Description

Henry Rose
A solid, well constructed GRP Golden Hind 31 from 1981. A very versatile, sloop rigged, triple keeler which is ideal for shallower waters, having only a 1.2m draft, yet these boats have gained an enviable reputation for long distance, blue water cruising. In fact, many of these boats have circumnavigated and in the late 70s/ 80s had completed more transatlantic crossing than any other production boat.
This boat has sailed English waters, Irish, Scottish West Coast and Islands and then in 2019 was sailed to Spain.
She is now moored in the very affordable and pleasant Puerto Almerimar marina in Almeria province Southern Spain.
An ideal base for exploring the Balearic islands and the rest of the Mediterranean, and also well situated for sailing to the entry points for the French canal system.
This particular model was custom built to a much higher specification than was normal and although in good general condition does require a few upgrades including a new headsail furling system and some halyards cleaned or renewed and some general tlc..
The hull was stripped back with epoxy barrier coats applied before repainting in 2021 and coachroof repainted with Kiwi Grip in 2022.
The hull was also antifouled in 2023.
The sails are from Hood and are serviceable although the genoa requires a sacrificial strip.
On deck, the boat comes with a very useful removable forestay, which makes her a 'slutter', and a 15kg CRQ anchor and 60m of chain.
Inside the boat there is a wealth of traditional teak and mahogany and a lovely teak and holly sole.
The interior hull sides and coach roof have 5cm insulation behind ash-faced ply, so she is a very comfortable and dry boat with minimal condensation.
There are two long salon berths that are custom-made in Connolly leather with huge storage lockers below (currently filled with spares, paints, etc). The good-sized V berth has an inset to make a double bed. The mattress was replaced and covered in 2021.
There is a good-sized galley with 2-burner stove and oven, a large coolbox, large top-loading dry storage box and sufficient cupboards and drawers for extended cruising. The current owners spent 4.5 months aboard and were very comfortable.
There is pressurized hot/cold water, in heads and galley, an electric heater below the V berth and an attractive, very effective gas heater in the salon.
The hot water is heated by a fabulous gas water heater situated in the heads.
The heater has never failed since it's installation in 1981!
There is a VHF radio with DSC, GPS, a radio with two speakers in the salon and navtext (requiring a new aerial).
On deck there are wind speed/direction and depth meters and a Plastimo compass and depth meter.
All through hulls are Blakes bronze.
There is a manual bilge pump in the cockpit and a new electric bilge pump awaiting installation.
All in all, this is a lot of boat for the money and the areas requiring updating and tidying are reflected in the price.
The owner is sadly and reluctantly forced to sell due to ongoing health issues which prevent him from maintaining and upgrading this much loved boat to the standard she deserves.

Specifications

Construction

Heavily laid up GRP with 38mm insulation throughout
Large bronze fairleads with oversized mooring bollards
Teak deck in good condition
Teak cockpit doors

Equipment

Cooker with two burners grill and oven
Cabin heating via gas heater in main cabin and electric heater in V Berth
Pressurized hot and cold water
Gas water heater

Sail cover
Sprayhood
Spray dodgers
Warps
Fenders
Mooring lines with metal shock coils
Boathook
Swim ladder
2 Halyard winches
2 Barlow 20 bronze winches for Genoa
Electric Simpson Lawrence windlass
2 anchors ( CQR 15kg and Fishermans) plus 60 metres of chain

Large inventory of various tools and spares

Navigation Equipment

Plastimo compass
Tack Tick wind speed and direction
XM VHF with DSC radio
Garmin 128 GPS
Stowe depth sounder
ST2000 Autohelm
Nasa Navtex requires new arial
LED masthead 3 in 1 light
Stereo and speakers
LPG detector

Engine(s)

Solid and reliable Perkins Perama 29 HP from 1994.
New SS exhaust elbow 2022, various pipes renewed, regularly serviced.
Approximately 2200 hours.
Approximately 2.5 litres per hour

Shaft driven< 3 bladed prop with rope cutter
Cruising speed approximately 5 knots

Hull speed 6.5 knots

Sails & Spars

Sloop rigged Kemp Aluminium spars, standing rigging 6mm 2002.
Standing rigging checked 2024
Running rigging, genoa sheets changed 2022
Halyards good but require cleaning
Furling line new 2023

Mainsail Hood 7.5 Classic Cloth,
Slab reefing, fully battened, lazy jacks and 2 reefs

Genoa Hood 7.5 Classic Cloth
Requires new sacrificial strip
On Hendersons roller reefing but requires new furling system

Spinnaker
Storm jib unused

Safety Equipment

Liferaft
2 bilge pumps, one manual and one new electric requiring installation
Life jackets
Safety harnesses
Horn
Swim ladder

Location Map