Sparkman & Stephens Defiance 30

Dropping the price from $24,000 to $19,000 firm, no offers at this price please, AS IS, WHERE IS.
I have surgery early January and will be out of action for 3 months. BARGAIN!

Built by J. J Savage and Sons, Melbourne 1982
Solid teak custom interior, spans the main cabin, kitchen, navigation/electrics area, right up to and including the bathroom and v-berth, completely unmolested
Custom heavy duty double bow sprit
All receipts

Cockpit
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2x cockpit floating compasses, one new, one linked up to power ($200)
New forward/reverse/neutral motor controller and clutch cable ($600)

Deck
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2020
New polycarbonate cabin windows x 4 (photo)
New polycarbonate cabin door (photo)
Cabin deck winches x2 removed, serviced and refitted with butyl tape
Cabin deck hardware all removed, cleaned and refitted with butyl tape
General condition is very good.

Hull
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New bootline and gunwale line 2022 $3000
New rudder, including conversion from wheel steering to tiller steering 2022 $8000
All through hulls checked, sea cocks and tubing to outlets raplaced where needed.

Running rig
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New temporary topping lift added
All running rig checked and majority of ropes replaced (photo)
Boom inner reefing rig replaced
Boom Vang replaced
All mast-foot pulleys check and replaced where needed
7x genuine clamp handles replaced on the snatch blocks, imported from Denmark
All ropes come back into the cockpit for short handed sailing (photo)

Sails
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Main in OK condition
No. 1 Genoa on hood furler in OK condition
No 2 or (3)? Genoa in good condition (lives in V Berth)

Standing rig
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Fully replaced 2015, needs replacing 2025->2027 (when 10-12 years old)
Inner stays replaced December 2023 (as one was damaged by me accidentally)

Motor
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Volvo 2002 series original motor
Full rebuild in 2004
Very few hours since then
$2000 complete overhaul and service 2019 with motor stated as being in very good condition
New battery 2023 ($200)
Fuel system cleaned from tank bottom to motor intakes 2023
New cockpit controller arm and clutch cable ($600)
Serviced every year, with oil change, oil filter change and fuel filter change
Battery gauge works, Engine hrs meter does not.
Starts first time, every time, this is a very reliable motor in good condition

Sail drive
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New genuine Volvo Penta propeller fitted in 2020 ($500 + fitting)
Primary bottom gland replaced in 2023 ($800)
Serviced at same time, new oil, and anode
Jan 2024, anode replaced again

Electrics
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Cabin electrics rewired 2020
New control panel fitted.
New lighting fitted.
Replaced wiring with tinned wiring where needed.
VHF wired up and new aerial fitted to transom.
The is also a dual band 27mhz / CB radio transmitter/receiver wired up but with no arial

Water
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2x 75L bladders
Removed in 2021, flushed, cleaned internally
Remounted with new end-to-end new hoses and new taps in both kitchen and bathroom

Cushions
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Cu shions all in very good condition, no tears or holes
2x external vinyl seat cushions for cockpit external use when motoring/sailing

Bilge
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Mai n manual push/pull bilge in cockpit rebuilt 2022 with genuine kit from the Nederlands $300
Small Electric portable bilge and tube for day to day use

Sleeping arrangements
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Vberth for 2x people
Main cabin; sleeping for 3 people

Bathroom
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Push pull toilet, probably best to replace this with an electric one.
Sink and tap all working
Shower (not linked up)

Anchors and ropes etc
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1 x anchor in bow anchor bin with 10m of 5 year old gal chain and heavy nylon rope
1x new spare larger anchor in cockpit bin
Many metres of various diameter rope for running rig, loose and on reels in the cockpit bin
5x fenders of various sizes

Emergency gear (all new, in service):
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EPIR B with approx 7 years left on it (need to transfer to you)
V-sheet
Torch
Flares

For the buyer / exchange
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I can take you out to the boat to inspect it in Little Manly, I cannot take the boat off the mooring due to to insurance only covering salvage and my health issues (reason for the sale), what we can do is go over the whole boat and test/inspect everything you want.

Things to do
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Replace temporary tiller handle
Furler gets sticky when first used after a long period of no use, needs a service?
Small 10cm fibreglass repair at back of cockpit, sealed and stable for now.

More pictures of boat externals to come.