Boat Overview
Model: COLIN ARCHER BRONSVEEN 1480
Location: Dutch Caribbean
Condition: Small upgrades required (navigation equipment, anchor locker)
New Rigging: 2024
New Sails: De Vries, 2024
New Picture: December 2024
Auction:
“The Colin Archer Bronsveen 14.80, up for auction.
She will be auctioned online. Bids can be placed at Trooswijk Auctions. All information about the auction is available on the website https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/l/colin-archer-bronsveen-14-80-sailing-yacht-te-curacao-A1-29747-1
Viewing days:
Friday 21 March 2025 from 10:00 till 13:00
Saturday 19 April 2025 from 10:00 till 13:00
Specifications
- Designer: Bronsveen
- Displacement: 40 t
- Ballast: Lead | 7 t
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Colour: Black
- Hull Thickness: Keel 10mm, Hull 6mm
- Hull Shape: S-bilged | Flange welded seams
- Keel Type: Long keel
- Superstructure Material: Steel
- Superstructure Thickness: 4 mm
- Deck Plate Thickness: 5 mm
- Rubbing Strake: Steel
- Deck Material: Steel
- Deck Finish: Paint
- Superstructure Deck Finish: Paint
- Antifouling Year: 2023
- Dorades: Yes
- Window Frame: Brass
- Window Material: Glass
- Deck Hatch: 2 x
- Portholes: 4 x
- Insulation: Yes
- Wheel Steering: Mechanical
- Inside Helm Position: Yes
- Outside Helm Position: Mechanical
- Emergency Tiller: Yes
- More Info on Paintwork: Sandblasted when new with 2 layers of black epoxy tar coatings
Navigation & Communication Systems
- Compass: Sestralmajor — likely a reliable mechanical or magnetic compass
- Depth Sounder: Raymarine (not connected yet) — for depth monitoring
- Log: Echopilot Clipper — speed through water system
- Windset: Echopilot Clipper — wind speed and direction
- VHF: Sailor RT 2048 — a high-quality VHF radio
- Autopilot: Raymarine (not connected yet) — autopilot system for self-steering
- Radar: Furuno 1830 (not working) — radar for collision avoidance and navigation, though it needs fixing
- GPS: Furuno — high-quality GPS system
- SSB Transmitter: Icom M802 — used for long-range communication
- Navigation Lights: Present — for visibility at night
Electrical Installation
- 12/24 volt DC220 50 Hz
- Master link battery charger
- 30 Amp alternator
- 14Kva generator with 5000 hours
- Mastervolt Mass Combi 24 200-60 charger inverter
Anchoring & Ground Tackle
- Main Anchor: Plow 60 lb — primary anchor
- Anchor Chain: 60 m — heavy-duty chain for secure anchoring
- Second Anchor: Plow 50 lb — secondary anchor
- Second Anchor Chain: 60 m — chain for secondary anchor
- Other Ground Tackle: Danforth 66 lb — another type of anchor, suitable for different conditions
- Capstan: 2 x Lofrans Falcon 220V — electric windlasses for anchoring
- Deck Wash: 1 x 220V + backup bilge pump — for cleaning decks and pumping water out of the bilge
- Dinghy: Rigid hull — durable dinghy for tenders and short trips
- Outboard Motor: Tohatsu 9.8 hp — reliable outboard for the dinghy
- Outboard Support: Yes — likely a bracket or storage support for the outboard
- Danbuoy: 2 x Horseshoe — life-saving equipment for overboard situations
- Fire Extinguishers: 3 x — safety equipment for fire emergencies
Rigging & Sail Equipment
- Rig Type: Ketch — two-masted rig, common for cruising yachts
- Standing Rigging: Stainless wire, replaced in 2024 — essential for mast support
- Mast: Sparcraft (aluminium, black anodized) — a high-quality, lightweight mast with a durable finish
- Spreaders: 2 sets — helps support the mast and rigging
- Sails:
- Mainsail: 40m², new in 2024 — primary sail
- Mizzen: 17m², new in 2024 — sail on the mizzen mast
- Jib: 21.5m², new in 2024 — headsail
- Genoa: 56m², new in 2024 — larger headsail for downwind performance
- Genoa II: 40m², De Vries Lemmer — an additional genoa for different wind conditions
- Genoa Furler: Profurl — furling system for the genoa
- Reefing System: Slab reefing — system to reduce sail area in heavy winds
- Boomvang: Tackle — helps control boom position
Winches & Rigging Hardware
- Primary Sheet Winches: 2 x Andersen 2-speed ST stainless — for controlling primary sails
- Genoa Sheet Winches: 2 x Andersen 56 ST, 2-speed — for handling genoa sheets
- Halyard Winches: 2 x Andersen 2-speed ST stainless — used for raising sails
- Reefing Winch: 1 x Andersen — for reefing the mainsail
- Multifunctional Winches: 2 x Andersen stainless — versatile winches for other rigging tasks
