Nautor Swan 68 (1996) for sale in Preveza, Greece

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Blue-hulled extended transom and performance keel equipped Nautor Swan 68. No.12 of 24 launched and presented in sparkling condition. Versatile 4-cabin, 4-heads, plus crew layout within her very special red teak innards.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

As hull No.12 of 24 Nautor Swan 68’s launched between 1990 and 2004, ELYSION BLUE is a truly fantastic example of one the most successful of all larger German Frers designed Swans, and certainly one of the most beautiful. Often cited as ‘the one to have’, even Nautor’s president Leonardo Ferragamo can lay claim to past ownership of a 68.

Launched in March 1996, ELYSION BLUE benefits from an extended transom hull, with large lazarette lockers and an elegant reverse transom, along with 3.60m draft bulbed performance keel, complete with matching tall rig configuration, making her one of the fastest of the 68’s, and an ideal candidate for mini-maxi racing as well as effortless fast cruising.

ELYSION BLUE boasts many specification highlights including:-

• 4-cabin, 4-heads, plus crew interior layout with centreline double aft owner’s cabin and two double guest cabins forward.

• Special-order red teak interior joinery

• Extended transom hull with large lazarette lockers and reverse transom

• 3.60m draft performance keel with lead bulb

• Twin cockpit layout with aft helm cockpit and central guest cockpit

• Dark blue painted topsides

• Replaced and recently refurbished teak decks

• Tall rig configuration with Offshore Spars white-painted aluminium mast

• Removable inner forestay for furling staysail

• Lewmar self-tailing winch package with powered primary winches and main halyard winch

• Removable coffee grinders for racing

• B&G Hercules navigation instruments with mast-mounted 20/20 displays

• Garmin chart plotters and HD radar

• AIS transceiver

• Twin hydraulic autopilot actuators

• Inmarsat satellite communications

• KVH Tracvision satellite TV system

• Perkins Sabre M225TI 225hp 6-cylinder engine with MaxProp 3-bladed feathering propeller

• MaxPower hydraulic retractable bowthruster

• Kohler 22Kw diesel generator

• Victron 3kw inverter

• Sea Recovery 180 litres per hours reverse osmosis watermaker

• Condaria 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system

• Alpes Innox stove with gas and electric hobs

• Twin fridge/freezers

• Vacuflush fresh-water electric heads

• Tender & outboard

SPECIFICATIONS

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:

• Hull construction in monolithic glass fibre reinforced Vinylester laminate with aramid (Kevlar) used to reinforce the hull stiffeners.

• Structural bulkheads.

• Dark blue painted topsides white cove stripe and double-stripe boot top – resprayed 2011 with Isofan Marine paints – serviced 2024

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Deck construction is GRP sandwich with high density core used at any hi-load points.

• Teak on side decks, bridge deck, cockpit soles, seats and bathing platform – replaced 2018 and serviced 2024.

• Teak toerail.

• Teak footrests in cockpit and around grinding pedestals.

Keel & Rudder:

• 3.60m performance draft lead keel with bullb, externally bolted with acid-resistant stainless steel bolts

• Foam filled GRP rudder blade with tubular stainless-steel stock supported by two self-aligning roller bearings.

• Weed cutter forward of rudder.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Perkins M225Ti, 6.6 litres, in-line 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine providing 225hp @ 2,600rpm

• Fresh water engine cooling with raw intake and heat exchanger

• Hurth hydraulic shaft drive gearbox

• Single lever gear and throttle control

• Machinery space ventilation

Service & Maintenance:

• Engine hours – approx. 3,900 as of Summer 2024

• Date of last engine service – 2023

Propulsion & Steering:

• MaxProp 3-bladed feathering propeller.

• MaxPower hydraulic retractable bowthruster with PTO

• Lightweight aluminium steering quadrant bolted to rudder stock.

• Large diameter hide-covered stainless steel Destroyer steering wheel

• Double hydraulic autopilot actuators.

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 24vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via generator, inverter or shorepower.

Battery Banks:

• 12x 6vDC battery connected in series and parallel to supply 24vDC for services

• 6x 12vDC AGM batteries connected in series and parallel to supply 24vDC for bowthruster PTO.

• 4x 12vDC connected in series and parallel to supply 24vDC AGM batteries with converter to supply 12vDC for instruments – 2020

• 1x 12vDC 65Amp generator battery

• 2x 12vDC connected in series and parallel to supply 24vDC engine start batteries – 2022

Charging / Inverter:

• Mastervolt 24/80-3 battery charter – 2024

• Mastervolt 50amp battery charger for instruments battery bank

• Victron 3kw 24vDC inverter

• Victron 800 Watt dedicated inverter for TV

Generator:

• Kohler 22Kw diesel generator

• Generator hours – approx. 1,500 as of 2024

• Date of last generator service – 2023

Alternators:

• 24vDC engine mounted alternator

• 24vDC engine mounted alternator

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

• Fresh water supply pressurised by 24vDC high pressure pump

• Hot water generated by engine-drive calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element in well-insulated 80 litre tank powered by generator or showerpower

• Hot & cold pressurised showers in all heads and at transom

Watermaker

• Sea Recovery 220vAC 180 litres per hours reverse osmosis watermaker

Bilge Pumps:

• Electric main bilge pump

• Whale electric bilge pump with manual control

• Whale manual bilge pump

Other Plumbing:

• Salt water pump for deck wash and galley

• Aft hot & cold freshwater shower servicing cockpit and swimming platform

TANKAGE

Fuel:

• Approx 1,000 litres of fuel capacity in 4x stainless steel tanks (250 litres each)

• Fuel level gauge at the chart table

• Fuel filter circuit with dedicated pump and filter.

Fresh Water:

• Approx 1,000 litres fresh water capacity in 3x stainless steel tanks

• Tank vent pipes at galley sinks

Holding Tanks:

• Black water holding tank discharging via electric pumps in the captain cabin.

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:

• B&G Hercules instrument system with 2x B&G H2000 displays at helm, 6x multi/analogue displays in aft helm cockpit, 1x H2000 display at companionway, and 3x B&G 20/20 multi displays at the mast.

• B&G chart plotter at aft helm cockpit

• Garmin GPSMAP chart plotter at helm pedestal

• B&G Vulcan 7’’ chart plotter at aft helm cockpit

• Garmin HD closed array scanner at transom

• Simrad AP22 autopilot with hydraulic actuator

• Suunto steering compass

At Chart Table:

• B&H H5000 instruments with Hercules multidisplay and wind display

• Garmin GPSMAP chart plotter

• AIS class B transceiver

Communications Equipment:

• B&G H90VHF with DSC at chart table with second station at helm

• JRC Inmarsat satellite communications system with handset at chart table

• Furuno loud hailer and intercom system with hand-mic at helm

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

• Alpes Inox gimballed gas stove with 3x gas burners, 1x electric hob, oven and grill

• Alpes Inox extractor hood above stove

• Panasonic 220vAC microwave oven

• Siemens 220vAC dishwasher

• Twin stainless steel sinks with fresh and saltwater supplies

• Front opening 154 litre fridge and freezers

• 220vAC Icemaker

Heads:

• VacuFlush 24vDC electric fresh water heads

• Hot & cold pressurised fresh water supplies to heads sinks and showers

Heating & Ventilation:

• Condaria 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with inverter and outlets in each cabin space.

Lighting:

• LED interior lighting

Entertainment:

• LCD TV retractable in saloon

• Stereo system with speakers in cockpit and below decks

• KVH Tracvision satellite TV antenna at transom

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• Accommodation for up to 9 guests in 4 double/twin cabins, comprising of owner’s stateroom aft, VIP double cabin forward to port, twin guest cabin forward to starboard with pullman berth above, and single/pullman twin guest cabin amidships to starboard, all with ensuite access to bathrooms. Crew cabin in forepeak.

Accommodation Finish:

• Special order red teak interior joinery with hand rubbed satin varnish finish

• Deckhead panels installed in all accommodation areas and covered with Almond coloured Ultraleather.

• Floorboards of sandwich construction, top face is teak with holly stripes varnished with six coats of polyurethane varnish to have the same satin finish as the rest of the interior.

• Topsides where visible are lined with teak battens.

• Teak gratings in all heads.

• Corian counters in galley.

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Crew Cabin:

• Crew quarters with a single bunk to port

• Countertop and storage to starboard

• Hanging locker

• Access to foredeck

• Access aft to accommodation and bathroom via starboard forward heads

VIP Guest Cabin:

• Forward to port

• Double berth offset outboard

• Storage with hanging lockers and drawers.

• Ensuite bathroom with electric heads, sink and shower

Starboard Guest Cabin:

• Forward to starboard

• Double berth offset outboard

• Pullman berth above

• Storage with hanging lockers and drawers.

• Ensuite bathroom with electric heads, sink and shower

• Passage to the crew cabin forward thought the heads

Main Saloon:

• U-shaped settee to port with large saloon dining table and further twin bench settee inboard across centreline

• Lockers and bookshelves outboard

• Lockers, cupboards and counter to starboard side with retractable TV.

