPIT COVERS.
Sptay hood new 2025.
Cockpit cover by Jekyll Sails , Lowestoft, 2014
RUNNING RIGGING
All running rigging goes to and runs in mast or on boom.
Main, Genoa and spinnaker halyards, boom topping lift (spare main halyard) at mast
Spinnaker pole up haul and down haul
Mast head, and spreaders flag halyards ,
3:1 kicking strap control brought to cockpit
Spinnaker sheets, Genoa sheets,
Main sheet through 6:1 purchase Barton 2025, to centre cockpit mainsheet traveller 4:1 purchase Barton 2015.

Safety Equipment

ON DECK
Liferaft 4 Person Seasafe Prolite ISO9560-1, 2021, Serviced 2024.
Echomax Radar reflector mounted on mast,
Jackstays from cockpit to mast.
Tether strong points in cockpit
2 -Horseshoe lifebuoys, 1 - light, 1 RORC Danbuoy.
Safe-up Safety ladder (accessed from water.)
1- 1 kg ABCD Powder fire extinguisher in port stern locker.
SALOON
Fire Blanket above stove
Firehawk Carbon monoxide Alarm
Pilot Mini Gas alarm with sensing head in main bilge.
1- !kg ABCD Powder fire extinguisher .
ENGINE
1- 1kg Automatic Fire Extinguisher GTFE 1000 in engine compartment

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