Asking $34,900 (USD) Location Nanaimo, Canada

S/V Fore II — a 1983 Ontario 32 located in Nanaimo, Canada, for sale by broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary.

This well-kept and comfortable 1983 Ontario 32, designed by C&C Yachts, has been updated and cared for by a marine mechanic owner. This is the kind of boat that buyers are looking for in the Pacific Northwest.

Some details to catch your eye: Lithium house batteries, solar on stainless arch, binnacle and wheel steering, autopilot, rod rigging, keel-stepped mast, dripless seal, electric windlass, excellent engine maintenance, and Espar heating.

This yacht has a transferable slip in Nanaimo and is ready to cruise the Pacific Northwest in comfort and style.

Her interior shows beauty and pride of ownership in her gleaming teak wall trims and bulkheads with teak and holly flooring.

Overall, the interior is in clean and well-kept condition, with well-kept beige upholstery on the settees and a clean and generally unmarked sole. Stowage is available on the hull sides with a teak valance.

The galley area is well set out and includes a gimballed three-burner stove and oven, top-loading refrigeration (with evaporator plate and compressor), and a deep sink with water filtration.

Sleeping accommodations are well laid out, with a V-berth forward and stowage below. The convenient teak hinged door serves both for privacy to the V-berth and the enclosed head.

Features

100Ah lithium house battery (2023)
Two 150W solar panels on stainless arch with MPPT controller
Espar Airtronic D2 diesel cabin heater (plus Sig Marine Faball diesel heater)
Electric Lewmar 500 windlass with up/down foot switches
Well-maintained Yanmar GM30F diesel, 26 hp (4260 hours)
2018 Mercury 6 hp outboard and roll-up dinghy (Boatify)

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Specifications

Name	S/V Fore II
Make	Ontario
Model	32
Year	1983
Type	Monohull Sailboat
Designer	C&C Yachts
Construction	Fiberglass
Cabins	2
Heads	1

Dimensions

Loa	32.0 feet
Lwl	26.5 feet
Beam	11.0 feet
Draft	4.6 feet

Tankage

Fuel Tanks	26.0 litres
Water Tanks	66.0 litres
Holding Tanks	1

Performance

Engines	1 x Yanmar 3GM30 (F) 28hp
Engine Hours	4300
Displacement	9800.0 kgs
Sails	Main-Dacron 2 reef full batten with lazy jacks; Genoa 135%; Gennaker; Spinnaker with pole

Layout Diagram

Catherine Hobson

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Inventory

Owner's comments

This well kept and comfortable 1983 Ontario 32, designed by C&CYachts, has been updated and cared for by a marine mechanic owner. This is the kind of boat that buyers are looking for in the Pacific Northwest.
Lithium house batteries, solar on stainless arch, binnacle and wheel steering, autopilot, rod rigging, keel stepped mast, dripless seal, electric windlass,
Excellent engine maintenance, Espar heating.
This yacht has transferable slip in Nanaimo and ready to go cruise the Pacific Northwest in comfort and style.
Her interior shows beauty and pride of ownership in her gleaming teak wall trims and bulkheads with her teak and holly flooring.
Overall, the interior is in clean and well-kept condition, well kept beige upholstery on the settees and clean and generally unmarked sole. Stowage is available on the hull sides with a teak valance.
The galley area is well set out, includes a gimballed 3 burner stove and oven, a top loading refrigeration (with evaporator plate and compressor) and deep sink with water filtration.
Sleeping accommodations are well laid out with V-berth forward and stowage below. The convenient teak hinged door serves both for privacy to the V-berth and the enclosed head.

Components

Yanmar #GM30F 15900 26Hp, 4260 engine hours. Looks in excellent condition and well maintained.
Cooling is fresh water cooled with raw water through a plastic sea strainer.
Steering: Binnacle with cable & emergency tiller
Engine Controls: Dual lever (side of binnacle)
Gear: Kanzaki
Racor fuel filtering

Ground tackle

1 Bruce 10 kg (secured on S/S anchor bowsprit)
50 ft galvanized chain
250 ft 5/8" triple braided line
1 Lewmar Model: 500 windlass, up and down foot switches

Electrical devices

VHF radio Horizon Intrepid with DSC
Sounder Lowrance 3400 (cockpit)
Sounder Lowrance R-3200 (below)
Autopilot Autohelm
GPS/Chart/Sounder Lowrance Model: GlobalMap 3000 on pivot mount
Radar JRC Model 1000 on pivot mount (questionable functionality- not guaranteed)
Solar regulator MPPT Model: RBC50D1S
Galvanic isolator Zinc Saver
Bilge pump Rule 2000 GPH with a float switch (new 2026)
Battery monitor Xintex Link 10
AM/FM/CD Kenwood KDC-BT375U
Fresh water pump: Flojet with large in-line pre-pressure tank (spare onboard)
Battery charger Motomaster 1933 with 75 amp start, portable
Macerator pump Amarine AM12-MP-4500-12-1 (new 2026)

Electrical supply systems

100Ah lithium, 2023
2-12 volt HD batteries house
1-12 volt HD battery, S24 starting
2 solar panel, 150W each, on stern arch with MPPT solar controller
1 30 amp shore power, SmartPlug
1 3-way battery isolator switch

Rigging

Sloop aluminum single keel-stepped mast
Harken roller furling on forestay and S/S backstay
Internal halyards
Shrouds S/S wire with dual intermediates to single internal chain plates
Traveler forward of binnacle across seating
Winches 2 Lewmar 43, two speed, self-tailing main sheet
1 Lewmar 16 one speed, cabin top port side
1 Lewmar 8 one speed, cabin top starboard side to Spinlocks

Sails

Main - Dacron, 2 reef, full batten, lazy jacks
Genoa 135%
Genaker, all in good serviceable condition.
Spinaker with spinnaker pole.

Cooking & heating

Cooking stove Hillerange 3-burner gimbaled propane stove with an oven
2- 5 lb propane bottles
Solenoid at nav station
Safe-T-Alert gas vapor detectors under the stove
Water heater Seaward 6 gal, 120 volt and buss heated
Cabin heater Sig Marine Faball diesel heater (forward salon bulkhead)
Cabin heater Espar Airtronic D2, diesel
Watertanks: one under V berth 40 gallon +/-, one under each settee of 25 gallon each