Swiftsure 33 – Centerboard Drop Keel (Draft 1 meter keel up)
- Brand
- Swiftsure
- Model
- 33 – Centerboard Drop Keel
- Year
- 1962
- Engine
- Yanmar 2GM 20
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Length
- 10.08 m (33.1 ft)
- Width
- 3.05 m (10 ft)
- Draft
- 1.07 m (3.5 ft)
- Weight
- 5.2 ton
- Hull
- Fiberglass
- Location
- Lagos, PT
EUR 17,990
Swiftsure 33 – Centerboard Drop Keel (Draft 1 meter keel up)
A real Classic 1962 Sailing boat in great condition for its age with lots of updates later years, such as new Rigg (complete with new mast, boom, standing rigg, sails etc), updated batteries, Anchor Windlass, new water tank and much more. Priced for a quick sale and ready to sail.
The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple. Everything on the boat is simplified for easy life onboard and maintenance but still good comfort for live aboard while cruising.
This is the original design of the Swifture, but even later models marketed as the COMMODORE SWIFTSURE, were both sold through Seafarer Yachts. So a well k
The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple. Everything on the boat is simplified for easy life onboard and maintenance but still good comfort for live aboard while cruising.
This is the original design of the Swifture, but even later models marketed as the COMMODORE SWIFTSURE, were both sold through Seafarer Yachts. So a well k
A real Classic 1962 Sailing boat in great condition for its age with lots of updates later years, such as new Rigg (complete with new mast, boom, standing rigg, sails etc), updated batteries, Anchor Windlass, new water tank and much more. Priced for a quick sale and ready to sail.
The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple. Everything on the boat is simplified for easy life onboard and maintenance but still good comfort for live aboard while cruising.
This is the original design of the Swifture, but even later models marketed as the COMMODORE SWIFTSURE, were both sold through Seafarer Yachts. So a well known boat back in the days. The first boats, built by G. deVries Lentch, Inc., have a permanently-fixed cabin table with two leaves that fold down when not in use. At the aft end of the table is a hollow stainless pole that runs from the cabin sole to the bottom of the cabin ceiling, through which, runs a housing for the centerboard control cable. The SWIFTSURE has bronze deck hardware and fittings, and mahogany trim.
Enter the Comfortable Cockpit of this classic yacht, well protected as it has the aft deck behind the cockpit, and you sit low and protected in the deep cockpit. The painted deck (not teakdeck!), is wide and you move around safely even on this relatively small boat, behind the protecting guard rails. Entering the inside of the boat from the cockpit, the sink and gas stove are on portside and instruments/navigation on starboard. In the salon there is a fold-up table in the middle and two sofas (can be used as extra beds) on each side. Forward is owners cabin and with access to the head (compost head – a great solution that is smell free and do not require waste tank). Headroom is appr 190cm in the Salon/Pentry.
Boat size is optimal for low-cost mooring in marinas and also for shallow entries in bays and areas not accessible to many other sailors. Fair Endavour is currently hauled out on the wharf Sopromar in Lagos, but planned to get back in water later this year.
Current owners have had Fair Endavour since 1986. Their earlier cruising areas were on the East
coast of the UK where her lifting keel came in handy due to it being a very muddy shallow coast.
During holidays they cruised the Northern French coast. In the late 80s they took Fair Endeavour down through the French Canals to the Med where again the lifting keel was an essential asset with the shallow waterways. They then spent a year cruising the Mediterranean coast including Italy, Corsica, Elba. etc. They spent the next few years on the West coast of the UK mostly in Wales along with cruises to Ireland. With their kids arriving they went back to the East coast and then spent a few years sailing over to the Netherlands where the children thoroughly enjoyed the safe sailing on the Veerse Meer. A further mast lift and European Canal cruise to the Med enabled many family Summer cruises in the West and East Med. More recently they dropped the mast again and used the Port of Valence on the Rhone to organize the new mast and rig before exiting into the Med and undertaking a Winter 2019 port-hopping cruise along the French and Spanish coasts.
Since arriving in Portugal they have explored the Algarve coast. But now due to many other adventures and plans they are ready to let her go to new owners.
Survey Report available from May 2022. The boat is currently registered in UK Small Ship Register but been in EU during Brexit and therefore EU VAT paid status.
Equipment and facts:
Generally:
• Model year 1962
• HIN/ Hull Number: 304493
• Name: SY Fair Endeavour
• Length: 10.08 m
• Length Waterline (LWL): 6.99 m
• Width/Beam: 3.05 m
• Draft: 1.07 (keel up) 2.01 m (keel down)
• Displacement: 5216 kg
• Ballast: (cast iron): 1542 kg
• Mast height (Bridge Clarance) 19.50 m
• Layout with one master/fwd cabin and 2 sleeps in Salon.
