Parker 275 Lifting keel Sailing Yacht 1993
Sail number 31
LOA: 8.5m
Draft: keel up 0.3m, keel down 1.6m
A well-maintained family cruiser/racer that is just not getting used. Alchemist is suited to exploring shallow creeks and harbours and is also more than capable of cross channel trips. The vessel has been kept up to date with many upgrades in recent years. These include New Yanmar 1GM10 engine (2015), gearbox and mounts, drive shaft, prop and bearings, ICOM IC-M423G VHF DSC radio and remote-control microphone in cockpit. Strongarm electric hoist for raising and lowering keel controlled from cockpit. Galvanic Isolator, swim ladder, LED Nav lights and interior lights, tribeam radar. The hull is coppercoated. New Z-Spars Mast and standing rigging 2021.
Alchemist also comes with a Garmin Marine Radar and Chartplotter (GMR18 HD+ dome together with GPSMAP 722xs Plus) (new 2021) with Garmin G3 charts area HXEU001R, Vesper Marine XB6000 AIS Transponder (new 2021), Simrad TP10 autopilot, Stowe Dataline log and depth sounder, two burner gas cooker with oven and grill, shore power with mains 13 amp outlets in cabin, battery charger, two batteries, two main sails, stack pack on boom, three fore sails, 150% Genoa, jib and an orange storm sail, sea toilet and holding tank, fenders and warps and many other items, Alchemist is fitted with a double rudder system to facilitate manoeuvring in very shallow waters.
Currently berthed in Poole.
2020 Survey available.