Description

The Westerly Konsort 29 is a spacious and well-built six berth family cruiser with good sea-keeping abilities. Carpe Vitam has an all-furling rig ideal for easy short-handed sailing and has been very well-cared-for. She benefits from a new 25hp Beta fitted in 2022 (approx. 14 hours run), new upholstery, bimini and professional epoxy treatment in 2021, as well as many other upgrades over recent years. Presented in very good condition ready to enjoy, she is only for sale due to her owners retiring from sailing.

Viewing by appointment at our Essex office (01621) 785600 or via email: essex@clarkeandcarter.co.uk

Accommodation

The Westerly Konsort layout offers up to six berths in two cabins with approx. 6'1" headroom.
FORECABIN:   Forecabin with V-berth, infill to form a double, storage, and opening hatch to foredeck.
HEADS:   Separate heads compartment to port with marine toilet (serviced 2023), cupboard, shelf, and hanging locker opposite.
SALOON:   Saloon with two settee berths (port pulls out to form a double berth, starboard has a trotter box), with good stowage behind and beneath the berths, and a large folding table.
GALLEY:   Galley aft to starboard equipped with a Dometic two-burner gas cooker with grill and oven, stainless steel sink with manually pumped cold water supply, insulated coolbox, and good storage in fitted storage and cupboards.
CHART TABLE:   Folding chart table to port with instrumentation and a generous quarter berth aft (this could even be considered a cosy double!).
Striped cotton upholstery (new 2021) with teak and holly soleboards. 

Mechanical Systems

Located behind companionway, Beta B-25 three-cylinder, 25hp diesel engine (new 2022). Freshwater cooled. Single lever controls with electric start.  Shaft drive with Ambassador Stripper rope cutter to three-bladed propeller. Approx. only 14 engine hours since installation.

The engine was professionally installed in 2022 including new engine mounts and inlet seacock, and has only run for 14hrs so is in almost as new condition.

Electrical Systems

2 x 12v Batteries charged via engine alternator. Split charge relay (new 2022). Shorepower system (upgraded 2023) with Victron automatic battery charger (new 2022). Electrical distribution panel. Full cabin lighting.

Sails & Spars

Masthead rigged sloop. Anodised aluminium mast and boom by Kemp Spars (new boom 2009). Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2020, baby stay renewed 2016) Terylene running rigging (replaced when necessary, new main sheet and blocks 2017). Facnor behind-mast mainsail furling system. Furlex 204S headsail furling system (new 2016). Lines led aft to cockpit. 2 x Harken 32 self-tailing sheet winches. 2 x Secondary winches. 2 x Halyard winches (one self-tailing) at companionway. 

• Furling Mainsail   -   2016   -   very good
• Furling Genoa   -   new UV strip 2016
• Cruising chute with snuffer

Deck Equipment

• Delta anchor with 8mm chain
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, and stanchions
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Sprayhood in blue
• Bimini (new 2022, designed so that sides can be added if desired)
• Cockpit dodgers
• Cockpit cushions (new 2021)
• Dinghy davits
• Assorted warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

• Plastimo 101 bulkhead compass (new 2009)
• ICOM M330-GE DSC VHF radio (new 2023)
• Navman 3100S echo sounder (new 2009)
• Raymarine tiller pilot
• Raymarine Hybridtouch colour GPS chart plotter (new 2016)
• Philips radio/cassette with speaker
• Clock and barometer
• LED masthead navigation lights (new 2020 inc mast wires)

Safety Equipment

• 2 x Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Manual bilge pump

Construction

Westerly Konsort built in 1980 by Westerly Yachts to a design by Laurent Giles & Partners. White GRP hull with sheer stripe and teak rubbing strakes, superstructure, and decks with blue painted non-slip surfaces. Cast iron fin keel. Tiller steering to transom hung rudder. Self-draining aft cockpit. Teak coach roof handrails. Head linings replaced in 2009. Fibreglass knees strengthened/reinforced by SYH in 2013. Professionally epoxy coated with Hempel High Protect as part of a treatment for early stage osmosis in August 2021.