Nelson 40 (1969) for sale in Bangor, United Kingdom

English

Nelson 40 - from the yard of Keith Nelson & Company, Bembridge Isle of Wight. A Keith Nelson Intermediate Class lifeboat and originally an RNLI test-bed boat - the first in GRP.  She left the RNLI in 1985 and has been with the same family since - undergoing extensive refit.

She'll sleep 4 comfortably in two cabins.  Two heads, saloon area with galley and great pilothouse.

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DescriptionA unique Nelson 40 - designed by T T Boat Designs.  GRP hull was moulded by Halmatic and the rest of the build was done by the Keith Nelson and Company at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.The RNLI took delivery of her in 1969 - and she was in fact a floating test bed.  O.N. 1017 and Operational No. 40-001.With the RNLI she was named RNLB Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde.  She was the Calshott station boat until 1985.The hull was already a well-proven design and already in use with amongst others - Trinity House as pilot cutters.  This build, for the RNLI, was called a T.S. Rescue Launch.The superstructure was of marine ply with a narrow forecabin with a large open bridge deck and a sunken aft cockpit - with all deck rails fitted inboard.Since 1985 she has undergone an extensive rolling refit with her current owners - so turning her into a comfortable motor cruiser.  She will need re-commissioning after a three year in-water lay-up period. DimensionsLength Overall: 41'2" / 12.55mLength at Waterline: 38'4" / 11.68mBeam: 12' / 3.66Max Draft: 3'3" / 0.99mDisplacement: 12 tons / 12,193kg Engines2 x Caterpillar 3208 - 146 hp naturally aspirated eight-cylinder, four-stroke marine diesel engine with a V-8 configuration.Sea water cooled via fresh water heat exchanger.Transmission: twin discShaft drive to 3 bladed propellers (23 1/2" DIA x 24" Pitch)Engine hours understood to be relatively low (engines read 366/976)Machinery space has an automatic fire extinguisher TankageFuel: 310 gal / 1409 lWater: yesHolding tank: yes AccommodationEnclosed pilothouse entered from a door on the port side - good access to the machinery space beneath the wheelhouse sole.Forward and down to saloon/galley area with table that can be bolted to the cabin sole.Forward heads with hand basinForecabin - V-berth and plenty of stowageAft cabin  - 2 single berths port and starboardAft heads with hand basin Electrical24/12 v systems with new batteries; 240v shore power with plenty of mains sockets and RCD breakerWebasto diesel warm air heatingPilot gas monitoring systemSterling chargerDC ConverterHot and cold pressurised waterSea water hand pump in galleyBilge pumps Navigation kitKelvin Hughes HUSUN 65 VHFM-Tech SX35 VHF with DSCCompass - SestrelPlotter: Furuno radar and GPS/WAAS Navigator GP-32Old Lowrance LMS-300 marine system (NB LORAN now obsolete) InventoryWarps and fendersFire blanket and fireManual bilge pump

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Features

• Compass
• Heating
• Navigation center
• Inverter
• Shore power inlet
• Vhf
• Electric bilge pump
• Log speedometer
• Plotter
• Hot water
• Gps
• Depthsounder
• Oven
• Sea water pump
• Radar
• Manual bilge pump
• Refrigerator
• Electric head
• Battery charger

Contact Information

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