Channel Islands 22

Details

• Make: Channel Islands
• Model: 22
• Engine Make & Model: Mermaid Turbo 4
• Horsepower: 150
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Price: £12,500
• Location: In Deganwy Marina, North Wales
• Keel: Bilge Keel
• Hull Construction: Fibreglass (GRP)
• Drive Type: Shaft

Dimensions

• Beam: 2.62m
• Draft: 0.76m
• LOA: 6.89m
• Air Draft: 1.98m
• Displacement: 2300kg
• Fuel Tank Capacity: 130l
• Water Tank Capacity: 22l
• Builder: Silva Yates (Plastics) of Jersey
• Designer: Alan Buchanan
• Hull Type: Semi Displacement

Summary

Freedom is a good example of the well renowned Alan Buchanan designed Channel Islands 22. Designed and built as a sturdy motor cruiser with good sea keeping qualities - perfect for weekend cruising. This example is fitted with the larger Ford Mermaid 150hp turbo four diesel engine. She has two single berth which can be converted into a large double berth. Separate heads to port with sea toilet. Galley complete with twin burner gas cooker, grill and stainless steel sink. Electronics include GPS Plotter, Echo Sounder and VHF, and comes complete with beaching legs. Lying Deganwy Marina, North Wales. Viewings by appointment with boatpoint Conwy - 01492 580001

Mechanical

Single Ford Mermaid 150hp Turbo 4 4-cylinder diesel engine (1984),  Shaft drive to fixed pitch 4 bladed propeller. 
Single lever engine control with electric start. 
Instrument panel with rev counter, fuel gauge, warning lights, and switches. 1698 engine hours recorded.
Hydraulic wheel steering to spoked wheel.
Cruising speed approx 8-10 knots. Max speed approx 15 knots. 
Service history - Fuel filters changed last year. Engine oil and filter changed Spring 2025. Stop gas piping changed in July 2025.
Diesel heater

Electrical

2 x 12v batteries
Batteries charged via engine alternator or battery Charger
240v Shore power support
Solar panels 

Navigation

Silva Compass (2014)
Garmin GPSMap 451 Plotter including depth sounder (2014)
Seafarer 501 Echo sounder (used as a stand by instrument)
Icom M-401E VHF radio c/w fixed antenna
Navigation lights

Deck

Anchor, chain, and warp
Stainless steel bow roller and fairleads
Stainless steel pulpit
6 x Fenders
Mooring warps
Boarding ladder 
Cockpit table
Cockpit cushions
Beaching legs

Safety

2 bilge pumps - 1 x Electric and 1 x Manual
Emergency tiller
Co2 detector
2 x Fire Extinguishers 

Canvas

Cockpit canopy
Forward deck hatch cover

Accommodation

A light main cabin forward with chain and rope locker in the forepeak. 2 berth layout with upholstered cushions and backrests, and storage shelves each side.

Galley to starboard with Plastimo 2500 2-burner gas hob with grill (2009) and sink with manually pumped cold water system, and storage lockers.

Separate heads compartment to port with manual pump marine toilet. 

Cockpit with GRP cockpit sole with non-slip deck covering, hatches to access the stowage, bilge and stern gear. 
Helm seat to starboard with fold up co-pilot seat to port.
Upholstered U-shaped aft seating with cockpit table.
Engine hatch with cushion

Construction

The Channel Islands 22 Motor Cruiser provides a combination of seaworthiness, comfortable accommodation, good performance, and easy handling. These are the qualities on which their reputation was built.

Built by Silva Yates (Plastics) Ltd of Jersey in 1979 to a design by Alan Buchanan. 
Blue GRP semi-displacement hull with white GRP superstructure with non-slip surfaces to decks. (Topsides professionally painted in 2024)
Hardwood wheelhouse
Moderate Vee hull formed of a multi-purpose semi-round bilge which gives a sea-kindly motion while the flat aft section maximises potential speed.
Rubber rubbing strake. 
Self draining aft cockpit. 
Wheel steering. 
Teak grab rails. 

Disclaimer

For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
- Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
- Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
- Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old

Please note that as the broker/agent, we cannot guarantee or warrant the serviceability of any safety equipment included within the inventory, including but not limited to the condition, operation, or service dates of such equipment. It is the responsibility of the buyer to thoroughly inspect and assess the condition of all safety equipment prior to purchase.

NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.

Contact

boatpoint at Conwy Marina

conwy@boatpoint.co.uk

01492 580 001