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24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Designer: Berthon
Builder: Berthon Boat Co.
Year: 1936
Location Scotland
Length on deck: 47'
Beam: 12'
Draft: 7'
Tonnage(TM): 24TM
£79,000
One of the largest Gauntlets built by the Berthon Boat Co. she is typical of the design with an elegant sheer and canoe stern. Commissioned by the chairman of Coutts bank, she was built in 1936 to Lloyds 100A1 and maintained in class until 1984.
She was in the same family ownership for the first 40 years of her life after which she was sold to a Swiss family who took her to the Caribbean for charter work. On the way home she was dismasted and consequently sold by Wooden Ships to the present owner in 1991. Then started a 16 year refit in Scotland where the boat was checked from top to bottom, a new rig fitted, interior refurbished and all new systems and electrics fitted.
The rig was re-designed during the refit and her old Bermudan cutter rig was replaced with a cutter headed yawl rig. This enabled the overall sail area to be increased while decreasing the size of the mizzen and making her generally a lot easier to handle. There are no longer running backstays because of the use of jumper struts, the jib is on a roller reefing system and the staysail is boomed making her very simple and easy to sail. The owner has reported she will sail upwind with just a mizzen and staysail, and in over a Force 5 she will tack upwind comfortably with a staysail and reefed main.
A very impressive and eye catching yacht, full of character and pedigree with much of her original interior and fittings. Now in lovely condition after a thorough 16 year refit she is an unusual and very special yacht.
24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Very sensibly priced considering the quality of this superb yacht. This is not because of problems with the condition of the boat but simply because the elderly owner wishes to move her on.
Length on Deck 47′
Length Overall 52’6″
Beam 12′
Draft 7′
Thames Tonnage 24TM
Sail Area 1230sqft
Construction
Planked in Teak, varnished since her launch. All copper fastened to heavy sawn Oak frames with a single intermediate steamed Rock Elm timber.
Oak stern and stem post with an Elm keel. Wrought iron floors on each sawn frame.
External lead ballast keel of 8 tons held with bronze keel bolts. Keel and bolts removed during refit and found to be in excellent condition.
Solid yacht laid teak deck, caulked and payed with Sikaflex. Deck hatches, skylights and coamings in varnished teak. High varnished teak toe rail all round with stainless stanchions and guard rails.
Self draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts and varnished teak coamings. Wheel steering on cables to the quadrant.
Rig
Bermudan ketch rig on new keel stepped Sailspar alloy masts. Slab reefing varnished wooden booms.
Heavy stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates. Jumper struts on the main eliminate the need for running backstays.
Cutter headed with a bowsprit. The jib is on a Profurl roller reefing system and the boomed staysail is hanked onto the inner forestay.
Primary and secondary sheet winches in the cockpit with halyard and reefing winches on each mast.
All new running rigging, mostly Ash blocks used.
Mainsail, yankee jib and staysail from 2007, mizzen and spinnaker are older.
Machinery
Perkins 4236 78hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1977. Removed and professionally rebuilt in recent refit.
Manual gearbox to a fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.
New engine mounts, wiring loom, fuel system and fuel tank, exhaust system and seacocks.
Completely re-wired in recent refit. 3 x 12 volt 100ah batteries for engine starting and domestics.
500l of water in 2 stainless tanks under the cabin sole.
270l steel fuel tank in the engine room.
New stainless fuel tank.
Accommodation
The interior is largely original with plenty of period joinery and fittings. Mostly oiled or painted Oak panelling with Teak sole boards.
8 berths in total, with 3 twin cabins and 2 settee berths in the saloon.
Companionway steps down into the boat with the heads to starboard and chart desk to port.
Heads has a Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard and an original hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Chart desk is new with stowage below and all necessary equipment above.
Port side door going aft into the aft owners cabin with a single berth either side and a porcelain hand basin. Door from this cabin going aft into the engine room.
Going forward from the companionway through a port side door into the main saloon with stunning original panelled joinery. A settee berth either side with a central varnished Oak dropleaf table. Dickenson Newport diesel cabin heater in forward stbd corner.
Going forward from the saloon, port side door into the guest cabin with 2 single berths and a hand basin. Starboard side door into the galley.
Galley has a Force 10 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Twin stainless sinks with pressurised hot and cold water. Skylight above for light and ventilation. Plenty of storage space above and below the galley.
Forward through the galley into the forward cabin with two single berths and a fore hatch above.
