Sadler 290

Dimensions & general info.

• LOA - 8.90m / 29' 2"
• LWL - 7.90m / 25' 11"
• Beam - 3.24m / 10' 7"
• Draft (Bilge Keels) - 1.30m / 4' 3"
• Displacement - 4822kg / 10,600lbs
• Sail area - 56sqm / 606 sq ft
• Year - 2005 to a 2006 model year
• Builder - Rampart Yachts Ltd., Southampton.
• Designer - Stephen Jones

The Sadler 290 was designed by Stephen Jones as an attempt to produce a more modern, higher volume successor to the well known original Sadler designs, which whilst very seaworthy and generally good performers, do not offer the sort of accommodation desired by many current buyers.

Built by Rampart Yachts in Southampton, the hulls were moulded in GRP with foam stringers and bonded-in bulkheads, with the lead keels on GRP stubs to keep the ballast weight low. By modern standards she is quite heavy for her size, with a 46% ballast ratio giving her an AVS of 140 degrees, more than most modern production 35-footers. With a big yet easily managed fractional rig she is nevertheless a fast boat, 'Yachting Monthly' describing her as ".... a quick but stiff boat that is easily capable of seeing off larger yachts".

She is one of very few sub 30 ft yachts to achieve RCD Category 'A' Ocean status, even in bilge-keel form. The original design was for both fin and bilge keel options, but with Stephen Jones' well known racing design expertise the twin-keeled version turned out to be so fast that virtually no-one ordered a fin-keeler.

Hull, deck & superstructure

• White GRP hull with Navy waterline stripe and cove line.
• White GRP deck and superstructure. Walking areas with moulded non-slip pattern.
• Teak laid cockpit seats and floor. 
• Lead bilge keels. These are LCG keels with plenty of depth to aid sailing performance. The keel bolts are shinny!
• Single rudder mounted on a partial moulded hull skeg.
• The twin keels and substantial skeg mounted rudder allow the boat to take the ground.
• Tiller steering with removable tiller extension.

Construction

The GRP hull topsides and superstructure are laid up as a foam-cored sandwich construction, reducing weight, increasing stiffness and providing insulation. The hull is further stiffened stiffened by an internal GRP moulding, plywood bulkheads, semi-bulkheads and bonded-in locker dividers. There are glassed-in foam stringers and floor moulding support beams. 

The below waterline hull is a solid GRP layup and utilises a lay-up of polyester resin, mixed-strand glass-fibre matting and woven rovings, finished with white gelcoat. The thickness of the hull increases around the keel areas. 

The superstructure consists of a deck, a coachroof and a cockpit in one moulding of GRP. The deck, coachroof walk area and cockpit seats are stiffened by glassed-in foam-cored lateral members and fore and aft stringers. The structure is stiffened by a foam-core sandwich construction and bonded-in stringers and beams. Deck fittings are reinforced by plywood pads.

The hull and deck are joined together by an inboard shoebox flange joint, which is internally bonded and epoxy-filled. The joint is screwed together at 6” intervals and finished by a stainless steel rubbing strake.

Interior & accommodation

• Six berths in two cabins.
• Upholstery, furniture and floors in good condition.
• Pioneer Radio/CD player with Pioneer speakers.

Forecabin

• V berth with infill piece which also creates a seat.
• Hanging locker to starboard.
• Raised shelves running along the hull sides.
• Central deck hatch.

Heads

• This is a fully moulded compartment so easy to keep clean.
• Stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
• The sink faucet extends to double as a shower. Shower sump with electric pump out.
• Under counter locker and mirror fronted locker giving access to the heads/holding tank switch over valve.
• Small opening coachroof hatch.
• Jabsco manual marine toilet.
• Toilet roll holder.

Saloon

• 2 x single berths with lee cloths.
• To port is an L shaped seating area which doubles as a single berth.
• Table with a single folding leaf designed to bridge the gap to the starboard settee for dinning.
• Starboard settee which doubles as a single berth with full hanging locker forward and the nav station aft.
• There are shelves outboard of each settee.
• Central deck head hatch and two coachroof opening windows.
• Handrails are situated on the deck head for security at sea.

Navigation station

• Small chart table with internal storage and the ships electrical distribution panel.
• Tablet mount on the bulkhead.
• VHF, battery monitor and Quick windlass switch.

Double aft cabin

• A large double berth with deep shelf outboard and at the foot of the bed.
• Coachroof opening portlight and one to the cockpit.
• Large shelf topped hanging locker and seat.
• Under the seat is the battery compartment.

