Scanyacht 290 for sale in Birdham United Kingdom

2004 Scanyacht 290, sloop-rigged motorsailer with Yanmar 3YM30 30hp diesel engine on shaft drive. This immaculate yacht's hull was moulded in 2003 by Cygnus Marine, with rest of the build mostly finished by Yachting Projects Limited in Hamble. Nordic Star offers the best of many worlds with her good engine, shallow draft, sloop rig and ease of sailing single-handed. The current owner had new rigging, the sails valeted and Coppercoat re-applied in 2015. In recent years she's been regularly enjoyed for family sailing trips and short breaks. Owner only selling due to retiring from sailing. 

Engines And Electrical

• Yanmar 3YM30 30hp diesel engine on shaft drive with dual controls (wheelhouse and cockpit)
• 663 hours
• 150L Stainless steel fuel tank (interior cleaned 2019)
• Approx. 1.8l/ph fuel consumption
• Last serviced December 2018
• 3 bladed bronze propeller
• Bow thruster with dual controls in cockpit and wheelhouse
• 3 Batteries
• Shore power
• Inverter
• Battery charger

Hull And Deck

• GRP construction
• Shallow draft - long keel with bilge plates
• White hull
• Tiller steering in cockpit and wheel at inside helm
• GRP decking
• Lewmar Delta anchor and electric windlass
• Stanchions, guardrails and guardwires
• Swim ladder
• Boat hook
• Cockpit table
• Cockpit shower
• Windscreen wipers
• 4 Hatches
• 2 cockpit lockers
• 6 Warps and 6 fenders
• Folding seats at aft deck
• Coppercoated when built, and re-applied December 2015
• Cockpit tent, new 2004, re-proofed 2019
• PVC Winter tonneau cover - new 2015

Accommodation

• 4 single berths in 2 cabins
• 6 Foot headroom in saloon and over 6 foot in the wheelhouse
• Laminate teak and holly flooring
• Eberspacher heating
• Hot water
• Stainless steel fresh water tank - capacity 150L
• Saloon table
• Chart table
• 2 hanging lockers in forward cabin and saloon
• Galley with sink, Oven/grill , fridge and 2 burner hob
• Heads compartment with manual marine toilet, shower (pull out from basin with curtain) and wash basin.
• 42L Rigid plastic holding tank
• Small safe in forward cabin
• 12v and 240v sockets to galley, saloon and forward cabin

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine Axiom 9'' chart plotter - new 2019
• Raymarine i50 Tridata speed, depth and distance- new 2019
• Raymarine ST60 Wind speed/direction
• Raymarine ST60 Rudder indicator
• Raymarine ST60 Multi (all data)
• Raymarine Smart pilot with ST 6001 autopilot controller
• Raymarine RS 130 GPS (new 2016)
• Icom DSC VHF (2015) at wheelhouse and with cockpit speaker
• Radio
• Compass
• Clock
• Barometer
• Nav lights
• Rudder indicator

Sails And Spars

• Sanders Battened Mainsail, in-mast furling, 2004. Valeted and new battens applied 2015
• Sanders furling headsail, 2004
• Standing rigging renewed 2015
• Backstay
• All halyards renewed 2015
• Mainsail furling line replaced 2016
• Lines led aft
• 3 winches - cockpit Anderson 40ST, mast - Lewmar

Safety

• 3 fire extinguishers (new 2017)
• 1 floating light
• Radar reflector
• Jackstays
• Gas detector
• Manual and electric bilge pumps
• Gas regulator and flexible hoses replaced 2018

Owners Comments

Nordic Star is a very comfortable motor sailer as the wheelhouse gives shelter from the elements, and she is easy to sail single handed as all sail control lines come back to the cockpit. The interior layout is superb for living, as the galley has views out, is bright and airy, and the quickly erected canopy turns the cockpit with its large folding table, into a spacious living area on the same level as the wheelhouse. 

The first owner had the boat built to a high specification, and sailed her from the South Coast to the North West via Ireland, and sold her in 2011. When I bought her in 2015 she'd not had so much use, but in my ownership she has been regularly used for family trips and short breaks. When I bought her I had a survey of both engine and hull which were reassuring, and I had new rigging, valeted the sails and had new battens to the mainsail and re-applied copper coat. Since then I have replaced all equipment that was faulty or tired (with the exception of the stereo which no longer plays CDs!).

In the 4 years that I have owned the boat, I have thoroughly enjoyed sailing and staying on board, but my advancing years mean it is time to move on!