A.M. Dickie & Sons

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Siona is believed to be a Alfred Mylne design, built by AM Dickie & Sons, in 1939. Her hull is painted white and constructed from 7/8" Columbian pine planks.  Her hull fastenings are copper nails , clenched in Scottish fashion to steamed oak timbers.

Long fin iron ballast keel. Mild steel galvanised keel bolts renewed in 1991/92. Keel bolts checked in 2007 and found to be without issues.

The original canvas-sheathed pine deck has been stripped of the canvas, faired and overlaid with ply, epoxy/glass sheathed and painted.

Newly varnished teak toe rails and rubbing strakes with carved cove line below.

Low level varnished teak fore hatch on the deck in front of the mast and a hatchon the aft deck.

Refitted coach roof deck was refitted in 2008 by Nick Gates & co. The original canvas was removed, pine boards faired, 6mm ply fitted, epoxy glass sheathed and painted.  The coach roof extends forward as far as the mast with varnished teak coamings fitted with 3 bronze port holes each side.

Her cokpit is nice and deep, sheltered by the coach roof with varnished teak coamings. Varnished mahogany seat lockers with a wide bridge deck.

Tiller steering with a varnished tiller on bronze fittings.

All seacocks removed in 2004 refit with one being replaced.

Yanmar 3GM 27hp, 3 cylinder diesel engine fitted in 1991. Single lever Morse controls to centre-line 3 blade propeller.

• Maximum speed - 6 knots
• Stainless steel 50 litres fuel tank
• 2 x 12v batteries
• Engine driven alternator
• Solar panel

Bermudian sloop rig on gold anodised, oval section, keel stepped mast. Aluminium boom with external track.  Furlex roller reefing.

• Mainsail & Genoa - fitted 2011
• 2 x bronze Gibb halyard winches
• 1 x Lewmar mast winch
• 2 x top action Lewmar cockpit sheet winches on coamings
• New internal galvanised steel chain plates with new bolts
• All stainless steel rigging replaced - Feb 2004

• Bulkhead compass
• Depth sounder
• Log
• ST depth/speed/wind
• Autopilot
• Wind vane steering
• GPS
• Standard Horizon  7" chart plotter
• VHF DSC radio
• 2 x lifebouys

• 2 x fire extinguishers

• Coastal flare pack - 2012
• Manual bilge pump

• 1 x 45kg plough anchor
• 1 x 35kg plough anchor
• 60 metres of chain (approx)
• 55 metres of warp (approx)
• Manual windlass
• Various warps and fenders
• All over boat cover suspended from the boom

4 berths in 2 cabins. V berth in fore cabin and single berths in saloon seating. Varnished deck beams. Saloon table on alloy cantilever arm. Galley with 2 burner hob, stainless steel gas cooker, gimballed & fiddle with grill and oven. Twin stainless steel sink with hand pump. Stainless steel tray inset doubles as a draining board when placed over the cooker.  Seperate heads compartment with sea toilet.

• 6 ft head room in cabin
• Chart table converts from pull out shelf from the bulkhead
• Varnished mahogany coamings and joinery