Description

Dragonfly is an excellent example of the Dehler 32 JV built in 2011 and has been continuously upgraded and well maintained since. Very lightly used from launch until 2021 when we became her third owners, she is in excellent condition and is a fantastic sailing boat benefiting from the racing/deep keel for added performance.

Practical Boat Owner published a review of the Dehler 32 in January 2012 (https://www.pbo.co.uk/reviews/boats/dehler-32-where-fast-meets-friendly) and their verdict was glowing:

"Some boats just seem to hit the right note, and to my mind the Dehler 32 is one of them. Here’s a cruiser/racer that’s remarkably forgiving and, in relative terms, not expensive. Yet she’s fast, responsive, fun to sail and, I think we’ll find, a competitive race boat. Rather than make her faster and more skittish, her designers chose moderate hull proportions and a relatively deep canoe body to encourage good behaviour. They also stuck to an iron keel and aluminium rig in the interests of keeping the price down. Every boat is a compromise, but as compromises go in terms of handling, performance and price, this is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time."

Dragonfly is a beautiful yacht to sail and is well mannered and easy to handle in all conditions. She is close-winded and very well balanced. The non-overlapping headsail on a Furlex below deck furler, the the Dehler easy reef system and mainsail stackpack/lazyjacks combined with all control lines led back to the cockpit make her easy to sail short-handed or with a full crew.

She was originally specified from new with the "Cruiser Pack" and "Performance Pack" making her an ideal dual purpose yacht, whether you want to cruise or race.

Since 2021 she has taken part in Club racing on the Clyde and Scottish Series/West Highland Yachting Week regattas with success and her ease of handling while short-handed is demonstrated by first place in the Scottish 2 Handed Round Holy Isle race (winner 2023, 2nd in class 2024) and 2nd overall in 2024 Mudhook Yacht Club 2 Handed Series. She has also been cruised extensively around the Clyde and West of Scotland and benefits from a Lewmar Profish 1000 anchor winch (installed 2024) and upgraded (50m 8mm chain and 30m warp) anchor tackle for deep water anchoring.

Just re-launched for the 2025 season with bottom rudder bearing replace, new anodes on prop/sail drive and anti-fouled.

Recent upgrades include:
Mast wiring for nav lights and VHF replaced 2022
New VHF and antenna 2023
New cockpit speakers (linked to VHF) 2023
New AIS installed and integrated with chartplotter 2023
New anchor winch and anchor tackle 2024
New sprayhood 2024
New cockpit boom canopy 2024
Sail Drive seals replaced 2024
Lee cloths fitted in saloon 2024
Bottom rudder bearing replaced 2025
2x new service batteries 2025

Available for sale by separate negotiation:
Brand new Saturn Sails Fibrepath J1 racing headsail 2024
Tennamast 6 leg foldable cradle

Specifications

Accommodation

The layout below deck provides excellent accommodation for 6 people in 3 cabins with cream upholstery and mahogany style furniture/cupboards:

- The aft cabin has a very large double berth with a storage shelf and large hanging locker with shelves. The aft cabin also has access to the port and aft sides of the engine and sail drive.

- The saloon area is light and airy and comprises: a galley with a two burner stove and oven, refrigerated cool box and stainless steel sink; 2 settees and a large table with foldable sides and integrated drawers and bottle storage. Curtains for side windows. Large chart table/navigation area with seat. We have installed custom made lee-cloths for the saloon settees for offshore/rough weather sailing.

- The heads are on the starboard side aft of the chart table and includes a sink with shower head, a Jabsco manual toilet with a holding tank and a wet hanging space. The heads also has access to the large cockpit locker and the starboard side of the engine.

- The forward cabin has a large double berth and two large lockers for storage. The water tank and water pump are located under the forepeak berth.

The accommodation benefits from Eberspacher heating system and hot/cold water system.

Construction

Hull: GRP hand laid sandwich construction with end grain balsa core. Internal structural matrix laminated to hull, distributing loading from keel and rig to hull laminate. Cast iron keel with bulb / stainless steel keel bolts. Deep elliptical balanced spade rudder.

Deck: GRP hand laid sandwich construction with end grain balsa core. Aluminium reinforcement plates bonded into deck moulding in way of all fittings. Moulded non-slip panels on side decks. Laid teak deck panels in cockpit.

