Banjer 37 for sale in Isle of Bute United Kingdom

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The Banjer 37 with its iconic and instantly recognisable silhouette has something of a cult following. Built in the early days of GRP production boatbuilding the hull and decks are massively over-engineered. The interiors; constructed in the same heavy-duty manner, using the finest hardwoods and finished in classic style creating comfortable below decks living space.

With her current owners since 2006 the Banjer 37 BRAVOUR has enjoyed cruising in the waters of the Channel Islands, Ireland and Scotlands West Coast. Professionally maintained throughout the current ownership she has enjoyed continual maintenance and upgrading. Her extensive inventory includes:

Perkins 6354, marine diesel engine, 90hp, serviced spring 2023

Cutlass bearing replaced and sterngland re-packed October 2022

New wet exhaust system installed with stainless steel injection elbow in 2015

Domestic batteries replaced spring 2023, engine batteries replaced 2019

Victron Energy Phoenix battery charger, with remote control panel installed new 2018

Raymarine SmartPilot autopilot with S3G course computer, ST6002 control head and hydraulic pump drive

Furuno 1830 2kw radar

Garmin GPSmap176C plotter

NASA Clipper Duet depth/speed/log instrument

Furuno GP32 GPS

Furuno NX300 Navtex

Standard Horizon Matrix GX3000E DSC VHF

SeaMe active radar reflector

Gas galley stove with 3 burners and oven

Waeco front loading fridge (2018)

Webasto AIRTOP EVO 4 diesel fired heating system

Electric anchor windlass

Tender with outboard

Currently lying ashore in Port Bannatyne the Banjer 37 BRAVOUR is available for viewing strictly by prior appointment.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:

Traditional long keeled, round bilged hull

Single piece GRP moulded hull

Hand consolidated GRP moulding

Topsides finished in ivory two-pack paint

Underwater hull finished in red antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Single piece GRP mouled hull and deck incorporating self draining cockpit

GRP sheathed wheelhouse roof

Mouldings all finished in ivory two-pack paint

Coachroof top finished with non-slip deck paint panel

Treadmaster panels to finish side decks

Keel & Rudder:

Full length keel moulded as part of hull.

Skeg mounted rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

Perkins 6354, marine diesel engine.

90hp @2250rpm.

6 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled marine diesel engine.

Paragon reversing hydraulic marine gearbox

Engine dash panel with RPM, Water temp, Oil pressure Eng & Gearnox, Charging amperage.

Duplex primary fuel filter unit

Single lever morse control.

Maintenance & Performance:

Engine last serviced spring 2023

Propshaft removed and inspected October 2022

Cutlass bearing replaced and sterngland re-packed October 2022

New wet exhaust system installed with stainless steel injection elbow in 2015

Recorded engine running hours 3,323hrs

Cruising speed under engine 7.5kts

Selection of cruising spares and tools aboard

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel propellor shaft

Centaflex shaft coupling

Traditional compression type stuffing gland

Bronze 3 blade propellor

Hydraulic steering system.

Single internal helm station.

Twin, double-acting rams secured direct to quadrant.

Emergency Tiller

Autopilot:

Raymarine ST6003 control head

Raymarine SmartPilot S3G course computer

Raymarine hydraulic drive system

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

24VDC onboard power system

12VDC onboard power system – Nav instruments, autopilot and inverter

230VAC shore power system

Shore Power:

Single 16 amp connection

Extension lead to connect to shore supply

RCD protected system

Ring main, battery charger, water tank heater

Battery Banks:

Battery Bank 1 (Eng, starboard side) – 2x Bosch T3 12VDC, lead acid batteries (both fitted 2019)

Battery Bank 2 (Dom, port side) – 2x 12VDC lead acid batteries (both fitted spring 2023)

Alternator:

Single engine driven alternator

Mastervolt charge splitting diode

Charging:

Victron Energy Phoenix Charger (2018)

230VAC – 24VDC, 25 amp

Remote control panel in wheelhouse

Solar Panel:

2x roof mounted panels

SunWare FOX-350/E charge controller/monitor

Invertor:

12VDC – 230VAC, 3000W

Two 3 pin UK sockets, 4x USB sockets

Battery Monitor:

Battery voltage displayed on FOX-350/E charge controller

General:

Wipers – Single speed wipers on port and starboard forward windows

24VDC-12VDC Dropper – Powering navigation instrumentation (2018)

Francis searchlight mounted on wheelhouse roof.

