BROKERS COMMENTS 

Charles Livingston was extremely successful in the design of small raters – his 2 ½ Rater MODWEN was one of the few to beat the famous Herreshoff WENOAH on the Clyde.

MOLITA - now MARIGAN was designed as a fast cruiser and her undoubted appeal inspired her current owner to rescue her. In so doing he has not just breathed new life into her. Every aspect is impressive - his aim to sail the Classic Circuit with family and friends on a boat without weakness in her structure which includes a solid teak deck.

MARIGAN is therefore no delicate 100 year old museum piece but a true vintage yacht to be sailed hard as originally intended. A gaff rig with top sail will always inspire but MARIGAN has an almost natural quality about her as she sails. She is fast, strong and beautiful !
 

HISTORY 

Designed by Charles Livingston for his own personal use and built by Bond of Birkenhead, MOLITA – Little Molly, named after his daughter, was launched in 1898. Livingstone incidentally was later to serve on the English committee for the America’s Cup. Apparently originally equipped with a Kelvin 2.5 HP engine, she was re engined in 1936. Moreover in the late ‘30s her rig was transformed from fore and aft to that of a Marconi ketch. At that time she was sailed by a crew of 4, all of whom were quartered in the forward cabin.

Now into the 21st century; she was found advertised in the Classic Boat magazine - and on inspection found to be worthy of serious attention. Having bought her the decision was taken to have her rebuilt with the aim she last another 100 years - and certainly even stronger than originally. Having now been fully restored and reconverted to her original gaff rig; she is in splendid condition. Launched under her new name MARIGAN – in honour of her present owner’s four daughters Morgan, Marine, Ocean and Logan in 2006, She has already gone on to win the Spanish championship for vintage yachts in both 2009 and 2010.
 

CONSTRUCTION 

Originally pitch pine; top 5 of teak planking on oak frames and teak deck then on restoration:
- Pitch pine and Oregon pine planking hull all copper fastened
- Laminated iroko main frames
- Steamed American oak intermediate frames
- Oregon pine beam shelf
- Laminated iroko deck beams
- Teak deck planking
- Teak covering board
- Laminated iroko horizontal and vertical knees
- Elm and bronze fastened lead keel
- Laminated iroko stem and stern; bronze through bolted

A key feature of this vessel is her strength and to this end the chain plates have been redesigned in stainless steel to distribute the load of the rig to the entire hull and keel. Each chain plate is reinforced in a ring frame by an individual beam, knee and laminated iroko frame and the plates extend in one piece to the mast foot. The conventionally laid teak deck is supported by beams, knees, covering board beam shelves and king plank. Bronze tiller
 

ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT 

With the owner’s abiding interest in classic racing, the accommodation is quite basically fitted out in mahogany with white deck head. From the raised deck house for’ard the cockpit, companionway steps lead to the aft cabin.
- Double berth to port
- Single berth stbd
- Access to lazarette and entire after part of the yacht
- Opening bronze ports
- Doorway forward to main saloon – also accessible from booby hatch and steps from deck
- Galley to port; Taylors 2 hob and oven
- Sink with fresh water and stowage around
- Navigation / chart table stbd
- Seating and comfortable pilot berths above and outboard
- Head compartment with Blake manual pump WC to starboard
- Extensive locker space opposite to port
- Foc’sle
- 2 x Cot berths
- Sail and sheet stowage
- Specially constructed anchor chain locker prevents water entering bilge
 

RIG, SPARS AND SAILS 

- All spars in hollow Oregon pine and all spars with bronze fittings
- Bowsprit with Dolphin striker and whiskers
- Spinnaker pole
- Main shrouds to bronze bottle screws
- Running backstays to masthead
- Checkstays to hounds on bronze Highfield lever
- All rigging and sheet blocks ash cheeked and bronze
- All necessary sheets and halyards
- All sails by Ratsey and Lapthorn
- Main (2 reefs)
- Jack yard top sail with luff yard and jack yard
- Staysail
- Flying jib
- Jib top sail
- Large light genoa
- Small balloon jib
- Large balloon jib
 

DECK LAYOUT, EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE  

- Varnished king planks, cover boards and rail cap
- Deck furniture restored to comply with original plans
- All deck and mast fittings are of bronze
- Bronze pad eyes for all deck fittings
- All deck cleats for purchase tackles in teak and bronze
- Bronze stern warp fairleads
- Self draining cockpit, seating at deck level with varnished coaming surround
- Bronze main sheet horse
- Raised deck house for’ard of cockpit with companionway to aft cabin
- Low booby style hatch with companionway to main cabin
- Butterfly hatch over main saloon
- Teak pin racks with bronze belaying pins abaft the mast
- Bronze mushroom vents
- Deck prisms
- Forward hatch to foc’sle
- Bronze 500 W 24 V electric anchor capstan windlass (MZ control)
- CQR anchor; c 25 lb with 50 m of 10 mm chain
- Covers for all deck furniture and rail cap
- Small inflatable dinghy and Honda outboard
 

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND TANKAGE  

- Perkins 50 Hp Diesel main engine (1970s completely restored and upgraded)
- 2 x Alternator (12V and 24V)
- Hydraulic pump drives hydraulic motor to offset 4 blade feathering propeller (no gearbox)
- Engine controls in cockpit
- Shore power 220 V terminal at cockpit
- 24 V DC & 220 V AC distribution panel; nav lights, instruments, cabin lights (aft passage)
- Battery isolator panel
- 4 x 12 V batteries (under saloon seating) feeds the 24 V system
- 1 x 12 V for engine start
- Newly re wired with lights in the heads, companionway, forecastle, chart table
- Navigation lights in the mast head, spreader lights
- 43 litre plastic diesel tank
- No fresh water tanks currently fitted
 

NAVIGATION COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS 

- Lowrance chart plotter GPS / Global Map 9200
- B & G Hydra 3000
- Simrad RS 87VHF
 

SAFETY 

- 1 x Manual gusher bilge pump in cockpit
- 1 x Electric in bilge with floater for automatic activation (24V)
- 1 x HD bilge pump activated via electromagnetic clutch on engine
- 1 x Life raft for 8 persons in concealed locker port side of cockpit
- 8 x Auto inflate life jackets
- 1 Fire extinguisher
 

DISCLAIMER

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.