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Length
18' 0" - 5.49m
Vessel Location
Sunday creek VIC
Launch Year
1958 approximate
Hull Material
Ply/Ply-Glass Centre and bilge keeled.
Hurley, Silhouette Mk2, Designed by Robert Tucker
Price
AU $10,000 Or nearest offer
Vessel Name
Shrimpy
Launch Year
1958 approximate
Length
18' 0" - 5.49m
Beam
2m
Draft
. 7m
Displacement
600kg
Keel / Ballast
Bilge keel and centre keel
Vessel Location
Sunday Creek Vic
Region
Victoria
Use
Cruising
Registration
VG 807
Rego Expiry
16/10/2025
Designer
Robert Tucker
Builder
Hurley
Hull Material
Ply/Ply-Glass Centre and bilge keeled.
Decks Material
Ply/glass
Engine
Torqueedo travel 1103
Engine Make
Torqeedo
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
3
Engine Hours
Low
Max Speed
6kn (downhill)
Cruise Speed
4-5kn
Propulsion
Sail/electric motor
Water
40 litres
Accommodation
Extremely neat and tidy, very spacious for an 18ft yacht, being a bilge keeler and mast step post can be removed when not under sail makes for a nice open space down below.
Cabins
1
Berths
2
Shower
No
Toilet
Portable
Air-Con
Hatches
Galley
Sink with hand water pump
Refrigeration
Yes, brass monkey 30 litre
Freezer
Yes as above. Either fridge or freezer
Stove
Dual burner inbuilt spirit stove
Water-Maker
No
Hot Water
No
Ground Tackle
Yes
Safety Gear
VHF, fire blanket and extinguisher included. Jackets, flares and epirb negotiable
Bilge Pumps
Manual and auto electric
Life Raft
No
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
All new
Electronics / Navigation
Mobile phone Mount in cockpit, illuminated compass in cockpit
Sail Inventory
Main, jib and Genoa
Mast / Rigging
Stainless rigging with running back stays, beautiful spruce mast and boom. Electric head sail furler with toggle switch in cockpit. Self draining cockpit via 4 separate drains
Deck Gear
Raymarine st 1000 tiller pilot, sheet bags, brass Hutton winches, All brass cleats, brass pullpit, brass fairleads, brass hawes pipe. Tiller spruce and much beautiful brightwork about.
Remarks
Shrimpy is possibly the prettiest little boat on port Phillip bay, fully restored back in the terrible covid days and getting freshened up constantly she is immaculate. A bilge keeled sloop she can be beached or taken into shallow waters no problem. Built in England for rough water, high winds and big tides she is an extremely stable little boat.. "uncapsizeable" is what is written in the owners manual.. She is easy to reef with boom furling and electric head sail furling.
Electric 3hp Torqueedo motor is set up on the stern with a neat cover over the top (fixed in straight position and steering done via yacht tiller) Absolutely silent motor only two years old with very little use and have the tiller with digital display if wanting to use seperate from Shrimpy. Throttle on the stern with digital display for speed, distance to flat battery, current battery life as a percentage and wattage being used. Have spare battery. Range in nil wind or tide is approximately 15nm @ 2.5-3kn. Varys with wind, waves etc..
Has 160 AH lithium house battery that runs all LED lighting throughout, fridge, Nav lights, autopilot, elec furler, bilge pump. Can charge motor batteries from house battery and can charge house battery with 150w solar blanket on board whilst underway then when in harbour has 240 charger as well that will charge motor battery and house batteries simultaneously.
There is absolutely nothing needed for this very much loved boat, she is as perfectly set up for overnighters away and if the weather turns nasty set up the small jib, furl down the main and she will ride the big waves like a happy little duck!!!
I have set up for single handed sailing and we have sailed all around Port Phillip bay, she has turned many heads in the past two Wooden boat festivals in Geelong and has been on a mooring ball in Williamstown the past two years and has not leaked a single drop of sea water. She is back home on her heavy duty trailer waiting for a new home. Willing to deliver her as far north as Sydney if necessary.
Check out the book "Shrimpy" a story of an English man in the 70s sailed a sister boat to the silhouette (Caprice) around the world.. Was the smallest yacht to do so at the time.
Selling due to getting a new project boat..
Electric 3hp Torqueedo motor is set up on the stern with a neat cover over the top (fixed in straight position and steering done via yacht tiller) Absolutely silent motor only two years old with very little use and have the tiller with digital display if wanting to use seperate from Shrimpy. Throttle on the stern with digital display for speed, distance to flat battery, current battery life as a percentage and wattage being used. Have spare battery. Range in nil wind or tide is approximately 15nm @ 2.5-3kn. Varys with wind, waves etc..
Has 160 AH lithium house battery that runs all LED lighting throughout, fridge, Nav lights, autopilot, elec furler, bilge pump. Can charge motor batteries from house battery and can charge house battery with 150w solar blanket on board whilst underway then when in harbour has 240 charger as well that will charge motor battery and house batteries simultaneously.
There is absolutely nothing needed for this very much loved boat, she is as perfectly set up for overnighters away and if the weather turns nasty set up the small jib, furl down the main and she will ride the big waves like a happy little duck!!!
I have set up for single handed sailing and we have sailed all around Port Phillip bay, she has turned many heads in the past two Wooden boat festivals in Geelong and has been on a mooring ball in Williamstown the past two years and has not leaked a single drop of sea water. She is back home on her heavy duty trailer waiting for a new home. Willing to deliver her as far north as Sydney if necessary.
Check out the book "Shrimpy" a story of an English man in the 70s sailed a sister boat to the silhouette (Caprice) around the world.. Was the smallest yacht to do so at the time.
Selling due to getting a new project boat..
CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Doug
Telephone
Sunday Creek VIC
Australia
Australia