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:

Pressurised hot and cold water systems

Hot water provided from Vaillant gas water heater

Mixer tap in galley as part of gas water heater

Mixer tap with shower head in heads

Mixer tap in forward cabin

Bilge Pumps:

Manual Bilge Pump

Electric Bilge Pump x2

TANKAGE

Fuel:

Twin diesel tank

Approximate total capacity 900ltrs

Fresh Water:

Single fresh water tank.

Approximate capacity 700ltr

Grey Water:

Single GRP tank in bilge space.

Drain from heads shower compartment and all sinks plumbed to tank.

Tank Monitoring:

Fresh water tank guage (2020)

Sight gauges on both fuel tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

Navigation:

Depth/Speed/Log – NASA Clipper Duet

Plotter – Garmin GPSmap 176C

Plotter – Yeoman manual chart plotter

Radar – Furuno 1830 with 2kw mizzen mast mounted radome scanner

GPS – Furuno GP32

Magnetic Compass

Communications Equipment:

DSCVHF – Standard Horizon Matrix GX3000E

VHF – Sailor Type RT144B VHF with Sailor R109 S.P. Radio

Handheld VHF

Navtex – Furuno NX300

Radar Reflector – SEAME powered radar reflector

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

Galley Stove – 3-burner and oven gas cooker

Fridge – Waeco front loading fridge with icebox (2018)

Stainless steel sink

Mixer tap

Heads:

Lavac manual marine toilet

Mixer tap with shower head fitting

Heating:

Webasto Air Top Evo 4, diesel fired blown air heating system

Thermostaic, programable cabin controller.

Outlets in wheelhouse, saloon and forward cabin

230VAC tube heater in engine space

Lighting:

Overhead lighting throughout accommodation

Bulkhead mounted reading lights in saloon

Parrafin lamps in saloon

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

Twin cabin forward with vanity unit

Galley

Heads

Saloon providing three occasional berths

Wheelhouse

Accommodation Finish:

Teak/hardwood joinery work finished in a varnish to construct furniture units

Painted plywood panels to form bunk bases, galley units and heads compartment

Teak sole boards with black seams

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

Two large single berths in the traditional V-berth configuration.

Full standing headroom aft of bunks.

Storage provided throughout cabin with good access to the locker space beneath each bunk without having to lift the cushions.

Small hand basin with hot and cold mixer tap and vanity unit with gas boiler mounted on bulkhead, aft port end of the cabin.

Hanging locker provided the opposite to starboard.

Heads:

Immediately aft of the forepeak on the starboard side

Aft facing Lavac manual marine toilet located forward

Counter top aft with inset wash hand basin with mixer tap/shower aft.

Vanity lockers outboard

Galley:

To port forward of saloon.

Compact U-shaped galley area.

Gas cooker mounted outboard aft

Stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water.

Built-in front loading fridge fitted below sink, inboard forward

Selection of storage below the worktop and outboard of the cooker.

Saloon:

Substantial timber drop leaf saloon table is centrally mounted with access forward via a passage slightly offset to starboard.

L-shaped settee runs along the port side

Bench settee running along the starboard side.

Port settee converts to a double bunk when required

Starboard settee converting to a single berth with trotter box to extend length forward.

Pilot berth with vanity curtain above starboard settee backrest, outboard.

Storage provided around the saloon with a selection of under bunk, overhead and outboard of bunk lockers.

