" Bushytales" was designed and built by Peter Snell. Current owners have maintained her for the last 12 years, living on board cruising for most of that time.
Sail inventory includes a battened mainsail with 2 reefing points, furling genoa, and furling staysail, as well as a asymmetrical spinnaker in sock.
Davits and duel helming seats with full views of both bows
Tiller steering
Stainless steel BBQ
Fly screens for windows and doorways
Removable doors and windows in cockpit
Deck wash pump
Full leather lounge
Large pantry
Sunshade/ cover over cockpit
Location
Tweed/North Coast Area Yamba, NSW
Usage
Leisure, Cruising, Live Aboard
Hull
Composite Marine ply and glass
Keel / Ballast
Mini keels
Engine
Tohatsu 2021 outboards (2021)
Fuel Consumption
10 L for 9 hrs at 6 kts
Water
Water tanks - under lounge. 2 x 100 L capacity. 3 x 15 litres water containers
Accommodation
* Queen bed in port cabin (east-west) with additional single bunk in bow
* Queen bed in starboard cabin (north-south) with additional single bunk in bow
* Saloon and large table accommodates 6 comfortably
* Galley down in Port hull
Berths
Sleeps 6 in 2 queen, 2 singles
Galley
* Galley down with 4 burner Simpson gas cooktop
* Double stainless steel sink
* Ample bench and cupboard space
Refrigeration
* Evakool 12V 70 litre fridge
* Adventuridge 75litre dual zone fridge/freezer (2023)
Hotwater System
Bosch instantaneous
Shower
1 in head and one on starboard stern
Toilet
1 x electric "quiet" TMC marine toilet plus 1 porta potti
Entertainment
Chiq 32" TV
Dinghy
Highfield Ultra Lite 2.9m Hypalon (2023)
Outboard
Yamaha 2 stroke 15HP
Covers
* Cockpit canvas shade cover
* Boom bag and lazy jacks
Ground Tackle
* Muir Electric Anchor winch (new motor 2025)
* 20kg Bruce anchor with 60 m of chain and 40m rope
* 20kg Plough anchor with 30m chain and 50 m rope
Safety Gear
4 Life Jackets
2 x Crewfit 180 Pro Automatic life jackets (2022)
2 x Ocean Signal Rescue Me AIS (2021)
Coastal pack of flares
Epirb
GME 406 MHZ EPIRB model MT600G (Exp 2031)
Fire Protection
3 powder fire extinguishers
Electrics
* 3 x 150Ah 12 volts Lithium ion phosphate batteries with bluetooth integrated BMS
* 360 watts of solar panels (2 x Giant Power) with Victron MPPT 100/20A solar charge controller(bluetooth)
* LED lights throughout
* 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter
*Starlink RV kit 4G router with antenna
*Generator - Engel 2 kVA
*240 v Battery charger for shore power
Electronics
* All Raymarine electronics: Wind, depth, direction screens and chart plotter - Lighthouse sport
* Evolution Tiller Pilot (ST 4000/S1) with p70s control head.
* AIS 700 Class B with splitter (2021)
* VHF Marine Radio inside at nav table and an ICOM with DSC and GPS in cockpit
* Steering Compass
Sail Inventory
* Main - Cross cut Dacron sail, fully battened, with 2 reefing points (new 2023)
* Genoa on furler - 7oz Dacron Cross cut (new 2023)
* Staysail on furler. (2024)
* Boom Bag (2023)
* Spinnaker - asymmetrical
Mast / Rigging
Mast / Rigging
Aluminium mast with full mast cutter rig - (rigging replaced in 2019)
Deck Gear
2 x 40 two speed self-tailing Primary winches,
3 x 30 winches
1 x mast winch
1 x winch on boom
ABOUT THE SELLER
Crescent Head
NSW 2440 Australia