Westsail 32 Heavy displacement, full length keel, safe design.
Currency
Length
32' 10" - 10.00m
Vessel Location
Gove NT
Launch Year
1974
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP Very solid, full length hull design. Slow but steady and safe.
Westsail 32 for sale. Well kitted out and ready for blue water sailing adventures. Import duties will be paid by me, the seller. Currently on a mooring in Gove, NT. This is an "As is - Where is" type of sale since there are no haul out facilities or surveyors in Gove, the nearest are in Darwin. I am happy to knock off the cost of a return flight between Darwain and Gove off of the agreed sale price. She was last anti-fouled in July 2024 during an extensive maintenance overhaul on the hardstand. I have sailed her from Tonga to Gove and I am selling because I need to move back home to Europe for work and personal reasons. However, if needs be then I could potentially do a delivery / shake-down sail with the new owner from Gove to Darwin.
Price
AU $52,000 Negotiable
Vessel Name
Escape Pod
Launch Year
1974
Length
32' 10" - 10.00m
Beam
3m
Draft
1.5m
Displacement
10 ton
Keel / Ballast
Lead
Vessel Location
Gove Nt
Region
Northern Territory
Use
Leisure, Cruising, Live Aboard
Designer
Westsail
Builder
Westsail
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP Very solid, full length hull design. Slow but steady and safe.
Decks Material
Fibreglass
Engine
Electric motor. I just use it to get into and out of ports and marinas. Not big enough for motor-sailing at sea. Pretty much maintenance free. Cockpit floor opens up for excellent access to engine room.
Engine Make
Elco
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
20
Fuel Type
Petrol
Engine Hours
50
Fuel Consumption
1L / hour
Max Speed
5 knots
Cruise Speed
3 knots
Propulsion
Regular propeller
Thrusters
None
Genset
Petrol 1.6kw
Fuel
50L
Water
100L plus gerry cans
Dinghy
Portland Pudgy certified Life Boat with sailing kit and storm kit ncluded and its own Fiorentino mini para-anchor with rode, even fishing rod holders.
Outboard
3 Hp electric outboard (but needs a new battery). I usually just row it with the oars for excercise.
Covers
The boat has a new hard dodger in 2024. New hull and deck paint job in 2024.
Accommodation
One double "v-berth" type bed and two single "saloon" beds. New internal paint in 2024.
Cabins
1
Berths
4
Shower
No so no maintenance. I usually just shower up on deck. However one could fit a shower in the heads.
Toilet
Yes (porta-potty type, so no thru-hulls or pipes or maintenance).
Entertainment
Yes (full Starlink internet anywhere in the World).
Air-Con
No, but has some small fans.
Galley
Typical galley for a Westsail 32. Two new compact cooking gas cycliners in 2023. Sinks have manual foot pumps.
Refrigeration
Yes. Dometic 2023.
Freezer
Yes. Dometic 2023.
Stove
Yes, Eno (Force 10). Two burner, grill and oven. 2023.
Water-Maker
No, just water capture
Hot Water
No
Ground Tackle
There is 80m of brand new 8mm chain on the main bow anchor (25kg delta type) which in turn is attached to about 40m of 3 strand nylon rode. The stern anchor (20kg Danforth type) has 10m of 8mm chain attached to about 40m of 3 strand nylon rode. The stern anchor can be used as a secondary bow anchor if needed as there is also a secondary bow anchor chain of about 20m attached to about 40m of 3 strand nylon rode in place. The boat has a Lofrans Tigres electric anchor windlass, but I have disconnected the electric power to reduce maintenance and electrical loads, and I just use it on manual. Two flat-rope type 60m stern lines in rollers.
Safety Gear
All the usual and necessary safety gear including EPIRBs, fire extuingishers, fire blanket, flares (traditional and LED types), radar reflectors, life bouy, large Fiorentino para-anchor with snatch blocks and 100m of rode, lightening detector, jack lines, emergency boarding laddder on the stern. No through-hull holes below the water line.
Bilge Pumps
Yes
Life Raft
The dinghy is a certified Life Boat (Portland Pudgy). It includes the sailing kit and the storm kit.
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
All the usual 12VDC electrics like fridge, internal and external LED lights, USB and cigarette type charging sockets, bilge pump. She has 12VDC on board as well as 220VAC through an inverter. The house bank is a 200Ah AGM battery. The fridge runs on either 12VDC or 220VAC. There is no water-maker, just water capture which gives plenty of water for freee and without any maintenance. All new electrical wiring in 2024. Also has a Starlink Flat High Performance dish for full internet anywhere in the World. There is 880 Watts of solar panels fitted on the boat and a 350W wind generator. The electric motor runs off a 72VDC battery bank (made up from six 12VDC batteries wired in series). There is also a 1.6kw petrol generator to charge the house and motor battery banks. Selection of power tools included.
Electronics / Navigation
Wind sensor, depth sensor, auto pilot (although both the depth sensor and the auto pilot need new screens), AIS, iCom VHF and a iCom hand-held secondary backup, Garmin In-Reach, two battery charge controllers. In order to reduce electronic complications and expensive chart and software updates and upgrades there is no chart plotter, just a tablet with Navionics.
Sail Inventory
The drifter, jib and the staysail are almost new, just used from Tonga to Aus. The mainsail has about 4,000nm on it and is still in good condition. The tri-sail has never been used. Furlers on the jib and staysail. 3 reefing lines in the main. All working lines lead back to the cockpit. There is also a Windpilot wind vane and a spinnaker pole.
Mast / Rigging
Aluminium mast and stainless steel standing rigging. The standing rigging is more than 10 years old. The wooden bowsprit will need some maintenance. Traveller and boom preventers. New chain plates and anodes in 2024.
Deck Gear
All the usual deck gear, mostly only a few years old. 3 of the 4 winches are self-tailing, all recently serviced. Bulkhead compass with light, plenty of stowage above and below.
Remarks
She is ready to go for offshore blue water adventures.
CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Johnny Lillis
Telephone
Gove NT
Australia
Australia