Holman and Pye - Red Admiral - similar to Oyster 37 for sale

Autonomy is robustly built with mouldings by Halmatic. A Holman & Pye design very similar to the Oyster 37.

She has cruised Ireland, Scotland, the coast of Wales, Brittany and Northern Spain.
Her topsides were repainted in 2010, she was re-engined with a Beta 28 in 2007.
Electronics regularly updated. Includes Tacktick wireless wind and speed, Raymarine C80 plotter and radar, Lowrance plotter at helm. Vesper AIS transponder.
See web link for many more details, photos and recent upgrades.

Specification

Length overall: 10.99m
IRC Displacement: 7470
Waterline length: 7.75m
Draft: 2m
Beam: 3.44m
IRC Rating (2005): 0.929
SSS base value: 37
Builders: Mouldings by Halmatic
Registered tonnage: 11.20
Engine: Beta marine 28hp – 110S
Hull material: Fibreglass
Tankage: Fuel – 30 gallons
Freshwater – 80 gallons

Regularly updated
Recent additions / Maintenance
Autonomy has been lifted out every year and normal annual maintenance including engine servicing undertaken.

In addition a rolling upgrade progamme has been undertaken

Winter 2018/19
New wheel motor for S1 autopilot
Replaced domestic switch panel and fuses

Winter 2017/18
New stern VHF aerial fitted as backup / AIS aerial
Replaced sail drive shaft seals

Winter 2016/17
Vesper AIS transponder fitted
New sprayhood
New cockpit tent enclosure designed and built
New washboard

Winter 2015/16
New Flexifold propeller fitted
Saildrive diaphragm replaced (invoice from 16/10/2015)

Winter 2014/15
New roller reefing system and forestay fitted

Winter 2013/14
New 6 arm Jacobs cradle
New blakes seacock for raw water feed to engine

Winter 2011/12
New Engine start battery (invoice 12/04/12)

Winter 2009/10
Topsides resprayed
Bow roller refixed
VHF masthead aerial replaced
New Danbuoy fitted
Steering wheel recovered
Racor spin on fuel filter fitted
Hatch cover made
Roller headsail removed and forestay shortened 1 inch
Winches stripped
Some lockers repainted
Port side of lead keel stripped and covered with V2Tar
Added rebushed prop hub
New sail cover
New jackstays
Life raft serviced

Winter 2008/09
Floors revarnished
Routine engine maintenance
Fitted wind generator pole on starboard side
New bearings in wind charger
New replacement radar fitted
Replaced stubby auxiliary VHF aerial at stern
New Eberspacher ECU
Standard routine engine maintenance, seacock checking / servicing, winch servicing etc
Standing rigging removed and checked
Replace mast cable for Steaming / deck light

Winter 2007/8
Redid most electrics – added BEP master switches fuses etc
Moved batteries from under sink to new battery box under stern bunk
Two new 110 amp house batteries
Added Rutland wind generator and charger
Added split charger and new bow battery (Odyssey 1200) for windlass
Fitted Lofrans windlass
Added 40m 10mm chain
Added Manson anchor
Added new hot water tank under sink
New water pump
New 240V smart charger, and shore power
Heating coil for hot water tank
Added 240 volt plugs
Galvanic isolator
Replaced Eberspacher and heat ducting
Added AIS to C80
Added new instrument box at chart table
Replaced heads pump and hoses
New tap / shower unit in heads sink
New cruising main and genoa (cruising laminate)
New sound system below decks
New cockpit speakers + sound priority system
Added lazy jacks
Added large emergency bilge pump with auto float switch

Winter 2006/07
Fitted Beta 28hp engine replacing Volvo MD 11C
Replaced saildrive seal & changed sail drive for the serviced one
Replaced most of charging system
Partially replaced exhaust system adding in Vetus anti siphon
Added C80 + radar + scanstrut pole
Bought personal EPIRB
Added Raymarine S1 wheel pilot
Standard routine engine maintenance, seacock checking / servicing, winch servicing etc
Standing rigging removed and checked
New Lewmar 46 self tailing primary winches
Added redflash starting battery

Winter 2005/06
Added Tacktick system
Added Lowrance chart plotter
New Spinnaker

Winter 2004/05
Replaced saildrive gaiter
New gas lockers & gas system
Pilot gas alarm
New fixed VHF radio
New liferaft (Seago)
New Cockpit table

MORE DETAILS
Hull

Autonomy is robustly built with mouldings by Halmatic. Autonomy’s topsides were repainted in 2010. Preventative epoxy treatment was applied (1995). She has been lifted out every year and the antifouling maintained to a good standard annually. She has a lead antimony keel and flush fitting Landamore seacocks for heads and bilge.

Accommodation

Autonomy is a spacious boat with unusually generous accommodation for her length. She benefits from a bridge deck arrangement and sleeps eight in three cabins. There is excellent storage including two full length hanging lockers, a variety of cupboards and lockers behind and under berths. Her interior is teak and teak veneer and hull linings are in teak strips. She has good headroom throughout. She is well lit with mostly LED lights and the option of red night-vision lighting in the saloon and navigation area.

Forepeak

Two single berths with insert to convert to double
Zip down privacy door
Storage bins under berths
Lewmar escape hatch over
Teak strip lining to hull surfaces
Storage shelves to starboard
Reading lights
Dedicated windlass battery (Odyssey) with trip switch under berth
Heads to port

Lavac toilet with Henderson MK 5 pump operation (doubles as a third bilge pump)
Stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressurised water and extendable shower head
Teak grating floor
Storage shelves for personal items
Storage locker under sink
Teak grab rail and mirror
Ventilating hinged hatch above
Separate hand pump for port water tank
Lift-off heads door doubles up as emergency rudder
Dry hanging locker to starboard, opposite heads

Storage for cockpit cushions, clothes etc
Zip down door
Vent cowl over
Saloon

Saloon berths port and starboard with lee cloths and stainless steel water tanks beneath, total capacity 80 gallons
Pilot berths port and starboard, outboard of saloon berths, also with lee cloths
Book shelves and reading lights in each pilot berth
Teak strip lining to hull surfaces
Fixed table with fold down leaves to seat eight. Fiddled centre section with lift-up access to bottle storage
Storage behind saloon back cushions
Main Lewmar hatch over with insect screen insert
Galley to port

Stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap and hand pump discharge
Stainless steel gimballed two burner gas cooker with oven and grill – new 2004
Crash bar to cooker
Top access insulated cool box
Melamine work surfaces with adjustable teak fiddles
Top access storage for saucepans and utensils
Sliding door access to shelving storage over, for crockery and stores
Cupboard under sink for water pump and calorifier for pressurised hot and cold water
Two deep retained drawers for cutlery and linen
Cupboard below for seacock access and storage of cleaning materials
Joinery in teak, companionway bulkhead faced with matching teak melamine
Teak mug holder
Vent cowl above
Gas solenoid shut off switch
Navigation station

Upholstered navigation seat with storage for tools under
Fiddled chart table to take half folded admiralty charts with chart storage beneath hinged lid
Storage cupboard below for boots/equipment
Teak lined shelf for speaker, books and navigation equipment
Main fused switch panel with navigation cupboard below
Chart illumination in white and red lights
Aft cabin

Full height wet hanging locker to starboard
Good engine access by removal of teak faced housing to rear, side and companionway steps
Double berth with lee cloth
Reading lights
Battery box containing 2 AGM lifeline 100Ah house batteries and 1 Odyssey engine start (same as windlass so swappable in an emergency)
BEP Battery switches and main fuses. VSR charging system.
Battery to battery charging system for windlass battery
Two ventilating port lights to cockpit and vent cowl above
Upholstered seat with storage behind and underneath
Deep locker with access to shore power system and dry hanging space
Shallow locker for access to fuel tank, sight glass and sea cocks
Large shelf with flag cupboard over and drawer beneath, to starboard
Good shelves port and starboard for personal effects
Bunk side table, fiddled, with mirror over
Electronic Equipment

Tacktick wind, log depth instruments
Raymarine C80 plotter and Radar at chart table
Lowrance plotter at helm
Vesper Marine AIS transponder
DSC VHF radio with remote wireless handset for use in cockpit
NASA battery monitor
Beta marine fast charging system
VHF radio and CD player with stereo speakers in saloon and cockpit
Shore power charging unit and 13 amp socket
Raymarine S1 wheel auto pilot complete with optional gyro upgrade (wheel pilot motor replaced 2019)
Deck

The deck is well laid out and spacious because of the low profile coach roof. Controls are led to the cockpit, to winches which are all by Lewmar and to Spinlock clutches. Autonomy has a deep cockpit which is safe and comfortable in any seaway and narrow enough to allow crew to brace against the opposite seats. There are adequate clip-on points throughout. She has wheel steering and a cambered helmsman’s seat. Autonomy has named cruising dodgers and a cruising spray hood which attaches over the companionway. There is also a complete cockpit cover which zips to the back of the sprayhood and suspends under the boom. Creates an extra room when at anchor.

