Miller Fife Motorsailer
Miller Fife Motorsailer for sale
Boat Details
Built by James Miller and Sons of St Monans, Scotland, the Miller Fifer was a very successful range of motor sailers. Millers were a long-established firm passing through several generations with a proud reputation for building fine fishing boats. The Fifers had a direct lineage to the fishing boats built by the yard and, in their various sizes were built with the same massive scantlings as the fishing boats. Designed and built in 1975, Seeker of Fife is thought to be the largest known yacht constructed in the yard and was built for the owner.
She sleeps 6-8, has 2 heads, a large saloon and galley area and a sizeable forward cabin and owners en suite cabin aft. Powered by a 127hp 6 cylinder Gardner 6LX diesel engine.
Please call our Kip Marina office to arrange an appointment to view.
Dimensions
| LOA | 14.02m |
| LWL | 13.41m |
| Beam | 3.98m |
| Draft | 1.93m |
| Displacement | 34019kg |
Overview of refit required
Seeker of Fife has had some considerable investment in her structure carried out by a local time served boat builder. This included redoing her deck and under deck beams.There is still work to be done. Some known areas -
- She needs a galley fitted including appliances. The galley has now been partially removed.
You will note from photographs some finishing panels are required.
She needs new carpet and would benefit from being reupholstered and the varnish being redone.
The wheelhouse is in need of varnish work and has been stripped and prepared in some areas.
There is rot in the area of the chain plates and the same local boat who worked on her for the previous owner has estimated a cost of £4,000 + VAT.
Hull, Deck & Keel
- The hull is of a classic Fifer fishing boat lines with full body, raked stem and canoe stern with sloping keel with iron ballast and short bilge keels.
- Constructed using carvel Iroko planking fastened to sawn oak frames with stringers and beam shelves.
- The deck area is extensive and beautiful and has been substantially replaced including deck beams and is finished in laid teak.
Deck Equipment
- Hydraulic PNP Duerr Torkmaster M2/35 anchor windlass with warping drum.
Stern capstan.
- 22kg Byers anchor with 73m of 12mm chain.
- 27kg CQR spare anchor.
- 4 mooring cleats and 4 Samson posts.
- 5 fenders and 6 warps.
winches
- Lewmar 16, 2 speed, main halyard winch.
- 2 x Lewmar 25, 2 speed, mainsheet winches.
- 2 x Lewmar 40, 2 speed Genoa winches.
- Lewmar 16, 2 speed mast mounted halyard winch.
- Gibb 7 STA mast mounted winch.
- 2 x Lewmar winch handles.
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Interior & Accommodation
She sleeps 6-8 with 2 double berths and 4 singles in 4 cabins including the saloon and wheelhouse. There is a day heads and an owners aft en-suite cabin.
- Fitted out in Teak which needs re-varnished in some areas.
- Ebespacher warm air heating. Disconnected and not known if it is serviceable.
Wheelhouse
The wheelhouse can be entered from the aft deck or port side deck. There is a Teak drinks cabinet with drawers, a full length locker for wet weather gear and L shaped seating area with a folding leave table. To starboard is a bench seat and navigators table and to port is the helm.- There is a missing cushion. The one shown at an angle is misplaced from the saloon seating and shown in place outboard in the saloon seating photo as well.
saloon
- There is plenty of storage in lockers drawers.
Galley
- Needing a complete refit. The area is uncomplicated and a nice size. It is open plan to the saloon so will lend itself to the social aspect of this boat.
Day Heads
- Lavac electric flushing toilet.
- Shower.
- Sink with pressurised H&C water system.
Forward cabin
- Large V berth with infill to create a huge double.
- Plenty of storage in lockers and shelves.
- Access to the chain locker forward.
Owners aft en-suite cabin
Large port and starboard single berths with central seat and shelf. At the foot of the port berth is a large locker with shelf and drawers underneath and there is additional storage under the berths.
owners en-suite
The owners en-suite is situated to starboard and offers access into the engine compartment.
