48′ Rampart Motor Yacht For Sale
Rampart 48 twin screw motor yacht built by the Rampart Boat Building Co. In 1960 to a design by Horace Desty.
Ramparts were a successful yard that grew up out of the desire for elegant motor yachts in a booming economy. Ramparts and others catered for this with attractive well built vessels offering separate sleeping cabins, more than one heads compartment and plenty of entertaining space.
This example is a handy 48’ and has an attractive aft cockpit accessed from the main saloon which is aft of the wheelhouse. This is a slightly different concept of design compared to many other boats of the period which traditionally had the owners accommodation back aft, but by having a saloon joining the aft cockpit makes for an attractive cruising boat.
Sadly some neglect in the previous ownership means fresh water ingress has caused soft timber in the topside planking, with some frame heads and short sections of beam shelf affected. It is advised a buyer engages a qualified surveyor to uncover the exact extent of the refit work required.
The boat is being offered for sensible money to take into account the refit work needed. She is afloat and mobile under her own power. There is a marina nearby with a suitable travel hoist to lift her out of the water and lorry access to enable road transport to the buyers chosen destination.
Length on Deck 14.63m / 48’
Length Waterline 13.5m / 44’3”
Beam 3.59m / 11’9”
Draft 1.37m / 4’6”
Construction
Carvel planked in mahogany all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.
Solid straight laid teak decks, caulked and payed.
Original painted galvanised stanchions with a wooden capping rail.
Varnished mahogany wheelhouse and superstructure with GRP sheathed T&G coachroof decks.
Machinery
2 x Perkins P6 75hp 6cyl diesel engines installed new in 1960.
Fresh water cooled engines that seem to be running well and have obviously been maintained in recent years.
Self Changing Gears gearboxes to fixed 3 blade bronze propellers. 8 knots cruising speed.
900 litres of diesel in a single tank.
8 x 12 volt 120ah batteries charged from the engine alternators or through the shore power system with a 240 volt battery charger.
Wheel steering with an inside and outside helm position.
Domestic hot water with a calorifier off the port engine.
Accommodation
7 berths in 3 cabins.
Port side companionway into the wheelhouse with helm to port and a single settee berth to starboard.
Steps down going forward. At the bottom of the companionway is a heads compartment to starboard with an electric sea toilet that discharges directly overboard. Opposite to port is a hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Forward into the master cabin with a large single berth either side.
Forward again into the forecabin with 2 single berths to starboard and a manual sea toilet to port.
Going aft from the wheelhouse down into the galley. To starboard is a Flavel Wayferer 2 burner gas stove with a large worktop. To port is a stainless sink with hot and cold pressurised water and a 12 volt under counter fridge.
Aft saloon cabin which has a single settee berth either side, nice original joinery and a varnished mahogany dropleaf saloon table.
Equipment
Steering compass
Raymarine Dragonfly-5 GPS
Autohelm depth sounder
Koden radar
Pinta autopilot
Auto electric bilge pump
Whale Gusher 25 manual bilge pump
8 x 120ah 12 volt batteries
Galvanic isolator
12v-24v converter
240 volt battery charger
Bunk and berth cushions
Flavel Wayfarer gas cooker
12 volt fridge
Calorifier for domestic hot water
Jabsco manual sea toilet
Jabsco electric sea toilet
2 x life rings
Aft cockpit tent/cover
Mooring warps
Fenders
Simpson Lawrence manual anchor windlass
Danforth anchor with chain
Disclaimer:
These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.
