Myself and my family have enjoyed sailing Arkayo for 9 years, but with the family grown up, the time has sadly come to pass her on.
Combining the beauty of a classic yacht with great handling and performance, Arkayo will provide hours of fun for a family or the sailer with little experience.
Designed by legendary British designers Angus Primrose and John Illingsworth (Gypsy Moth IV), this well-maintained yacht is a joy to sail. With a professionally built cold-moulded super-strong hull and cedar cabinetwork, Arkayo never fails to get admiring comments. However, she doest only look good, she is a very functional boat, with everything you might need for safe and reliable sailing.
She has been recently and regularly anti-fouled, and is ready to go!
Region
New South Wales
Location
Gosford/Central Coast Area Hardys Bay NSW
Usage
Leisure, Cruising
Launch Year
1975 approximate
Hull
Ply/Ply-Glass - cold moulded diagonally laid ply
HIN
AUWWAA160623AB9
Rego
JT958N
Rego Expiry
28/01/2025
Designer
Angus Primrose & John Illingworth
Builder
Believed to be Hald & Johansen, Dee Why
Length
29' 0" - 8.84m
Beam
8'7"
Draft
5'5"
Keel / Ballast
Full Keel with lead ballast. New rudder post, fully reconditioned rudder, new bushes (2017)
Deck Material
Dynal over plywood, repainted 2024
Engine Make
Nanni
Engine
Nanni 260HE two cylinder freshwater cooled diesel engine. Regularly serviced. Starts and runs effortlessly.
New engine cut-out cabling (2020)
Heat exchanger cleaned (2024)
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
12
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
Unknown
Fuel Consumption
1 litre per hour
Max Speed
7 knots
Cruise Speed
5 knots
Propulsion
Shaft Drive with 3-blade fixed propellor. New custom-made Austral bronze propeller and shaft coupling (2020). Painted with propspeed (2024)
Fuel
50 litres
Accommodation
Excellent vee berth accommodation in the forepeak and two quarter berths aft.
Cabins
One forward cabin. Enclosed head.
Berths
4
Galley
Galley with sink, large counter and good storage
Refrigeration
Icebox
Stove
Stainless 2 burner metho stove
Toilet
Yes. Enclosed manual head to starboard, forward of the galley.
Dinghy
Available if required
Outboard
Available if required
Ground Tackle
25lb Manson Supreme anchor & chain (new 2016)
Safety Gear
Two guard rail wires surrounding the deck and cockpit
Horseshoe life ring
Vee sheet
Bosun's chair
Bilge Pumps
1 x electric bilge pump and switch (new 2024). 1 x manual bilge pump (new gland 2022)
Life Jackets
Available if required
Flares
Flares
Fire Protection
Fire extinguisher
Electrics
Professional rewire of all electrics, including new battery isolator switch and fuse boxes, 2020
All LED navigation lights (new 2016)
All LED cabin lights
Engine Start Battery (new 2018)
House Battery (new 2018)
Solar Panels
Electronics
B&G Triton, wind, depth and speed (new 2016)
Navman Tracker 5380 GPS
Autohelm 1000 Tiller Pilot
GME VHF radio
Compass
Sail Inventory
Main, refurbished and new reefing points by Eastwind sails (2017)
Furling Genoa, Cross Cut 7 oz Dacron, new by Eastwind sails (2016)
Spinnaker (unused)
Mast / Rigging
All new standing rigging in heavy-duty stainless steel (2016)
New Furlex 204 jib furler (2016)
Very strong aluminium deck-stepped mast with double spreader mast head rig. Aluminium boom. Both in excellent condition.
Varnished timber tiller (new 2016)
Deck Gear
2 x Maxwell 21 self-tailing primary winches. Fully refurbished in 2015.
2 x Barlow 16 halyard winches.
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and stanchions with two guard rail wires surrounding the deck and cockpit.
Stainless steel boarding & swim ladder (new 2016)
Remarks
Vessel is in very good condition having been well maintained. She has been regularly slipped and antifouled and the bright work maintained.