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F11720	Gib'Sea 33			Lying	afloat Cornwall
Builder	Groupe Dufour, La Rochelle, France			Year	2002
Builder	Groupe Dufour, La Rochelle, France			Price	£36,000
LOA	32' 6"	Sail area	527 sq ft main and standard jib	Brief details
LWL	28' 0"	Rig	Sloop	The Gib'Sea 33 is a modern family cruiser with a particularly light and spacious interior for her size. On deck she has a distinctive bow with a self-stowing anchor housing. This boat is well equipped, and is in very clean condition - she does not appear to have had a hard life.
Beam	11' 3"	Cabins	2 plus saloon
Draught	4' 11"	Berths	4 + 2
Displacement	11,422 lbs	Engine	Nanni N3 diesel
Ballast	2,976 lbs	BHP	21
Keel type	Bulbed fin and spade rudder

Gibert Marine was founded in 1972, initially as a builder of small keelboats. They soon progressed to being a major builder of cruising-orientated yachts. Gib'Seas have always featured simply fitted but very practical interiors, on well built hulls.

By the mid 1990s the company was struggling to compete as an independent builder with the larger and more highly automated productions of Beneteau, and Gibert Marine were taken over by Dufour, who continued to produce yachts under the Gib'Sea name. These "Dufour" Gib'Seas continued to follow the theme of simple open interiors.

The Gib'Sea 33 was designed by Olivier Poncin and J & J design, and shares the distinctive styling of several other larger models, including a 37 and 43. These boats all share the "delphinière" - a dolphin nose shaped mini-bowsprit that continues the deck line outboard to house a self-stowing anchor. The Gib'Sea 33 has a substantial masthead rig with a relatively small headsail, sheeted well inboard to the coachroof sides.

This particular yacht was bought new in 2002 with some changes to the standard specification to suit a partially disabled owner. These included the fitting a a deck plate for a hoist mechanism, replacement of the standard companionway steps with custom-made removable solid teak steps, no boarding ladder on the transom and modification of the pushpit and aft guardwires. The present owner has since had a stern ladder made to replace the missing one and made some other minor changes to revert the boat to a similar spec to a standard boat. The teak companionway steps are still as fitted.

Yachtsnet photographs July 2020

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The forecabin double berth has an extra upholstered foam cushion under the standard berth cushion.

Below: photo of the forecabin looking aft

Yachtsnet photos
July 2020

The saloon feels larger than you would expect on a yacht that is under 33 ft in length, the feeling of space
being accentuated by the open shelving above the saloon settees rather than lockers.

The 21 bhp Nanni diesel was one of the original engine options for the Gib'Sea 33 - these engines
are based on Kubota industrial diesels hence routine spares are readily available and cheaper than
typical Volvo or Yanmar marine diesel spares.

The small bowsprit that Gib'Sea call a delphinière is actually a very practical way of integrating
anchor stowage into the deck and anchor well, whilst reducing the chance of the anchor hitting
the bows when being raised or lowered.

The Lewmar V1 electric windlass

is under the anchor locker hatch,

with a corded remote control

All the canvaswork on deck,
including covers for hatches
and winches, was new in 2019.

The standing rigging was renewed

in 2014 - the present owner saw

the bill when he bought the boat

in 2018 but does not have a copy.

The large S/S plate on the starboard cockpit coaming is the base for a (now removed) hoist.

Inventory:
Engine details		Nanni N3 21 bhp 719cc 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled
Fuel tank capacity		90 litres
Propeller		Bruntons Autoprop H5 feathering prop on shaft drive
Batteries		2 x 105AH services batteries and 105AH engine start battery
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator and 20 watt solar panel on coachroof
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Atlantic Spars alloy spars with S/S standing rigging from 2014
Mainsail		UK Sails, slab reefing, with new stackpack type cover in 2019
Genoa		UK Sails, roller genoa with new UV strip 2014
Genoa furling		Facnor SD100 - new top swivel 2014
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar ST30 two-speed self-tailing
Halliard/reefing winch		Lewmar St16 self-tailing
Bower anchor		10Kg D type Delta - new 2018 with 30 metres 8mm chain
Anchor windlass		Lewmar V1 electric windlass
Steering		Wheel
Autopilot		Raymarine St4000 Mk II wheelpilot with ST6000 series controller on binnacle
Steering compass		Plastimo Contest 130 on binnacle
Warps & fenders		6 warps and 6 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, full cockpit "camper" cover with windows and S/S frames, teak cockpit table, also hatch, wheel, plotter and winch covers - all canvaswork new 2019
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter		Raymarine C80 8" colour plotter mounted on coachroof under sprayhood with UK charting and Raystar GPS
Log/speed/depth		Raymarine ST60 Tridata
Windspeed/direction		Raymarine ST60
VHF radio		Simrad RD68 with DSC
Radio receiver		Kenwood radio/CD
Safety/emergency equipment
EPIRB		ACR
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with floating light and danbuoy
Liferaft		Seago GX 4-man canister type, serviced to June 2020
Radar reflector		Mast mounted
Bilge pumps		Electric and manual pumps
Miscellaneous		3 x fire extinguishers
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin, saloon, aft cabin and heads
Cabin heating		Eberspacher blown hot air diesel heating
Berths		6
Water tank capacity		285 litres in two tanks
Cooker		Eno 0420 two-burner and oven
Coolbox		Refrigerated coolbox
Heads		Jabsco
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

SOLD

F11720

Gib'Sea 33

Lying

afloat Cornwall

Builder

Groupe Dufour, La Rochelle, France

Year

2002

Price

£36,000

LOA

32' 6"

Sail area

527 sq ft main and standard jib

Brief details

LWL

28' 0"

Rig

Sloop

The Gib'Sea 33 is a modern family cruiser with a particularly light and spacious interior for her size. On deck she has a distinctive bow with a self-stowing anchor housing. This boat is well equipped, and is in very clean condition - she does not appear to have had a hard life.

Beam

11' 3"

Cabins

2 plus saloon

Draught

4' 11"

Berths

4 + 2

Displacement

11,422 lbs

Engine

Nanni N3 diesel

Ballast

2,976 lbs

BHP

21

Keel type

Bulbed fin and spade rudder

Yachtsnet photographs July 2020

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

The forecabin double berth has an extra upholstered foam cushion under the standard berth cushion. Below: photo of the forecabin looking aft

Yachtsnet photos July 2020

The saloon feels larger than you would expect on a yacht that is under 33 ft in length, the feeling of space being accentuated by the open shelving above the saloon settees rather than lockers.

The 21 bhp Nanni diesel was one of the original engine options for the Gib'Sea 33 - these engines are based on Kubota industrial diesels hence routine spares are readily available and cheaper than typical Volvo or Yanmar marine diesel spares.

The small bowsprit that Gib'Sea call a delphinière is actually a very practical way of integrating anchor stowage into the deck and anchor well, whilst reducing the chance of the anchor hitting the bows when being raised or lowered.

The Lewmar V1 electric windlass

is under the anchor locker hatch,

with a corded remote control

All the canvaswork on deck, including covers for hatches and winches, was new in 2019.

The standing rigging was renewed

in 2014 - the present owner saw

the bill when he bought the boat

in 2018 but does not have a copy.

The large S/S plate on the starboard cockpit coaming is the base for a (now removed) hoist.

Inventory:

Engine details

Nanni N3 21 bhp 719cc 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled

Fuel tank capacity

90 litres

Propeller

Bruntons Autoprop H5 feathering prop on shaft drive

Batteries

2 x 105AH services batteries and 105AH engine start battery

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator and 20 watt solar panel on coachroof

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Atlantic Spars alloy spars with S/S standing rigging from 2014

Mainsail

UK Sails, slab reefing, with new stackpack type cover in 2019

Genoa

UK Sails, roller genoa with new UV strip 2014

Genoa furling

Facnor SD100 - new top swivel 2014

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar ST30 two-speed self-tailing

Halliard/reefing winch

Lewmar St16 self-tailing

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

The forecabin double berth has an extra upholstered foam cushion under the standard berth cushion.

Below: photo of the forecabin looking aft

Yachtsnet photos
July 2020

The saloon feels larger than you would expect on a yacht that is under 33 ft in length, the feeling of space
being accentuated by the open shelving above the saloon settees rather than lockers.

The 21 bhp Nanni diesel was one of the original engine options for the Gib'Sea 33 - these engines
are based on Kubota industrial diesels hence routine spares are readily available and cheaper than
typical Volvo or Yanmar marine diesel spares.

The small bowsprit that Gib'Sea call a delphinière is actually a very practical way of integrating
anchor stowage into the deck and anchor well, whilst reducing the chance of the anchor hitting
the bows when being raised or lowered.

All the canvaswork on deck,
including covers for hatches
and winches, was new in 2019.