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Tranquility is a 23 foot 'Ultimate' trailable yacht fully set up for comfortable cruising and very reasonably priced at $14,500. Registered until July, 2025.

Specifications: Length overall 7.2 m
Beam 2.4 m
Draft (centreboad up) 0.46 m
Draft (centreboard down) 1.5 m

Ultimate yachts are renowned for their sea-worthyness with a 445 kg lead skeg maintaining stability.

Tranquility sits on a dual-axel Mackay trailer with electric over hydraulic disc brakes, serviced annually by Trailer Repair Centre in Braeside. The trailer is fitted with a 12v Powerwinch 912 winch for effortless retrieval. Trailer is registered until April, 2025.

Built circa 1990, the fibreglass hull and deck are in fair to good condition, with a few scratches to the gelcoat on the hull and some wear signs on the deck, but the boat is in good seaworthy condition.

Motor is a 4-stroke 9.8 hp Evinrude, purchased in 2018. Serviced annually.

Tranquility has a full set of Hooper sails, including a loose-footed main, a kevlar genoa, #2,#3 & #4 headsails and spinnaker. Headsails can be furlered from the cockpit.

Mast is raised with a gin-pole setup and can be done single-handed.

Originally built for racing, Tranquility was first registered in Port Fairy (hence the PF35 registration number). She is still a fast boat.

Safety equipment: Icom VHF marine radio with DSC; GME EPIRB; Life-ring with drogue; safety grab bag with current flares, torch, etc; numerous life jackets and PFDs, two fire extinguishers and fire blanket.

Currently set up for cruising, Tranquility has a pop-top allowing for standing headroom in the cabin. The pop-top has a fully weather proof cover with zip opening windows and entry, all with fly mesh.
A custom made awning straddles the boom and attaches to the footrail outside the lifelines, providing shelter over the pop-top and cockpit in wet or hot conditioins.

Inside the cabin is sleeping for two adults in the V-berth and one in a quarter berth. The second quarter-berth currently houses an Engel fridge/freezer running on 240v or 12v power.

The deep-cycle marine battery is charged via a 12 amp charger or a 120w Primus solar blanket and solar management controller.

The cabin is fitted out with a chart table, comfortable seating for four adults, sink, two-burner metho stove, and plenty of cupboards and other storage. A hand pump draws water from a 45 L bladder, which is filled through a fitting on the deck. A porta-loo sits discretely under the companionway step.

A 7 kg plough anchor fits onto a bow roller for easy anchoring and retrieval, with a second sand anchor stowed in the large cockpit hatch which also houses mooring lines, five fenders/bumbers and spare fuel, sheets, gear and fittings.