• One Head/Bathroom/Toilet
• Engine: Yanmar 2GM 20 – 16hp, 2-cylinder diesel (1986)
• Engine number: 06586 (hours unknown, but engine was out and and received a general overall and valve replacement)
• Axis/Shaft w 3-blade bronze propeller
• Diesel tank Stainles Steel appr. 90 liter (2018)
• 18kg (35lb) DELTA anchor and long 8mm galvanized anchor chain combined with rope for deeper anchoring.
• Lofrans manual Anchor Winlass in bow
Navigation and Electronics
• Compass: Plastimo Contest
• GPS, Echo Sounder / Log: Wind Speed and direction
• B&G V7 Plotter with multiple charts for Europe
• B&G AIS with splitter (2023)
• VHF: B&G V50 GMDSS VHF
• VHF 2: Handheld Cobra
• “NASA” wind speed and direction (in fwd saloon – but not currently working)
Rig and Winches:
• Type 1-spreader sloop (All New Z Spars Rigg 2019)
• Mast: Deck stepped 1-spreader Jeckells, Aluminium mast and Bom (2019)
• Standing rigging (New 2019)
• Running Rigging in very good condition (renew over the years)
• Furler Genoa
• Backstay tensioner from cockpit
• Vang: Z Spars, from cockpit
• Winches: Lewmar 2-speed 40 in Cockpit and Andersen 18 on mast
Sails
• Mainsail Battened (2019)
• Mainsail reefing: 3 reefing steps
• Genoa on Furlex
• Stormsail
• Cruising Shute (light wind sail)
• Spinaker pole - original wooden pole
Batteries and charging
• Charger 220v – 12v
• Batteries new domestic/start batteries
Water, heating and sanitation
• Chemical …compost Toilet (works perfectly and do not require holding tank)
• Sinks in Galley with manual pumps
• 2-burner Gas/Propane stove
• Electric Coolerbox – 220v/12v
• Automatic bilge pump (2025)
• Manual bilge pump in cockpit (2025)
Safety and Miscellaneous
• Fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
• Life buoy, Life jackets, Lifelines, Flares (need update) etc
• Dinghy and 2,5hp Suzuki outboard engine in very good condition.
Updates and maintenance last 4-5 years:
Hull and deck paint
Recent work:
2025. New Vetus marine batteries fitted. New manual and auto bilge pumps fitted.
2023. B&G AIS with splitter fitted.
2023. B&G new echo sounder and log fitted.
2022. Sopromar replaced rudder bearings, bushes and re-hung.
2022. All skin fittings and valves replaced with new Tru-Design fittings.
2021. Epoxy treated. 5 layers of gel-shield. Anti-fouled.
2020. Sopromar shot blasted hull.
2019 - New Mainsail. Jeckells mainmast system.
Z Spars new Z501 Mast fitted for single spreader, deck stepped, masthead rig.
Z Spars new Z362 Boom fitted with 3 x slab reefs and outhaul. Reef hooks fitted.
Z Spars new Medium rigid vang.
NASA LED Tri-white light fitted
NASA Cruiser wind system v2 fitted - currently not working.
Deck flood steaming light fitted - currently not working.
Hawk VHF aerial fitted
Winch pads and mast cleats fitted.
Lazy jacks fitted
2019 - the 1986 Yanmar 2GM engine was removed and received a general overall and valve
replacement.
2018 - New stainless steel fuel tank fitted.
Inventory:
Furling headsail.
Mainsail (2019)
Stormsail
Cruising shute
NMEA backbone system.
B & G Chart plotter
B & G DSC VHF
B & G AIS on a B & G splitter.
Fire extinguishers/blanket.
Pyrotechnics (outdated) and safety harnesses.
Wind scoop
Daylight navigation signs/radar reflector
Cordless inflator for dinghy
Shore power leads
Dometic 12v/240v fridge
2 Burner gas stove (non-gimbled).
Camping gaz.
A real Classic 1962 Sailing boat in great condition for its age with lots of updates later years, such as new Rigg (complete with new mast, boom, standing rigg, sails etc), updated batteries, Anchor Windlass, new water tank and much more. Priced for a quick sale and ready to sail.The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple. Everything on the boat is simplified for easy life onboard and maintenance but still good comfort for live aboard while cruising.
