1979 Nelson 42

"Millbrook" is a Nelson 42 built by Halmatic in 1979. She has been a training school boat for You & Sea Marine Services RYA Centre. 

• She is fully coded to MCA Cat 2 for 10+2, and is about to be re-certified. A new commercial owner can take advantage of this.

Purchased from a private owner in 2015 she underwent a full refit.

• Re-engined, new gearboxes and all associated equipment.
• Underwater hull stripped, epoxied and Coppercoated.
• Hull and topsides professionally repainted.
• New Treadmaster fitted to the decks.
• And a whole host of other work!

She is professionally maintained and in full operational order as you would expect from a highly professional marine business. 

MCA Coding & associated equipment

• Millbrook is due her 5 year MCA survey (including out of the water survey), this will be completed on the 12th May 25.
• On completion of the survey all items for coding will have been independently checked.
• All coding items will be sold with the boat including lifejackets and liferaft.
• Numerous spare parts will also be sold with the boat.

Dimensions & general info.

• LOA - 12.80m
• LWL - 11.68m
• Beam - 3.66m
• Draft - 1.09m
• Air Draft - 3.65m
• Displacement - Approx. 16000kg. She is a heavier layup than standard.
• Headroom - 1.88m
• Builder - Halmatic Ltd.
• Designer - Arthur Mursell
• Built - 1979
• Lloyds hull No.2973
• Refit - 2015-2016
• Coded to MCA Cat 2. 5 year recertification completed May 2025.

Constructed by Halmatic Ltd. in October 1979 to Lloyds standards and designed for Southampton Harbour as a Pilot boat. The hull is therefore structurally superior, utilising a heavier layup and heavy duty stringers.

The vessel was then purchased privately in 2003 and refitted as a pleasure yacht.

Purchased by You & Sea Marine Services in 2015 and again underwent a major refit.

Hull, deck & superstructure

• GRP hull, deck constructed under Lloyds supervision.
• Underwater hull peeled, epoxied and Coppercoated 2015-16. This was done to consolidate the hull integrity against Osmosis
• Hull professionally repainted 2015-16.
• Superstructure repainted 2015-16.
• New Treadmaster fitted 2015-16.
• Bespoke aluminium sliding doors fitted 2023 (£18,000!).
• Coming out of the water on 12th may for summer maintenance including hull polishing, deck repaint and exterior wood varnish work.

Interior & accommodation

• 6 berths in 2 cabins including the saloon. 
• Aft cabin en-suite with shower.
• Day heads with separate shower cubicle opposite.
• Webasto diesel fired warm air central heating fitted 2024.
• Hot and cold pressurised water.
• Internal woodwork re-veneered where necessary and sole re-varnished 2022.
• Vetus holding tank with pump fitted 2019.
• 240v flatscreen TV fitted + 12v flatscreen TV, spare.

Forward cabin

• V berth.
• 2 x hanging lockers and cupboards port and starboard.
• Hull side portlights and deck hatch.

Between the forward cabin and saloon

• To port is a dedicated full standing shower room with hot and cold water via a mixer tap to the shower head.
• Opposite is a front loading fridge and storage area.

Main day heads

• Manual toilet. Hoses all replaced 2021-22.
• Stainless steel sink with hot and cold water via a mixer tap.

Lower saloon

• To port is a large table with fore and aft facing bench seats. 
• The table has an adjustable pedestal which allows it to lower to form a small double berth.
• Outboard are storage lockers and 3 hull side portlights.
• Opposite is the galley.

Galley

• Linear galley.
• Stainless steel sink with hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
• Gimballed stainless steel Aqua Marine Neptune 4500 gas cooker with 2 burners, grill and oven. Fitted 2024.
• Cooker crash bar.
• Storage racks outboard, cutlery drawer and storage locker. 
• Large front loading fridge operating on 240v & 12v. Fitted 2019.

Wheelhouse 

• Sliding access doors port and starboard and stair access to the lower saloon and aft cabin.
• Shock mitigating helm and pilot seat.
• Helm station to port.
• Port aft is a small corner seating area with table.
• Aft to port is an open fronted locker and to starboard open fronted lockers and dedicated chart storage.

Aft en-suite cabin

• Port and starboard single berths.
• Each berth has two under berth drawers.
• To port is a small vanity area with lockers above and below.
• To starboard is the en-suite heads.
• Central storage unit with draw, lockers and fiddled top.
• There are two large aft windows and 2 large side windows port and starboard.
• Deck hatch.

Engines

• 2 x Volvo Penta D4 180hp engines. Fitted 2016.
• Electronic controls at internal and external helms.
• PRM hydraulic gearboxes (one replaced 2025).
• Starboard engine - 5112hrs.
• Port engine - 5120hrs..
• Engines serviced every 200hrs.
• Fuel polishing system runs at 240V.

Tankage & systems

• 2 x fuel tanks. Total capacity approx. 1363L.
• Single water tank. Capacity approx. 454L.
• Vetus holding tank.

Systems

• Hot an cold pressurised water system.
• Hot water via a calorifier tank, heated with 240v immersion heater and engine heat exchanger.
• Webasto diesel fired warm air central heating. Fitted 2024.

Deck & deck equipment

• Stainless steel pulpit.
• Stainless steel coachroof rail with rope binding for grip.
• Stanchions extended and new guard wires 2015-16.
• Aft deck with quarter pushpits, stanchion posts and guard wires.
• 2 x teak topped deck boxes/seats.
• Stainless steel davits.
• Bathing platform with stainless steel boarding ladder
• Electric anchor windlass.
• 20kg main anchor with 35m of chain and 15m of warp.
• 20kg kedge anchor with 15m chain and 35m of warp.
• Forward, midship and aft mooring cleats.
• Mooring warps and fenders.

Aft deck steering position

• Raised aft deck.
• Helm console with bench seat and helm seat.
• Instrumentation, wheel and engine controls
• Fixed windscreen.
• Stainless steel goalpost gantry holding aerials, radar and navigation lighting.

Electronics & navigation

• 2 x Raymarine 12" Pro chart plotters. Fitted April 2025.
• Raymarine Doppler radar. Fitted 2022.
• Raymarine AIS (T&R). Fitted 2022.
• Raymarine autopilot. Fitted 2024.
• Raymarine depth sounder.
• Icom DSC VHF. Fitted 2022.

Electrical

• New 240v shore power system 2016.
• 2 x battery chargers. 2016 & 2021.
• 3 x alternators supplying respective battery banks.
• 2 ACM engine batteries with crossover.
• 4 x 140ah Gel batteries running at 24v supplying domestic usage. Fitted 2023.

Canvas work

• Navy blue aft deck console cover.
• Navy blue dodgers.
• Navy hatch covers.