Buchanan 35 ft Sloop Yeoman Mk II 1956 - Sold

From the board of Alan Buchanan and built by the well known yard of R.J Prior & Son in 1956, NEGUS was the first Yeoman MKII Class - built to Lloyds +100A1 and kept in class until the mid 1990s.

The hull profile is drawn out into overhangs that are beautifully harmonious with one another. She has a cut away fore-foot and a graceful sheer. This design, not only proved itself as a perfectly balanced cruiser racer but more recently a sister ship survived typhoon conditions in the Pacific Ocean without damage. Over 100 modern yachts in the same storm found themselves in trouble through their lack of directional stability, preventing them from riding; either hove - to or running before.

NEGUS had an extensive refit under her previous ownership, including a new engine, new deck and coachroof, relevant updates to her systems and a re-worked interior of impressive quality - rare on a smaller classic yacht. Further updating works have been carried out by her current owner.

Mast has been un-stepped each year, stored under cover and re-varnished. Winches have been regularly, dismantled, re-oiled / re-greased. Fresh-water tanks have been sterilized and flushed through each spring. Engine has been serviced annually by a diesel engineer. Sails have been washed professionally, twice. Gas fittings regularly checked by professional.

- Tool kit
- Books / pilots / guides / charts
- Tacktick compass (Fitting to enable future use will be left on board)
- Lifejackets
- Harnesses
- Personal wet weather gear
- Any other personal gear

Works carried out mainly by Traditional Shipwright Services in Poole in 2008 - 2009
- All 8 keel bolts replaced using low carbon Maximag from Iron Brothers
- New teak cockpit seat top, starboard side, forward part – and part of carline underneath replaced
- Defective engraving piece below waterline replaced
- Redundant Blakes skin fitting removed and replaced with new engraving piece
- Delaminated deck beam epoxied and re-varnished
- Cockpit drain sea cocks replaced with bronze bodied sea cocks (using existing skin fittings)
- Top of chain plates cleaned, resealed and repainted
- Gas locker inner cover replaced and gas locker repainted
- Rocker shaft assembly and associated parts replaced (by Sandbanks and Harbourside Marine Ltd, Poole)

Other works
- Drain increased in size to 19mm and hose replaced
- Diesel tank removed, cleaned and pitted area replaced / Spigot welded
- Under cabin sole, bilge degreased and painted with Danbowline bilge paint

In 2009 2010
- Anti-siphon valve fitted on WC
- New Plastimo Pacific (2 hob cooker and oven)
- Gas flexible hoses replaced
- Fresh water filter fittings changed to allow Whale quick-fit filter to be used
- New engine control fitted in cockpit
- New piece of Sitka spruce scarphed to mast head section (Edwin Brennan, Shipwright, Dublin

In 2011
New motor fitted to solar powered extractor fan in heads and head re-painted

- Horseshoe lifebuoy and Dan buoy on stainless steel brackets
- Rule automatic electric 3,700 gph bilge pump
- Manual diaphragm bilge pump
- 3 x Fire extinguishers 2009 (service expiry date not guaranteed)
- Jacklines 2009
- Jackstay and harness anchor
- Oscar type life sling (2009)
- Avon Ocean 4 person life raft (on customized stowage on coach-roof by TSS, Poole 2009)
- Flares (offshore pack and anti-collison) 2008/9

- Stowe “Navigator 2” system with depth, log, speed, wind speed and direction
- Cockpit repeaters (log, wind speed & dir sensor replaced and repeater overhauled 2010)
- Standard Horizon GX1500E DSC VHF (2007)
- Autohelm 2000 autopilot
- Plastimo Mini Contest compass
- Clock and barometer
- Electric navigation lights
- Bebi Electronics 15 LED Owl type low power anchor light
- Garmin GPS 152 with Clipper repeater in cockpit (2007)

- Perkins Perama M30 29HP diesel, freshwater cooled / heat exchanger on flexible mounts
- Engine fitted new in 1994 on new beds
- New fuel lines made and fitted 2006
- Hurth hydraulic gearbox
- Halliard Marine Aquadrive flexible coupling; new in ’93 to a Stainless steel shaft
- 3 bladed fixed pitch bronze propellor and rope cutter
- Single lever Morse engine control
- Alternator charging two 12 V 110 AH lead acid batteries (new for 2008 season)
- 240 V Shore power with ring main
- Aquaman 12 V battery charger
- Marinetecs 12 V power control panel with circuit breakers (at navigation station)
- 60 litres stainless steel fuel tank; new in 1994
- Hot and cold freshwater systems
- 2 x 20 gallon stainless steel water tanks
- Engine calorifier hot water (10 gallon)
- 240 V immersion heater
- Miscellaneous spares
Most of the equipment listed above was fitted during the mid 90s refit, including rewiring and the fitting of all sea cocks and skin fittings.

- 2 x Lewmar 30 self tailing sheet winches
- Lewmar 25 and one halyard winch
- Stainless steel pulpit, push pit, stanchions and guardrails
- Two chromed dorades
- Three chromed mushroom ventilators
- Fenders
- 132 m assorted 14 mm warps (2009)
- Boarding ladder
- Boathook
- Manual anchor windlass
- Rocna 15 Kg anchor (type to dismantle 2011- unused)
- Danforth bower anchor with chain
- Avon inflatable tender, R260 Yamaha 2.5 HP outboard 2008; serviced 2011

- Fractional sloop rig
- Varnished spruce, deck stepped mast with single spreader and boom
- SS standing rigging; 8mm forestay, 6 mm shrouds, chromed bronze rigging screws
- All standing rigging renewed in 2006
- Split standing back stay
- Running rigging of synthetic fibres
- Spinnaker pole
- Foresail halyard new 2010 (old as spare)
- Topping lift new 2010 (old as spare)
- Mainsail, Genoa; Gower and Hamble sail makers
- Boom roller reefing mainsail
- Roller reefing headsail
- Mainsail and cockpit covers in cream

- Five berths in two cabins with full standing headroom
- White enamelled deck head and bulkheads
- Large galley space
- Stainless steel Atlantic gimballed gas cooker with two burner hob, oven and grill
- Cold box
- Sink with hot and cold taps
- Utensil and comestible stowage
- Navigation station with chart table to starboard and quarter berth aft
- Saloon with settee berths both sides
- Lockers over backrests and folding table between (stowing on the heads bulkhead forward)
- Settee / berth upholstery in blue with scatter cushions
- 2 x Lee cloths and securing points (Dartmouth Canvas 2010)
- Bulkhead door to fore cabin with access to chain locker
- 2 x V berths with drawer storage beneath
- Opening hatch to foredeck over
- Separate heads compartment with Blake sea toilet (rebuilt and chromed 1994)
- Hand wash basin opposite with dry / wet lockers behind
- Sink, shower and hanging locker

The hull is of carvel mahogany planking above with the bottom three in teak, copper fastened to rock elm steamed timbers on an oak backbone, the fastenings of which were checked and replaced as necessary during a 1990s refit.
- Strap floors re galvanised in 1994
- Keel of English oak
- Cast iron ballast keel
- Silver spruce shelf, stern post and knee of English oak
- Deck, replaced in 1994, of epoxy sheathed marine ply with painted non slip surface
- Bronze mast-deck fittings refurbished polished and re chromed 1994
- Keel hung rudder of oak rebuilt in 1994, tiller steering
- Self draining cockpit
- Cabin trunkings of varnished mahogany
- Coach roof replaced in 1994 of epoxy sheathed marine ply
- Windows replaced with armoured glass and frames re chromed 1994
- Teak interior (all bright work taken back to bare wood and given 12 coats Epiphanes 1994)