Bowman 40 for sale in Largs S06 United Kingdom

The Bowman 40 is a custom built aft cockpit blue water cruising yacht featuring a cutter rig and Scheel keel. Capable of serious passage making on the oceans of the World and equally at home in coastal waters.One of the last of the Bowman 40s to be manufactured, this yacht has enjoyed the care of her current and previous, fastidious owners.

The Bowman 40 is a custom built aft cockpit blue water cruising yacht featuring a cutter rig and Scheel keel. Capable of serious passage making on the oceans of the World and equally at home in coastal waters.One of the last of the Bowman 40s to be manufactured, this yacht has enjoyed the care of her current and previous, fastidious owners. With ongoing maintenance and regular updates, she is equipped for blue water cruising and is ready for her next adventure on the high seas.Major refit carried out by Foxs Marina of Ipswich in 2015Dark blue hull epoxy coated from new Furling systems to yankee and staysail; Twin carbon spinnaker poles; Good sail wardrobe, and more. An early viewing is recommended.

General information

Bowman 40, first commissioned 1997
VAT paid
Major refit carried out by Fox’s Marina of Ipswich in 2015

Hull

Dark blue GRP hull - re-epoxied 2014, cream coachroof
Lead scheel keel
Hydrovane self steering
Autohelm 2000 tiller pilot - attaches to Hydrovane rudder
Bow thruster - Sleipner SIde Power SE100/185T, (2010)
SSB earthing plate
Propellor and bow thruster anodes replaced 2023
Tank 1: fuel tank 70 gallons
Tanks 2 & 3: water tanks 75 gallons each
Antifouled 2023

Galley and equipment

Double stainless steel sinks
Seagull fresh water filter, foot and electric pumps
Foot pump to sea water tap
New Isotherm fridge compressor unit 2022
Panasonic microwave
Taylor cooker
Gas system updated 2015 with new gas solenoid and alarm

Machinery and Electrics

Beta marine 50HP engine, commissioned 2015. Engine hours 451
De luxe C engine control panel 2014
Aquadrive system 2014
Fixed propellor & rope cutter
Rutland 1200 wind generator with hybrid MPPT controller 2020
Solar panel
Ampair 100 towed generator
20A alternator and VSR replaced 2015
Five AGM batteries: three domestic (2023) plus one dedicated engine battery and one for bow thruster (2020)
1200W Mastervolt inverter
Sterling battery charger
Mastervolt battery management system with remote monitor 2015
New shore power consumer unit and main relay box 2015

Deck

Spray hood by Dolphin Sails 2017
Cockpit cover and dodgers
Fitted cockpit cushions
Cockpit table
Stern chain roller and pipe
Six Lewmar winches (one electric primary winch, reconditioned 2015)
Lewmar electric windlass (deck switches replaced 2015)
Simpson davits
Aqua Signal S34 LED navigation, tricolour/anchor & steaming lights plus deck floodlight 2015
Port and starboard guardrail gates with boarding ladder.

Mast, rig and sails

All standing and running rigging replaced 2015
New fully battened Vectran mainsail by Onesails 2018, serviced 2022
Mainsail fastpack cover by Onesails 2019
Lazyjacks
Yankee, Genoa & staysail serviced 2022
Furling gennaker
Schaefer furling system on yankee and staysail
Slab reefing, sIngle line to reefs 1 & 2 plus third reef. All lines brought back to cockpit
Selden spars and rod kicker
Twin carbon fibre spinnaker poles
Permanently rigged boom preventer system
Insulated backstay
Spare forestay
Windex
Echomax radar reflector 2015
Dyneema running backstays
Masta climba

Ground tackle

20Kg Spade anchor S100
60lb CQR anchor
20Kg Delta anchor
Fortress FX23 kedge anchor
Grapnel anchor, 5 metres of chain and warp
Ankarolina 56m mooring reel

Instruments and electronics

Raymarine ES98 chart plotter display at chart table 2015
Raymarine ES98 chart plotter display at helm position in new helmpod 2015
Digital charts for UK & Ireland, Baltic Sea, Skaggerak & Kattegat
Raymarine HD 18” radar 2015
Raymarine Evolution autopilot system with P70 head unit 2015
Raymarine Evolution autopilot display 2020
Raymarine AIS 650 Transceiver 2015
Three Raymarine i70 displays with DST800 and wind transducers 2015
Furuno NX300 Navtex 2015
Raymarine Ray 260 VHF radio with second station in cockpit and hailer horn 2015
VHF Hawk antenna 2015
SSB radio Icom IC M600 (not used or tested by the current owners)
Echomax active dual band radar target enhancer 2015

Interior

Two 2 berth sleeping cabins and four additional saloon berths including 2 pipecots and leecloths
Teak joinery throughout
Blue Alcantara upholstery
LED warm white lights throughout plus red LED night sailing lights
Four 12v fans
Eberspacher 5DL heater system, overhauled 2019
Fusion marine radio with 4 speakers 2015
Lavac heads
Holding tank

Safety Equipment

Deck-mounted 4-man ocean liferaft *
Five fire extinguishers: 3 manual and 2 automatic
Horseshoe buoy and light
Jackstays
Heaving line
Hypohoist MOB recovery system
* Anything left on board by owners eg Liferaft, EPIRB may require servicing, replacement or upgrading

EuroyachtsThe Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.