Sigma 362
For Sale

 

Sigma 362,1990, Deep fin, VAT Paid, with documentation

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Designed by David Thomas, and sold in fairly large numbers through the 1980s, the Sigma 362 was a cruising version of the successful Sigma 36 racer. She was one of the first Sigmas to have a modern double aft cabin layout, and yet retains most of the performance and all of the superb handling that makes all the Sigma yachts sought after. The Sigma 362 has a lead and iron (lead-base on an iron fin) keel with a good ballast ratio, and an easily handled masthead rig. They are strongly built, and the design quickly proved very popular with both club racers, and with sailing schools, which is why you often find many of these boats that have had a fairly hard life.

'Sailing Today' described the design as a modern classic, and said ".... The Sigma 362 achieves an admirable balance between creature comforts, sailing performance and good looks, which is about all that I’d ask for in my ideal cruiser."

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LOA                    36' 0"       10.97m

LWL                    28' 0"        8.53m

Beam                 11' 6"         3.51m

Draught               6' 1"         1.85m

Berths                 7

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Displacement    12,800lbs/5,625 kg

Engine                28Hp Volvo 2003

Ballast                 5,160 lbs/2,341kg

Keel type             Lead & iron fin 

Extended deep spade rudder

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StormCruiser is a well-known Sigma 362. One of the last 362’s built, she was originally an RYA training boat, based in Ardrossan in Scotland, she competed in many races and taught hundreds of enthusiasts to sail. Photographs of her even appear in the current RYA Yachtmaster training books.

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She was purchased by her current owner in 2007 and was brought down to the South Coast and was sailed for a few years, before undergoing a total strip down and refit.  Since then she has been cruised lightly in the Solent and is now arguably the best examples of its class currently available and comes comprehensively equipped and ready to sail away.

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Under current ownership she has undergone a a major structural refit which included:

Taking all interior woodwork back to bare wood and re-varnished,

Keel removed, keel bolts replaced and keel rebedded,

Hull grit blasted and epoxy coated with International Gelsheild,

Portlights and Hatches replaced,

Full electrical rewire,

All seacocks replaced with DZR,

Standing rigging replaced throughout

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Electrical and Instrumentation (All upgraded over 2016-19)

• Full Raymarine navigation equipment, Seatalk connected, including

  • ST60+ Speed, Depth, Wind, CH Wind and Graphic

  • C120 Chartplotter at chart table (with charts for UK)

  • ST6001 Autohelm and S2 Course Computer, with gyro and rudder reference.

• Garmin Chartplotter with AIS overlay at helm

• Digital Yacht AIS Transponder and WiFi Instrument data repeater

• Furuno Radar at chart table 

• DSC VHF radio at chart table

• iCOM DSC handheld VHF radio

• House and engine batteries (1x80ah and 2 x 120ah all new in 2022)

• 50w Solar Panel and controller

• Victron BMV Smart Battery Monitor

• Victron 12v/30a Smart Charger

• Ultrasonic Antifouling system

• Complete DC rewire with new all switchgear and isolators

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Mechanical (All replaced in 2017)

• Original engine replaced with later freshwater cooled Volvo MD2003. New injectors, pumps and top end rebuild, Hex conversion on gearbox, new Prop shaft and PSS stern gland

• Cutlass bearing and PSS gland replaced 2022

• Gori 2 blade folding prop (Fixed prop also included)

• New stainless steel fuel tank, pipework and filtration system

• New exhaust pipework and silencer

• New calorifier with immersion heater

• Engine serviced annually since

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Deck Fittings Upgrade (All replaced in 2016 at a cost of over 20k)

• Aluminium Toe rails and stanchions and guardwires replaced (Repositioned to include side access gates)

• 6 New Lewmar Chrome Self Tailing winches (Primary, Secondary and coach roof)

• New Selden boom, with single line reefing, led back to cockpit

• New Selden gas kicker

• New running rigging with dyneema halyards

• New Lewmar clutches and deck organisers

• New Harken genoa furler

• New Lewmar mainsheet taveller and 8:1 mainsheet block

• Custom stainless steel bowsprit to take Cruising chute

• Larger 1.2m Wheel fitted

• New deep spade, balanced rudder (Significantly improves upwind performance and eliminates the risk of rounding up if overpowered)

• All running rigging replaced 

Following this upgrade everything is now led back to the cockpit, StormCruiser can be sailed comfortably without leavng the cockpit, including hoisting and reefing the main, trimming sails etc. She can now be easily sailed single or double handed.

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Comprehensive set of sails

• Kemp fully battened cruising main (2016)

• Kemp 130% Genoa (2017)

• Assorted other sails including spare main and various genoas and spinnaker.

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Two full sets of canvas work, both in perfect condition

• Sprayhood, Wheel Cover and Sailcover and lazyjacks, Navy Blue (2013)

• Sprayhood, Wheel Cover and Sailcover and lazyjacks, Beige (2018)

• Fitted Cockpit Winter Cover/Tent. White (2018)

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Interior

• Cushions recovered in 2008

• Memory foam mattress in aft cabin in 2018

• 5Kw Diesel warm air heating system 2022

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Galley

• Plastimo 2 burner, Grill & Oven

• Built in Fridge 12v/240v

• Gas detector

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Probably the best 362 currently available

Now offered for sale at £49,950

Currently in Chichester, West Sussex

Email serna@gmx.com or call 07968 386842 for more details