1993 Falco 38

Built in 1993 to a design by van de Stadt owned by elderly couple. Aluminium wheel house added in 2005. Navy painted chine steel hull. Fully insulated hull with fire retardant polyurethane foam. White painted superstructure with painted non-slip decks. Twin keels. Skeg hung rudder refurbished in 2019 along with a refurbished exhaust system. Wheel steering. Centre self draining cockpit. Hull repainted in 2009, deck repaints approximately every 3 years. A steel centre cockpit blue water cruiser from the van de Stadt design team, with the added benefit of a wheel house with 6' headroom and helmsman's seat and bench seating. Tough steel construction for serious offshore and ocean cruising with a fine interior for comfortable living aboard. The twin keels give her the ability to dry out safely. Some maintenance required. *Categories: Sailing boat / Ketch *Propulsion type: inboard direct drive *Propulsion: Fixed 3 blade propeller *1 forward cabin with bunk beds, hanging locker *1 aft cabin with double berth island bed, hanging lockers *Spacious saloon with two sofas each convertible to single bed *Chart room, with instrument panel and cupboard under the table *Double stainless steel sink with fresh and sea water tap *MPPT - Steca solarix mppt 2010 *Electric windlass - new in 2014 Navigational equipment & electronics: *Stainless steel pulpit, push pit, stanchions, rail guard wires *Anchor - 25kg Bruce anchor with chain (60m) *Swimming platform in teak - new teak in 2022 *Fixed stainless steel boarding ladder *Large foredeck storage box painted wood, made in 2014 *Stainless steel standing riggings, checked in 2020 *New running riggings fitted in 2021/2022 *Life raft - 4 pax, expired, but serviceable