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Construction
RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”.
Hull Construction:
- Construction to Lloyds.
- Heavy duty GRP moulding, hand laid up to Discovery's precise laminating procedures.
- Vinylester resins are used throughout the hull for added strength and osmosis prevention.
- A kevlar layer forward further enhances the impact strength of the hull.
- Non-pigmented gel is used below the waterline to help prevent osmosis.
- 2-layers of epoxy as a barrier against moisture ingress.
- Boot top lines upper in Blue.
- Cavita line in gel coat 40mm thick - Blue.
- Cooper coat antifoul – new 2019.
Deck Construction:
- Composite moulded GRP dual construction with core providing strength, thermal and acoustic insulation.
- All load-bearing areas have marine-ply core and backing plates for added strength.
- Teak decks & capping rail.
- Joined to the hull with bonding paste and stainless bolts for strength.
- All bulkheads are laminated with epoxy paste into the deck for strength and stiffness.
- Deck incorporates 2 x lockers in the transom, 2 x lazarette steps, self-draining gas locker, liferaft locker amidships, fold out bathing ladder, shower with hot and cold water.
- Black mullions on saloon windows.
Keel & Rudder:
- 9,500kg (20,900lb) shaped lead keel and a depth of 2.23m (7’3”) provides a ballast ratio of 42% providing maximum stability and comfort.
- 1060mm leather covered stainless wheel controlling a Lewmar Mamba, solid rod steering system, providing direct & positive steering.
- Semi-balanced and substantially kevlar reinforced half skeg rudder.
- Emergency tiller fits directly to the top via a stainless deck access plate.
Machinery
Engine & Gearboxes:
- 1 x Yanmar 4LHA-HTP 160hp diesel engine with gearbox ratio of 2.68:1.
- Engine room in lined with fire retardant insulation faced to avoid contamination.
- Ventilation ducting is also sound insulated where required.
- Racor twin fuel filter with alarm.
Maintenance & Performance:
- Engine hours – 2430 – November 2022.
- Engine last serviced: February 2022.
- Cruising speed – approx 8 knots @ 2000rpm (on overdrive).
- Maximum speed – approx 9 knots @ 3500rpm.
- Fuel consumption at cruising speed – approx 10.5litres per hour.
- Range @ cruising speed – approx 900Nm.
Propulsion & Steering:
- Three-blade 24" diameter Gori propeller.
- Stainless steel Morse control.
- Shaft mounted rope cutter.
- Single steering pedestal with raised curved seat for good forward visibility and comfort.
- Maxpower 125 composite bow thruster.
- 42" stainless steel wheel with beige leather covering.
Electrical Systems
Voltage Systems:
- 220v sockets throughout.
- All wiring is tinned, multi-strand marine cable.
- Heavy-duty battery switches isolate all circuits apart from the independent bilge pump system.
- USA shorepower option & isolation transformer.
Battery Banks:
- Upgraded Lithium Ion batteries with Mastervolt system (600 Ampere Hours).
- Bow thruster battery.
- 12volt batteries for engine and generator.
Battery Chargers:
- Battery charging via shore power, or on board generator (or engine).
- Mastervolt inverter/charger. Able to be charged with any voltage (reg if in the USA).
- Bow thruster.battery charged from main battery bank.
Alternators:
- Dual alternators (12V and 24V).
Generator:
- New 2021 7 kva Onan generator.
- Sound insulation for generator.
- Generator hours – minimal.
Shore Power:
- 220v shore power connection and lead with RCD protection.
Plumbing Systems
Fresh Water & Water Heating System:
- Pressurised hot and cold fresh water for sinks, showers.
- Electric flush toilets forward & aft – (ability to switch to saltwater).
- Sink manual fresh water backup foot pump.
- Saltwater pressurised deck & anchor wash.
- Freshwater deck wash system with outlet in cockpit.
- Hot tub plumping in cockpit.
Watermaker:
- Seafresh H206A water maker, 102 litres/hr.
