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LOTUS 10.6

AU $84,000

Finance from only $ 00 per week

Length

34' 9" - 10.60m

Launch Year

1982

Hull Material

Fibreglass/GRP

Pre-Purchase Inspection

Description: Lotus 10.6

Lotus' could be described as an absolute 'barn find'. Ordered from the factory and delivered in 1982 she still is under the care of her original owner who has been loathe to put any screws into the beautiful timber interior so she still looks like the day she was delivered. The original cushions show no water marks or stains. Chain plates are shiny stainless and the port lights are clear. The 20 HP Yanmar has been lovingly managed and maintained and performs admirably. An Alan Wright design that is fast and seaworthy and with a quality New Zealand build. Step back in time to when boats were made by craftsmen with the best materials available but before electronics took over!

Region

New South Wales

Vessel Location

Sydney Region

Reference

Lotus

Usage

Family, Leisure, Cruising

Launch Year

1982

Rego

JR867N

Designer

Alan Wright

Builder

Lotus Yachts New Zealand

Length

34' 9" - 10.60m

Beam

3.52 m

Draft

1.57 m

Keel / Ballast

Lead weighted bolt on fin keel with 6 bronze bolts

Hull Material

Fibreglass/GRP

Deck Material

One piece GRP deck and cabin moulding bolted through aluminium toe rails.

Engine Make

Yanmar

Propulsion

Stainless shaft, 3- blade propeller

Accommodation

Lotus has a forward cabin v- berth for 2 with hanging storage and drawers. Mahogany veneered ply throughout is in very good condition. A port side enclosed head with sink, manual toilet. The main cabin has 2 settees either side of a table which has a slide out extension. Tempered glass portlights are clear and storage cupboards run underneath them. Settees can be used as single berths. Aft of the settees there is a galley on port and a nav table on starboard. Behind the nav table is a quarter berth. The engine is beneath the companionway stairs. The cockpit is large with a Portside deep long locker. Tiller steering with transom hung rudder.

Galley

Galley to port aft of saloon. U shaped. Stainless sink with manual Finspray hand pump. 2 burner gas stove with oven. Gas compliance plate dates to 1986, perhaps needs renewing. Bench top lid refrigeration, engine driven compressor. Good bench space and storage.

Dinghy

Avon inflatable dinghy

Outboard

Tohatsu 3.5 Hp outboard

Covers

Full boat cover. Dodger

Ground Tackle

1 plough anchor with chain and warp. Electric anchor winch

Safety Gear

Safety gear will require audit to assess dates on flares and fire extinguishers. 6 x solid life jackets (2 x harness and line) and 2 x lifebuoys.

Electronics

Nothing here for wind or electronic navigation. There is an original SSB radio and radio tuner set in the quarter berth. A Navman multi 3100 in the cockpit (depth, temp, log speed). 2 plastimo bulkhead compasses, one set either side of the cockpit, these can also be read from inside the cabin. A stereo CD player behind the chart table. A Schatz brass clock and matching barometer. 12 volt electrics professionally wired. 2 x MSST27 Exide marine batteries. 1 Delcor 22NF 300D 40 Amp Hour

Sail Inventory

Sails vacuum washed in October 2023.
1 Dacron storm jib - Good condition
2 Symmetrical spinnakers - Good condition
1 Dacron furling genoa - Good condition
1 Dacron fully battened mainsail - Good condition

Mast / Rigging

Rigging replaced in October 2023.
Aluminium mast and boom with internal reefing lines. 2 aluminium spinnaker poles and 1 jockey pole.

Deck Gear

2 barlow 32 self-tailing. 2 barlow 25 self-tailing.

Remarks

This one owner boat presents superbly and everywhere you look you see the love with which she has been maintained and the commitment to keep her entirely original. 'Lotus' is a rare gem in the second hand boating world. The full boat cover has kept her from the daily elements that normally age boats on their moorings.