This is the original design of the Swifture, but even later models marketed as the COMMODORE SWIFTSURE, were both sold through Seafarer Yachts. So a well known boat back in the days. The first boats, built by G. deVries Lentch, Inc., have a permanently-fixed cabin table with two leaves that fold down when not in use. At the aft end of the table is a hollow stainless pole that runs from the cabin sole to the bottom of the cabin ceiling, through which, runs a housing for the centerboard control cable. The SWIFTSURE has bronze deck hardware and fittings, and mahogany trim.
Enter the Comfortable Cockpit of this classic yacht, well protected as it has the aft deck behind the cockpit, and you sit low and protected in the deep cockpit. The painted deck (not teakdeck!), is wide and you move around safely even on this relatively small boat, behind the protecting guard rails. Entering the inside of the boat from the cockpit, the sink and gas stove are on portside and instruments/navigation on starboard. In the salon there is a fold-up table in the middle and two sofas (can be used as extra beds) on each side. Forward is owners cabin and with access to the head (compost head – a great solution that is smell free and do not require waste tank). Headroom is appr 190cm in the Salon/Pentry.
Boat size is optimal for low-cost mooring in marinas and also for shallow entries in bays and areas not accessible to many other sailors. Fair Endavour is currently hauled out on the wharf Sopromar in Lagos, but planned to get back in water later this year.
Current owners have had Fair Endavour since 1986. Their earlier cruising areas were on the East
coast of the UK where her lifting keel came in handy due to it being a very muddy shallow coast.
During holidays they cruised the Northern French coast. In the late 80s they took Fair Endeavour down through the French Canals to the Med where again the lifting keel was an essential asset with the shallow waterways. They then spent a year cruising the Mediterranean coast including Italy, Corsica, Elba. etc. They spent the next few years on the West coast of the UK mostly in Wales along with cruises to Ireland. With their kids arriving they went back to the East coast and then spent a few years sailing over to the Netherlands where the children thoroughly enjoyed the safe sailing on the Veerse Meer. A further mast lift and European Canal cruise to the Med enabled many family Summer cruises in the West and East Med. More recently they dropped the mast again and used the Port of Valence on the Rhone to organize the new mast and rig before exiting into the Med and undertaking a Winter 2019 port-hopping cruise along the French and Spanish coasts.
Since arriving in Portugal they have explored the Algarve coast. But now due to many other adventures and plans they are ready to let her go to new owners.
Survey Report available from May 2022. The boat is currently registered in UK Small Ship Register but been in EU during Brexit and therefore EU VAT paid status.
Equipment and facts:
Generally:
• Model year 1962
• HIN/ Hull Number: 304493
• Name: SY Fair Endeavour
• Length: 10.08 m
• Length Waterline (LWL): 6.99 m
• Width/Beam: 3.05 m
• Draft: 1.07 (keel up) 2.01 m (keel down)
• Displacement: 5216 kg
• Ballast: (cast iron): 1542 kg
• Mast height (Bridge Clarance) 19.50 m
• Layout with one master/fwd cabin and 2 sleeps in Salon.
• One Head/Bathroom/Toilet
• Engine: Yanmar 2GM 20 – 16hp, 2-cylinder diesel (1986)
• Engine number: 06586 (hours unknown, but engine was out and and received a general overall and valve replacement)
• Axis/Shaft w 3-blade bronze propeller
• Diesel tank Stainles Steel appr. 90 liter (2018)
• 18kg (35lb) DELTA anchor and long 8mm galvanized anchor chain combined with rope for deeper anchoring.
• Lofrans manual Anchor Winlass in bow
Navigation and Electronics
• Compass: Plastimo Contest
• GPS, Echo Sounder / Log: Wind Speed and direction
• B&G V7 Plotter with multiple charts for Europe
• B&G AIS with splitter (2023)
• VHF: B&G V50 GMDSS VHF
• VHF 2: Handheld Cobra
• “NASA” wind speed and direction (in fwd saloon – but not currently working)
Rig and Winches:
• Type 1-spreader sloop (All New Z Spars Rigg 2019)
• Mast: Deck stepped 1-spreader Jeckells, Aluminium mast and Bom (2019)
• Standing rigging (New 2019)
• Running Rigging in very good condition (renew over the years)
• Furler Genoa
• Backstay tensioner from cockpit
• Vang: Z Spars, from cockpit
• Winches: Lewmar 2-speed 40 in Cockpit and Andersen 18 on mast
Sails
• Mainsail Battened (2019)
• Mainsail reefing: 3 reefing steps
• Genoa on Furlex
• Stormsail
• Cruising Shute (light wind sail)
• Spinaker pole - original wooden pole
Batteries and charging
• Charger 220v – 12v
• Batteries new domestic/start batteries
Water, heating and sanitation
• Chemical …compost Toilet (works perfectly and do not require holding tank)
• Sinks in Galley with manual pumps
• 2-burner Gas/Propane stove
• Electric Coolerbox – 220v/12v
• Automatic bilge pump (2025)
• Manual bilge pump in cockpit (2025)
Safety and Miscellaneous
• Fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
• Life buoy, Life jackets, Lifelines, Flares (need update) etc
• Dinghy and 2,5hp Suzuki outboard engine in very good condition.
