This is an ex-ship lifeboat, as you would expect of a vessel made for this purpose; she is exceptionally well made with fundamental sea-going features. I would have no hesitation in taking this vessel to sea. She has over two tonnes of lead and steel ballast; she has a long keel and still has the engine configuration used if she were a ship's lifeboat with two smaller auxiliary engines and a single central engine of 70hp. The boat has been well maintained and upgraded throughout the years and has been in the same ownership for 20 years. The current owner had her lying ashore for almost ten years whilst she was refitted and has been in the water each season for the last 12 years. Accommodation : Sleeps 6 in two cabins 4 x large single bunk berths in the forward cabin C-shaped seating to port in the saloon with storage below Large saloon table Convertible double berth in the saloon Linear galley to starboard with cupboard & drawer storage, two burner gas hob, stainless steel hand basin with pressurised and filtered cold water Electric seawater toilet Weheelhouse with helmsman and navigators seat
Upholstery recovered in 2023 Headlining and hull linings replaced in 2023 Carpets renewed throughout in 2022/23 Inventory : Navigation Aids: Garmin GPSmap 551 chartplotter Garmin GPS 128 Garmin echo 501c Chartplotter fishfinder/echosounder Cobra Marine DSC, VHF radio
Equipment: Canvas cockpit cover Radio /CD player Internal & external speakers Flatscreen television Mechanical : Construction: Built in 1970 Ex lifeboat GRP hull Underwater profile stripped & epoxy coated 2010 Professionally painted hull topsides in 2022 Marine ply deck, fibreglass epoxy sheathed Wheelhouse is a marine ply top, hardwood frame & professionally spray painted in 2022 Long keel with 1.25 tonne of lead & 1 tonne of steel Teleflex cable wheel steering with a galvanised steel rudder (re-galvanised in 2022) D fendering/rubbing strake replaced in 2022
Mechanics: This boat is powered by three engines, the main engine is a Daewoo L034, which is used as the primary engine. There are then two auxiliary engines which are not used and purely backup engines from the boat's previous lifeboat days Main engine: Daewoo L034 70hp diesel engine (NEW 2015) Shaft driven Single lever morse engine control Shaft seals on all engines (REPLACED 2023) Auxiliary engines: Twin Saab 18hp diesel engines Shaft driven Single lever morse engine control Lewmar bow thruster Diesel-fired cabin heater
Electrics: 6 x 12v batteries Charging from engine alternators Solar panel charging Solar charge controller LED lighting
Tankage: Fuel capacity 275 litres in a stainless steel tank Freshwater capacity 100 litres in a single flexible tank