Wheelhouse:

Traditional layout with the large diameter timber wheel and helm position to port forward.

Double bench seat unit to starboard with base folding down to allow lifting of wheelhouse sole/

Navigation station aft of bench settee with chart table. VHF, GPS and Navtex all mounted above chart table aft

Large, open fronted lockers beneath bench seat to starboard, extending outboard beneath side decks.

Two lockers outboard of port side of wheelhouse

Access to the cockpit is via a door on the port side of the wheelhouse aft.

Wheelhouse floor lifts in sections to provide access to the engine.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

Deck stepped, single spreader cutter rigged ketch

Golden anodised alloy masts manufactured by Sparlight

Hardwood bow sprit with stainless steel chain bob-stay

Profurl roller reefing system on forestay for genoa

Profurl roller reefing system on inner forestay for staysail

Mainsail halyard and reefing lines lead aft to cockpit on starboard side with rope clutches to secure

Lazyjacks for mainsail and mizzen

Stainless steel tabernacles for both masts

Winches:

Primary Winches – 2x Barlow 24, two-speed with self tailing adapter ring fitted

Mizzen Mast Halyard Winch – 1x Barlow 22, two-speed with self tailing adapter ring fitted

Main Mast Halyard Winches – 2x Gibb, tufnol type, two-speed winches. 1x Barlow 18, two-speed

Sails:

Mainsail – Tan Dacron, slab reefing.

Genoa – Tan Dacron Roller reefing with white UV strip.

Staysail - Tan Dacron. Roller reefing with white UV strip.

Mizzen – Tan Dacron.

Canvas Work:

Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mast boot. Owen Sails 2014

Mizzensail Cover - Stackpack type cover with mast boot. Owen Sails 2014

Cockpit Tent – With roll up panels on sides and aft.

Outboard Cover - Owen Sails 2014

Anchoring & Mooring:

Bower Anchor – Stainless steel CQR style plough anchor on 70m chain rode

Electric Anchor Windlass – Lofrans Tigres 24VDC windlass with chain gypsy and warping drum. (2019)

Kedge Anchor –Danforth stowed aft with chain and warp rode

Spare Anchor - CQR anchor, stowing on foredeck.

Beaching Legs – Alloy type, fitting to hull.

Mooring warps – Selection

Fenders - Selection

Tender:

Inflatable dinghy with hard transom

Outboard – Yamaha Malta 3hp, 2-stroke

General:

Hardwood bowsprit with stainless steel chain bobstay

Single bow roller with anchor self stowing in roller to starboard side of bowsprit

Stainless steel pulpit extending forward and wrapping around bowsprit

Stainless steel stanchions mounted on deck, supporting double tier guardwires

Guardwire gate section to port and starboard just forward of cockpit

Bronze fairleads set into caprails forward, midships and aft.

Gunwhale mounted stainless steel cleats forward, port and starboard

Belfast type mooring cleats midships and aft, port and starboard.

Stainless steel tabernacle for main mast.

Dorade box style ventilators port and starboard sides of tabernacle.

Self-draining gas locker under port side of coachroof forward, matching self-draining locker to starboard

Teak grabrails running the length of the coachroof port and starboard.

Prominent wheelhouse aft with large windows forward and in port and starboard sides.

Teak grabrails running the length of the wheelhouse roof port and starboard.

Search light mounted to port forward side of wheelhouse

Teak capped coaming protecting cockpit.

Cockpit bench seating port and starboard, finished in teak boards.

Teak grating over cockpit sole.

Large cockpit lockers under seating port and starboard. Access to sterngear and large locker space beneath cockpit sole

Access provided to steering gear via hatch at aft end of cockpit.

Two wooden barrels sitting on aft deck house two spare gas bottles

Transom mounted stainless steel boarding ladder with small bathing platform

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

Steaming light

Low level running lights

Anchor light

Safety Equipment:

Liferaft – Ocean Safety, 4 person valise. Needs servicing (2019)

DISCLAIMER

In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice