CHANTIERS NAVALS BIOT Chantiers Naval de Biot Don Shead 45 (2004) para vender en Saint-Tropez, Francia

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Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised B – “Offshore”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Massive close-welded Sealium (ultra corrosion-resistant alloy from Pechiney) deep-vee hull, deck & Sealium superstructure (build photographs readily available).
• 14MM teak laid cockpit, seating tops and aft deck.
• Companionway doors.
• Hull, deck and superstructure in Silver AwlGrip paint.
• Ultrasonic antifouling system fitted (but conventional antifouling also applied each season).

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Twin Seatek Navy 660hp 10.3 litre inline 6-cylinder diesel engines.
• Water-cooled turbo-chargers with charge air coolers.
• Polished chromed steel ZF Micro Commander electronic controls at helm station (2023).
• The engines are flexibly mounted and have a seawater filter to each engine, with raw water-cooling (converted 2022), and are fuelled via Racor fuel filters.
• Seatektronic San Giorgio S.E.I.N. engine management system (monitors RPM/coolant temperature/oil temperature/oil pressure/gearbox oil pressure/raw water pressure/exhaust gas temperature.
• VDO analogue gauges for engine RPM, coolant temperature and oil pressure.

Maintenance & Performance:

• The engines have been regularly maintained, showing c. 200 hours run at November 2023 (Please note: dials may indicate incorrectly - having been changed some time ago).
• Cruising Speed: 45 knots.
• Maximum Speed: 50 knots at 3100rpm.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Hydraulic steering to twin stainless rudders.
• ZF 305-A gearboxes.
• Stainless steel type 2000 Trimax drives driving surface-piercing 5-bladed SBM NiBrAl propellers.
• Electro-hydraulic trim tabs with analogue trim indicators.
• Electric bow thruster.
• Rudder angle indicator to helm.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24-volt ships system, with 12V outlets as required and 240-volt shore system.
• Double pole (best practice) circuit switching.
• Galvanic isolator fitted to isolate Vessel from shore supply.
• AC/DC panel located to port of cabin access.

Battery Banks:

• 12V batteries wired to 24V for isolated engine start circuit (new 2023).
• 12V batteries wired to 24V for isolated house circuit from port battery only (new 2023).
• Sealed and vented battery boxes, with battery link switch for parallel at the console.
• BEP Matrix 24V DC digital battery monitor.

Battery Chargers:

• 24V automatic battery charger (located under cabin companionway).

Alternators:

• 24V alternator fitted to each engine.

Shore Power:

• Shore power (socket to transom), with 240V shore power lead.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Fresh water approximately 26 Imperial Gallons (120 litres).
• Pressurised fresh water to heads basin.
• Pressurised freshwater wash shower to transom.

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x electric diaphragm bilge pumps with automatic switches.
• Manifold system under cabin sole.
• One manual bilge pump to cockpit with handle stowed aft.
• Ultra Safety High Level electric bilge audible alarm at helm with Test/Mute.
• Engine cooling system can be diverted to pump from engine bilge in emergency.

Tankage

• Analogue VDO sweep tank gauges to both fuel tanks, and fresh water tank, with on-deck fillers.

Fuel:

• 220 Imperial gallons (1000 litres) capacity approx. in two tanks.

Fresh Water:

• 26 Imperial gallons (120 litres) capacity.

Navigation Equipment

At Helm Console:

• Recessed steering compass.
• Simrad touch-screen multifunction display screen, showing speed, position and local depth (charting for local region).

Communications Equipment:

• Simrad RD68 DSC VHF set (handset mounted to helm, main control unit mounted at cabin electrical panel).

Domestic Equipment

Heads/Showers:

• Separate compartment with electric freshwater marine WC (direct o/board discharge), lockers, light, mirror and wash basin with tap.
• Teak heads flooring.
• Pressurised freshwater wash shower to transom.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Opening deck hatch & companionway.

Lighting:

• Electric lighting throughout.
• Anchor light & navigation lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Interior fittings in chrome.
• Almond Alcantara to side and overhead linings throughout.
• Moulded stowage cupboards port and starboard.
• Teak saloon floor, heads floor and cockpit steps.
• Upholstered vinyl seating in saloon.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Teak deck with 2 pairs of mooring cleats with deck-mounted fairleads.
• Navigation lights to international standards.
• Set of grab rails to deck atop engine bay coamings.
• Two sets of grab rails to foredeck.
• Swimming ladder in transom box.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Lofrans electric windlass to foredeck.
• Electric windlass controls at helm.
• 1 x 15kg claw anchor in stainless steel on fixed bow roller.
• 50m x 10mm stainless steel chain.
• Chain /fender locker.
• Warps and 8 fenders.

Seating Arrangements:

• Cockpit L-shaped sofa seating aft to starboard.
• Helm and co-pilot seat position to starboard in race-style W-seat, with dropping seat squabs.
• Saloon: U-shaped sofa seating forward.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• White/grey vinyl cockpit cushions renewed 2010 (aft sun pad cushions renewed 2011).
• White vinyl saloon cushions.
• Grey foredeck cushions.
• Tonneau cover for cockpit.
• Bimini sunshade with shade curtains for cockpit shading (stows below windscreen).
• Heavy-duty winter storage cover.

Safety Equipment

• Inflatable dinghy (stows in cockpit lazarette) and Torqueedo electric outboard (stows in mid-cockpit box locker).
• 8-person life raft (in service date)
• Offshore flares (2023).
• Ariete Man over-board recovery device.
• Various lifejackets (service dates variable – efficacy unwarranted).
• Throwing line.
• First Aid kit.

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Portable manual fire extinguishers (within service date).
• Manually triggered CO2 fire extinguishing system in engine room. (Service dates unverified – efficacy unwarranted).
• Remote fuel and engine bay air supply cut-offs at cockpit step recess.