2002 Custom Andrew Simpson

The layout offers up to 6 berths in 2 cabins + saloon. 

There is full standing headroom and good ventilation throughout. 

Forward there’s a spacious guest berth for a couple, which doubles as a compartment that serves as a sail locker when not in use. Proceeding aft is the main saloon area with wrap-around seating around a folding drop leaf table. The settees can also serve as bunks. Aft of the saloon is the u shaped galley area to port with stainless steel sinks, gimballed 2 burner stove and oven, top loading frigoboat 12v refrigeration and plenty of storage. To starboard, a stand-up chart table with sea berth below it. The ‘owners cabin’ aft to starboard has a large double berth with stand-up headroom and a large bunk. Opposite to port is the heads compartment with a huge space  for storage immediately behind it. Apart from general stowage this is where the Katadyn reverse osmosis water maker lives.

Original 2002 Yanmar 3JH2E 36hp engine, engine hours unknown but generally appears to be in good condition, Kanzaki gearbox drives a stainless steel shaft via an Aquadrive thrust bearing assembly. Fitted with an oil filled shaft seal unit and a Flexofold prop.

•  2 x House batteries
•  1 x Start batteries
•  1 x Solar panel
•  Merlin Smart gauge
•  Inverter

A very well designed masthead cutter rig featuring a deck stepped mast - 2002. Harken genoa furler, boomed self tacking staysail arrangement and slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks. The sails are all said to be in good condition.

•  Mainsail, slab reefing
•  Furling genoa 
•  Staysail
•  Andersen top quality winches throughout

•  Spade anchor
•  Lewmar vertical windlass
•  Anchor chain
•  Tiller steering
•  Tiller autopilot
•  Monitor wind vane
•  Cockpit cushions
•  Swim ladder
•  Various fenders and dock lines.
•  BBQ

•  Compass
•  Garmin GPSmap 162 gps
•  Lowrance VHF radio

•  Liferaft - may be out of service
•  2 x inflatable Life jackets - need servicing
•  1 x Electric bilge pump
•  1 x Manual bilge pump
•  Fire Blanket

•  Katadyne Power survivor 80E-2 water maker - may need servicing
•  Tohatsu 4hp outboard engine - may need servicing
•  Inflatable dinghy
•  Some spares & tools
•  Assorted cutlery, crockery & Linen

Designed and built by Andrew Simpson in Poole in the UK.  Shindig is constructed of a stripped cedar planking hull, fiberglass-ed and vacuum bagged. She has a fin keel with a flared bulb with a partially skeg hung rudder. Shinidg also has water ballast. By which 380kg (850lb) of seawater can be transferred from side to side or emptied or filled – all with a single pump.

Shindig has a UK SSR registration and there are no outstanding mortgages or encumbrances.