Formosa 51 – Built in 1979. Popular go-anywhere classic owner’s version cruising yacht; the choice for live-a-boards and extended cruisers, Perkins-brand 115hp 6 cylinder diesel driving 3 bladed prop through Borg Warner Gearbox, Onan-brand 240 volt generator, comprehensive navigation equipment, full safety inventory, Inflatable rowing dinghy, teak decks new in 1998, rigging new and masts serviced in 2011.Aluminium bottom with 4hp 4stroke Yamaha outboard. €139,500 Click here for details

Construction

Built by Formosa to William Garden design.
Fibreglass/GRP hull
Teak laid decks
Solid teak interior

Length: 14.69 m
Beam: 4.30 m
Draft: 1.89 m
Cruising Speed: 6 knots
Range under power: 1000 nm
Range under sail: unlimited

Machinery

Perkins® 115 hp, 6 cylinder diesel
Borg Warner® gear box

Electrics

25 kw Onan® generator 240 volts; 50 cycle
240v & 12v systems
Batteries and Charging systems

Tankage

Fuel:        800 liters
Water:     900 liters
Holding Tank: (1)

Rig & Sails

Ketch rigged ocean cruiser
Wooden masts painted white.
Standing rigging is Swageless Stainless Steel (2011)
Main mast 19.8 m
Mizzen mast 8.5
Sails include: Main, Mizzen, Jib, Staysail, and Spinnaker

Accommodation

She comfortably sleeps 6 in 3 cabins.
All the way aft is the owner’s stateroom with its own private head sometimes called “en suite”.
Next forward is the large saloon with seating for eight around the marble table.
A steering station is in the saloon.

Going forward down three steps to a central passage way one finds the galley to starboard and the port cabin to port.
Next forward is the starboard cabin.
Through the starboard cabin is the forepeak.
Between the starboard cabin and the port cabin is the forward head. Both heads have showers.

Six people can easily and comfortably sleep on board, two on the double bed in the owner’s stateroom aft, two in the two bunks in the port cabin, and two in the two bunks in the starboard cabin.
A seventh person can sleep in the forepeak.
Two more could bed down if the saloon table were converted to a double bed.

Domestic

Water heating by engine or 220 v.
Galley is both gas and electric 240 v.
Refrigerator 240 v. with cold plate
Pressurised water system
Air-conditioning/heat pump – 16,000 BTU

Deck

Anchor Windlass electric w. 130 m chain
Anchors: CQR (2); Danforth (1)
Deck lights on mizzen & main mast.
Spotlights, Swim ladder, Passerelles (3)

Navigation

Depth sounders (2)
Auto pilots (2)
Radar Furuno® (1)
Wind/speed/direction indicators by Ray Marine®
Radios; VHF (3); SSB (1)
Paper charts, Chart table

Safety

Arimar® life raft (2012)
Life jackets
Life buoys
Flares
Life lines
Fire extinguishers

Tenders

Mosto® with hard bottom; length of 2.8 m; beam of 1.6 m
Outboard Motor Yamaha® 4-stroke; 4 hp (2011)

Owners Comments

This well-maintained “Formosa 51” ketch has ample accommodations for six to eight people but can be sailed comfortably by a crew of two. Her gleaming white hull is complemented by traditional teak decking.  Below decks the teak woodwork and paneling, with leather button upholstery, provide up- market comfort. She provides fun sailing in classic surroundings.
I bought her in 2009 and am only her third owner.  The second owner owned her for over 20 years.  I have met the first owner.  This ketch has been lightly cruised, has not been chartered and has never left the Med’.  Since I purchased her I have continued to improve her including: replacing all stainless steel rigging (a necessity to get full insurance coverage) and installing an air-conditioning/heat pump system serving the main saloon and the owners’ stateroom.
She is documented and registered in the USA.  She is considered to be VAT paid because of her age.  Mooring fees in Marmaris, Turkey, have been paid through the summer of 2013.  A 2009 Survey is available for inspection.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith, 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 his 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. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.