Princess 38 Flybridge (1980) for sale in Lymington, United Kingdom

English

An Exceptional Princess 38

Due to the Owner spending many tens of £thousands in the last three years as he planned to keep the boat for a longer time.

Thus, 'Pearly Diver' is a very nice example of the popular and spacious Princess 38 flybridge cruisers with 6 berths in 2 cabins.  The interior is remarkably original, clean and very little used.

The en-suite forward master cabin has a heads, shower and wash hand basin. The second cabin has twin berths with a heads. 

Of interest to many will be the nicely-engineered side door to the aft cockpit that makes access so much easier and safer.

The Owner is a professional diesel engineer so the boat's drive-train has been comprehensively checked with re-built Borg Warner 72C gearboxes allowing contra-rotating propellors which, with the bow thruster, makes the boat very manoeuvrable.

Please see the 'Significant Expenditure' description which lists the Owner's expenditure.

This boat is a head-turner for all the right reasons.

Significant Expenditure

To ensure safe and enjoyable boating at sea for his family the Owner has carried out much work.

'Pearly Diver' was purchased and intensively re-worked in the engine bay to bring her up to excellent standards and provide reliable passage in the open seas.
The running gear is all mechanical as the turbo-charged diesel engines and BorgWarner transmissions have no electronic input making them both simple and very reliable.   (And much easier to maintain).
With a clean hull and powered by the extensively re-worked twin 180hp Ford Mermaid engines, the boat quickly jumps onto the plane to achieve 20knots.  Thanks to the deep V profiled hull and thick layup (measured at 17mm) the boat is very confident in the Solent chop.
 
2022   General works including:
*new water tank installed (400 litres)
*new Slepnier SE80 bow thruster fitted 
*custom GRP side boarding door installed 
*complete topside gelcoat repairs and polish
*night heater service 
*strip back the wetted area and re-antifoul white 
*replace boot top line.

On both engines:
•new exhaust manifolds 
•new turbos 
*new intercoolers and cores
•new header tanks and cores 
•new raw impellers
•new engine water pumps 
•inlet pipework powder coated 
•exhaust pipework ceramic coated
•exhaust elbows rebuilt 
•alternators 
•thermostats 
•DPUK copper exhaust manifold gaskets 
•fuel tanks treated
•complete new exhaust pipework throughout 
•full engine service including belts, filters, valve adjustment 
•rocker covers powder coated 
•turbo inlet trumpets rebuilt   

2023 •engines serviced including valve adjustments 
•Simrad navigation installed with autorouting 
•Engine bay sound insulation installed
•polish and ceramic coat
•Propspeed applied to stern gear.

2024
•both transmissions fully rebuilt and painted
•shaft couplings replaced
•new stainless steel propeller shafts installed 
•custom made faux teak aft deck
•stern glands rebuilt including new lantern rings
•new shaft nuts 
•epoxy fill pits and re-antifoul
•3D scan transducer installed 
•port engine new cylinder head and complete valve assembly 
•port engine cylinder block repair 
•port engine 6x new injectors 
•port engine reconditioned injector lines 
•new oil catch tanks fitted
•seating re-upholstered in saloon and helm
•full boat polished and ceramic coated.

Features

• Plotter
• Compass
• Bow thruster
• Autopilot
• Tender
• Radar
• Refrigerator
• Electric head
• Repeater
• Cockpit speakers
• Davits
• Depthsounder
• Vhf
• Log speedometer
• Radar reflector
• Swimming ladder
• Battery charger
• Tv set
• Manual bilge pump
• Gps
• Shore power inlet
• Marine head
• Radio
• Radar detector
• Hot water
• Electric bilge pump
• Microwave oven
• Teak cockpit