Bilge Pumps:
- The interior drains via limber holes to a deep sump fitted with high output electric bilge pump.
- There is also an electric bilge pump for the forward sail locker.
- There is a separate bilge pump for the aft lazerettes.
- The two main pumps are fitted with automatic floats and 2 position switch.
- A manual bilge pump fitted with strum box can be operated from the cockpit.
Tankage
Fuel:
- 3 x Diesel high-density polyethylene tanks with baffles and inspection hatches.
- Total capacity 1300 litres.
- Each tank has a drain point at the bottom to permit the removal of water or contaminants.
Fresh Water:
- 2 x Fresh water food grade high density polyethylene tanks from Tec Tanks, fitted with inspection hatches and baffles. Tanks 1 and 2 are approximately 450 litres each.
Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:
- 2 x Blackwater tanks each of approximately 60 litres.
- Grey water holding tank of 170 litres above the keel sump with electric pump out.
Navigation Equipment
Navigation – on Deck.
- Raymarine GPS C90W & integral radar display at helm.
- Raymarine auto pilot at helm.
- Raymarine ST60 depth, wind and log system.
- Furuno GP33 fixed GPS with antenna on stern rail - linked to VHF.
- Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS antenna.
- 4KW HD Raymarine radar with brackets and cabling.
- ICOM 505 VHF, fitted with loud hailer on mast.
Navigation – at Chart Table:
- Raymarine hybrid touch GPS & radar.
- Furuno Navtex.
- Raymarine smart pilot controller – handheld wireless remote autopilot.
- Raymarine AIS 500 send and receive.
- Wi-Fi antenna fitted to the transom (WL510 with wireless capability).
- Red Box communications system wired for Satphone.
Domestic Equipment
Galley:
- GN Espace fully gimballed gas cooker with four burners, grill and oven.
- Stainless steel self-contained fridge unit.
- Stainless steel self-contained freezer unit.
- 240v microwave.
- Permanent gas supply and bayonet fitting to barbeque.
- Discovery waste chute design and waste bin.
Heating & Ventilation:
- Full tropical air conditioning.
- Eberspacher hydronic 10, 24v heater system.
- Additional coil fitted in the calorifier feed from the Eberspacher.
- Eberspacher heater outlet fitted to forward heads.
- 220V electric heated towel rails fitted to both heads.
- Fans fitted, 2 in the pullmans, 2 in the forward cabin, 2 in the aft cabin, 1 in the galley.
Entertainment:
- 20" Flat screen in saloon with padded cover.
- Sony stereo FM/AM radio and CD player.
- Pair of speakers in saloon & cockpit.
- Alpine 9861 DVD/CD/tuner, multi region with iPod interface.
Lighting:
- LED lighting throughout.
- Additional 2 x LED bendy lights fitted forward saloon.
- Additional reading light fitted in aft cabin.
- Upgraded navigation lights to aluminium Lopolight LED (tricolour, anchor, steaming, port, starboard & stern lights).
- Additional boom light over pedestal.
Accommodation
Summary of Accommodation:
- 7 berths in 3 cabins & pilot berth.
- Interior joinery in Crown cut oak.
- Maple & teak flooring throughout.
- Doors in crown cut oak in centre, cross banding to outer and trimmed in Maple.
- Galley Corian in Everest.
- Heads Corian in Grey fieldstone.
- Headlining – Ivory by Lang & Potter.
- Front opening windows in saloon (2).
Description of layout from forwards:
Fwd Cabin, Pullmans Cabin & Forward Heads:
- Forward double cabin layout (head position forward).
- Large Island berth.
- Forward cabin custom-built lockers, providing extra storage.
- Concealed shade/mosquito screen in forward cabin.
- Flush mounted shade/mosquito sky screens in the Pullman cabin.
- Two single births in Pullman’s cabin with good storage.
- Forward heads with electric head and walk in shower.
Saloon & Pilot Berth:
- Mark 1 saloon layout.
- Raised seating for eight to ten people.