Stainless steel pulpit
Substantial bow roller
Anchor locker with hinged deck lid
Sturdy bow cleats
Non slip deck finish
Fore and aft lifelines
Port and starboard spinnaker pole holders
Stainless steel guard rails and aluminium stanchions with spares
Port and starboard water filler points
Adjustable genoa tracks
Main halyard winch
Second halyard winches and clutches lead back to cockpit
Cruising sprayhood, frame and attachment points
Safety bars on bridgedeck
Mainsheet car and track with traveller and port and starboard self tailing winches
Mainsheet self tailing winch
Primary winches (Lewmar 46 self tailing – upgraded 2006)
Secondary winches
Runner winches, self tailing
Lifeline attachment points in cockpit and at helm position
Cruising dodgers
Whitlock steering binnacle with Sestrel compass
Stainless steel steering wheel
Stainless steel mast for emergency VHF, CPS and radio aerials
Stainless steel pushpit with fold down swimming ladder and named lifebuoys and lights
Cockpit has two very deep lockers for storage of fenders, buckets, warps, boat hook, sheets, gas bottles etc
Cockpit recess for binoculars, hand bearing compass etc
Removable cambered helmsman’s seat for access to life raft mounting
TX engine controls
Deep cockpit has teak slatted seats, winch handle pockets and fuel filler to aluminium fuel tank beneath cockpit sole
Mast and rigging

Autonomy has a fractional rig which allows a great deal of tuning yet keeps the size of headsails manageable, especially important for short handed cruising. Her mast was renewed in 2004 together with the standing rigging and most of the running rigging.

Keel stepped double spreader Sailspar mast – new 2004
Boom – renewed 2000
Kemp kicker
2 no. spinnaker poles
Jockey pole
Stainless steel wire rigging – forestay, babystay, upper, intermediary and lower shrouds, runners and backstay – new 2004
Forestay has Selden Ferlex (all new 2015)
Backstay has hydraulic adjuster
Babystay available
Slab reefing to main
Genoa halyards port and starboard
Spinnaker halyards port and starboard
Spinnaker downhaul
Spinnaker uphaul port and starboard
Mail halyard
Topping lift
Flag halyard
Mainsheet, genoa sheets and spinnaker sheets and guys
Warps, fenders etc
Sails

Cruising laminate main (new 2008) – Condition good
Cruising laminate genoa (new 2008) – Condition good
Light spinnaker (rainbow coloured!)
Also a large range of sails inherited with the boat in varying conditions
Sobstad racing main – new 2004
Cruising main
Delivery main
Spare main
No. 1 heavy genoa
No. 2 genoa
No. 3 genoa – new 2000
Heavy working jib
Light no. 1 / furling headsail
Light no. 1 genoa
Light spinnaker – new 2000
Working spinnaker
Storm spinnaker
Big boy
Storm jib
Storm trysail
Named sail cover in blue and red with white lettering
Safety Equipment

3 no. fire extinguishers
Galley fire blanket
35lb Manson anchor with 10mm calibrated chain and warp (very pleased with this setup have sat out many gales at anchor and never moved)
Kedge anchor with warp
Emergency VHF aerial
Fore and aft lifelines
Cockpit deadeyes for harness attachment
2 no. lifebuoys with lights and drogues
Dan buoy
6 person seago life raft (unserviced)
NASA depth sounder and tacktick depth sounder
Lowrance plotter at helm
Masthead tri-colour (LED)
Masthead anchor light (LED)
Masthead VHF aerial
Steaming light
Deck light
Navigation lights
Auto pilot
VHF radio
2 no. Henderson Mark 5 bilge pumps
McMurdo PLB – battery due replacement
Engine

Beta marine 28hp – new 2007 - serviced annually
110S sail drive leg with folding two-bladed propeller serviced annually (spare 110S Sail drive available)
Alternator charging to dedicated engine starting battery and service battery
25? gallon fuel tank
Cruising speed 6.5 knots
Exhaust pipe renewed 2002
Controls renewed 2003
General Equipment

Hot and cold water pressurised system heated via engine cooling with insulated cylinder and pump – heating coil for when on shore power.
Ebersbacher boat heater (vents in aft cabin and saloon)
Engine spares and manuals
Manuals for installed equipment
Galvanised Jacobs boat cradle 6 arm (new 2013) and ladder
Boat hook
Cockpit cushions
Owner’s Comments

During the 16 years of owning and sailing Autonomy, she has done everything and more than we could have asked of her. We have cruised her extensively as a family and enjoyed the odd bit of club racing. She has brought a great deal of enjoyment to everyone who has sailed on her. She is reluctantly for sale as we no longer race her and have bought another boat to pursue longer distance cruising. We are sure that her new owner will enjoy Autonomy’s qualities to the utmost.

Reluctantly for sale as we now have another boat, and tempting though it is to keep he in reality we don't want 2 boats!...Read full description