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1978 Hunter Impala

Southampton, United Kingdom

£13,000

Overall Frank is in great condition recently winning Cowes and Jog series last year as well as a 3rd in the nationals and wins in many other events. Nationals win in 2015 as well

One of the best impalas around and everything works.

Fully optimised to IRC with larger kites, Code O  details are

Hull,  Spayed pearlescent black 3 yrs. ago, with car paints and 4 layers of lacquer this was all faired and longboarded to a perfect finish. copper coat bottom recently faired to 600 grit finish, MK2 rudder 5 years old

Deck recently taken back to bare GRP and painted in international perfection and Kiwi grip,  Foredeck and side decks stiffened with Carbon Unis and new foam all fittings replaced with high load items and spliced systems  all lines dyneema  Spinlock XAS for controls Spinlock XTS for Main and Genoa harken mainsheet traveller with fine tune light weight eyes and thin lines where needed constant improvements over the past 4 years

rig, class mast,  rigging is about 5-8 years old, dyneema backstay 3 years old spliced backstay tackle halyards are SK78 2nd kite halyard Tuff Luff wireless tack tick wind LED Nav lights throughout

electronics,

Fully rewired with Tinned cables  4 tack tick instruments (2 in cockpit and 2 on mast pod) Garmin GPS50 1 yr. old in cockpit linked with Tack ticks and VHF AIS Receiver Ray marine St2000 Auto helm linked to instruments Lorance DSC VHF 4 yrs old,  Full new switchgear at chart table with battery monitor  Stereo with Fusion cockpit speakers and large interior speakers LED lights internally with spots on berths and heads. Laptop Link from instruments. Led Nav light (masthead)  bow and stern lights,  Steaming light  VHF/Hawk at masthead with splitter for AIS, VHF, Stereo

Interior Relined interior 4 years ago(could do with a touch up) all repainted internally and varnished back to bare wood 4 years ago but again may need a touch up now. new cushion covers all standard impala joinery bladder water tank, Plastimo two burner over and cooker.

Engine 8yr old (we think) 1GM10 engine with standard impala fit out Bruntons Varifold prop  Cruising speed is 6 knots and max 6.5 engine has never not started! Just had a new cylinder head and exhaust elbow,

New stern gland

Sails Mains, 2017 Carbon GPL Banks Main (used for 8 events) 2reefs 10/10  2013 Carbon GPL banks Main 2 reefs 7/10 2000? Tapedrive Main 2/10 1980? banks cruising/delivery main 3 reefs 3/10

Genoas Light no1 Carbon Membrane 2016 8/10 Light No 1 Kevlar (black) 2013 6/10 Heavy No 1 DP Liteskin 7/10 No1 Pentex 6/10 No2 Pentex 5/10 2013 No 3 Carbon GPL 6/10 No3 Dacron 5/10 no 3 Dacron 5/10 No 4 Dacron 6/10 Storm jib never used

Kites 2013 light AP (IRC so 20% larger) 7/10 white 2015 AP (IRC 20% larger) 7/10 white 2013 class kite 7/10 blue class kite 5/10 green heavy kite 5/10 Code0/A5 north special 2017 new 10/10 this is a great IRC sail and has a tack line and sheets to suit

Other Bits Sprayhood used twice companionway kite bag 2018 5kw heating 1/2 share in a road legal trailer which was used to deliver the boat from Scotland.

 

 

 

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Basic Boat Info

Make: Hunter
Model: Impala
Year: 1978
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Construction: Fiberglass

Dimensions

Length: 28 ft / 8.53 m
Length Overall: 28 ft / 8.53 m
Beam: 9 ft / 2.74 m

Other

Boat Class: Racers and Cruisers

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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