• On the starboard side of the main saloon there is a settee.

• To port, there is an U-shaped sofa with a large saloon table and two chairs.

• Bottle storage inside the table.

• Cocktail station forward in the saloon.

Galley:

• Aft of the saloon to port

• U-shaped galley with inboard and outboard counters

• Twin sinks inboard

• Front-opening fridge and freezers above counter top

Chart Table:

• Aft of saloon area to starboard

• Forward facing chart table with upholstered seat

• The chart table area is multi-functional and serves as navigation, communication and administration centre.

Starboard Aft Guest Cabin:

• Aft of saloon and outboard in walkthrough to owner’s stateroom

• Single bunk with folding Pullman above

• Ensuite bathroom with electric heads, sink and shower

Owner’s Stateroom:

• Located aft.

• Large walkaround centreline double berth with bedside tables to port and starboard

• Vanity / owner’s office desks to port and starboard

• Hanging lockers and stowage cupboards/drawers

• Ensuite bathroom with electric heads, sink and separate shower compartment

Machinery Space:

• Located beneath central guest cockpit and accessible from starboard side walkthrough to owner’s stateroom or via removable companionway steps

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Offshore Spars white-painted aluminium alloy mast, keel-stepped with 4-sets of inline spreaders

• Navtec discontinuous rod rigging – replaced 2010

• Insulated rod rigging backstay – operated via hydraulic powerpack.

• Navtec hydraulic vang, backstay, outhaul, staysail and babystay piston.

• Harken low-friction mainsail track on mast plus addition storm sail track

• Reckmann manual genoa furler with inboard towable genoa car tracks

• Removable manual staysail, coachroof-mounted jib-sheet tracks and checkstays

• Harken mainsheet traveller track

• Harken, Spinlock and Nautor deck gear

• Discontinuous halyards with tensioners on mast

• Harken spinnaker track on mast with towable car

• Spinnaker pole and jockey pole (currently stored in spares container in Italy)

• Stainless steel bowsprit

• Vang quick release and Lewmar emergency stop on port side of steering pedestal

• Mast Jack

Winches:

• 2x Lewmar 88ST 3-speed powered self-tailing winches connected to coffee grinders for manual override/ racing in guest cockpit area connected to coffee grinders for racing in guest cockpit area.

• 2x Lewmar 77ST 3-speed self-tailing spinnaker sheet winches

• 2x Lewmar 66ST 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet winches at aft helm cockpit, one electric

• 2x Lewmar ST 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet travellers winches adjacent to traveller

• 2x Lewmar ST 2-speed self-tailing checkstay winches forward of guest cockpit

• 1x Lewmar ST 2-speed powered self-tailing main halyard winch amidships to starboard

• 2x Lewmar ST 2-speed self-tailing halyard winch amidships to port

• 4x Lewmar ST 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches amidships

• 2x Lewmar ST 2-speed self-tailing towable genoa sheet car line winches amidships

Sails:

• Millennium Sails fully-battened mainsail – 2022

• Millennium furling jib – approx. 2019 serviceable

• Millennium Sails furling Code 0

General:

• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardwire stanchions

• Side-boarding gates and removable swimming ladder

• Carbon fibre folding passerelle

• Teak outboard bracket

• Antenna masts at transom for radar, satellite TV antenna and Inmarsat satellite communications ariel with integrated tender davit on starboard pole

• Hot and cold shower servicing aft cockpit area

• Varnished teak folding cockpit table in central guest cockpit

• Twin lazarette lockers

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Lofrans 24vDC reversing anchor windlass with remote control

• CQR anchor with 100m of 12mm chain

• Fortress 27kgs kedge anchor

• Bow and stern mooring cleats

• Fenders and warps

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

• Sprayhoods with stainless steel frames for aft helm and central guest cockpits

• Helm wheel and pedestal covers

• Winch and coffee grinder pedestal covers

• Instrument covers

• Foredeck hatch cover

Tender & Outboard:

• Tender stowage on foredeck

• Honwave 3.20m inflatable tender – 2022

• Suzuki 20hp outboard engine - 2020

Container:

• 40’ spares container located in Tuscany

• Spinnaker pole and jockey pole are stored inside.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Lifesaving:

• 2x 6-person liferafts

• MOB recovery sling

Fire Control:

• Fire extinguishers

• Engine room powdered fire extinguisher system.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS

Lying Preveza, Greece.

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00

Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Michele Antonini – Grabau International (Italia)

Tel: +39 333 74 89 281

Email: michele@grabauinternational.com