DISCOVERY Discovery 55 (2012) te koop in Lymington, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”.

Hull Construction:

• Construction to Lloyds.
• Heavy duty GRP moulding, hand laid up to Discovery's precise laminating procedures.
• Vinylester resins are used throughout the hull for added strength and osmosis prevention.
• A kevlar layer forward further enhances the impact strength of the hull.
• Non-pigmented gel is used below the waterline to help prevent osmosis.
• 2-layers of epoxy as a barrier against moisture ingress.
• Boot top lines upper in Blue.
• Cavita line in gel coat 40mm thick - Blue.
• Cooper coat antifoul – new 2019.

Deck Construction:

• Composite moulded GRP dual construction with core providing strength, thermal and acoustic insulation.
• All load-bearing areas have marine-ply core and backing plates for added strength.
• Teak decks & capping rail.
• Joined to the hull with bonding paste and stainless bolts for strength.
• All bulkheads are laminated with epoxy paste into the deck for strength and stiffness.
• Deck incorporates 2 x lockers in the transom, 2 x lazarette steps, self-draining gas locker, liferaft locker amidships, fold out bathing ladder, shower with hot and cold water.
• Black mullions on saloon windows.

Keel & Rudder:

• 9,500kg (20,900lb) shaped lead keel and a depth of 2.23m (7’3”) provides a ballast ratio of 42% providing maximum stability and comfort.
• 1060mm leather covered stainless wheel controlling a Lewmar Mamba, solid rod steering system, providing direct & positive steering.
• Semi-balanced and substantially kevlar reinforced half skeg rudder.
• Emergency tiller fits directly to the top via a stainless deck access plate.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 4LHA-HTP 160hp diesel engine with gearbox ratio of 2.68:1.
• Engine room in lined with fire retardant insulation faced to avoid contamination.
• Ventilation ducting is also sound insulated where required.
• Racor twin fuel filter with alarm.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – 2430 – November 2022.
• Engine last serviced: February 2022.
• Cruising speed – approx 8 knots @ 2000rpm (on overdrive).
• Maximum speed – approx 9 knots @ 3500rpm.
• Fuel consumption at cruising speed – approx 10.5litres per hour.
• Range @ cruising speed – approx 900Nm.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Three-blade 24" diameter Gori propeller.
• Stainless steel Morse control.
• Shaft mounted rope cutter.
• Single steering pedestal with raised curved seat for good forward visibility and comfort.
• Maxpower 125 composite bow thruster.
• 42" stainless steel wheel with beige leather covering.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 220v sockets throughout.
• All wiring is tinned, multi-strand marine cable.
• Heavy-duty battery switches isolate all circuits apart from the independent bilge pump system.
• USA shorepower option & isolation transformer.

Battery Banks:

• Upgraded Lithium Ion batteries with Mastervolt system (600 Ampere Hours).
• Bow thruster battery.
• 12volt batteries for engine and generator.

Battery Chargers:

• Battery charging via shore power, or on board generator (or engine).
• Mastervolt inverter/charger. Able to be charged with any voltage (reg if in the USA).
• Bow thruster.battery charged from main battery bank.

Alternators:

• Dual alternators (12V and 24V).

Generator:

• New 2021 7 kva Onan generator.
• Sound insulation for generator.
• Generator hours – minimal.

Shore Power:

• 220v shore power connection and lead with RCD protection.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Pressurised hot and cold fresh water for sinks, showers.
• Electric flush toilets forward & aft – (ability to switch to saltwater).
• Sink manual fresh water backup foot pump.
• Saltwater pressurised deck & anchor wash.
• Freshwater deck wash system with outlet in cockpit.
• Hot tub plumping in cockpit.

Watermaker:

• Seafresh H206A water maker, 102 litres/hr.

Bilge Pumps:

• The interior drains via limber holes to a deep sump fitted with high output electric bilge pump.
• There is also an electric bilge pump for the forward sail locker.
• There is a separate bilge pump for the aft lazerettes.
• The two main pumps are fitted with automatic floats and 2 position switch.
• A manual bilge pump fitted with strum box can be operated from the cockpit.

Tankage

Fuel:

• 3 x Diesel high-density polyethylene tanks with baffles and inspection hatches.
• Total capacity 1300 litres.
• Each tank has a drain point at the bottom to permit the removal of water or contaminants.

Fresh Water:

• 2 x Fresh water food grade high density polyethylene tanks from Tec Tanks, fitted with inspection hatches and baffles. Tanks 1 and 2 are approximately 450 litres each.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• 2 x Blackwater tanks each of approximately 60 litres.
• Grey water holding tank of 170 litres above the keel sump with electric pump out.

Navigation Equipment

Navigation – on Deck.

• Raymarine GPS C90W & integral radar display at helm.
• Raymarine auto pilot at helm.
• Raymarine ST60 depth, wind and log system.
• Furuno GP33 fixed GPS with antenna on stern rail - linked to VHF.
• Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS antenna.
• 4KW HD Raymarine radar with brackets and cabling.
• ICOM 505 VHF, fitted with loud hailer on mast.

Navigation – at Chart Table:

• Raymarine hybrid touch GPS & radar.
• Furuno Navtex.
• Raymarine smart pilot controller – handheld wireless remote autopilot.
• Raymarine AIS 500 send and receive.
• Wi-Fi antenna fitted to the transom (WL510 with wireless capability).
• Red Box communications system wired for Satphone.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• GN Espace fully gimballed gas cooker with four burners, grill and oven.
• Stainless steel self-contained fridge unit.
• Stainless steel self-contained freezer unit.
• 240v microwave.
• Permanent gas supply and bayonet fitting to barbeque.
• Discovery waste chute design and waste bin.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Full tropical air conditioning.
• Eberspacher hydronic 10, 24v heater system.
• Additional coil fitted in the calorifier feed from the Eberspacher.
• Eberspacher heater outlet fitted to forward heads.
• 220V electric heated towel rails fitted to both heads.
• Fans fitted, 2 in the pullmans, 2 in the forward cabin, 2 in the aft cabin, 1 in the galley.