Equipment

Dragonfly is the wheel steering version with the large diameter leather covered wheel (with cover) providing the helm with a comfortable helming position and good visibility. The large but secure cockpit has a teak sole and provides comfortable seating with a removable teak table. Large sprayhood with stainless steel frame provides good protection to the companionway.
The companionway has a sliding hatch and Dehler patented washboard/entrance closing system.
All sail controls are led aft through conduits under the coachroof to spinlock clutches and Harken two speed self-tailing winches mounted on the coachroof. The kicker, spinnaker pole downhaul and jib inhaulers are all lead aft to swivel mounted cleats on either side of the coachroof. The jib tracks are Harken and adjustable from the cockpit. The mainsheet and main track/traveller system is also Harken and we have added a 4:1 fine tune to the mainsheet. The non-overlapping headsail is easy to handle with two harken self-tailing winches mounted on the cockpit coaming.
There is a large cockpit locker on starboard side which provides a large stowage space with the Eberspacher heater and diesel tank also contained within it.
Gas bottle in a self contained locker port aft side.
Other deck equipment includes:
- Large anchor well with Lewmar Pro Fish 1000 anchor winch and stainless steel anchor bow roller (new 2024)
- 10kg Delta anchor with 50m 8mm galvanised anchor chain and 30m anchor plait warp (anchor chain/warp new 2024)
- Cockpit speakers integrated with VHF radio new 2024
- 6 mooring cleats
- Stainless steel pulpit, divided pushpit and stanchions/safety guardrails with covers at cockpit
- Stainless steel boarding ladder
- Stainless steel handrails on coachroof
- Filler nozzles for water and diesel and discharge for holding tank
- Winch handles and manual bilge pump
- Openable deck hatches in forward cabin and saloon
- Silva compass and Raymarine Tacktick wireless T108 pack instrumentation mounted over companionway
- Fenders
- Flag pole/ensign
- Under boom cockpit canopy (new 2024)
- Sprayhood (new 2024) (and old sprayhood for winter use)
- Deck shower (with hot/cold water)

Electronics
- iCom M330GE VHF (new 2023). Masthead antenna and wiring replaced 2022/23
- Clarion Radio/CD Player with 2 speakers in saloon and also linked to cockpit speakers
- AIS with GV30 antenna interfaced with Garmin chartplotter (new 2024)
- Fusion deck speakers (new 2024) with changeover switch to link VHF to deck speakers
- Garmin GHP Reactor autopilot (new 2016)
- Garmin GPS Map chartplotter (mounted in cockpit)
- Garmin Radar (not currently mounted but has mast bracket and cabling. Internal cabling installed and linked to Chart Plotter)
- Raymarine Tacktick wireless T108 pack instrumentation
- Starter battery AGM 12V/90Ah
- Service batteries x 2 AGM 12V / 90Ah (new winter 2025)
- Main switches for service and engine batteries
- Isolator for anchor winch
- Electric bilge pump
- Electric water pump
- 230V shore power supply and 30 Amp battery charger

Engine(s)

Engine in very good condition and serviced annually. Winter 2024 the gear box was removed and stripped/serviced. Sail Drive seals replaced 2024.

Gori folding prop.

Sails & Spars

9/10 Selden double spreader aluminium keel stepped tapered mast with adjustable mast foot
- Aluminium boom incorporating Dehler quick/single line reefing system (2 reefs)
- Aluminium kicker/vang
- Central Dyneema backstay (V split with cascade adjustment)
- Furlex TD200 below deck jib furling system
- Dehler main drop stack pack system with lazyjacks
- Spinnaker equipment including: aluminium spinnaker pole, topping lift, downhaul (twinned to both sides of coachroof), sheet/guy blocks, barber haulers, twin sheets/guys.

Large sail wardrobe all in very good condition:
- North 3DL mainsail (single reef) (2011)
- North 3DL J3 (very lightly used) (2011)
-- North 0.75oz running spinnaker (blue/pink)
- North heavy weather/reaching spinnaker (blue)
- One Sails mainsail (2018) performance cruise/club race polyester laminate radial cut with 3 x reefs
- One Sails radial cut furling jib (2018) with multipart luff foam flattener and vertical leach battens. Polyester double taffeta laminate.
- UK J4 heavy weather dacron jib.
- Jib sock for furling headsail

Available for sale by separate negotiation: Brand new Saturn Sails Fibrepath J1 (new 2024)

Safety Equipment

- Horsehoe Buoy with light
- Man Overboard rescue sling
- Wooden Bungs
- Coastal Flare Pack (in date)
- Radar Reflector
- AIS
- Webbing jackstays

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