Cavalier 32 Tough offshore classic


Price
AU $20,000 Negotiable
Finance
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Currency
Length
32' - 9.75m
Vessel Location
Mooloolaba QLD
Launch Year
1974
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP with massive fibreglass layup. Tough boat.

I have just lowered the price again, since I have not yet had one serious viewer or offer. I am still negotiable but not by much. If Mehitabel does not sell by the end of the year, I will forget my idea to trade down to a smaller boat and go cruising on this one. The major issue for me is that I have weak knees and cannot jump down off the deck onto a dock on this boat, making me dependent on outside assistance whenever I come alongside (I am a solo sailor). Mehitabel, ex Cavalier One, was the original Cavalier 32 built in Australia, by and for the founders of Cavalier Yachts Australia. These boats are famous for their seaworthiness. It was launched in 1974 and came 46th out of 58 finishers in that year's Sydney-Hobart race, a heavy-weather event, despite being one of the smallest yachts in the fleet. It won the 1978 Sydney to Brisbane race on handicap, coming fourth on elapsed time to the legendary Apollo, and placed consistently well in the half-ton championships on Sydney Harbour for several years. For many years after that, it was daysailed on Moreton Bay and has never cruised, or been lived aboard, until I purchased the boat 12 months ago. I find it a very comfortable boat to live on. The Cavalier 32 is very strongly built, with a heavy fibreglass layup. One has circumnavigated the world through the Southern Ocean, and many have made long cruises in the South Pacific Islands. The previous owner did a great deal of work to the boat, including a total refit and rerig of the mast, with all new wire, tangs, throughbolts, turnbuckles, masthead fittings, lights and wiring. The Furlex headsail roller-reefing unit was also serviced with new bearings. He also fitted solar panels to a new rear arch, rewired much of the cabin, and fitted a DC to DC system. The prior owner had fitted a 20hp Yanmar diesel in about 2009 that is in superb condition, and in 2020, new windows and forehatch. What remains is to fit a bow roller and anchor winch, though there is reasonable ground tackle aboard, plus replace the backing plates for the stainless-steel keel bolts, as the backing plates are mild steel and have some rust on them. The previous owner regularly sailed the boat on the ocean. The interior is attractive, though the varnish is a bit scuffed. Mehitabel offers very good value for the money.


Price
AU $20,000 Negotiable   
Vessel Name
Mehitabel
Launch Year
1974
Length
32' - 9.75m
Beam
2.97m (9.75ft)
Draft
1.62m (5.33ft)
Displacement
2.073kg (4507lbs)
Keel / Ballast
Lead
Vessel Location
Mooloolaba Qld
Region
Queensland
Use
Cruising, Live Aboard
HIN
Available
Registration
Available
Designer
Salthouse and Davidson
Builder
Cavalier Yachts Australia
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP with massive fibreglass layup. Tough boat.
Decks Material
GRP
Engine
2009 model in good condition
Engine Make
Yanmar
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
20
Remarks
An oportunity to acquire a known classic at a reasonable price.

CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Graham Cox
Telephone
Mooloolaba QLD
Australia


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