Bowman 48 for sale in Port de la Rague, Mandelieu, France

Bowman 48
Beautiful, very complete, very solid, stable and safe seagoing quality sailing yacht. 1st owner. Very well maintained and very complete. Everything is right on this ship. There is no cutbacks. The ship is very solidly built with a heavy-duty mast, standing rigging and a matching extensive sail wardrobe from Hood sails. Everything is focused on safety, combined with sailing comfort and luxury. The ship has a nice spacious cockpit from which to operate everything. The sails, the bow thruster, the windlass and the MOB button. There are 4 electric heavy-duty winches. Many windows, hatches and frames have been replaced, the batteries are new, almost all instruments including the autopilot have been replaced and the engine is very well maintained. The boat is luxuriously equipped, with spacious cabins with extra long beds, 2 large wet cells and a spacious saloon. The comfortable interior is very well ventilated and is remarkably light because of the large windows and the many roof hatches (equipped with blinders and screens). The entire upholstery of the cushions and curtains have been replaced in 2016 and new, because the boat is no longer used since 2016 due to circumstances. Everywhere there is storage space and everything is extensively documented. The owner, who has bought the boat new, is looking for an enthusiastic new owner, whom he gladly introduces on his boat. A beautiful ship, fully equipped for a long stay on board.

General:
Bowman 48, name Sight Seeker, dimensions: 14.65 x 4.30 x 1.80 m, year built 1996, builder Bowman Yachts UK, round bilge, fin keel, polyester, teak deck (renewed in 2006), weight 20.000 kg, ballast 5.300 kg , sail area 100 m2, steering wheel, emergency steering, 3 x anchor of which 1 x stainless steel, electric windlass Lewmar 2000 (engine renewed in 2012), also from the cockpit, 60 m chain, extra nice and sturdy swim ladder, interior teak, special customized spray hood from 2016 (can also be opened with zips), modified bimini from 2016 (can be converted into cockpti tent with zippers), cockpit table teak, removable stainless steel davits for dinghy, 8 berths, 3 cabins with 6 fixed berths and 2 extra in the salon, (extra) long beds (2.20 m), master bedroom is extra large with mattress from 2014, headroom salon 1.95 m.

Engine:
Perkins 90 hp, in excellent condition, 2 x 300 l stainless steel fuel tank, propeller shaft, screw 3-bladed maxprop 22 inch, bow thruster Sidepower, only 1440 engine running hours, gearbox: hydraulic HURTH HSW 630A, Aqua drive anti vibration system.

Rigging:
Clearance height 21.5 m, sloop / cutter rigged, beautiful white aluminum mast and boom Selden, heavily executed standing rigging, extensive sailing wardrobe, all sails very strong and in excellent condition, brand Hood, battened mainsail, furling staysail, furling genoa, spinnaker with snoozer, gennaker with furly, 2 x spinnaker boom, jockey pole, 7 x heavy-duty selftailing Lewmar winches, of which 4 electric, 62, 50, 44, 48 inch, lazy bag, all sails from the cockpit to operate, line stoppers, tarpaulins for the windows and shutters.

Navigation and equipment:
7 batteries, all new (2018), 2 x starter batteries, 4 x service batteries, 1 x for generator, Mastervolt inverter 1500 W, both 110V and 220V, voltage partly 12V partly 24V, excellent earth system with base plate, battery monitor, shore power connection for both 220 V and 110 V, battery charger 12V, battery charger 24V, generator is built out, ampere meters, compass, depth sounder, log and windset B & G with repeaters in the cockpit, everything replaced in 2010, GPS from 2014, chartplotter Simrad NSE 12 from 2012, VHF radio shipmate RS 8300 with repeater in the cockpit, handheld VHF radio, outdoor speaker for VHF radio, radar Furuno 1831, radar plotter RP 110, navtex Furuno NX-300, autopilot Simrad AP28 from 2012, navigation lights, SSB Furuno FS -1550, MOB button in the cockpit, red interior lighting for night sails, Sony radio / CD.

Gas and water:
3 x stainless steel water tank of 300 l each, QUICK inox boiler 25l from 2010 on 220V / engine and heating, 2 x indoor shower, outdoor shower, 2 x toilet (flushed with salt water), 2 x waste water tank with alarm and electric pump, Isotherm fridge , freezer S301 / 5801, 3-burner stove Taylor on gas with oven, microwave Panasonic, heating Eberspacher B5LC / D5LC, double sink in the kitchen, water maker Aquafresch AF600, washing machine Euromania, rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

Safety and extra:
6-person liferaft (approved in 2016), all safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, life jackets, bilge pump hand and electric with bilge alarm, personal MOB transmitter with button in the cockpit, a minimum of hull valves, watertight bulkhead, isolated backstay (also SSB antenna), dinghy Excel 290 and Suzuki outboard from 2015, detachable davits, emergency steering gear, life sling with lights, para tech sea anchor, many spare parts, many tools, searchlight, 8 x life jacket, sailing clothing.

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