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AUXILIARY POWER: 2 x 21hp inboard

STEERING: Rod & Chain 

RUDDERS: Glass

FOILS: Twin glass daggerboards

BUILDER: Dennis Gale

HIN: Transit 383

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Vessel Details

Woods Transit 11.6 'Echo'

Built locally in 2016 by Dennis Gale to a Richard Woods design, Echo is an 11.6-metre cruising catamaran commissioned by her current owners. She has been lightly used by the couple, wintered ashore at the Multihull Centre every year since launch, and maintained and progressively upgraded throughout their ownership.

Her foam-sandwich construction incorporates solid GRP below the waterline, with an ash and sycamore interior. Stub keels and twin daggerboards combine shallow draught with improved directional control and manoeuvrability. Draught ranges from approximately 0.9 metres with the boards raised to 1.6 metres with them lowered.

The sail inventory includes a 2024 Highwater flat-top cruising-laminate mainsail, a Crusader Mylar genoa, an asymmetric spinnaker and a Code 0, together with an unused storm jib and trysail. The downwind sails have seen very little use, and the sails have been serviced annually. A removable inner forestay accommodates the storm jib, while an electric winch assists with mainsail handling.

Twin 21hp Nanni inboard diesels provide propulsion through shaft drives. Both have been serviced annually, most recently in spring 2026, with recorded engine hours of 410 and 657.

Accommodation offers three double cabins, including two king-size berths, with additional saloon berths bringing capacity to eight. The spacious deck saloon has a fixed table with folding leaves, a navigation station and a large wet hanging locker. A linear galley in the port hull includes a four-burner gas hob, separate eye-level oven and grill, and a fridge with freezer compartment. Two heads, two showers, generous storage and headroom of approximately 1.9 metres or more provide a practical layout for extended stays aboard.

Domestic equipment includes two independent Eberspächer diesel heating systems, pressurised hot water heated by calorifier or immersion heater, shore power, an inverter and solar charging. Navigation equipment includes a Raymarine chartplotter, radar, AIS and Evolution autopilot, alongside wind, speed and depth instruments and an Icom VHF radio.

Electrics

• 12V electrical system with 240V shore power.
• Two engine batteries, 90Ah each.
• Three service batteries with a combined capacity of 320Ah.
• Battery switching.
• Charging via engines and solar panels.
• Inverter.
• No generator.

Tankage

• Two GRP fuel tanks; 2 x 90l - 180 litres total.
• Five freshwater tanks in GRP/plastic; capacity to be confirmed.
• Two GRP holding tanks; capacity to be confirmed.

Water System

• Manual and pressurised water systems.
• 5 x tanks varying sizes. Approximately 300lt total capacity.
• Seawater supply.
• Hot water heated by calorifier and immersion heater.

Rig

• Sloop rig with aluminium spars by Allspars.
• Rig and Dyneema standing rigging dating from 2016.
• Dyneema/polyester running rigging.
• Three mainsail reefs, with single-line reefing for the first and second reefs.
• Furling headsail.
• Spinnaker gear.
• Removable inner forestay for the storm jib.
• Sail area approximately 87m², slightly increased from the original design.
• Last rig check reported as approximately three years ago.

Sails

• Mainsail: Highwater flat-top cruising-laminate mainsail, 2024, white.
• Genoa: Crusader Mylar genoa, 2016, black.
• Asymmetric spinnaker: Crusader, 2016, nylon, red, white and blue.
• Code 0: Crusader, 2016, polyester.
• Trysail: Crusader, 2016, yellow; unused.
• Storm jib: Crusader, 2016, yellow; unused.
• Sails serviced annually.
• Downwind sails have seen very light use.

Winches

• 1 x 46 Harken electric winch for mainsail handling.
• 3 x 46 Harken manual winches for genoa and spinnaker sheets.
• 2 x 42 Harken winches.
• Harken daggerboard winches.
• Owner’s overall winch inventory: one Harken 46 electric, three Harken 46 manual and two Harken 42 winches.
• Spinlock jammers and deck organisers.

Accommodation

• Three double cabins, including two king-size berths.
• Six berths in the cabins, with two additional saloon berths.
• Headroom approximately 1.9m or more.
• Ash and sycamore interior.
• Large saloon with a fixed table, folding leaves, central bottle storage and wine storage beneath.
• Navigation station in the deck saloon.
• Large wet hanging locker in the saloon.
• Large hanging lockers in the aft cabins and plentiful storage throughout.
• Spacious linear galley in the port hull.
• Thetford four-burner gas hob.
• Separate eye-level Smev oven and grill.
• Shoreline refrigerator with freezer compartment.
• Galley sink.
• Two heads: one Lavac and one Jabsco.
• Two washbasins and two showers.
• Two independent Eberspächer D4 diesel heating systems.

Navigation Aids

• Raymarine eS98 chartplotter, 2016.
• Compass, 2016.
• Raymarine i50 depth instrument.
• Raymarine Dragonfly fishfinder.
• Raymarine i70 speed/log instruments.
• Raymarine i70 repeater at the chart table.
• Raymarine i60 wind instrument.
• Raymarine AIS 365.
• Icom M423G VHF radio.
• Raymarine Evolution EV1 autopilot.
• HD digital radar.

Ground Tackle

• Main anchor: 20kg Kobra plough-type anchor.
• Kedge anchor: Fortress aluminium anchor.
• Main anchor rode: 30m of chain and 60m of rope.
• Anchor windlass.

Other Equipment

• Gas detector.
• Two smoke detectors.
• Carbon monoxide detector in the galley bilge.
• Two searchlights: one rechargeable and one plug-in.
• Portable horn.
• Two engine fire extinguishers.
• Three cabin fire extinguishers.
• Fire blanket.
• Navigation lights.
• Guardwires, pushpit and pulpit.
• Some engine spares.
• Mooring warps.
• Up to eight fenders.
• Boathook.
• Dinghy lifting tackle mounted on a goalpost structure.
• Boarding ladder.
• Five bilge pumps.
• Radar reflector.
• No liferaft.
• No sprayhood, cockpit cover, bimini or all-over cover.

Available by arrangement:

• 2.6m dinghy.
• Mariner 3.3 outboard.
• Cutlery, crockery and utensils.

General Condition and Maintenance

Echo has been lightly used by the couple who commissioned her build. She has been wintered ashore at the Multihull Centre every year since launch in 2016 and has undergone continuous upgrading. Engines and sails have been serviced annually. The storm jib and trysail are unused, and the downwind sails have seen very little use.

Reason for Sale

The owners are retiring from boat ownership due to their age.

   

These details are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and do not constitute any form of contract.  All statements made therein are made without responsibility and the intending purchaser must satisfy himself as to their correctness.  Survey by a qualified marine surveyor is also strongly recommended.