[SOLD] Avance 36 for sail

[MarinusY]

RASTO is an Advance 36 prepared by Bill Evans for the OSTAR, hence the name. He could not get the Avance 36 within the 35 ft class, so he bought a Cayenne 42, the former BOC / John Hughes owned Joseph Young, chopped the first two feet off and used that yacht for the OSTAR instead.
I acquired the boat around 2000, recognizing that she was well sorted out and had a new Volvo engine. I have sensible upgraded the boat, she got a VariFold prop, a new Autohelm with gyro compass + wireless control and Furuno electronics. I added a Tinker dinghy, a combined dinghy and life-raft, the English take on self-reliance. (Look them up at the web, they are good.)
An Avance 36 is a Peter Norlin design and has a lot of 6 Metre influence. She is fast, well balanced with beautiful lines. Build in Finland to a high quality with a typical Scandinavian interior. It is a good live aboard with stainless steel stove and oven. Toilet with holding tank an Y-valve. Pilot berth and nav station, L shaped settee in the salon, V berth in forepeak.
I used her for fast single handed cruising in Maine and Canada, two months a year. When not in use she was shrink wrapped and stored on the hard, mast down.
Using a boat takes its toll, so I planned to bring her home to Europe for a refit and a relocation to the Gulf of Bothnia. Sweden. Covid-19 stuck, borders closed. I had the boat prepared for sea transport, but the transport company did a no-show. Transport prices have risen considerably since the beginning of Covid-19, the transport world is in turmoil.
I consider it a project boat, as a yacht designer I know the ropes: it is two months work if you know what to do. I suggest a Zoom or Skype meeting to explain all the details. My alternative is to organize a Ro-Ro transport to Bremerhaven, that cost real money. Selling makes sense, I’m looking for offers in the region of 10K. It is work, but for that price it is a steal.
Former US and Canadian registration available, can be reinstated.

In short: Fast, beautiful sailor. On the hard for 7-8 years. Mild project structural sound. $10,000.-
Location: Southwest Harbor ME USA. I live in the Netherlands, timezone GMT +2, but I have a local agent to show the boat.

Desciption:
Fin keel cast iron 2600 Kg / 5700 lbs
Rudder on skeg
Hull material GRP (port side of the hull shows blisters due to a superficial repair in Canada. The original (from Finland) gelcoat is unaffected.)
Superstructure and Deck GRP
Window frames aluminum with hardened glass
Deck finish teak (Teak deck needs work)
Cockpit finish teak
Tiller steering
Engine Volvo Penta (re-powered currently circa 300 hours)
Saildrive updated with Varifold prop
Fuel tank stainless steel 40 liter / 10 gallons
Freshwater tank 100 liter / 20 gallons.
Manual and electric bilge pumps
House and starter battery
Selden mast aluminum, single spreader, stainless steel rigging
Removable inner stay
Pro-furl genoa furler
Self-tacking jib
2 Sets of sails
Fully battened mainsail U.K. year circa 2000
Jib storm jib
Self-tacking jib
Jib I
Genoa I
Genoa II
Spinnaker
Slab reefing with lazy jacks
Backstay adjusted by tackles (Harken)
Boomvang tackle
Genoa sheet winches 2 x Lewmar self-tailing
Halyard winches 2 x Lewmar self-tailing
Spinnaker winch 2 x Lewmar self-tailing
2x aluminum Spi-pole
Deck-layout optimized for single-handed sailing
Tinker dinghy / life raft (with oars, rows well)
Lewmar Delta and Danforth anchor with chain and rope
Icom VHF radio and hand-held VHF
Furuno speed / depth / temp
Furuno GPS
B&G Wind and Direction with remotes in cockpit
Autohelm St 4000 with remote and gyro-compass / Spare Autohelm 1000
Stainless steel stove with oven.
Propane with remote shut-off.
Separate toilet with holding tank and Y-valve.
Lots of tools and parts.
Dodger, sun awning and cockpit cushions.