Aluminum Cutter Cruiser

Sandy  is a truly individual 8m aluminium cutter cruiser, built in Brittany in 1998 to a John Sadler design. Constructed with an unsinkable foam-filled hull and twin swing keels, she offers an unusual combination of shallow-water capability, sailing performance and practical cruising.

She has been exceptionally well maintained and has benefited from an impressive programme of upgrades, including renewed standing and running rigging, a new mainsail, hull repaint, upgraded electrics and navigation equipment, new batteries and wiring, gearbox service, new prop shaft and numerous engine works.

With comfortable accommodation for three, a well-appointed interior, beaching legs and an extensive sail inventory including a cruising asymmetric spinnaker and storm trysail, Sandy is a fascinating and capable little cruiser, ready for her next adventure.

Accommodation : Accommodation for up to 3 persons Main cabin with 2 single berths Additional quarter berth Comfortable interior with good headroom High-quality wooden lockers and storage Galley positioned within the main cabin Dedicated navigation table Large sliding skylight providing excellent natural light Small enclosed WC compartment Chemical toilet Galley sink Single-ring alcohol cooker Cutlery and crockery included Heavy-duty interior soft furnishings Interior cushions reupholstered in 2024   70-litre aluminium freshwater tank Shore power connection Inventory : Sails & Rigging  Mainsail - new in 2023 Spare mainsai Furling jib Storm trysail Crossing asymmetric spinnaker   Standing rigging renewed in 2022 Running rigging renewed in 2022 Plastimo roller furler for jib installed in 2025 Bowsprit re-rigged with wires from GS products and dynemma - 2024 Harken winches Aluminium custom made mast by Technique Gremeni Fully orientable bowsprit  Deck equipment  Tiller steering Fully supported rudder Harken manual winches 3 x anchors 3 x sets of anchor chain and rope Fenders Beaching legs Seadek foredeck covering done - 2022 Full winter cover - 2023 Rebuilt sliding coach roof with Iroko rails - 2026

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine Axiom 7 inch plotter - 2022 Cobra DSC VHF - 2022 Depth sounder, log / speed unit - 2022 Garmin GPS 128 plotter Autopilot Mechanical : Construction 1998 Aluminum, Cutter Cruiser Aluminium Hull with twin swing keels Hull repainted in 2023 Mechanical Yanmar 1 GN single cylinder Diesel Engine Raw Water Cooled Stainless Steel 70 litres tank Stbd Midships Stainless steel shaft, fitted with a Volvo inboard seal and a water lubricated stern seal Gearbox serviced - 2024 New prop shaft - 2024 Fixed prop - 2024 Engine serviced - 2026 New exhaust valve, new stainless steel exhaust elbow, cylinder head machined - 2026 Electrical  2 X batteries - 2025 Solar Panel Shore power connection Victron galvanic isolator