Updates and maintenance last 4-5 years:
Hull and deck paint
Recent work:
2025. New Vetus marine batteries fitted. New manual and auto bilge pumps fitted.
2023. B&G AIS with splitter fitted.
2023. B&G new echo sounder and log fitted.
2022. Sopromar replaced rudder bearings, bushes and re-hung.
2022. All skin fittings and valves replaced with new Tru-Design fittings.
2021. Epoxy treated. 5 layers of gel-shield. Anti-fouled.
2020. Sopromar shot blasted hull.
2019 - New Mainsail. Jeckells mainmast system.
Z Spars new Z501 Mast fitted for single spreader, deck stepped, masthead rig.
Z Spars new Z362 Boom fitted with 3 x slab reefs and outhaul. Reef hooks fitted.
Z Spars new Medium rigid vang.
NASA LED Tri-white light fitted
NASA Cruiser wind system v2 fitted - currently not working.
Deck flood steaming light fitted - currently not working.
Hawk VHF aerial fitted
Winch pads and mast cleats fitted.
Lazy jacks fitted
2019 - the 1986 Yanmar 2GM engine was removed and received a general overall and valve
replacement.
2018 - New stainless steel fuel tank fitted.
Inventory:
Furling headsail.
Mainsail (2019)
Stormsail
Cruising shute
NMEA backbone system.
B & G Chart plotter
B & G DSC VHF
B & G AIS on a B & G splitter.
Fire extinguishers/blanket.
Pyrotechnics (outdated) and safety harnesses.
Wind scoop
Daylight navigation signs/radar reflector
Cordless inflator for dinghy
Shore power leads
Dometic 12v/240v fridge
2 Burner gas stove (non-gimbled).
Camping gaz.
The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple. Everything on the boat is simplified for easy life onboard and maintenance but still good comfort for live aboard while cruising.
This is the original design of the Swifture, but even later models marketed as the COMMODORE SWIFTSURE, were both sold through Seafarer Yachts. So a well k
Equipment list
Engine
HP16
Engine hours3000
Engine year1986
Engine Number06586
Freshwater coolingNo
Propeller shaftAxis
Propeller3-blade fixed bronze
ThrusterNo
Engines1
Fuel capacity90
Speed6,5
Sail and rig
MainsailYes
Mainsail2019
HeadsailYes
HeadsailGenoa
Rigtype1-spreader sloop
Code 0No
GennakkerYes
Boom coverYes
Lazy JackYes
ZippackYes
FurlingYes
Spinnaker poleYes
Mastheight19,50
Navigation
ChartplotterYes
ChartplotterB&G V7
LogYes
Depth sounderYes
FishfinderNo
VHF RadioYes
VHF radioB&G V50 GMDSS VHF
RadarNo
CompassYes
AutopilotNo
LandternsYes
GPSYes
Wind instrumentYes
AIS transmitterB&G AIS with splitter
AIS responderB&G AIS with splitter
Inboard
StoveYes
CoolerYes
ToiletYes
ShowerNo
Beds4
Max height cabin (cm)190
TVNo
StereoNo
Bed length (cm)200
HeatingNo
DäckstömningNo
Satellite TV-antennaNo
Cockpit
TillerYes
WheelstearingNo
SprayhoodNo
Cockpit TentYes
CockpittableNo
Cockpit cushionsYes
WinchenLewmar 2-speed 40 in Cockpit and Andersen 18 on mast
Deck
Teak deckNo
Teak in cockpitYes
Stanchion and safetylinesYes
Swimming platformNo
Swimming ladderYes
WindbreakersNo
Equipment
FendersYes
Mooring linesYes
Dinghy / inflatable boatYes
Winter cradleNo
Winter coverNo
LifesaverYes
Fire ExtinguisherYes
AnchorDelta
LifeboatNo
Miscellaneous
Power 230VYes
BoatnameFair Endavour
Battery chargerYes
Batteriesyes
Pressurized waterYes
Hot water tankNo
Bilge pumpYes
WindlassLewmar Manual
Electrical WindlassNo
WatertankYes
Hull number304493
ShipregisterUK (but EU VAT Paid status)
Water tank (in litres)227
CE-approvedNo
Proof of EU VAT paidYes
WatermakerNo
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