Entertainment:

• 20" Flat screen in saloon with padded cover.
• Sony stereo FM/AM radio and CD player.
• Pair of speakers in saloon & cockpit.
• Alpine 9861 DVD/CD/tuner, multi region with iPod interface.

Lighting:

• LED lighting throughout.
• Additional 2 x LED bendy lights fitted forward saloon.
• Additional reading light fitted in aft cabin.
• Upgraded navigation lights to aluminium Lopolight LED (tricolour, anchor, steaming, port, starboard & stern lights).
• Additional boom light over pedestal.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• 7 berths in 3 cabins & pilot berth.
• Interior joinery in Crown cut oak.
• Maple & teak flooring throughout.
• Doors in crown cut oak in centre, cross banding to outer and trimmed in Maple.
• Galley Corian in Everest.
• Heads Corian in Grey fieldstone.
• Headlining – Ivory by Lang & Potter.
• Front opening windows in saloon (2).

Description of layout from forwards:

Fwd Cabin, Pullmans Cabin & Forward Heads:

• Forward double cabin layout (head position forward).
• Large Island berth.
• Forward cabin custom-built lockers, providing extra storage.
• Concealed shade/mosquito screen in forward cabin.
• Flush mounted shade/mosquito sky screens in the Pullman cabin.
• Two single births in Pullman’s cabin with good storage.
• Forward heads with electric head and walk in shower.

Saloon & Pilot Berth:

• Mark 1 saloon layout.
• Raised seating for eight to ten people.
• Saloon seating in upgraded Alcantara Aubusson.
• Starboard side pilot berth with storage under.
• Concealed sky screens (shade/Mosquito) to both saloon coach roof hatches.
• Ocean Air blinds in chintz topar plus.
• Raised navigator seating giving excellent visibility and full size chart table.

Galley:

• Twin stainless steel sinks with dump sink and Corian cover.
• Discovery garbage shoot.
• Mounted cup rack.
• Basket drawers for more storage.
• Extra draws added under dump sink.

Aft Cabin, Aft Heads & Engine Room:

• Large berth with pocket sprung mattress.
• Wardrobes on port & starboard side.
• Additional book shelves below portlights port and stbd.
• Vanity unit.
• Owners head with electric heads & shower.
• Full-length mirror fitted on heads door.
• Washer/dryer fitted in aft heads.
• Walk in engine room.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• White painted Selden Aluminium spar with sweptback spreaders.
• Twin forestays with manual Selden Furlex furling gear.
• Solent rig – reaching Genoa & self-tacking jib.
• 2 x White mast steps fitted top of mast.
• Boom preventer run back to mast.
• 2 x Aluminium whisker pole 1 on mast & 1 on deck.
• 2 x Spinnaker halyard (halyard, splicing, swivel snap shackle, cranked top bracket on mast, turning block and Spinlock jammer) each.
• Radar Reflector – Echomax Active & Passive.
• Selden rod kicker.

Winches:

• All Lewmar winches.
• Electric mainsheet winch upgrade (54ST).
• Additional manual mainsheet winch on starboard side (54ST).
• Tops of winches to be stainless steel.
• All Lewmar blocks.

Sails:

• Electric in-mast furling main.
• Kemp Sails new in-mast main 2019.
• Hood self-tacking jib.
• Hood genoa.
• Furling asymmetric spinnaker with all sheets & blocks.

General:

• 8 x Mooring cleats.
• 2 x Additional stainless mooring cleats fitted on transom.
• 2 x Additional stainless mooring cleats fitted on bow.
• Boarding gates.
• White dorade stainless steel guards.
• 8 x White fenders.
• Mooring warps.
• 2 x 6Kg Propane gas bottles and regulator.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Main anchor upgraded to Spade 200.
• Modifications made to the stemhead and rollers to accommodate Spade 200 anchor.
• Upgraded windlass to accommodate Spade 220 anchor.
• Anchor windlass upgraded with Capstan.
• Upgrading Anchor chain to 100m & additional stowage modification.
• Chain markers fitted every 10 metres.
• Fortress FX 55 kedge anchor & support on stern rail.
• Bag for Fortress anchor.
• 10m Chain + 50 m octoplait nylon for Kedge Anchor.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Sprayhood in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Bimini Top in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Pedestal & Wheel cover in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Cockpit table cover in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Covers for all winches (6) in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Covers for 6 hatches with elastic surround cord in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Windlass Cover (with Capstan) in Acrylic Canvas Armada Blue.
• Cockpit cushions and back rests to main cockpit area in Armada blue.

Tender & Outboard:

• Electric davits.
• Avon 3.40 rib with 9.9HP Yamaha outboard.
• Outboard bracket fitted to pushpit to accommodate outboard.

Safety Equipment:

• 8 man Ocean ISO SOLAS B Liferaft.
• Custom Push pit mounted life raft cradle suitable for hydrostatic release.
• Kannad EPIRB with GPS c/w small bracket.
• Poly bottle for flares.
• Ikaros red parachute rocket - MCA (4).
• Red handheld flare - MCA (4).
• Ikaros buoyant smoke - MCA (2).
• Ikaros white hand flare (4).
• Horseshoe set c/w bracket and light - colour white (2).
• Kim Lifebuoy Drogue and Pocket (2).
• Fire Blanket (1).

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• 3 x Dry powder fire extinguishers.