24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Designer: Berthon
Builder: Berthon Boat Co.
Year: 1936
Location Scotland
Length on deck: 47'
Beam: 12'
Draft: 7'
Tonnage(TM): 24TM
£79,000
One of the largest Gauntlets built by the Berthon Boat Co. she is typical of the design with an elegant sheer and canoe stern. Commissioned by the chairman of Coutts bank, she was built in 1936 to Lloyds 100A1 and maintained in class until 1984.
She was in the same family ownership for the first 40 years of her life after which she was sold to a Swiss family who took her to the Caribbean for charter work. On the way home she was dismasted and consequently sold by Wooden Ships to the present owner in 1991. Then started a 16 year refit in Scotland where the boat was checked from top to bottom, a new rig fitted, interior refurbished and all new systems and electrics fitted.
The rig was re-designed during the refit and her old Bermudan cutter rig was replaced with a cutter headed yawl rig. This enabled the overall sail area to be increased while decreasing the size of the mizzen and making her generally a lot easier to handle. There are no longer running backstays because of the use of jumper struts, the jib is on a roller reefing system and the staysail is boomed making her very simple and easy to sail. The owner has reported she will sail upwind with just a mizzen and staysail, and in over a Force 5 she will tack upwind comfortably with a staysail and reefed main.
A very impressive and eye catching yacht, full of character and pedigree with much of her original interior and fittings. Now in lovely condition after a thorough 16 year refit she is an unusual and very special yacht.
24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Very sensibly priced considering the quality of this superb yacht. This is not because of problems with the condition of the boat but simply because the elderly owner wishes to move her on.
Length on Deck 47′
Length Overall 52’6″
Beam 12′
Draft 7′
Thames Tonnage 24TM
Sail Area 1230sqft
Construction
Planked in Teak, varnished since her launch. All copper fastened to heavy sawn Oak frames with a single intermediate steamed Rock Elm timber.
Oak stern and stem post with an Elm keel. Wrought iron floors on each sawn frame.
External lead ballast keel of 8 tons held with bronze keel bolts. Keel and bolts removed during refit and found to be in excellent condition.
Solid yacht laid teak deck, caulked and payed with Sikaflex. Deck hatches, skylights and coamings in varnished teak. High varnished teak toe rail all round with stainless stanchions and guard rails.
Self draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts and varnished teak coamings. Wheel steering on cables to the quadrant.
Rig
Bermudan ketch rig on new keel stepped Sailspar alloy masts. Slab reefing varnished wooden booms.
Heavy stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates. Jumper struts on the main eliminate the need for running backstays.
Cutter headed with a bowsprit. The jib is on a Profurl roller reefing system and the boomed staysail is hanked onto the inner forestay.
Primary and secondary sheet winches in the cockpit with halyard and reefing winches on each mast.
All new running rigging, mostly Ash blocks used.
Mainsail, yankee jib and staysail from 2007, mizzen and spinnaker are older.
Machinery
Perkins 4236 78hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1977. Removed and professionally rebuilt in recent refit.
Manual gearbox to a fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.
New engine mounts, wiring loom, fuel system and fuel tank, exhaust system and seacocks.
Completely re-wired in recent refit. 3 x 12 volt 100ah batteries for engine starting and domestics.
500l of water in 2 stainless tanks under the cabin sole.
270l steel fuel tank in the engine room.
New stainless fuel tank.
Accommodation
The interior is largely original with plenty of period joinery and fittings. Mostly oiled or painted Oak panelling with Teak sole boards.
8 berths in total, with 3 twin cabins and 2 settee berths in the saloon.
Companionway steps down into the boat with the heads to starboard and chart desk to port.
Heads has a Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard and an original hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Chart desk is new with stowage below and all necessary equipment above.
Port side door going aft into the aft owners cabin with a single berth either side and a porcelain hand basin. Door from this cabin going aft into the engine room.
Going forward from the companionway through a port side door into the main saloon with stunning original panelled joinery. A settee berth either side with a central varnished Oak dropleaf table. Dickenson Newport diesel cabin heater in forward stbd corner.
Going forward from the saloon, port side door into the guest cabin with 2 single berths and a hand basin. Starboard side door into the galley.
Galley has a Force 10 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Twin stainless sinks with pressurised hot and cold water. Skylight above for light and ventilation. Plenty of storage space above and below the galley.
Forward through the galley into the forward cabin with two single berths and a fore hatch above.