LANCER turns heads in harbors around the world. Her brightly-varnished cabin sides, teak decks and butterfly hatch make her one of the most gorgeous Sou’Wester 51’s built. Her interior is laid in American white ash and comfortably sleeps seven. LANCER, the Hinckley "Cover Brochure" boat into the early 90's, has recently benefited from a major, comprehensive refit at John Williams Boat Company and is ready to cruise offshore at a moment’s notice. She is a proven bluewater sloop with many miles under her keel and ready immediately for countless more. Her current owners are now willing to pass her on and have priced her well below market value.

LANCER's beautiful custom white ash interior and features provide comfortable, bright and well-ventilated living accommodations below. She sleeps up to seven people in three cabins (including the main salon) and has two heads.

• Extra hull portlights in main salon
• Butterfly hatch, cockpit hatch, forward hatch, ports and windows provide excellent light and natural ventilation
• Cruise Air reverse-cycle heat/air conditioning with ducts throughout
• Espar diesel heater with ducts throughout
• Indirect lighting and Frigast 12-Volt bulkhead lights throughout
• Lighting in forward stateroom, main salon, galley, aft stateroom (updated 2009)
• Compartments in nav station (installed 2009)
• Bookshelves in main salon and aft cabin (installed 2009)
• Lee cloths
• Custom fitted linens for berths

From the cockpit, entry to the interior is down the aft companionway steps into the main cabin:

• Immediately to port - private master aft cabin with ensuite master head forward
• Immediately starboard – nav station with galley next forward
• Main salon (full-width)- next forward
• Forward head to port
• Forward cabin

Behind the removable companionway steps is access to the generator area.

Aft Master Cabin:

Aft to port, this cabin has a private ensuite head forward

• Large double V-berth, with shelf stowage over, outboard
• Bureau
• Double-door hanging locker
• Filler for berth

Ensuite Head:

• Formica countertop on vanity with sink, telephone-style shower and pressure water
• Vacu-flush marine head to holding tank
• Storage in locker areas and under vanity
• Teak grate sole

Navigation Station:

Aft to starboard is the aft-facing nav station with opening nav desk, cushioned seat, flush-mounted instrumentation, dome light and both 12-Volt and 110-Volt distribution panels.

Galley:

Forward of the nav station is the inboard/outboard galley:

• Corian countertops (refurbished 2011) include custom stove and sink covers for additional work space
• Frigoboat 12-Volt refrigerator and freezer with digital monitors, outboard
• Force-10 stove with oven and broiler, outboard
• Microwave oven (2013)
• Galley faucet and water lines (2011)
• Storage locker, outboard
• Double stainless steel sinks - inboard
• Additional storage lockers - inboard
• Spice rack
• Custom fixtures
• Shelving and storage spaces for cookware

Main Salon:

Full-width, the main salon sleeps three and includes:

• U-shaped dinette to port - cushioned dinette settee can also be a berth
• Hi/lo custom teak and holly table with additional leaf for increased dining area
• Built-in settee to starboard, end table with drawer and louvered-door TV locker in center
• (2)  Pilot berths, port and starboard behind settees, outboard - each with a hull port for additional light
• Storage includes bookshelves and liquor lockers
• Indirect lighting throughout

Custom classic "butterfly skylight" provides great light and extra ventilation.

Forward Head:

Next forward to port is a large head with features that include:

• Separate stall shower with teak grate sole and a teak seat outboard
• Vanity-mounted Corian countertop with molded sink
• Vacu-flush marine head to holding tank
• Custom fixtures
• Locker storage

Forward Cabin:

This large cabin has an entry-door aft of the head, and when closed it is possible to create a stateroom suite, including an ensuite head. Features include:

• V-berths with cushioned insert to form a double berth
• Storage drawers and drop-fronts under the berths
• Custom large louvered-door lockers above V-berths
• Bureau to port with locker outboard
• Cushioned settee starboard with locker outboard
• Large hanging locker to starboard
• Forward access to forepeak stowage
• Hella fan
• Opening hatch with screen

Separate Heavy-Duty 12-Volt Systems:

• Starting 12-Volt battery with 50-amp alternator (2011) for charging
• (6)  House batteries (2011): 660-amp/hr capacity
• Parallel switch for emergency start
• Link 2000 battery monitor

110-Volt System:

• (2)  Shore cords
• Sentry 60-amp Trace inverter/battery charger interface
• 110-Volt outlets, battery charger and air conditioner

Generator:

• Westerbeke 8 kW generator (1,250 hrs – July 2014) in a soundproof box - provides power for house AC outlets and air conditioner

Navigation Electronics:

• Garmin 4210 chartplotter @ helm – with G2 charts for Caribbean and Bahamas
• Garmin 3210 @ nav station
• Garmin 18 HD radar - ties into (3) Garmin units
• Garmin 3205 GPS on deck
• ICOM 802 SSB (2013)
• Garmin AIS transceiver (2013)
• Iridium Com Center fixed satellite phone, with R232 data port for weather, data etc. (2013)
• XM weather (2013)
• TV and VCR
• Autopilot head and rudder sensor
• Raytheon ST-60 wind angle - cockpit
• Sailor RT-146 VHF radio

Ockam Instrumentation with Displays:

• (6)  in cockpit
• (3)  in nav area
• (1)  in forward cabin
• (1)  in forward deck box

Entertainment System Electronics:

All are custom wall-mounted.

