Description

This inboard powered Cornish Shrimper 19 MkII is a great example of this extremely popular class. The Shrimper's popularity is born from her high build quality, charming looks, ease of handling and the ability to explore shallow waters not accessible to fixed keel craft. The Cornish Shrimper is also very popular for racing, though Nutmeg has not been raced herself.

The MkII version of the Shrimper 19 retains the gaff-rigged character of the original design, while introducing practical refinements to rigging, systems and handling — making her easier to manage and more versatile for shorthanded cruising. The raising bowsprit is useful for the purposes of reducing your marina fees!

"Nutmeg" is fitted with tan sails, Coppercoat antifouling (2024), Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine, Raymarine depth finder, Icom DSC VHF Radio, gas cooker, twin batteries, solar panel, cockpit tent and more.

For further information regarding "Nutmeg" or to arrange to see her, please contact Peter Keats by email, phone or WhatsApp.

CONSTRUCTION & DIMENSIONS
GRP Hull and deck
Coppercoat antifouling system (2024)
Hull professionally polished May 2026
Navy blue topsides
Centreboard (wire replaced 2024)
Tiller steering
Midship cleats

APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS:
Length Overall: 6.86m (22'6")
Length on Deck: 5.87m (19'3")
Length Waterline: 5.33m (17'7")
Beam: 2.18m (7'2")
Draft (plate up): 0.46m (1'6")
Draft (plate down): 1.22m (4')
Displacement: 1,065kg (2,350lbs)

RIG
Gaff Rigged Sloop
Stainless steel tabernacle
Wooden varnished mast and spars
Aluminium whisker pole
Stainless steel standing rigging
Holt headsail furler
Slab reefing on mainsail
All lines led aft to cockpit via Barton clutches
Barton halyard winch
Barton mainsheet traveller
Kicker

SAILS:
Mainsail with two reefs
Jib

MACHINERY
Yanmar 1GM10 9hp diesel engine
318cc single cylinder motor with sea water cooling
Single lever throttle/shift
Shaft drive to two blade propeller
Cutlass bearing replaced 2024

ELECTRICS:
2 x 12v batteries with isolator
Batteries charged by engine alternator and solar panel

ACCOMMODATION
Sleeps four in one cabin (2+2 Layout)
Double V berth forward
2 x Settee/Quarter berths
Cockpit table
Camping Gaz single burner gas cooker
Overhead hatch to deck
Electric lighting
Electrical distribution panel

INVENTORY
NAVIGATION AIDS:
Ritchie bulkhead compass
Raymarine ST40 depth finder
Icom IC-M423G GPS DSC VHF radio
LED Navigation lights
LED Masthead light

GROUND TACKLE:
2 x Anchors with chain and warp

GENERAL EQUIPMENT:
Fenders
Large selection of warps
Manual bilge pump
Boarding ladder
Full size cockpit cushions
All over cover
Cockpit tent
Tiller cover
Boat hook
Water bottle
Cutlery and crockery
Swing mooring bridle

OWNER'S COMMENTS
My wife and I have enjoyed sailing together since 1980, when we started racing a National 12. After moving to Poole in 2002, we joined the Flying Fifteen fleet at Parkstone Yacht Club — wonderful boats and a fantastic class to be involved with. About seven years later, with family commitments increasing, we decided that a MkII Cornish Shrimper would suit our sailing perfectly.

We bought our first Shrimper and raced her regularly, before I eventually replaced her with a new boat, Nutmeg, with a view to doing more cruising as my racing days drew to a close.

The MkII Shrimper is a wonderfully versatile little boat. The additional four inches of headroom in the cabin compared with the MkI is very welcome, and I have enjoyed exploring some delightful places in Nutmeg, from Arne and Wareham, up the River Frome, to trips around the coast to Swanage.

I have now reached the end of my sailing career, but Nutmeg is ready to give her next owners plenty more years of enjoyment.

Specifications

Engine(s)

CORNISH SHRIMPER 19

Disclaimer

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.

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