Description

Well maintained Fisher 30 Northeaster encapsulated long keel with round stern with s/s boarding ladder.

Twin berth aft cabin and twin berth forward cabin. Teak rubbing strake and safe high gunwales. Enclosed wheelhouse with wheel steering and outside helm position on the aft deck coachroof.
Volvo MD22L 4 cylinder 50HP diesel engine. Hull Lloyds approved construction. Ideal coastal cruiser with potential for further horizons. Hull number FF99 Registered on the Irish Ships Register.
Work completed as of 2025/2026 - please see below.

Specifications

Accommodation

Accommodation for 5 persons, fore & aft cabins, comfortable saloon, galley and heads. Seating in the lower saloon next to the galley – warm air heating in the aft cabin and in the saloon with temperature control for comfortable live abroad with lighting throughout. Mains AC power outlets in the saloon and forward cabin. Emersion water heater and cooler/fridge under the saloon seating. Hot water is also provided from engine heating. Solar panels provide backup battery charging.

Construction

Masthead rigged ketch with long keel and skeg mounted rudder. Single inboard engine with shaft drive. Accommodation for 5 persons, Fore & aft cabins, saloon, galley and heads. Standing rigging replaced, engine has been fully serviced, survey recommendations carried out including new sacrificial anodes fitted to the propellor shaft and the bow thruster propellors cutlass bearing checked.

Equipment

-low voltage circuit was provided by 3 x 12vdc, (2 x 110Ah domestic and 1 x engine) sealed lead acid batteries, ventilated and secured.
-batteries are charged from the engine alternator, solar panels and battery charger with battery isolator switches at the helm station and the bow thruster isolator switch in the fore cabin.
-there is a 230vac shore power installation on board. The incoming socket is mounted on the port side deck complete with a galvanic isolator and trip switch mounted under the helm station.
-the water heater and battery charger are fully functional, warm air system type Webasto Air Top3500D, heads compartment with manual pump out.
-electric bilge pumps located in the engine compartment in the saloon bilge with a manual pump under the wheelhouse settee.

Navigation Equipment

Navigation Lights: starboard, deck, steaming and stern lights.
VHF Radio: Standard Horizon GX1400GPS/E DSC VHF.
Compass: Nasa Marine Target2 digital compass.
Log & Depth: Nasa Marine Target 2 Depth.
Wind Instruments: Nasa Marine Target2 Wind.
GPS: Garmin GPS map with new chart chip installed.
AIS: Digital Yacht AIT1500 Class B Transponder.
Radar: Simrad/ Inritsu. The unit powers up but needs attention.
Wiper: Single 2 speed windscreen wiper at the helm position.
Horn: An electric fog horn.
Autopilot: Excellent Simrad AP24 unit which gives accurate steering in automatic mode

Engine(s)

Sails & Spars

The vessel is a masthead rigged ketch. The masts are deck stepped. All masts and rigging were visually inspected last year as the standing rigged had been previously replaced. Fore sail is mounted on furling gear on the fore stay - Hythe Sail. Lazy jacks on the main and mizzen.
The main mast is supported by - Mast step of cast aluminium, to the coachroof and is further supported by the main bulkhead.
Fore stay chainplate of s/s was bolted to the stem head. Shroud chainplates of s/s bolted to the bulwark. Backstay chainplates are bolted through the coachroof.
The mizzen mast is supported by - Mast step of cast aluminium fixed to the aft coachroof. Forward stays chainplates are bolted through the pilothouse roof with backstay chainplates bolted through the aft bulwark.
The main mast and mizzen mast are manufactured of extruded anodised aluminium section, by Kemp. The standing rigging was replaced in 07/2023.

Safety Equipment

-a fire blanket mounted adjacent to the galley.
-two 2kg manual dry powder fire extinguisher on-board.
-eletric bilge pumps fitted as above
-two man-overboard devices mounted on the pushpit.
-there is a rescue sling on board
- there is an aft mounted s/s folding boarding ladder.
-there is a carbon monoxide alarm fitted.
-here was a four person life raft on board, by Alpha Ocean, type PLC-4, S/No: F0797 - due to be serviced.