The Halmatic 30 is a superb long keel cruising yacht, ideally suited for short handed or family sailing. Unlike many boat of her era the Halmatic 30 has a good volume interior, giving extra comfort for spending longer periods aboard. 

"Seriema" has been well looked after and majorly upgraded in her current ownership, including a new Beta 20 engine and all new sails (her owner is a well known local Sail Maker).

She represents great value for money and will take you anywhere.

Potted history

Designed for Halmatic by John Sharp, the Halmatic 30 was built from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. About 200 were built in total.

They were designed as a smaller version of the Nicholson 31 and in very much the same style - a heavy displacement long-keeler with a high ballast ratio. They are strongly built and have an excellent reputation as a serious seagoing yacht.

The interior of these yachts also exhibit the same volume as the Nicholson 31, making them comfortable for longer stays aboard.

Dimensions & general info..

• LOA - 8.99m
• LWL - 6.96m
• Beam - 2.90m
• Draft - 1.37m
• Displacement - 4082kg
• Ballast - 2041kg
• Builder - Halmatic Ltd.
• Designer - John B Sharp.
• Year built - 1984
• Build No. - 8052

Work done since purchase in 2020

• New Beta 20 installed 2022.
• All new stern gear, fuel system and pipes 2022.
• New toilet and pipework 2022.
• Fuel and water tanks removed and cleaned.
• Toerail and hand rails, removed, stripped and re bedded 2023.
• Keel sand blasted and epoxy primed 2022.
• Rest of hull stripped by hand back to epoxy coating, extra applied 2023.
• New electric anchor windlass 2023.
• Sails furling genoa with foam luff pad 2023 fully battened main with roller cars 2023 Asymmetric spinnaker 2024 storm jib 2024.
• New guard wires 2024.
• All halyards and ropes replaced ( main and genoa halyard in Dyneema).
• Hummingbird Helix 5 chart plotter (on removable washboard).
• New Lewmar 10kg Epsilon Anchor ( fits on bow roller), 60m 8mm chain and 10m rope.
• New Sprayhood and bars, new quick drop cover- brand new.
• New batteries 2024.
• New Plastimo bulkhead compasses.
• Replaced pressurized fresh water pump.

Hull, deck & superstructure

Hull

• Topsides finished in original gelcoat.
• Single piece hand laid GRP moulded hull.
• GRP formed structural members internally. Plywood bulkheads and furniture bases, glassed to hull.
• Long keel with external cast iron ballast.
• Keel hung rudder and tiller steering. Spare tiller.
• Keel all anti fouling removed in 2023.
• Teak toe rail refurbished 2023.

Deck & superstructure

• Single piece hand laid GRP moulding incorporating coach roof and self-draining cockpit.
• Moulding non-slip pattern panels on decks.

Interior & accommodation

• 5 berths in total including 2 berth cabin forward, the starboard side saloon seating can be converted to a double berth, a single port side settee berth.
• Separate heads to Starboard with marine toilet and basin with storage.
• Separate hanging locker opposite heads.
• Traditional style Teak veneered plywood with solid Teak trims.
• Teak veneered sole boards.

Forward cabin

• V-berth with central in-fill section creating a double when required.
• Hull insulated and lined.
• Bin lockers beneath the bunks.

Heads

• Separate heads with door.
• Manual Albin marine toilet.
• Stainless steel wash hand basin with pressurized cold water faucet.
• Vanity unit with cupboard.
• Storage behind toilet and separate wall mounted cupboard.

Opposite the heads

• There is a large full height wet hanging locker. The door is shared with the forward cabin.

Saloon

• U-shaped settee to starboard.
• Drop leaf table which will convert the starboard seating area to a double berth when required.
• Single settee/berth to port.
• At the forward end of the port settee berth is a shelf unit with a sealed storage locker outboard. It is not refrigerated (perhaps could be) but is lined in GRP and will act as additional cold storage if required.
• There are overhead storage lockers outboard to port and starboard and further storage underneath the settee base.

Galley

• To port of the companionway.
• Gimballed Plastimo Neptune 2500 gas cooker with two burners, grill and oven.
• Stainless steel sink unit with pressurised cold water faucet.
• Top loading cool box and electric plug in cool box.

