Arthur Robb 36' Centreboard Yawl

The Arthur Robb designed yawl CASQUET has been a familiar sight on the west coast of Scotland for more than 30 years. An interesting design, considered by many to have been ahead of her time; she features an unusually generous beam for a yacht of the 1950’s with a centreplate reducing her draft without loss of performance. Conceived primarily as a cruising yacht, capable of occasional racing she has proven to be a rewarding boat to sail.

Her current owners purchased CASQUET in 2019 and undertook a re-fit during 2019 and 2020. Now reluctantly offered for sale due to ill health her inventory highlights include:

Topsides repainted 2023
Beta Marine BD1005 marine diesel engine
Thru hull fittings and seacocks replaced 2019
New Webasto wet-system heater installed 2019
New sprayhood and cockpit tent supplied by Owen Sails in 2019
Raymarine ST60 Navigation instruments
Raymarine Pathfinder Series chartplotter
Force 10 gas galley range. 2 Burner, oven and grill. Gimbal mounted
Baby Blakes manual marine toilet, fully stripped and overhauled in 2020
Lofrans Cayman 88 electric windlass
Inflatable dinghy

Lying on her berth in Tarbert Harbour, Loch Fyne CASQUET is available for immediate viewing.

THE DESIGNER

Born in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 1908, Arthur Cecil Robb became one of the great yacht designers of his age. With a family background in sailing and having established himself locally as helmsman of some considerable talent he also proved to have a flair for designing and building smaller yachts and dinghies. A member of the Naval Reserves during the 1930's he chose to move to the UK and make his living as a yacht designer, despite having no formal training. Upon arriving in the in the UK employment was found as Yard Manager at the then very prosperous Morris and Lorimers yard at Sandbank, Dumbarton.

With the outbreak of war he found himself at sea in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves and during his service climb to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. His talents didn't go unnoticed and during periods serving with the Air Ministry he worked alongside another famous designer Uffa Fox in the development of the airborne lifeboat.

Returning to normal life at the end of the war he and his wife Susan moved the family to London where the Arthur C. Robb yacht design practice was established. As his reputation grew around the globe his design talent attracted a steady stream of commissions with a loyal following of his one design cruiser/racers in the USA. His career peaked between 1950 and the mid 1960's with variety of designs for cruiser/racers, one design racing yachts, cruising yachts, motor cruises and selection of smaller dinghies all leaving his office. Following a prolonged illness Arthur C. Robb died in London in 1964.

Classic Boat published a full review of the works of Arthur C.Robb in 2004, a copy can be provided by request.

DESIGN REVIEW – CASQUET :

'There was a trend during the 1950's for beamy, shallow-draught yawls inspired by American yachts like the 'Finisterre'. Robb designed the 36' (10.8m) CASQUET for an owner wanting to cruise and also race offshore at times. On a 25ft 6in (7.7m) waterline the beam of 10ft 6in (3.2m) was much greater than contemporary British practice, but necessary due to a hull draught of 3ft 11in (1.2m), ex-centreplate, a sail area totalling 573sqft (53.2sqm) and a moderate displacement.

With well proportioned overhangs and a coachroof CASQUET was an attractive Bermudan yawl. Below deck the accommodation for four had generous width of cabin sole in the saloon though the 10bhp auxiliary petrol engine was installed in cramped space beneath the cabin steps which led to a roomy cockpit with wheel steering.

Yachts with a centreplate are more expensive to build than those without, but the advantage of shallow draught can so enhance cruising enjoyment that many people, particularly in America, opted for the arrangement for both inshore and offshore sailing.'

Designer Arthur Robb - Classic Boat, April 2004.

REFIT WORKS 2019-2020
Iron floors forward of mast cleaned, inspected and re-painted
Bilges cleaned, inspected and re-painted
All through hull fittings removed and replaced with new Blakes seacocks
Steering quadrant stripped, cleaned, inspected and re-painted
Hatch to access steering gear stripped and rebuilt
Lazzarette locker hatch removed, stripped and refinished with new hinges and latch
Coachroof hatch stripped, re-built and re-finished
Dorade boxes overhauled with new stainless steel cowl ventilators fitted.
Teak boom gallows for main mast made and fitted, folding flat when not in use
Brightwork stripped and re-varnished
Saloon table and chart table stripped and re-varnished
Various varnished areas throughout interior stripped, cleaned and re-varnished as required
Heads door removed and rebuilt before re-fitting
Blakes manual toilet removed and overhauled before re-fitting
New LED lights fitted in forward cabin and saloon
New Webasto wet-system heater installed
New sprayhood and cockpit tent supplied by Owen Sails
Sails cleaned and re-furbished by Owen Sails

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Oak backbone
Oak stem and stern posts
Oak frames
Carvel Mahogany planking
Topsides finished in an off white gloss paint with gold cove line (painted spring 2023)
Underwater hull finished with red antifouling, applied spring 2023

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Oak beamshelf
Oak deck beams
Mahogany coachroof sides
Teak cockpit
Plywood top to coachroof, sheathed and finished with non-slip deck paint
Laid teak deck
Brightwork and decks coated with Colean

Keel & Rudder:
External lead ballast keel
Iron centre plate, drops on a winch system operated from saloon
Mahogany rudder, pintle hung.

