Top Hat Mark 1. For Sale

[Shaun]

Hi,
Phil and myself have bought and refitted a Top Hat 25 Mark 1, which is now for sale.
Features:
Stainless Steel mast girder,
Genoa, working jib and mainsail in good condition.
More details and photos (more photos will be added soon) at Yachthub:
https://yachthub.com/list/ed-view.html?de=207666

$8500

PM Phillip or me, or phone o416 254 255

Delivery available anywhere on the east coast of Australia by negotiation.

Cheers

[Gerard]

Hi all,

New forum member here. I'm looking to buy a Top Hat 25 and have been doing research on the forum. Your Mark 1 for sale looks nice and I am eagerly awaiting the interior photos. I know that the Mark 1's (particularly the Baker versions) have a better reputation for strength, but my concerns with Mark 1's are as follows:
1. I don't want to have to wear wellingtons every time I go sailing!
2. I don't think Mark 1's have an anchor locker by default - are they difficult to retro-fit?
3. Mark 1's don't have the smooth interior fibreglass fit-out, and look a bit cosmetically challenged.
4. Most Mark 1's don't have a cockpit well for an outboard (if and when the diesel dies) - but did I spy a well on the boat for sale?

Are there other pros or cons with Mark 1 boats (compared to Mark 3, for example) that should be considered?

Gerard
Nowra, NSW

[Phillip]

Gerald,
Moon Spinner is one of six Mk1s built by Formit and as such the interior finish is better than Bakers.
The build has not suffered from Formits later alterations to the specifications.
She has a chain locker in the bow accessed thro a hawes pipe.
I find that it is a good arrangement and have had no problems on Seaka with that fitout.
Yes there is a motor well and Moon Spinner comes with a 5hp Yamaha.
In this this case any water in the cockpit from sailing should just flow out the outboard well.
She has never been fitted out with an inboard motor.
As Shaun has said, interior photos sometime after this weekend.

[Gerard]

Thanks Phillip. Looking forward to seeing the photos.

[Shaun]

Hi Gerard,
We had Moon Spinner up on the slips last week, just a bit more info....when under tow from the slip to a mooring there was no water coming on to the cockpit floor, we were doing about 5 or 6kts through the water, the water level was about half way up the outboard well sides on flat water.
I also have a Mark3 with the anchor locker on the foredeck, although it's more like an anchor "rode" locker as the Rocnas don't fit in the well anyway, without modification to the locker, which has been done with details of that on the site. When I moor the Mk3 I remove the anchor from the front, it goes onto the bow roller when sailing. I reckon it would be easier weighing anchor with an on deck locker rather than feeding the rode down the hawse pipe, but some say it's not a problem.
The interior isn't all that flash, but the layout is practical with a berth each side rather than the dinette style layout, I'm hoping to take some interior photos today.
We are basing our assumption that it's a Formit built Mk1, by the reinforcing under the fore deck, cockpit floor and lazerette hatches, which is like a grid/honeycomb like grp reinforcing.
The included motor is a Yamaha 5hp, 2 stroke, that goes into the well, 2007 model.
Cheers

[Shaun]

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More photos have been uploaded to the yachthub ad:
https://yachthub.com/list/ed-view.html? ... &mode=edit
Cheers

[Shaun]

More photos and details of included equipment have been added. https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sa ... k-1/207666
We need to sell quickly, so make us an offer, you may be pleasantly surprised!
cheers

[Shaun]

Now reduced to $7500 ono.
Cheers

[Shaun]

Now reduced to $7000 or nearest offer.

Good little boat, if I didn't have the junk rig on Blue Moon, I'd be keeping this Mk1 Top Hat.
Cheers

[Phillip]

Huge reduction to $6,500 ONO

Shaun and I need Moon Spinner to be sold as we go north to the Whitsundays mid August.

We have also used up our 28 days anchored in "ONE PLACE" !!!

This a chance to get a Top Hat CHEAP. Please let your mates know.