Conyplex Contest 36 Cc Ketch (1974) For sale

XBOAT ref :6201.The Contest 36 Ketch (1974) is a sailboat built by the shipyard Conyplex B.V. (Netherlands), renowned for the robustness and quality of its boats.
Builder: Conyplex (Netherlands)
Model: Contest 36 (Ketch version)
Naval architect: Dick Zaal
Year: 1974 (production period began in the early 1970s)
Serial number: 20
Rig: Ketch (main mast + mizzen mast)
Material: Polyester (GRP)
Length Overall (LOA): approx. 10.90 m – 11.10 m
Length at Waterline (LWL): approx. 8.50 m
Beam: approx. 3.40 m
Draft (Draft): 1.90 m
Displacement: approximately 8.5 tons
Ballast: 3.5 tons (long or semi-long keel)
Engine: Generally a Volvo Penta diesel (30–40 hp)
Water capacity: approximately 200 L
Fuel: approximately 100 L
Strong points of the Contest 36 Ketch
Very solid construction (designed for the open sea).
Good balance and safe seaworthiness, particularly appreciated for offshore cruising.
Ketch rigging facilitates reducing sail area and long passages.
High-quality wooden interiors, spacious and well-designed for the period.
Reputation as a "reliable oceangoer": many units have completed long voyages (transatlantic crossings, round-the-world voyages).
This is a classic blue-water cruising sailboat, highly sought after by lovers of robust and seaworthy boats.
I'm selling my KETCH CONTEST 36 because I now spend more time in French Polynesia than in Brittany.
It's a boat that needs updating for enthusiasts and DIY enthusiasts.
There's no point in buying this boat if you don't want to do some work!
The center cockpit is pleasant and safe to sail.
I don't have a precise inventory, but there is a complete set of sails in good working condition.
A Raymarine ST 6002 autopilot,
A depth sounder, a QUICK vertical electric windlass,
An inflatable tender,
A 36 hp VOLVO PENTA inboard engine that works.
The boat can be viewed in Lézardrieux, dry docked at the ARMOR PLAISANCE shipyard.
To be negotiated with Thierry or Erwan.
There is no precise inventory or recent survey for this used sailboat.
The sails and cushions are not on board and are stored elsewhere in a dry place.
The life raft needs to be replaced, and the safety features are not up to date and will need to be renewed.
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