Fisher 34
Walton on the Naze, Essex
1978 Fisher 34, has spent most of her life ashore, fully refurbished in 2023/4 including new sails and rigging, bowthruster, heating, electric anchor windlass and instruments, a truly magnificent example!
Built in 1978 as a Northshore completed hull and deck, commissioned for testing but then stored ashore until 2023 when she was fully refurbished. GRP construction with long keel, green topsides and white superstructure, Treadmaster on decks and coachroof, teak cockpit seats, self draining aft cockpit with tiller steering, wheelhouse with wheel steering, wooden Bulwarks, Bermudan ketch rig and 6 berth interior in 3 cabins with standing headroom of around 6’4” maximum.
BUILDER:
Fairways Marine Ltd for Northshore. Designed by Wyatt and Freeman.
DIMENSIONS:
LOA 34' 1" (10.4m)
Beam 11' 2" (3.4m)
LWL 29’9” (9.1m)
Draft 4' 9" (1.45m)
Headroom 6' 4" max
Displacement 9,906 kgs or 10.5 tons
In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.
Walton on the Naze, Essex
1978 Fisher 34, has spent most of her life ashore, fully refurbished in 2023/4 including new sails and rigging, bowthruster, heating, electric anchor windlass and instruments, a truly magnificent example!
Built in 1978 as a Northshore completed hull and deck, commissioned for testing but then stored ashore until 2023 when she was fully refurbished. GRP construction with long keel, green topsides and white superstructure, Treadmaster on decks and coachroof, teak cockpit seats, self draining aft cockpit with tiller steering, wheelhouse with wheel steering, wooden Bulwarks, Bermudan ketch rig and 6 berth interior in 3 cabins with standing headroom of around 6’4” maximum.
BUILDER:
Fairways Marine Ltd for Northshore. Designed by Wyatt and Freeman.
DIMENSIONS:
LOA 34' 1" (10.4m)
Beam 11' 2" (3.4m)
LWL 29’9” (9.1m)
Draft 4' 9" (1.45m)
Headroom 6' 4" max
Displacement 9,906 kgs or 10.5 tons
In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.
Mechanical
Thornycroft 154 60HP inboard diesel engine (1978). Shaft drive to 3 blade fixed propeller. Cruising speed under engine is around 6 knots with a maximum speed of around 8 knots. Engine stripped and fully overhauled 2022.
BOWTHRUSTER
Bowthruster with controls at helm (2023).
Electrical
Alternator charging to 12v battery system, 4 in total (1 engine start, 2 domestic, 1 bow thruster). Victron 12/3000/120 Energy battery monitor & charger/inverter. 240v shore power with shore power lead. LED lights. USB sockets, 12v sockets.
Navigation
Ritchie compass, 2023 instruments including Garmin depth and log, Garmin windspeed and direction, Icom DSC VHF radio, Sailor VHF radio, Garmin plotter with AIS, clock and barometer, navigation and steaming lights, masthead lights.
Safety
Fire extinguishers, fire blanket, horseshoe lifebuoy with light and bracket, distress flares, rope cutter on propeller, manual and electric bilge pumps.
Deck Gear
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, aft cockpit with teak seating & floor, 2 x Lewmar 40 self tailing sheet winches, 2 x Barlow 16 halyard winches, tiller steering to cockpit, wheel steering to wheelhouse, sliding wheelhouse roof, chrome air vents with stainless steel surround, cockpit dodgers, cockpit cover (2024), hook-on boarding ladder, fore-hatch cover, Lofrans Cayman electric anchor windlass (2023), 12kg CQR anchor with chain and warp, 2 dorade vents, 2 windscreen wipers, mooring warps and fenders.
Sails
Slab reefing mainsail (2024) with stack-pack mainsail cover (2023). Mizzen (2024) with stack-pack sail cover (2023). Genoa roller reefing system (2023) with furling genoa (2024). Mast and spars were originally made for a Colvic Watson 34'6" (almost identical - with Fisher 34 sail plan), new standing rigging 2023. Sails have gone for cleaning and storage autumn 2024.
Domestic
Autoterm hot air heating system. Bulkhead mounted LG TV. Saloon table with folding leaves. Bluetooth music player/sound system with speakers. Her galley has a Plastimo gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, hot and cold water to sink, hot water via engine calorifer or 240v immersion heater. Her separate heads compartment has a marine toilet, washbasin and shower with hot and cold water.
ACCOMMODATION
6 berths. Forward cabin with 2 single berths. Saloon with single berths port and starboard. Aft quarter cabin with double berth.
Owners Comments
FEATURES
Original Fisher 34, ashore 1979 to 2023
Hull below the waterline coated with 3 layers of epoxy by Smooth Finish 2023
Hull below waterline then given antifoul primer and antifoul, further coat in 2024
Topsides polished 2024
Engine stripped and overhauled 2023
New sails, furler and rigging 2023/4
New cockpit cover 2024
New sail covers 2024
Electric anchor windlass 2023
Navigation instruments 2023 including Garmin plotter
Bowthruster fitted 2023
REMARKS
"Secret of Hamford" is a remarkable boat, was purchased by her present owner in 2023. She has been ashore for most of her life, supplied as a Northshore completed boat without a rig, then completely refurbished under present and previous ownership. Her sails, rigging, canvas work and instrumentation are all nearly new. Regretfully, ill health forces her sale.