The lack of a forecabin allows a spacious (for a 31-footer) heads compartment, with a large sail and gear locker accessible through the door in the forward part of the heads, plus a deck hatch.
By the late 1980s Westerly was steadily upgrading the quality of the joinery and finish in their cruising yachts to compete with cheaper French imports, which sometimes had rather more spartan interiors. The interior of this yacht is in very good condition for her age.
with an infill section to port. Theoretically you can thus have three small double berths plus a single, though the boat would be very crowded indeed with 7 crew aboard.
- we suspect that the headlinings have been renewed at some point.
The original raw water cooled Volvo MD2002 engine was replaced in 2001 with a freshwater cooled MD2020, which drives a three-bladed Brunton Autoprop feathering propeller. Engine hours to date (July 2018) are approx 880. New exhaust elbow and Volvo shaft seal January 2019.
The twin bilge keels are moderately deep and have wedge-shaped bulbs at the base to keep the CG low.
with a newer engine than the original, plus a good inventory. Since we sold her to the present owners in spring 2016, she has been lightly used and well maintained.
Sloop rig, alloy spars with S/S standing rigging renewed in April 2016.