| RB Boat Ref |
12095523 |
| Advert Type | Sailing |
| Manufacturer | 40ft |
| Model | Colin Archer Ketch |
| Beam (ft) | 13' 9" |
| Beam(m) | 4.20 |
| Number of engines | 1 |
| Description | Wright International Ltd has for sale a 40ft ketch that has given its owners over the years great pleasure from cruising the Atlantic, Caribbean, US, Mediterranean and the European coasts. The current owners purchased the boat back in 1993 and have spent a lot of time, money and effort onboard this yacht and loved every minute of it. This yacht has the advantage of offering its owners a double aft cabin, comfortable saloon and wheelhouse as well as a guest cabin forward. This would not only be a perfect cruising yacht, but also a perfect liveaboard and at less than 100,000, this yacht offes exceptional value for money. |
| Inventory | The deck gear comprises the anchor winch, 4 sheet winches, 4 halyard winches and 2 reefing winches at the masts. There is a rope locker to port of the main mast and a 100 litres kerosene tank in the starboard one. There are 2 anchors, 1 main 60 Lbs. CQR on 60 metres 10 mm chain, 1 secondary 45 Lbs. CQR to be used with 10 metres chain which is stored in the ropes locker either with a 70 metres anchor rope stored in the forepeak, or with the 50 metres Ankarolina webbing band. The anchor winch is 24VDC and has 2 parallel fuses in the electrical cabinet. There is a 3rd folding anchor stored in the aft locker under the starboard sleeping bunk. The rig has 2 masts and normally 4 sails. The 56m2 genoa on a furler, the self tacking 12m2 jib, the 30m2 mainsail and the 16m2 mizzen sail. The mainsail has Facnor roller bearing slides on the main mast track, and a loose foot, though eyelets exist. Instead of the genoa a 120m2 asymmetrical spinnaker may be hoisted, the foot line attached to the furler drum, the top at an own rope halyard. The sheet goes through a block on each side of the steering position onto one of the genoa sheet winches. Behind the steering position there is a locker for inflammables like petrol, methylated spirit, etc. The 2 deck lockers behind the deck house are being used for electrical cable and small items. On board there are 2 sets of solar panels, one set is permanently mounted on the deckhouse whilst one floating set is stored under the aft bunks and may be mounted anywhere in the sun while moored or at anchor. The cable connector sits at the front of the deckhouse. The power rating of both sets is 24V 100W. The 2 panels in a set are connected in series. The amount of energy per day depends on the sun radiation. On average 300Wh per set per sunny day in Northern Europe, 500Wh in the tropics is achievable. There is no voltage regulator but with the refrigerator on, the panels will not be able to overcharge the batteries. There is an on/off switch on the switch panel. |
| Cruiser accommodation | This yacht offers its owners a double aft cabin, saloon with helm and galley and a forward guest cabin for 2 in the forward guest cabin. The galley onboard has been equipped with long distance voyages and liveaboard use as a primary concern. As such, the yacht is equipped with a Bertschi kerosene cooker with oven.n the middle of the galley. The cooker has an automatic pressure system which is situated forward starboard inside the engine compartment and an electrical preheating system for the burners. The main kerosene storage is a 100 litre tank in the box on deck to starboard of the main mast. As well as having the cooker onboard, there is also a top loading refrigerator situated at the forward end of the galley. This fridge comprises of 2 compartments: the larger freezer and the smaller refrigerating part. The refrigerator compressor is situated on the starboard side of the engine compartment and is raw water cooled. The cooling medium is R409 (replaced in 2003). The circulation pump runs at 12V of a 24/12V converter. The inlet seacock and filter are shared with the watermaker. There is one toilet on board, in the heads forward of the saloon. It is a conventional Rheinstrom Y2G toilet. The small lever opens (down) and closes (up) the raw water flushing. The large lever pumps the toilet. There is a valve to choose the discharge, either directly over board, or into the waste (black water) tank. The tank holds approximately 120 litres which is sufficient for 45 days normal use for 2 people. To help with long distance sailing, a 3kg automatic washing machine is situated in the heads. It needs 240VAC so it runs of shore power or of the generator. The power rating is 2.2Kw (10A). The inlet and outlet water valves are situated under the washing machine. Inlet is fresh water (4,555 litres per charge) and the outlet is directly over board. The saloon heater is a Dickinson diesel heater. It is rated at 16.000BTU = 4Kw. There is a separate Eberspaecher D2 hot air diesel heater for the shower and the sleeping cabin. The heater runs at 24VDC and has own fuses adjacent to itself. A conventional car radio/CD player is situated in the radio cabinet at the aft saloon bulkhead. There is one speaker above the radio and one speaker in the starboard forward saloon bulkhead. The radio runs at 12V of the main 24/12VDC converter which is situated inside the radio cabinet. |
| Navigation | The navigation equipment onboard this ocean cruiser comprises of the following:- 2 ICOM Handheld Marine Transceivers Of Which One Is Located In The Emergency Canister. Furuno GP31 GPS navigator at the chart table Handheld GPS in the emergency canisters Inmarsat C Satellite Transceiver Koden 3400 Radar Sailor RT144C Marine VHF Transceiver Sestrel Major Binnacle Compass At The Steering Position On Deck Sestrel Moore Compass At The Steering Position Inside VDO Logic Instruments For Wind/Speed/Depth Both Outside And Inside. Vetus AP2S Electrical Autopilot In The Wheelhouse Which Drives The Rudder By Means Of A Motor/Gear Drive Which Is Situated Above The Port Bunk. Windpilot Self-Steering Autopilot Which Controls The Wheel By Means Of Steering Lines |
| Country | EU |
