CORY YACHTS INTERNATIONAL LTD Kent 31

RUBY is a beautiful 2003-built Kent 31, powered by a 130hp Nanni engine. With impressive internal space, gorgeous woodwork and cabinetry, and a recently upgraded chart plotter, she is equally at home powering along the Solent coastline or gently exploring the surrounding harbours and estuaries, with destinations such as Chichester Harbour readily coming to mind. She offers an ideal opportunity for those moving from sail to power and has been very well looked after by her current owners. A Berthon Essential listing.

Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised B – “Offshore”.

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Displacement shallow draft cruiser.
• Hand laid GRP hull and deck.
• Vinylester barrier laminate to hull.
• Deck moulding stiffened with end grain balsa core.
• Dark blue gelcoat hull, white waterline. Hull wrapped (2024)
• Deck and superstructure mouldings white.
• 4" 'D' fender and lower rubbing strake.
• Non-slip grey painted decks with teak cockpit sole.
• Teak capping rail.
• GRP cockpit hard top.
• Hull antifouled (March 2026).
• Transom platform added by the builder in 2021.
• Air draft: 2.6m

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Nanni 130hp 4.340 TDI (4-cylinder turbo diesel) Super 130.

 

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – approx 2,070 as of March 2026.
• Engine last serviced: April 2026.
• Cruising speed – approx 8 knots @ 2200rpm.
• Maximum speed – approx 10 knots @ 2500rpm.
• Owner calculated - 6.75 litres hour at 8 knots

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• Engine flexibly mounted with flexible shaft coupling.
• Hydraulic wheel steering with emergency tiller in cockpit.
• Stainless steel skeg to protect propeller and rudder.
• 5hp Vetus bow thruster.
• 7hp Vetus stern thruster (2021).
• 4 bladed bronze propeller.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 230 Volt shore power circuit with 2 x fused power sockets.
• 12 Volt services switch panel with circuit breakers.
• Victron Phoenix Inverter

 

Battery Banks:

• 1 x 12-volt 65Ah engine starting battery (2021).
• 3 x 100Ah Hankook domestic supply batteries (2021).

 

Battery Chargers:

• 12v Engine alternator.
• Battery charger – “Guest Charge Pro”

 

Shore Power:

• 15m shore power cable.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• 20 litre calorifier with 500W 240V heating element.

 

Bilge Pumps:

• 1 x Manual bilge pump.
• 2 x Automatic electric bilge pumps.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total fuel capacity of 340 litres in 1 x stainless steel diesel tank, LUCAS fuel filter.

 

Fresh Water:

• Total water capacity of 227 litres in 1 x stainless steel tank.

 

Black/Grey Water:

• 100 litre holding tank.
• Grey water pump out from shower.

Navigation Equipment

• Simrad GO12 XSE inclusive of both transmitting and receiving AIS
• Simrad AP26 Autopilot.
• Simrad DSC VHF.
• Navman 5500 GPS colour chart plotter – Now used as back up.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• 2-burner hob, grill and oven.
• Stainless steel sink, pressurised hot and cold water supply.
• 50 litre fridge.

 

Heads/Showers:

• Jabsco manual Sea toilet.
• Hand basin with hot and cold water.
• Shower and drain.

 

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspacher diesel heating.
• Windows in aluminium surrounds, 3 x opening.
• Opening portlights in forward cabin, heads and guest cabin.
• Vents to wheelhouse and forward cabin.
• Deck hatch in forward cabin and wheelhouse.

 

Lighting:

• LED cabin and cockpit downlights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• All joinery in teak.
• Floor in teak and holly with carpet throughout.
• Deckheads lined with foam backed vinyl on plywood panels.
• Upholstery in standard light grey fabric.
• Curtains throughout with a nautical print.

 

Description of layout:

 

Forward Cabin:

• Double berth (1.95m x 1.55m), hanging locker, drawers and stowage under berth.
• Vanity unit beside berth.

 

Guest Cabin:

• 2 x Single berths
• Storage under berths.

 

Wheelhouse:

• Settee with cabin table, double reversing navigator seats and chart table.
• Triple opening wheelhouse doors.

 

Heads Compartment:

• Fully moulded and self-draining moulded GRP compartment.
• Opening portlight and deck vent.
• Storage cabinet.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Windscreen wipers
• Navigation lights.
• Boarding ladder.
• Emergency tiller.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 4 x Mooring cleats.
• 4 x spring cleats
• Electric anchor windlass.
• Anchor.
• Grab rails & guardrails to side and foredeck.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Hardtop GRP roof on aft cockpit.
• Blue canvas roll up sides to the aft cockpit.
• Cockpit cushions (2021).

Safety Equipment

• Automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay.
• 1 x Fire extinguisher in wheelhouse.
• 1 x Fire blanket in galley.