Galley

• Aft to port is a nice secure galley.
• Stainless steel Neptune 2500 gimbaled gas cooker with 2 burners oven and grill. Cooker crash bar.
• 2 x stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
• Top loading refrigerated cold storage box.
• Storage lockers under the counter top and outboard above.
• Coachroof opening portlight.

Deck and deck equipment

• The deck is secured with a wrap round stainless steel pulpit and stainless steel stanchion posts running twin guard wires aft to two quarter pushpits with integral teak seats.
• Anchor locker forward with lid, housing the electric anchor windlass.
• There is a good sized cockpit with teak topped seats and floor and a large port side locker.
• The central section of the stern moulding swings on hinges to allow direct access. 

Deck gear

• Quick electric anchor windlass with wired remote control. New 2024.
• 10kg Delta plough anchor with approx. 40m chain and 40m of warp. (pictured).
• Kedge anchor.
• Substantial aluminium mooring cleats forward, midships and aft.
• 6 x fenders and mooring warps.
• Boathook.
• Ensign staff.

Winches

• 2 x Antal 30.2 self tailing 2 speed primary winches mounted on the cockpit combings.
• 2 x Antal W16 self tailing 2 speed winches, one for halyards and one mainsheet. Port side of hatch.
• 1 x Antal W16 self tailing 2 speed halyard winch Starboard side of hatch.

Rig, rigging & sails

• Selden deck stepped fractionally rigged single spreader mast.
• Selden boom with Selden solid strut vang.
• Stainless steel standing rigging. New 2019.
• Harken Mk IV 0, roller furling headfoil. Furling line lead aft via guides to a toerail jammer.
• Split span rope cascade adjustable backstay.
• Mainsheet bridle forward of the sprayhood on the coachroof meaning the cockpit is clear. The sheet leads to the port coachroof winch.
• Rope adjustable genoa cars on side deck tracks.
• adjustable backstay.

Sails

• Fully battened mainsail with 2 x reefs - New 2025.
• Genoa with UV strip. Approximately 2018.
• Cruising chute + snuffer.

Engine, propulsion & machinery

• Beta Marine 28hp fresh water cooled 3 cylinder diesel engine. Engine serial No. 5N8114.
• Saildrive with 2 blade folding prop.
• Saildrive seal new in 2021.
• Engine hours unknown.
• Engine start panel and single lever morse controls mounted on the port side in the cockpit.

Electronics & navigation equipment

• Icom IC-M506 DSC VHF with hand mike at the nav station.
• The VHF has an integrated AIS receiver (receiver only)
• AdvanSea S400 depth. Hatch garage pod.
• Northstar Explorer W315 wind direction/speed. Hatch garage pod.
• Northstar Explorer S310 speed/log. Hatch garage pod.
• Raymarine RC400 chart plotter with cockpit mount.
• Plastimo magnetic bulkhead compass. Cockpit.

Electrical

• 230v shore power system.
• Shore power cable.
• 4 x socket internal ring main with breakers and RCD protection.
• Quick SBC 140 12v battery charger.
• Merlin Smartguage batter monitor.
• Solar panel with Morningstar Sun Saver Duo controller.
• 12v ships electrics.
• 55Ah engine start battery.
• 100Ah leisure battery.
• Rotary battery isolator.

Tankage & systems

• Water - 150L flexi tank under the starboard bunk.
• Fuel - 61L plastic tank under the aft berth.
• Pressurised hot and cold water system to the galley and heads.
• Hot water - Calorifier tank heated via 230v immersion heater and engine heat exchanger.
• Gas - Camping Gas with dedicated/vented storage in the cockpit for 1 x bottle. Includes spare bottle.

Canvas work

• Navy blue sprayhood. 2019.
• Navy blue mainsail stack pack with lazy jacks. 2019. 
• Navy tiller cover. 2019.

Safety gear & equipment

• Navigation lighting including a bow bi-light, stern white, steaming light, Masthead tri colour (LED) and anchor light.
• Echomax active radar reflector.
• Horseshoe life buoy.
• Danbuoy.
• MOB rescue sling.
• Webbing jackstays and cockpit harness points.
• Canister liferaft mounted on pushpit. In date.
• Manual and electric bilge pumps.
• Boarding ladder.
• 3 x 1 kg fire extinguishers.
• Fire blanket.
• Gas alarm.

DISCLAIMER

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner's specific needs.

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