1957 Buchanan Saxon10m

The accommodation is attractively finished with white paint and varnished coamings and offers up to five berths in two cabins.  In the forecabin, V berth with stowage under.  Opening hatch to foredeck.  Anchor chain stowage forward in the forepeak.  Separate heads compartment to port with traditional Baby Blake marine toilet.  Swing out washbasin with manually pumped water supply.  Hanging locker opposite.  In saloon, two settee berths with stowage behind and beneath.  Fixed table with drop leaves.  Chart table to starboard with quarter berth behind and galley opposite.  Origo two burner gimballed spirit cooker.  Stainless steel sink with manually pumped water supply.  100 litre freshwater capacity.  Oilskin hanging locker by the companionway. Diesel fired hot air central  heating.

Located behind the companionway, Beta three cylinder 28hp diesel engine, fitted new in 2015.  Electric start.  Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger.  Shaft drive to three bladed feathering propeller.  Single lever control.  30 litre fuel capacity giving approximately 50 mile range at 5 knot cruising speed.  Maximum speed under power 6 knots.  

• 2 x 12 volt batteries
• Alternator charging

Masthead rigged sloop.  Varnished Spruce mast (keel stepped) and boom.  Stainless steel standing rigging.  Terylene running rigging.  Headsail furling system  Slab reefing mainsail.  Two halyard winches.  Reefing winch.  Two Pontos four speed primary sheet winches. Two Lewmar secondary sheet winches.  Spinnaker pole.

• Mainsail  -  Doug Seaden  -  2017  -  excellent
• Furling genoa  -  Doug Seaden  -  2017  -  excellent

• Anchor with chain and warp
• Electric anchor windlass
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
• Teak coachroof grabrails
• Sailcover
• Sprayhood with lazyjacks
• Cockpit spray dodgers with boat name
• Various warps and fenders

• Steering compass
• Tacktick windspeed and direction
• Raymarine VHF radio
• Autopilot
• Chart plotter
• Radar
• Navigation lights

Built in 1957 by Priors of Burnham to a design by Alan Buchanan.  White painted Honduras Mahogany planking on Canadian Rock Elm frames.  Teak laid deck on marine plywood.  Varnished Mahogany superstructure.  Long keel with cast iron ballast.  Keel hung rudder with tiller steering.  Aft self draining cockpit.  Teak cockpit grating.  In her present ownership since 2005 she has benefited from a programme of good maintenance, refitting and replacement as required.

The company normally acts as broker for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and 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 on our part.