MACHINERY

Engine:
Beta Marine BD1005 marine diesel engine
28hp @3,600rpm
Kubota base engine
3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Technodrive TMC40 mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Delux control panel
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:
Cruising speed under engine 6kts
Thru hull fittings and seacocks replaced 2019

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
Traditional grease fed sterngland
3 blade bronze propellor
Cable driven wheel steering
Emergency tiller

Autopilot:
Raymarine ST4000+ control head
Raymarine wheel drive unit

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system

Shore Power:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16amp connection point
RCD protected, hardwired system
3 pin sockets, battery charger

Battery Banks:
Domestic Batteries – 2x 12VDC, lead acid
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, lead acid

Alternator:
Upgraded 100amp alternator
Multi-vee drive belt conversion

Battery Charger:
230VAC – 12VDC, 20 amp charger
With remote control/status indicator panel

Battery Monitoring:
Battery status displaying on charger control panel

General:
12VDC charging socket

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Mixer taps in galley and heads
Hot water provided from calorifier heated by Webasto heating system

Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pump
Electric bilge pump – self priming diaphragm type pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Approximate capacity 70ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank.
Tek Tanks plastic tank
Approximate total capacity 70ltrs

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Depth – Raymarine ST60 (2003)
Log – Raymarine ST60 (2003)
Wind – Raymarine ST60 (2003)
GPS – Raymarine Pathfinder display in cockpit, showing only GPS and navigation data

Below Decks:
Plotter – Raymarine RL70C display

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Simrad RD68

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Cooker – Force 10 gas galley range. 2 Burner, oven and grill. Gimbal mounted
Stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Manually pumped salt water tap

Heads:
Baby Blakes manual marine toilet, fully stripped and overhauled in 2020
Mixer tap
Porcelain wash hand basin

Heating:
Webasto wet system heating
3 heat exchanger blower units
2 radiant style heaters

Entertainment:
Sony FM/MW/LW radio and CD player
Speakers in saloon

Lighting:
Overhead and bulkhead mounted 12VDC lighting
Bulkhead mounted paraffin lamps in saloon

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Forepeak with two single berths
Heads
Saloon converting to two single berths
Galley
Nav Station with quarter berth

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forepeak:
Two single berths in the traditional V-berth layout port and starboard.
Bulkhead at forward end of bunks provides access to storage locker
Over bunk storage lockers above forward end of bunks, outboard to port and starboard
Drawer storage unit built between the bunks, at forward end of standing space.
Under bunk storage space beneath port bunk

Heads:
Located within a dedicated space with fitted door aft of forepeak to port.
Porcelain bowled Baby Blakes manual sea toilet located outboard aft.
Countertop unit forward with inset porcelain wash hand basin.
Radiant style heater is mounted aft within compartment
Wet hanging locker provided opposite heads with radiant heater fitted in locker

Saloon:
Saloon table unit with two drop leaves slightly offset to port.
L-shaped settee to port
Bench settee to starboard
Both settees converting to single berths
Countertop forward of starboard berth with ‘trotter box’ extending bunk length beneath
Locker storage units above settee backrests outboard

Galley:
Centre board casing extends forward of companionway
Galley located to port side of casing
Force 10 galley range mounted outboard
Sink unit located inboard
Worktop surface with folding extension on top of centreboard casing

Nav Station:
Located to starboard of the companionway.
Large chart table is in a linear configuration with navigator standing inboard of table
Cleverly the working table top folds up and a neat quarter berth is provided beneath the chart table.
A small seat is provided outboard on the port side opposite the chart table with the engine instrument and ships switch panels mounting on the bulkhead aft.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Masthead yawl rigged sloop
Masts and spars of anodised alloy construction, built by Proctor Masts
All standing rigging of 1x19 stainless steel wire.
Cap and Intermediate shrouds replaced 2009
Main mast back stays and mizzen forward lowers replaced 2011
Removable inner forestay with highfield lever type tensioner
Running backstays with highfield lever type tensioner
Schaeffer roller reefing system fitted on forestay
Spinnaker pole
Slab reefing mainsail
Slab reefing mizzen
Roller reefing genoa

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Meissner 28STB-47 bronze, two-speed, self-tailing
Secondary Winches – 2x Single speed bronze winches
Main Mast Halyard Winches – 2x Single speed bronze winches

Sails:
Mainsails – White dacron, slab reefing, 3 full reefs
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing, cream UV strip
Mizzen – White dacron, slab reefing, 2 reefs
Spinnaker
Storm Jib

Canvas Work:
Sprayhood – Topgun Aquamarine fabric. Owen Sails 2019
Cockpit – Topgun Aquamarine fabric. Owen Sails 2019
Mainsail Cover – Faun
Mizzen Cover – Faun
Windlass Cover
Hatch Covers
Outboard Cover
Fitted cockpit cushions (2021)

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Plough style anchor on 60m chain rode
Kedge Anchor – 15lb CQR anchor on chain/warp rode
Electric Windlass – Lofrans Cayman 88 electric windlass. Foot button controls on fordeck with remote control in cockpit
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders - Selection

Tender:
Dinghy – Sunsport inflatable dinghy
Outboard – Yamaha 2.5hp 4-stroke

General:
Double stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Deck mounted stainless steel stanchions with double tier stainless steel guardwires
Deck mounted mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Toe rail mounted fairleads forward and aft
Forward deck hatch providing access to chain locker
Electric windlass mounted aft of forward hatch.
Deck hatch forward of mast on coachroof top
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof to port and starboard
4 dorade box ventilators with stainless steel vent cowls
Folding hardwood boom crutch
Mahogany cockpit coamings with primary and secondary winches mounted outboard of coamings.
Pedestal located at aft end of cockpit with small timber spoked steering wheel
Mainsheet track mounted on forward face of pedestal.
U-shaped cockpit seating wrapping around cockpit with storage lockers beneath
Short section of deck aft of cockpit with double open door hatch to access lazarette locker.
Dorade ventilator with stainless steel cowl to ventilate lazarette locker
Outboard storage bracket to port side of transom.

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, 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 owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead tri-colour
Steaming light
Navigation lights – LED Sternlight

Life saving:
Gas Alarm

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice