1977 Hillyard Ketch 13 Tons

The accommodation offers up to five berths in two cabins with good headroom throughout.

Access  to centre cockpit/wheelhouse via canopy from port or starboard side. Helm to port with L shaped seating area and bench seat to starboard side.

Steps leading down and forward to bright and airy saloon area with opening and fixed port lights all around, navigation area to starboard side with galley opposite to port comprising stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressurised mixer tap, Plastimo Neptune 4500 two burner hob with oven and grill, plentiful storage above and below. Settee berths to both sides with storage above and below and fixed, drop leaf table to centre. Fridge (recently replaced) to starboard side and locker to port. Forepeak with large shelved area to port and settee berth with front opening storage beneath to starboard side.

Steps leading down from cockpit to aft cabin, refurbished heads to port with Jabsco marine toilet, pull out sink with hot and cold mixer tap and opening portlight. Two single berths (now converted to a double) with escape hatch above.

Eberspacher diesel fired warm air heating.

Located beneath the cockpit sole, Perkins Sabre M65 diesel inboard engine (2001) Serviced in 2022.  Shaft drive to feathering two blade propeller. Single lever engine control. Electric start. Cruising speed approx. 6 knots. Maximum speed approx. 7 knots. Fuel tank capacity 75 gallons.

• Alternator charging to 4 x 12 volt batteries
• 12V Switch panel
• 240V Switch panel with RCD
• Shore power supply
• Eberspacher diesel fired, warm air heating

• Manual anchor winch
• CQR Anchor 
• Stainless steel pulpit and push pit 
• Alloy stanchions with stainless steel guard wires
• Cockpit canopy
• Sail covers
• Deck hatch and winch covers
• Various fenders and warps
• Boat hook
• 2 x Windscreen wipers

Cutter rigged ketch with varnished wooden masts and spars. Deck stepped on tabernacles. Stainless steel standing rigging. Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing to main.  Roller furling genoas.

• Battened mainsail
• 2 x Furling genoas
• Mizzen
• Mizzen staysail
• Spinnaker
• Cruising chute

• Manual bilge pump
• Fire extinguishers (expiry date unknown)

• Steering compass
• VHF Radio with aerial (2023)
• Stowe Navigator 1 Depth Sounder
• Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot
• Furuno radar
• Nav 4 Navtex
• Brass clock and barometer
• Navigation lights
• Radio/cassette player

Hillyard 13 Ton Ketch, designed and built by David Hillyard in 1977. Iroko wood hull with oak timbers and Iroko/mahogany superstructure. Fibre glass sheathed ply decks. Long iron keel. Wheel steering to keel and transom hung rudder. Lift, pressure wash and antifoul in May 2024

The Hillyard 13 Ton Ketch is a charismatic, traditional cruising yacht, designed and built by David Hillyard in 1977 and powered by a Perkins Sabre M65 65hp diesel.

Lucy Maud has been well maintained and has a good cruising inventory. Her current owners have made numerous upgrades and improvements including refurbished heads compartment, new galley, fridge, plumbing, rewire, solar panels, Houdini hatch to aft cabin and much more.  The boat was lifted and antifouled in May 2024 and the engine recently serviced.

Very nice example with comfortable accommodation for up to five below deck, presented in very nice order and ready to go. Viewing by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

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.