Ensign Yachts
Alden 56 Yawl
THIS BEAUTIFUL, HAND-CRAFTED TIMBER SAILING VESSEL IS FOR SALE...

Bolero  was designed by John Alden (Margaree 1959) and built by Andy Engwirda of Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Her construction took place over a period of eleven years. She was launched in 1985.

Bolero is a carvel-built of Huon planks over Celery Top Pine frames (both from Tasmania, Australia) with a backbone in Bluegum. The superstructure, deck and interior are all constructed from Burmese Golden Teak, hand-picked in Burma. All fastenings are from the USA. The centreboard casing, board and bulk of the floors are constructed from silicon bronze.

- New B&G Navionics
- New Foresail and Staysail
- New Solar panels to the Bimini
- New high volume Rainman desalinator
- New Stainless Steel 40Kg Rocna Anchor
- Renewed varnishing to topsides
- New Tender and Outboard.
 
Contact
Contact   Ensign Yachts
Phone   1300 609 900
Website  https://ensignyachts.com.au
Email   enquiries@ensignyachts.com.au

Details
Reference   ESC 480
Price   AU $299,000 Reduced
Vessel Name   Borelo
Year   1985
Length   54' 2" - 16.50m
Beam   4.14 m
Draft   1.9 m / 3.53 m
Displacement   22,000 Kg
Keel / Ballast   Long keel with silicon bronze centreboard
 
Designer   John Alden
Builder   Andy Engwirda
Hull Material   Timber Huon Pine
Decks Material   Teak
Engine   Single 120 HP Diesel Engine
Horsepower   120 HP
Fuel Type   Diesel
Engine Hours   3,985 hours
Max Speed   8 Knots
Cruise Speed   8 Knots
Genset   Onan
Fuel   905 Litres
Water   500 Litres in 2 x Tanks
Dinghy   2.5 m inflatable (new)
Outboard   2.5 HP Mercury 4-Stroke (new)
Covers   Yes
Accommodation   HEADROOM: 2 m
Cabins   Forward master cabin, two berths
Berths   2
Shower   Yes
Toilet   2 plus Holding Tank
Refrigeration   Eutectic plate fridge with compressor coupled to engine or electric motor
Freezer   Eutectic plate freezer with compressor coupled to engine or electric motor
Stove   Two burner Broadwater oven and grill. Fiddles and FFDs on burners
WaterMaker   Rainman Large Volume
Hot Water System   Hot and cold pressurised fresh water.
Ground Tackle   ANCHOR WINCH: 12V Muir Atlantic 3500 vertical windlass. Electric winch on aft deck. REMOTE: 2 ANCHOR: 40 Kg SS Ranco and 2 x approx. 30 Kg plough anchor in good condition. 1 x Admiralty spare anchor approx. 40 Kg CHAIN: 70 m x 12.5 mm galvanised chain
Safety Gear   DANBUOY: Yes HARNESS: 4 with safety lines SPOTLIGHT: 2
Bilge Pumps   1 x manual whale bilge pump, 1 x coupled to engine, 2 x 12V electric Rule pumps
Life Raft   4 Person liferaft in a bag
Epirb   3
Life Jackets   2 x Inflatable, 6 x Standard
Flares   Yes in grab bag
Fire Protection   8 x Fire extinguishers various fire blanket
Electrics   LIGHTING: 12V SHORE POWER: Yes INVERTER: Yes BATTERIES: 3 x 12V Lead/acid fullriver CCA 1100,110 AH cranking batteries. 6 x 12V Lead/acid DC120-12B 120AH house batteries. SOLAR PANELS: Flexi solar panel 110W sewn into bimini
Electronics   GPS: B&G Zeus2 PLOTTER: B&G Zeus3 AUTO PILOT: Triton2 RADIOS: VHF with built in GPS, AIS Class B, DSC
Sail Inventory   Mainsail self furling, Foresail (new), Staysail (new), Mizzen, MPS. Self-tacking boomed staysail, Furling headsails and mast furling main and mizzen sails.
Mast / Rigging   RIG TYPE: Mast head cutter rigged yawl 1x19mm SS Wire Rigged RIG AGE: 12 years FURLER: Yes LAZY JACKS: Yes