For Sale: Albin Ballad. 30ft Cruising Sailboat

[SvintII]

“SVINT II”

Basic details:
Boat Name: Svint II (Norwegian for “fast as the wind”)
Year built: 1979
Asking Price: The owner is very keen on selling, reasonable, serious offers will be considered. Location: Gold River Marina, Gold River, NS.
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Engine/Fuel Type: Single 2 cylinder diesel

Specs:
Builder: Albin Marin, Kristinhamn, Sweden.
Designer: Rolf Magnusson
Keel: Fin Keel, skeg rudder.
Hull Number: AMN 01304M78D-1304

Dimensions
LOA: 29 ft 11 in.
Beam: 9 ft 8 in
Draught: 5 ft 1 in
Displacement: 7,300lb.
Ballast: 3,500lb.

General information:
The Ballad hull is solid GRP, with lead ballast encapsulated into the keel. The deck is a GRP sandwich molding, with a smooth inner skin forming the headlining. The mast is keel-stepped and easily accessible and removable.
Albin Ballads are both fast and very seaworthy for their size, with several having crossed the Atlantic from Sweden. They have a reputation for easy, predictable handling. "Yachting Monthly" described the Albin Ballad as: ".... the hull is slim, well balanced and easily driven"

Interior:
The saloon is fitted out in mahogany. A galley and chart table is located aft, beside the companionway. A comfortable pilot bunk is to port with seating space and access to the large chart table. The interior finish is a testament to the quality of fit-out and maintenance.
In the saloon area, there are two full length settee berths, allowing 3 to sleep comfortably. A spacious quarter berth is located aft, for use as a pilot bunk while underway. The spacious, full length Vee-birth located in the bow sleeps 2 comfortably. The saloon and vee-birth cushions were all newly replaced and covered in 2009.
The saloon is completed with a nicely sized, fold-up and removable table. When in place, the table is mounted on 2 legs and fits between the settees. The table comfortably seats 4. For those warm evenings, the table can be very easily installed in the cockpit.
Forward from the saloon, there is the head compartment with a hand operated marine WC. A pull-out wash basin is located over the top of the WC. A hanging locker is opposite from the head.
The stainless steel holding tank, which is installed under the deck, is vented overboard. The WC flushing system is set up to allow pumping overboard, or into the holding tank. Pump-out access is through a deck plate.
Conveniently located in the bow, is the fore cabin with a spacious, full length vee-berth. Lots of storage space is easily accessible and located underneath the vee-berth. Access to the chain locker is forward of the Vee-berth, through a closed access opening.

Engine:
20 hp Yanmar Diesel engine (Approximately 200hrs.). The easily accessible, Stainless-Steel fuel tank is located in the Starboard locker. Filling is done through a deck plate.

Decks:
The deck has non-slip (Painted 2008 at South Shore Marine). All sail handling is done forward at the mast. The forestay has roller furling gear, controlled from the cockpit. The main is fitted with jack-stays and conventional slab reefing (2-reefs).
The cockpit has new teak seat covers, installed in 2011)
The cockpit is surrounded by lee-cloths for additional protection (new in 2009). The stainless steel framed dodger was completely replaced in 2010. The mainsail is protected with a new mainsail cover (2010).

Additional gear:

Galley
2-burner Alcohol stove.
Cold box
S/S sink
Foot pump
Hand pumps for salt water
Propane BBQ

Electrical Equipment
3 12V Batteries (2 years old)
Portable Battery charger
Portable Inverter(110V)

Electronics
Autohelm tillerpilot.
Raymarine Depth sounder (2009)
Raymarine Knot meter (2009)
Raymarine Wind Instrument (2009)
Sitex Chart plotter and Radar (2009)
VHF Radio (2010)
CD/Tape/Radio (2009)

Hardware:
Bruce22lb w/ 75ft chain & 100ft rode (2008)
Danforth 25lb
Lewmar winches
Dodger (2009)
Cockpit cushions (2009)
Boarding ladder on transom
8Ft Inflatable (Avon)
Honda (new 2011) 2hP 4, stroke outboard.
Life-sling.

Sails & Rigging:
Mainsail
Roller furling
110% genoa on the furler, as well as 150% genoa (spare), both fitted with protective shade-cloth.
Whisker pole.