• LCD TV
• DVD/CD player (2010)
• XM radio (2010)

LANCER’s engine was replaced new in 2011. (Hours: 1,244 as of July 24, 2014) The entire engine room was cleaned, painted and bulkheads were replaced.

• Soft-mounted Westerbeke 65-A FWC, 68 hp, diesel engine and transmission (2011)
• 160-amp alternator for house and 50-amp for start battery (2011)
• Reverso oil changer for generator and engine (2011)
• Stuffing box (2011)
• Engine wiring harness (2011)
• Bilge hoses (2011)
• Aquamet 22” stainless-steel prop shaft
• 3-Blade Max prop
• Scatra drive for very quiet operation
• Rubber cutlass bearings
• Racor fuel filters & remote oil filter
• Bilge alarms
• Fresh water filters
• Espar heater and Cruise Air reverse-cycle air conditioning
• Air conditioning - run from shore power or generator
• Excellent fresh air ventilation system
• Watermaker (2013)
• Vacu-flush heads and holding tank system
• 12-gallon hot water heater
• New water lines for deck shower (2011)

Rigging:

• White painted aluminum "tall rig" with tapered double spreaders
• Navtec rod standing rigging (2013)
• Removable inner forestay w/staysail on roller furler and Spectra halyard
• Banmar electric headstayfurler and lazy jacks on main
• Harken roller-bearing batt cars and track
• Separate antenna on backstay for SSB
  
• Hydraulic backstay and vang controlled from cockpit panel
• Harken cabintop traveler
• Reaching strut
• Running rigging
• Lifelines (2011)
• Turnbuckle covers
• Line clutch for main & centerboard
• Navtec hydraulic system
• Boom preventer
• Running backstays
• Main & genoa halyards
• Genoa sheet
  

Sails:

• Doyle StackPack main with third reef added
• Main sail - full-battened NorDac - North
• 135% Genoa
• Staysail - roller furling
• Custom sail bags
  

All Barient Winches:

• (2)  #36 STC electric primary winches (new motor/transmission port winch in 2010)
• (2)  #32 STC secondary winches
• #27 STC jib halyard winch
• #27 main sheet winch
• #24 C staysail halyard winch
• #24 C spinnaker winch
• #22 STC reefing winch

Construction:

Hand-laid fiberglass hull and deck of cored construction for additional strength per weight. The hull has an Airex core and the deck is cored for additional stiffness. The deck is set into a 6" flange molded into the hull, fiberglassed and bolted to form a permanent hull/deck joint. Hull stringers and longitudinal stiffeners are bonded to the hull and integrated with the mast step and engine mounts. Centerboard configuration offers minimum draft of 5’-11” with board up and maximum draft of 11’-1” with board down.

Deck Features:

• Flag Blue hull Awlgripped (2011)
• Teak deck and cabin sides - 1/2" teak overlay on deck; custom varnished teak cabin-sides and cockpit coaming overlay
• Gold cove stripe
• Bottom soda blasted, epoxy sealed and painted (2011)
• Topside varnish removed and 13 new coats applied (2010)
• All deck hardware removed, winches re-chromed (2010)
• Varnished teak toe rails, cowl vent boxes, and cabin top handrails. Teak-covered flush aft deck lazarette hatch
• Butterfly-style traditional main cabin hatch
• Stainless steel bow pulpit, stern pulpit and side stanchions with double lifelines
• Stainless steel bow roller chock
• Stainless steel cowl vents with closures
• Teak-covered primary and secondary winch deck box
• (2)  Custom hull portlights
• External lead ballast keel - with centerboard and slot closure device
• Stainless steel-capped rub rail

• Teak-covered cockpit coaming with built-in winch pockets
• Water-sealed cockpit seats open for storage and have molded-in non-skid tops
• Teak cockpit sole includes drainage scuppers
• Cockpit dodger
• Dodger coaming
• Cockpit awning
• Cockpit cushions
• Teak folding cockpit table

Edson Pedestal Wheel Steering:

• Binnacle-mounted engine controls, binnacle compass, stainless steel binnacle guard
• Stainless steel destroyer-type wheel has an elkhide-covered rim

Forward, over the companionway and easily viewed by the helmsman, is a built-in teak-faced instrument pod that includes engine gauge.

• Maxwell-Nilsson 3000V windlass
• 60# CQR anchor
• 35# Danforth HT anchor
• 300 ft. x 5/16" HT galvanized chain rode
• 40 ft. chain x 300 ft. line anchor rode
• Full winter cover
• Saltwater deck washdown system
• Freshwater shower - forward dorade box
• Lensref radar reflector
• Masthead navigation lights
• Dorades
• Turnbuckle covers
• Centerboard pennant (2011)
• Stainless cheeks on top of centerboard (2011)
• Stainless steel boarding ladder with teak treads - mounts on genoa track
• BBQ grill
• Bosun's chair
• Fenderboard (in bracket on cabin top)
• Dock lines and fenders
• Boat hook

• Viking 6-man life raft (2013)
• MOM-8 man-overboard module (2011) (Certified 2013)
  
• Fire extinguishers
• Horseshoe life ring
• Life jackets

•  Painting by F.D. Brisco, “Windy Day”

• Owner’s tools