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Dolphin 31 & Highly Desirable Mylor Swing Mooring - I02

Solent Dolphin is a 31 foot Bermudan sloop-rigged, aft cockpit cruising yacht built in 1978.

The Dolphin 31 model enjoys a reputation as a well-built and seaworthy classic cruising yacht - comfortable for coastal and casual cruising, with a spacious interior for its size, traditional construction, and friendly owner support groups. It is not a performance racer but is valued for character, build quality, and cruising capability, especially among enthusiasts of classic British-built yachts.

The yacht has been carefully maintained by experienced owners and has been substantially refitted over the last 10 years with:
2016 new 22hp three cylinder Vetas diesel engine
2019 new B&G Vulcan 7 Chart Plotter
2020 new stainless steel standing rigging
2020 new x2 Lewmar self tailing winches
2020 new Jabsco WC heads
2023 new Gas Pipes, regulator and gas locker
2025 new genoa UV strip
2025 new anodes
2025 new LED navigation bow lights
Plus lots more - see full details below...

All these improvements plus pressurised hot water and Eberspacher heating this a really comfortable cruiser that should be viewed to fully appreciate.

The last owner acquired the yacht in 2021 when living in Cornwall and enjoyed comfortable cruising to Fowey and the Isles of Scilly, but has since moved to Nottinghamshire and is not using her enough.

The sale includes a dingy and Mercury 3.5 hp outboard new in 2022, alongside rights to a highly desirable Mylor Harbour Swing mooring (I02).


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FULL DETAILS

DOLPHIN 31 - BUILT 1978
Designed by John Sharp and built by Rank Marine at Port Hamble

CONSTRUCTION
White GRP hull and superstructure with dark blue sheer stripe
GRP deck with blue non-slip surface.
Iron fin keel
Spade rudder with tiller steering
Full remedial osmosis epoxy treatment and topsides painted (1996)
Replaced forward and saloon deck hatches 2019
New painted deck 2020

LOA 9.45m ( 31’ 0” )
LWL 8.08m ( 26’ 6” )
BEAM 3.15m ( 10’ 4” )
DRAFT 1.47m ( 4’ 10” )
DISPLACEMENT 4 tons
BALLAST 1.7 tons

MAST HEAD SLOOP RIG
Proctor silver anodised spars
Stainless steel standing rigging – new 2020
New Forestay 2016
Slab reefing to main
Rotostay headsail furling system – overhauled 2016
New Stackpac and Lazy jacks 2019

SAILS:
Mainsail
Furling Genoa – 2007
Genoa serviced & new UV stripe replaced 2020

WINCHES:
Two Lewmar 40’s self tailing winches 2020
One Halyard winch
One Mainsheet winch

VETUS MITSUBISHI 22HP DIESEL ENGINE (new 2016 and lightly used since)
Annually serviced
Engine hours 1000 region
Morse type single lever engine controls
Shaft Drive

ELECTRICS
4x new batteries in 2016, conditioned over winter periods
Charged by engine alternator with sterling digital controller
Sterling advanced 240v battery charger
800w Invertor


SLEEPS SIX in two cabins in two singles and two double berths.
New Salon Upholstery 2021
Teak interior joinery with grey upholstery.
Fore cabin twin single berth convert to a double with infill.
Saloon table lowers to make double berth in saloon.
Settee berth opposite and quarter berth to starboard aft.
Galley fitted with new (2019) 3 burner oven & grill and sink.
Isotherm fridge – 2008
Heads compartment fitted with New Jabsco WC, with new Blakes WC seacock fitted 2020
Eberspacher heating
Pioneer CD/Radio
Headroom approx 6’ 2”.

NAVIGATION AIDS
B&G Vulcan 7 Chart Plotter 2019
Garmin wireless wind indicator & display fitted 2020
Plastimo bulkhead compass - 1999
Raymarine ST 60 Depth,speed & log - 2009
MLR FX312 GPS
NASA WEATHERMAN
ICOM DSC VHF - 2007
Autohelm 2000 Autopilot.
Koden MDL7 Radar

GROUND TACKLE
16kg Kobra anchor – 2011, with 40 metres chain 2022

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
2x Fire extinguisher
Fire blanket
2 x Manual bilge pump
Electrical bilge pump

GENERAL EQUIPMENT
New Sprayhood May-2021
Navigation Lights, masthead and deck level
Pulpit, pushpit and guardwires
Sprayhood
Dodgers
Sailcover
Boarding ladder
Dinghy
Mercury 3.5 outboard (2022 and recently serviced)

TANKAGE:
One 106 litre (25 gallon) stainless steel fuel tank
Two 106 litre (25 gallon) PVC water tanks (replaced 2016)

WATER SYSTEM:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Water heated by engine calorifier, 10 gallon hot water tank

Specifications

Engine(s)

Vetus 22hp Engine new 2016

Engine Shaft drive

Saloon

Mooring view

Batteries

Hull

Bow

Deck

Location Map