- Saloon seating in upgraded Alcantara Aubusson.
- Starboard side pilot berth with storage under.
- Concealed sky screens (shade/Mosquito) to both saloon coach roof hatches.
- Ocean Air blinds in chintz topar plus.
- Raised navigator seating giving excellent visibility and full size chart table.
Galley:
- Twin stainless steel sinks with dump sink and Corian cover.
- Discovery garbage shoot.
- Mounted cup rack.
- Basket drawers for more storage.
- Extra draws added under dump sink.
Aft Cabin, Aft Heads & Engine Room:
- Large berth with pocket sprung mattress.
- Wardrobes on port & starboard side.
- Additional book shelves below portlights port and stbd.
- Vanity unit.
- Owners head with electric heads & shower.
- Full-length mirror fitted on heads door.
- Washer/dryer fitted in aft heads.
- Walk in engine room.
Deck Equipment
Rig:
- White painted Selden Aluminium spar with sweptback spreaders.
- Twin forestays with manual Selden Furlex furling gear.
- Solent rig – reaching Genoa & self-tacking jib.
- 2 x White mast steps fitted top of mast.
- Boom preventer run back to mast.
- 2 x Aluminium whisker pole 1 on mast & 1 on deck.
- 2 x Spinnaker halyard (halyard, splicing, swivel snap shackle, cranked top bracket on mast, turning block and Spinlock jammer) each.
- Radar Reflector – Echomax Active & Passive.
- Selden rod kicker.
Winches:
- All Lewmar winches.
- Electric mainsheet winch upgrade (54ST).
- Additional manual mainsheet winch on starboard side (54ST).
- Tops of winches to be stainless steel.
- All Lewmar blocks.
Sails:
- Electric in-mast furling main.
- Kemp Sails new in-mast main 2019.
- Hood self-tacking jib.
- Hood genoa.
- Furling asymmetric spinnaker with all sheets & blocks.
General:
- 8 x Mooring cleats.
- 2 x Additional stainless mooring cleats fitted on transom.
- 2 x Additional stainless mooring cleats fitted on bow.
- Boarding gates.
- White dorade stainless steel guards.
- 8 x White fenders.
- Mooring warps.
- 2 x 6Kg Propane gas bottles and regulator.
Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:
- Main anchor upgraded to Spade 200.
- Modifications made to the stemhead and rollers to accommodate Spade 200 anchor.
- Upgraded windlass to accommodate Spade 220 anchor.
- Anchor windlass upgraded with Capstan.
- Upgrading Anchor chain to 100m & additional stowage modification.
- Chain markers fitted every 10 metres.
- Fortress FX 55 kedge anchor & support on stern rail.
- Bag for Fortress anchor.
- 10m Chain + 50 m octoplait nylon for Kedge Anchor.
Covers, Canvas & Cushions:
- Sprayhood in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Bimini Top in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Pedestal & Wheel cover in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Cockpit table cover in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Covers for all winches (6) in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Covers for 6 hatches with elastic surround cord in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Windlass Cover (with Capstan) in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
- Cockpit cushions and back rests to main cockpit area in Armada blue.
Tender & Outboard:
- Electric davits.
- Avon 3.40 rib with 9.9HP Yamaha outboard.
- Outboard bracket fitted to pushpit to accommodate outboard.
Safety Equipment:
- 8 man Ocean ISO SOLAS B Liferaft.
- Custom Push pit mounted life raft cradle suitable for hydrostatic release.
- Kannad EPIRB with GPS c/w small bracket.
- Poly bottle for flares.
- Ikaros red parachute rocket - MCA (4).
- Red handheld flare - MCA (4).
- Ikaros buoyant smoke - MCA (2).
- Ikaros white hand flare (4).
- Horseshoe set c/w bracket and light - colour white (2).
- Kim Lifebuoy Drogue and Pocket (2).
- Fire Blanket (1).
Fire-Fighting Equipment:
- 3 x Dry powder fire extinguishers.