Wooden Ships Comments on this Rossiter Curlew 32 Rossiter Curlew 32 designed by H.T. Rossiter and built by Rossiter Yachts, Christchurch in 1981. Built for the current owners father following on from his larger previous yacht built by the same yard, the present owner has been the custodian of this yacht since 1990. Cruised extensively over the years with trips to southern Brittany and Belle Isle, Ireland and up to Stockholm. The experienced owner has spent many years fine tuning this yacht for extended and comfortable cruising so that she is now a very well equipped and well set up boat, proving herself as a capable and comfortable sea boat over thousands of sea miles. Her cockpit is large and spacious, but also set well down into the hull giving a feeling of security while still being easy to move about. The raised topsides forward hugely increase the interior volume giving a large and comfortable cabin for a boat of this length with 6’ headroom and up to 6 berths. Her hull design is very shallow draft for the length, together with the bilge keels she can easily take the ground and dry out allowing her to access anchorages off limits to deep keel yachts. This feature opens up the cruising options around the coasts of the UK and France and invites exploration of some wonderful parts of the coast. This is a very well presented yacht in superb condition, absolutely ready for her next owner to continue the voyaging she has excelled at so well. Length on Deck 32’ Length Overall 37’ Length Waterline 26’8” Beam 10’4” Draft 4’ Construction Hull Carvel planked in 7/8” iroko fastened with copper rivets. Framed with an exotic timber called Danta. Steam bent timbers of 1.25” x 1” @6.5” centres. Every 6th frame is laminated with larger sections of 2” x 2.25”. Grown timber floors across the centreline through fastened with large copper rivets. External iron ballast keel of 2.9 tons. Keel bolts of galvanised mild steel new in 2021. Wooden bilge keels with stainless steel shoe plates fitted to take the ground Decks and Cockpit Yacht laid teak deck glued over a marine plywood subdeck. The deck is stepped at the forward end of the cockpit giving raised topsides which increases the interior volume and headroom of the cabin. Varnished afromosia toe rails with scrubbed teak capping rails. Sunken bronze fairleads set into the toe rails. Bronze cleats and fairleads. Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires all round. Large well designed self draining cockpit with afromosia coamings and teak cappings. Scrubbed teak thwarts open to access large lockers. Teak cockpit gratings and a teak bridge deck to the companion hatch. Tiller steering on a transom hung rudder. Superstructure Small elegant coachroof on the raised deck with varnished afromosia coamings and bronze framed windows. Coachroof deck is laid teak over a marine plywood subdeck with varnished grab rails. Rig Bermudan cutter rig on a deck stepped alloy mast in a galvanised tabernacle. Alloy slab reefing boom with StackPack system. Alloy spinnaker pole. Standing and Running Rigging Galvanised wire 7×19 standing rigging to bronze rigging screws and external bronze chain plates. Twin standing backstays, twin lower shrouds, cap shroud and intermediate shroud. Furlex 200S roller furling system on staysail and genoa. Sails Mainsail Gowen & Co 256sqft 1995 Good condition Geanoa Gowen & Co 385sqft 1999 Good condition Staysail Gowen & Co 182sqft 1992 Good condition Winches 2 x Lewmar non-ST mast winches. 2 x Lewmar 16 ST staysail sheet winches. 2 x Lewmar 40ST jib sheet winches. Machinery Engine Bukh DV36 3 cylinder 36hp marine diesel engine. Installed as a new engine in 2014. 3 blade feathering propeller gives 5 knots cruising speed @ 4 litres/hour. 6.5 knots max speed. Tanks 115 litre stainless steel fuel tank under the aft deck. 90 litres of fresh water in 2 separate tanks. Stainless steel holding tank for the heads. Batteries and Electrics 4 x 12 volt batteries under the companion steps charged from the engine alternator. Adverc battery management system connected to the alternator. Shore power system with Stirling Power Products 240 volt charger. Bilge pumps 1 x Whale Gusher 10 manual bilge pump. 1 x Whale Pump Mk3 manual bilge pump. Accommodation Berths and Headroom 6 berths including a double saloon settee berth, single settee berth, saloon pipecot berth and 2 single berths in the forecabin. 6’ headroom in the saloon. 5’10” headroom forward. General Description Steps into the main cabin from the companion hatch with galley to port and chart desk to starboard. Capacious hanging locker next to the companion steps. Chart desk faces aft using the end of the settee berth as a seat. Half height bulkhead with vertical grabrail to port separates off the saloon. Centreline dropleaf mahogany saloon table. Settee berth to port has an infill to create a double berth. Single settee berth to starboard with a pipecot berth that pulls out above. The pipecot is suitable for use by a child. Paraffin cabin heater against the forward bulkhead. Centreline passageway going forward with heads to starboard. Forecabin has 2 single V-berths with storage space beneath. Anchor locker in the bows. Galley Taylors 030 paraffin stove. Single stainless steel sink with manually pumped fresh water. Storage lockers and shelves built specifically for the yachts crockery. Heads Simpson Lawrence manual sea toilet which discharges into a holding tank. Hand basin with manually pumped fresh water pulls out in a tray above the heads. Equipment Sestrel Moore steering compass B&G sounder with cockpit repeater B&G thru’ hull log with cockpit repeater B&G wind indicator B&G GPS cockpit repeater Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC VHF Autohelm Sea Talk ST4000 autopilot Furuno GP70 GPS Cap Horn wind vane self steering system Panasonic Toughbook laptop with Maxsea software AIS Class B Transponder by Digital Yacht connected to laptop Plastimo 4 person canister liferaft, service due 02/2026 2 x lifebuoys Danbuoy Odeo electronic red flare MOB system on starboard rail Floating throwing line Jackstays 2 x Whale manual bilge pumps Day shapes 20kg spade anchor with 55m x 5/16” chain 35lb CQR with 20 fathoms of warp 25lb CQR kedge anchor Simpson Lawrence Seatiger 555 manual windlass Mooring warps Fenders Pushpit mounted webbing mooring line/kedge anchor line 2 x boat hooks Bunk and berth cushions Simpson Lawrence sea toilet with holding tank Taylors 030 galley cooker Galley equipment Paraffin cabin heater Moveable cockpit coaming seat Mainsail Gowen & Co 256sqft 1995 Good condition Geanoa Gowen & Co 385sqft 1999 Good condition Staysail Gowen & Co 182sqft 1992 Good condition StackPack system on the boom Furlex 200s roller furling on staysail and genoa Alloy spinnaker pole 2 x Lewmar non-ST mast winches 2 x Lewmar 16 ST staysail sheet winches 2 x Lewmar 40ST jib sheet winches 4 x 12 volt batteries Stirling 240 volt battery charger Adverc battery management system 8’ Nestaway carbon fibre dinghy with oars and lug rig (stows in 2 parts on purpose made chocks on coachroof)
This 1981 Rossiter Yachts Curlew 32 is listed for sale in Dorset, England. With a 32ft 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 RB671371 on Rightboat.