BOWMAN Bowman 57 (1976) for sale in Kilrush, Ireland

English

Construction

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Part 1 Registry Ireland, Reg Number 404492.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Fibreglass construction (solid, no core) with centre cockpit.
• Teak decks, original.

Keel & Rudder:

• Long keel.
• Skeg hung rudder.

Machinery

Engine:

• Yanmar 110hp, new 2006.
• Engine and generator situated under salon floorboards and easily accessible.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Yacht is professionally maintained.
• Engine and generator fully serviced annually.
• Zincs replaced annually.
• ALERIA is a fast and very stable yacht, and she points well.
• The ketch rig gives ALERIA a very versatile sail plan.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Propulsion: 21” Feathering Easy Prop (MaxProp) new 2017.
• Shaft: 1.5” diameter, Water injected PSS shaft seal.
• Rope cutter on shaft.
• Whitlock Pedestal wheel steering.
• Rod steering with Lewmar Mamba gearboxes.
• Raymarine Autopilot with hydraulic steering (2015).
• Monitor Wind Vane Self-steering.
• M-Rud (Monitor) emergency rudder.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 110 outlets.
• 220 outlet.
• DC outlets.
• USB ports.

Battery Banks:

• 1 x 200 Ah AGM start battery (2016).
• 2 x 270 Ah AGM General consumers (2019).

Transformer, Charger, Inverter:

• Battery charger/Inverter 2018.
• 220V to 110V Transformer 2018.
• Associated circuitry and circuit breakers 2018.

Alternator:

• High output engine alternator.

Generator:

• Westerbeke 8KW generator, 110V AC.
• Engine and generator situated under salon floorboards and easily accessible.

Shore Power:

• Shore power: Separate 220V and 110V external sockets (fully dual voltage system).

Plumbing Systems

• Salt water foot pump.
• Salt water wash down pump with external outlet.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Pressurized fresh water pump.
• Hot and cold water to both heads and to galley.
• Freshwater filter to separate tap in galley.

Bilge Pumps:

• 1 x automatic bilge pump.
• 2 x Bilge pumps, manual.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total fuel capacity of 758 litres (200 gal) in 2 x tanks.
• Custom fuel polishing system with electric pump.
• Pump can also be used to bleed engine or to pump fuel from one tank to the other.
• Valves configured to allow hot swap of Racor fuel filters while engine is running.

Fresh Water:

• Total freshwater capacity of 1,327 litres (350 gal).

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks And Treatment:

• Holding tank, flexible: 30 litres.
• Type 1 MSD.

Navigation Equipment

• Compass.
• Northstar M121 Chartplotter.
• C-Map mega Wide Chart chips: Atlantic European Coasts; Mediterranean and Black Sea; North America: Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
• Raytheon Radar.
• VHF/DSC Radio ICOM IC-M604 2012 – Antenna on Main mast; Loudhailer/foghorn; Remote Command Mike in Cockpit locker.
• Comar CSB200 AIS transceiver 2016 – separate antenna on Mizzen mast, interfaced with chartplotter.
• SSB Radio ICOM IC-M800.
• TackTick depth instrument.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Refrigerator and separate freezer, compressor.
• Deep double sink with sump and automatic overboard pump.
• Stove with three burners and oven, propane gas, 2 gas cylinders (2019).
• Automatic galley sump pump

Heads/Showers:

• 2 x Heads, each with shower and sink with 12V sump pumps, manual toilets.
• Raritan Electro-scan type 1 Marine Sanitation Device (uninstalled).

Heating & Ventilation:

• Air Conditioning, not connected.

Entertainment:

• Stereo (2019).
• Speakers.

Exterior Lighting:

• LED Navigation lights (2018)
• Main:
  1. Mast head tri colour navigation/anchor light combo.
  2. Steaming/foredeck light combo.
• Mizzen:
  1. Mast head anchor light
  2. Deck light/anchor light combo.
• Separate deck Level navigation lights with LED bulbs (fore and aft).

Accommodation

Description of layout from forwards:

Forepeak:

• Anchor chain locker with shelf for fenders etc.
• Starboard: Sail storage.
• Port: Workbench with vice.
• Pipe berth.
• Large hatch.

Forward Head:

• Hanging lockers.
• Toilet.
• Shower.
• Sink.
• Hatch.

Forward Cabins:

• Port and Starboard bunk beds, separated by sliding door; lockers, hatch and port in each.

Main Saloon:

• Starboard: U-shaped settee with folding table.
• Hatch.
• Port: Settee that pulls out to a double berth
• Storage lockers and bar.

Navigation Station:

• Chart table.
• Electrical Panel.
• Radios: VHF and SSB.
• Clock and Barometer.
• Radar.
• Mains inverter, transformer and circuit breakers under seat.

Office (Port Side):

• Chart storage drawers (Flat File system).
• Light table and swivel chair.
• AIS.
• Storage lockers.
• 2 x Ports.

Galley (Starboard Side):

• Double sink.
• Cooker.
• Freezer and refrigerator.
• Pantry storage.
• Hanging wet locker.
• Two ports.

Aft Head:

• Lockers.
• Toilet.
• Shower.
• Sink.
• Port.

Aft Cabin:

• Hanging and other Lockers.
• Double berth to port.
• Single (passage) berth to starboard.
• 3 opening ports and 1 hatch.

Deck Equipment

Main Rig:

• Standing wire rigging and Norseman turnbuckles all new 2018.
• Masthead, Shaeffer head sail furler, 2008.
• Lazy jacks and sail covers 2016.
• Spinnaker boom, telescoping, carbon fibre 2008.
• Mainsail traveller, 2008.
• 2 x mainsail halyards - spare used as topping lift.
• 1 x Yankee halyard.
• 1 x spinnaker halyard.
• 1 x staysail halyard.
• Spinnaker topping lift and downhaul.
• Running back stays.
• 2 x flag halyards.
• Boom vang.
• Preventer ropes on boom.

Mizzen Rig:

• Standing wire rigging and Norseman turnbuckles all new 2018.
• Mizzen halyard.
• Staysail halyard.
• Topping lift.
• Boom vang.
• Running backstays.
• Ensign halyard.
• Flag halyard.
• Preventer ropes on boom.

Winches:

• 2 @ 2-speed self-tailing sheet winches for yankee – Lewmar #65.
• 2 @ 2-speed self-tailing winches for staysail sheets – Lewmar #55.
• 1 @ 2-speed self-tailing winch for Mainsail sheet, deck mounted – Lewmar #40.
• 2 @ 2-speed winches for running backstay – Lewmar #40.
• 6 @ 2 speed winches for halyards, spinnaker pole & reefing lines on Main mast.
  1. 1 @ Lewmar #25 self-tailing.
  2. 1 @ Lewmar #40 self-tailing.
  3. 2 @ Lewmar #43.
  4. 1 @ Lewmar 48 self-tailing.
  5. 1 @ Harken 56 self-tailing.
• 3 @ 2-speed winches on Mizzen mast – Lewmar #25.

Sails:

• Yankee, 2005. New UV protection 2018.
• Hanked on staysail.
• Main sail, full battened, 2005.
• Storm Tri-sail, unused.
  1. Separate Tri-sail track on main mast.
• Mizzen sail 2005.
• Mizzen staysail 2008 (asymmetrical).

General:

• Swim ladder.
• Cockpit table.
• Cockpit cushions.
• Side gates port and starboard.
• Aft gate in pushpit.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• IDEAL Anchor winch, 12V.
• 40kg Rocna Anchor.
• 100m galvanized chain 2016.
• Spare 1 inch diameter ca 120 ft nylon anchor rode with 10m chain in pack on deck.
• Spare 1 inch diameter ca 120 ft nylon anchor rode with 10m chain in aft lazarette.
• Wash down pump.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Spray hood 2016.
• Sun awning 2017.
• Wind scoop.

Tender & Outboard:

• Outboard mount on stern rail.
• Space for storage of dinghy with mounted outboard on foredeck.

Safety Equipment

• Auto 406MHz GPS EPIRB with current batteries.
• Throwable Rescue horseshoe.
• MOB signal flag dan buoy.
• MOB Retrieval Lifesling.
• 6 x man Winslow Life Raft (out of date).
• 8 x offshore life jackets.

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• 4 x Fire extinguishers, 2017.