 Navigation station

• Large chart table with internal storage for charts and large locker below the navigators seat.
• Ships electrical distribution panel, Repeaters for log and depth, GPS and VHF.

Deck & deck equipment

• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit with stanchion posts and double guard wires. Guard wires all replaced in 2024.
• Double stem head roller.
• Electric Lewmar Pro series 1000 anchor windlass with deck mounted foot controls and cockpit control.
• New Lewmar Epsilon 10kg anchor, fits on bow roller.
• 60m chain and 10m warp. 2023.
• 35lb CQR with 10m of 10mm chain and 50m of warp. (stored under cabin floor).
• Forward, mid-ship and aft mooring cleats.
• Moulded non-slip texture panels on side decks and coachroof.
• Solid teak grabrails running the length of the coachroof.
• High moulded coamings protecting cockpit.
• Deep, self-draining cockpit with bench seating.
• Deep cockpit lockers under the port and starboard seats and a cockpit locker under the aft seat.
• Various mooring warps and fenders.

Winches

• 2 x Anderson 28 stainless steel, two speed, self tailing primary winches.
• 2 x Lewmar 18, two speed halyard winch mounted on the mast.
• 1 x Lewmar 8 single speed mast mounted on mast for reefing.

Rig, rigging & sails

Rig & rigging

• Anodised deck stepped, single spreader, masthead sloop rig. 
• Anodised slab reefing boom with vang.
• Whisker pole with foredeck stowage.
• 1 x19 stainless steel standing rigging. Fully replaced 2016.
• Backstay with mechanical backstay adjuster.
• Furlex furling system for genoa.
• Slab reefing mainsail with stack pack and lazy jacks.
• Dyneema main and genoa halyards fitted 2023.
• All halyards, sheets and reefing lines in braid on braid, all replaced either 2023 or 24.

Sails

• MC Sails fully battened mainsail with 3 reefs (third reef trysail size) (2023).
• MC Sails, furling Genoa with foam luff pad (2023).
• MC Sails asymmetric cruising chute, barely used (2024).
• Storm Jib, orange unused (2024).

Engine

• Beta B20, 20hp, three-cylinder diesel engine. (2022).
• Engine hours approx. 350
• Regularly serviced and winterised.
• TMC40 gearbox.
• Stainless steel shaft with 3 blade, Darglow Featherstream prop.
• PSS Dripless shaft seal.
• Single lever Morse controls.

Electronics & navigation equipment

• Raymarine ST 2000 tiller pilot.
• NASA clipper depth.
• NASA clipper speed.
• Hummingbird Helix 5 chart plotter on removable washboard.
• Standard Horizon Explorer VHF.
• Garmin GPS 152.
• 2 x Plastimo cockpit bulkhead compasses.

Electrical

12v DC ships electrical system.

• Ships electrical distribution panel at the navigation station.
• 2 x 85Ah domestic battery (2024).
• 85Ah engine start battery (2024).
• 25 amp Victron battery charger.
• NASA BM2 battery monitor.
• 12V /140amp relay.
• Marine 16amp Galvanic Isolator.

240v AC shore power system.

• Shore power cable.
• RCD protected.
• Double plug outlet in galley.

Tankage & systems

• Fuel - Single tank with approx. 58L.
• Water - Single tank with approx. 115L.
• Pressurised cold water to galley and heads.

Entertainment

• IE Geek K301 radio stereo, Bluetooth / MP3 player.

Canvas work

• Blue stack pack with mast boot and lazy jacks (2024).
• Blue sprayhood (2024).
• Winter / second sprayhood, refurbished with new windows. This cover has a zip to accept a winter cockpit cover. This is pictured in a couple of the photos.

Safety gear & equipment

• Navigation lights - masthead tri-colour and anchor.
• Deck flood and steaming light.
• Electric bilge pump.
• Manual bilge pump.
• Carbon Monoxide alarm.
• Gas monitor.
• Fire blanket.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Jackstays 2025.
• Horseshoe life buoy.
• XM Oscar MOB rescue sling.
• Safe Up folding boarding ladder.