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35 Forgus – MON35-0561

A Swedish built blue-water sailing yacht with a worldwide reputation for strength, speed, and comfort. This is a Solent rigged sloop which has dual headsails which allows for handling a wide range of wind conditions without having to change sails. A beautiful vessel with consistent upgrades from launch.
Asking Price:
R 795,000

Details

Launched: 1980
LOA: 35'
Beam: 3.40 m
Draft: 1.80 m
Keel: Fin
Displ: 6.2 Tons
Design: Forgus 35
Builder: Intermettent AB, Orust, Sweden
Designer: Hugo Samuelsson
Hull: GRP
Deck: GRP

Specifications

Rig
Solent sloop, aluminium mast and boom, spinnaker pole, 2 roller-furling units, stainless steel cable rigging. All standing rigging replaced 2021 (except forestay and turnbuckles).
Sails
Total: 4 - Make: Lundh (new 2022). Stack-pack Main with lazy-jacks, 150% roller-furling Genoa, roller-furling Jib, Code 0 Gennaker with sock.
Winches
Total: 8 - 2 Primaries, 2 Secondaries, 4 Other. Winch handles, all lines lead aft to cockpit.
Engine
38hp Volvo Penta MD2040 engine (installed 1994), 100L diesel storage in 1 stainless steel tank, 3-blade folding prop, 5 batteries - 3 x 125Ah Lithium house-bank, 1 x 75Ah engine, and 1 x 110Ah AGM windlass battery, 40A high capacity alternator.
Steering
Pedestal wheel steering, Raymarine Linear drive autopilot, Hydrovane.
Electrics
Raymarine VHF, Raymarine Quantum 2 Radar, Raymarine Axiom+ 9 GPS chart plotter, AIS, echo sounder, log, Binnacle compass, Victron Cerbo GX battery management system with display, 5 panels Solar panels (total 620W) with 2 regulators, 3000W Victron Multiplus 220V inverter/charger combi, 2200W generator. Raymarine instruments upgraded in 2024.
Accommodation
Total berths: 5 - 2 Cabins. 1 Double and 3 single berths, Airhead composting toilet, hand basin, material upholstery, laminate floor. Interior sleeps 5 comfortably with all berths being 2m long. Double V-berth, 2 bunks in saloon, rear cabin sleeps 1 in comfort but normally used for additional storage.
Galley
Electric oven and Induction cooker (new), Isotherm ASU fridge, pressurised fresh water system.
Plumbing
400L Water storage in 2 x 100L stainless and 1 x 200L bladder tanks, pressurised fresh water system, Katadyn PowerSurvivor 40E Watermaker.
Safety
2 Anchors - SARCA Excel 22kg plus a spare, 50m stainless steel chain, electric windlass, 2 self-inflating life jackets, fire extinguisher, radar reflector, 4-man Viking life raft (new 2025), Epirb.
Extras
Suzumar 270 dinghy, 6hp Outboard motor, spray dodger, stainless steel frame for solar panels, swim platform.
Remarks
The Forgus 35, designed by Hugo Samuelsson and built in Orust, Sweden, has a worldwide reputation for bluewater strength, comfort, and speed. This vessel, launched in 1980 and consistently upgraded since, is one of the finest examples afloat today. An exemplar of Swedish yacht building. The vessel has had 4 owners now, with the third Swedish family of three sailing her to Australia where the current owner purchased her They are now completing their voyage ending up in South Africa before returning to work again.
Asking Price
R795000

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