- Lavac manual flush marine toilet.
- Sink with pressurised H&C water system
- Shower.
Navigation Equipment
- Raymarine C80 chart plotter
- Furuno Radar.
- Furuno GP70 GPS.
- Raymarine ST7000 Autopilot.
- Raymarein ST60 Speed/Log.
- Raymarine ST60 Depth.
- Raytheon Wind Speed/Direction.
- Sestrel magnetic compass.
- Sailor RT2048 VHF.
- Simrad VHF cockpit speaker
Machinery & Propulsion
engine
Gardner 6LX, 127hp, six cylinder fresh water inter-cooled diesel engine driving through a water cooled gearbox to a fixed fixed pitch four blade bronze propeller via shaft.
generator
- 1996 G&M generator powered by a 15hp 3 cylinder Lister diesel engine.
Rig & Sails
Rig
- Main mast single inline spreaders with 10mm fore and aft lowers and 8mm cap shrouds. Mast mounted spinnaker pole track and eye.
- The mizzen rigging has 10mm fore, aft lowers with tackles and 6mm jumper stays on forward facing struts.
- Facnor T1 260 Jib furler.
Sails
- Leitch of Tarbert Main, mizzen, furling Genoa with UV strip, spinnaker, staysail, storm jib and trysail.
Electrical Systems
- Three electrical systems, 12v, 24v & 240v
- The 12v & 24v systems are supplied by 2 Wilson 663 12v 110amp/h batteries.
- There are also 2 Wilson 663 110amp/h engine start batteries.
- Batteries are charged by an alternator on the main engine, the auxiliary generator, a 24v 80amp Cetrex auto battery charger and Sterling Marine Power invertor charger.
- The 240v shore power supply is via the wheelhouse socket to the distribution panel. There is a long shore power cable.
Plumbing & Tankage
water system
- 80L hot water calorifier tank with immersion heater.
- Hot water also supplied via heat exchanger from the engine.
- Pressurised H&C water.
fuel system
- Each tank holds approx. - 1136L.
Canvas work
- Main and mizzen sail covers (blue).
Safety Equipment
- Beaufort 6 man liferaft - Age unknown and service will be required.
- 5 x Ocean Safety 150N lifejackets - Require service.
- Whale manual bilge pump.
- Jabsco electric bilge pump.
Additional Equipment
- Wetline 265 Airdeck inflatable dinghy.
- 2004 Mercury 2.5hp outboard. Last serviced 2019.
HISTORY
Seeker was built in 1975 and was the last wooden boat built by the boatbuilders MILLER of ST MONANS in FIFE. Seeker was the Third and Largest boat built by Millers for the original owner and cruised extensively in the Mediterranean as well as the West Coast of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
Since then she has been owned and sailed on the West Coast of Scotland by her last three owners.
ships papers
- Consecutive Bills of Sale from 2006, showing more than 5 years clear title.
- 2022 Survey available.
360
Unfortunately a 360 tour is not available for this listing.
Please Note:
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.
Whilst we make best effort to obtain documentation from Vendors it is advisable to check what is available before travelling to view or making an offer.
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Finance
Michael Schmidt & Partner Ltd is a broker not a lender and is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN 670759. Michael Schmidt & Partner Ltd will not charge you any fee for this service as we will receive payment by way of fees direct from CGI FINANCE. The amount of the fees we receive from CGI FINANCE does not vary depending on the features of the loan and this payment does not affect the amount payable under the terms of the loan agreement. The above illustrations are not contractually binding. The financial information contained herein is for information purposes only (by way of example) and may be subject to change by the provider, CGI FINANCE. Terms and conditions apply. Any loans will be subject to a customer approval, a satisfactory affordability assessment and a good credit history. A security will be placed over your boat in the form of a mortgage. Your boat may therefore be at risk if you do not keep up the repayments on your loan.
