Wooden Ships Comments on this Keith Nelson Bermudan Sloop Bermudan Cutter designed by A.N. Prickett and built by Keith Nelson at his yard in Bembridge, IOW in 1952. Nelson later went on to produce the famous Nelson motor yachts which were very successful and are still very popular. Prickett was Chief Structures Engineer at Saunders Rowe, Cowes, and frequently had entries in Yachting World design competitions along with Dr Harrison Butler. Used regularly by the current owner for cruising around the Solent and surrounding coasts, but ill health forces her sale. A capable boat with a large cockpit and spacious cabin for her length. Length on Deck 29’1” Length Waterline 22’ Beam 7’6” Draft 4’ Thames Tonnage 5TM Sail Area 330sqft Construction Hull Carvel planked in mahogany all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers. External ballast keel with ferrous bolts. Grown oak floors across the centreline. Decks and Cockpit T&G pine deck overlaid with marine plywood and sheathed externally in epoxy glass cloth. Scrubbed teak toe rails and rubbing strakes. All bronze deck fittings. Cockpit is non self draining allowing it to be deep and safe. Laid teak sole on plywood boards with varnished teak thwarts and coamings. Superstructure Varnished teak coachroof coamings with bronze portlights. Teak skylight on the coachroof deck. Varnished teak forehatch. Rig The original standing rigging plan was said to be based on aviation principles and the metal fixings are to aviation standards of the 1930’s with rivets and stitch welds Bermudan cutter rig on keel stepped solid varnished spruce mast. Varnished spruce roller reefing boom with varnished staysail boom Standing and Running Rigging Stainless steel wire rigging and rigging screws to external bronze chainplates. Single lower shroud, single intermediate and single cap shroud with one pair of spreaders. Twin running backstays to bronze Highfield levers on the side decks. Staysail hanked to the inner forestay with staysail boom on a bronze fitting to the stemhead. Sheeted to a galvanized horse on the foredeck Outer and intermediate forestay fixed to the stemhead, outer leads to the masthead, intermediate leads to the head of the jib 2/3 up the mast. Jib works on a traveller with a Wickham Marine Furling system Sails Staysail Arun Serviceable Jib topsail Arun Serviceable Baloon Jib Ratsey Serviceable Winches Pair of bronze non-ST cockpit sheet winches. Machinery Engine Beta Marine 10hp installed new in 2003. Batteries and Electrics 2 x 12 volt 75ah batteries charged from the engine alternator. Accommodation Simple interior with a largely open plan cabin. Berths 2 single settee berths. General Description Step down into the cabin with the galley area to port and chart desk to starboard. Single settee berth either side and scrubbed pine sole boards. Starboard aside passage into the forepeak which contains storage and the heads compartment. Galley Plastimo 4500 2 burner gas stove on gimbals with drawer space below. Heads Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges directly overboard. Equipment Sestrel steering compass Clipper Duet sounder and log Simrad RT1400 VHF Garmin GPSMAP 450 plotter/GPS Navigation Lights Manual bilge pump Auto electric bilge pump CQR Anchor & ample chain Cockpit Cover Plastimo Plasman 4500 Gas Cooker Bunk cushions
This 1952 Keith Nelson Bermudan Sloop is listed for sale in Hampshire, England. With a 29ft layout, inboard engine setup and used condition, this boat is suited to buyers looking for sail options in this location. View full details, photos and specifications for reference RB671375 on Rightboat.