Comfortable and well-kept motor cruiser including bow/stern thruster and nice owner's cabin.
Well maintained and well equipped Vri-Jon Contessa 40, including bow and stern thruster. The yacht is cometically and technically well maintained by her owner and equipped with practical equipment, for a pleasant stay on board. In that respect, the Contessa 40 also offers a light and pleasant interior, with practical and comfortable layout. A spacious saloon, with also a nice dinette/kitchen, but also a beautiful owner's cabin in the stern, with semi-detached ('French') bed. In addition, the yacht has a separate shower and toilet room.
General
Windows: Black anodized Gebo window profiles with tempered glass, replaced in 2018.
Vertical clearance: Clearance height with standing antenna bracket estimated approximately 4.85 m. Crawl height estimated approximately 2.85 m.
Hull number: On skeg at rudder
Other: The Vri-Jon Contessa 40 concerns a beautifully lined motor cruiser. Very practical are the wider gangways without a step to the aft deck, making the yacht easily passable.
- Aluminum Gebo windows in superstructure replaced in 2018
- Gebo escape hatch in transom at owner's cabin and deck hatch at galley.
- Gebo ports all around; partially open for ventilation and fitted with mosquito nets
- All opening windows/shutters fitted with mosquito nets
Accommodation
Saloons: Salon with L sofa, kitchen with nice round dinette.
Cabins: Guest cabin in bow. Spacious and comfortable owner's cabin in stern.
Berths: V-bed in forward cabin and semi-detached bed in aft cabin. Two additional berths on dinette possible. Also additional berth on salon settee.
Headroom: Headroom salon and kitchen 2.00 m. Headroom aft cabin 1.95 m. Headroom front cabin 1.93 m.
Cooker & fuel: 4-Burner gas stove
Other: With its beautiful large windows, the Vri-Jon Contessa has a bright and pleasant interior to stay in. The layout is spacious and practical, with a nice salon with L-shaped sofa and plenty of closet space. Lower down in the bow is a kitchen with plenty of work space and a nicely designed, round dinette.
Reached by a landing from the salon, in the stern is a beautiful owner's cabin with French bed (semi-detached), allowing you to walk comfortably around the bed. Also so comfortable, are the separate shower and toilet areas (with electric toilet), which are located on both sides of the landing. In order to accommodate guests properly, the bow offers a guest cabin with V-shaped double bed. Should more guests come over, there is the possibility of lowering the dinette table, to make an extra bed. All windows and ports of the yacht are equipped with mosquito nets. In addition, there are sunscreens around the windows for the superstructure.
- Deck wash pump
- Outdoor shower on bathing platform with hot/cold water
Engine, electrics, water
Fuel consumption: Consumption approximately 3-4 liters/hour
Control panel: Switch panel on dashboard
Dynamo: Alternator replaced in 2014
Water system: New pressure regulator hydrophore and diaphragm in 2020
Hot water: Hot water via boiler of about 45 liters, heated on engine. Electric possible; not connected
Water tank & material: 2x stainless steel water tank of 250 liters; total 500 liters
Voltmeter: Voltmeter for charge voltage alternator
Other: - Victron isolation transformer -Galavanic Isolator VDI-16
- Spare filters and V-belts available
- Exhaust replaced for stainless steel exhaust.
- Combined bow and stern thruster controls on steering position
- Steering position with steering bench, with folding backrest (Todd Swingback)
Equipment
Anchor windlass: Vetus anchor winch on foredeck
Fenders, lines: Mooring line and fenders set: 8x fender and 1x bulb fender
Swimming ladder: Telescopic swim ladder at swim platform.
Sea rails, pushpit, pullpit: Stainless steel sea railing all around, with midship passages
Davits: Davits to be supplied separately.
Other: Beautiful convertible top on windshield, with rear panels to close tent. Attachable windshield and Bimini top zip-on to convertible top.
Also, the yacht is equipped with:
- Additional wind/mud sails for railing at foredeck.
- Mudflaps for steering position and steering bench
- Sunscreens around superstructure
- Winter sail, running from windshield to aft deck
- Stainless steel stairs to bathing platform
- Foundation for davits: davits can be delivered separately. Foundation is currently used for extra bollards.
- Bicycle carrier for on foundation davits (to be delivered separately)
- Stainless steel antenna bracket, foldable.
- Stainless steel fender baskets on foredeck and transom
- Gangway
- Alarm system with 2 controls present
- (N.B. Seats on aft deck not included in inventory)
Safety
Gas bottle locker with drain: Gas hoses and pressure regulator replaced in 2023.