The Nelson 40 is a true all weather boat, renowned for their sea keeping ability. This is the Nelson 40 Pilot which gives her an outside helm position on the aft deck.
Although this boat was built in 1979 she was completely refitted between 1999-2003 and when we say completely pretty much the whole interior was stripped out and redone and new engines installed.
Since 2003 till 2021 when the current owner bought her she was very lightly used due to the former owners ill health.
The current owner has used her extensively on the West Coast of Scotland, launching in the spring and not retuning till the Autumn. She has been an exemplary boat and continually maintained by a knowledgeable owner.
General information / Potted history
Peter Thorneycroft, the founder's grandson, founded the firms of Keith, Nelson & Company Ltd and T.T. Boat Designs Ltd in 1955 and 1965 respectively. In 1959, Peter Thorneycroft built the first real Nelson developing it into the 40ft prototype Motor Yacht “Edelweiss”.
This fine 18 knot sea boat triggered a revolution at Trinity House. With a Nelson 40, pilots could be ferried safely from ship to shore in any weather and became the norm for this purpose. The hulls for the Nelson 40 were built by Halmatic and were so successful that they were then from 1965 fitted out to a very high standard as Gentleman’s yachts.
M.V. "Bailey" was commissioned in 1980 for a gentleman in Belgium who as a precaution had her epoxied from the waterline down.
In 1999 a complete refit took place. The original Ford Sabre engines were removed and replaced with new clean burn, smooth running Perkins 225hp engines and associated machinery, plus Mase 4kva genset. All linings were stripped out to assess the condition before a final refit by the world renowned Dickies yacht builders with her being re commissioned in 2003.
Sadly due to ill health the owner was never able to use her fully and in 2007 she was purchased by a gentleman who renamed her "Lady Redhouse" after his engineering firm.
Again due to personal circumstances she received only light use before being laid up ashore in 2014.
The current owner purchased her in 2021 and has used her extensively on the West Coast of Scotland.
Dimensions & general info.
- LOA - 12.55m
- LWL - 11.68m
- Beam - 3.65m
- Draft - 1.20m
- Displacement - Approx. 14000Kg
- Builder - Halmatic
- Design - T.T Boat Design
- Built - 1979
- Refitted - 1999 - 2003.
Hull, deck & superstructure
- GRP hull, deck and superstructure.
- Hull painted dark blue in 2022.
- Underwater hull section epoxied 1979.
- Built in 1979 then full refit in 1999 and recommissioned 2003. New engines 1999 which were also commissioned 2003.
- Sliding windows refurbished 2019.
- In her current ownership she has always been wintered ashore.
Interior & accommodation
- 7 berths in two cabins + the lower and upper saloon and two heads.
- Eberspacher D8 diesel fired warm air central heating to all cabins.
Forward Cabin -
- V berth with two good size berths.
- 2 x hull side windows and a deck hatch.
- Access to the anchor locker forward.
- Storage in door fronted lockers beneath the berths.
- 2 x storage cupboards with shelves above. One is a hanging cupboard, the other for general storage.
Forward heads -
- This is a full width cabin separated by doors to the forward cabin and main saloon.
- To port is a Lavac manual toilet. Toilet roll holder, two lockers, window and deck head vent.
- To starboard is a stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap. The faucet extends to double as a shower.
- Teak grate floor with automatic sump pump.
- Double door fronted locker below the sink and a locker outboard.
- Mirror and cup holder.
- The door to the saloon has a full length mirror.
- Window and deck head vent.
Lower saloon -
- U shaped seating to port.
- Teak folding leaf table with central storage.
- 3 x lockers outboard, two windows and a deck head vent.
- Galley to starboard.
- Central deck head hatch.
- Steps leading up to the wheelhouse.
Galley -
- U shaped galley with plenty of work surface.
- 2 x large / deep, stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
- Nelson stainless steel gimballed cooker with two gas burner, grill and oven. Stainless steel bulkhead splashback.
- Dometic domestic style front loading fridge.
- Dometic variable temperature fridge/freezer fitted under the lower saloon to wheelhouse stairs.
- Panasonic microwave oven.
- Plenty of storage for provisions, cookware and table wear.
- 2 x windows and a deck head vent.
Wheelhouse / Upper Saloon -
- Helm station to port.
- Swiveling KAB 300 shock absorbing pedestal helm seat.
- Swiveling KAB 300 shock absorbing co-pilot seat to starboard with door fronted locker underneath..
- 3 forward facing windscreens with variable speed wipers.
- 2 x side widows port and starboard and a side door to port. Additional windows aft.
- Aft to starboard is an L shaped settee with a table.
- Opposite is a cabinet with shelf above and access down to the master cabin.
Master cabin with separate heads.
- The aft cabin has a large single berth port and a double berth to starboard.
- Between the berths is a central vanity unit aft. There are steps to access the deck head hatch in case of emergency.
- Under to starboard berth are 3 drawers and a door fronted locker.
- The heads are in a sperate area at the foot of the access steps from the wheelhouse.
- To port is a large 2 x door hanging wardrobe with shelf above and opposite is the heads compartment.
- Behind the steps is a large access hatch to the engine compartment.
Aft heads -
- Lavac manual marine toilet.
- Stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap. The mixer tap faucet extends to double as a shower.
- Cupboard beneath the sink.
- Teak slatted floor grate with electric sump pump on a toggle switch.
- Shower curtain.
- Teak vanity cupboard.
- Teak twin cup rack.
- Towel rail and hand towel hoop.
- Toilet roll holder.
Deck & deck equipment
The foredeck and side decks are topped with grey Treadmaster and secured by double tubular rails with lower running boards. At midships are boarding gates. The side decks step up to the aft deck with one moulded step. The aft deck is also topped with grey Treadmaster and secured with attractive Teak capped rails and Teak side planks. The aft deck has two opposing twin seat pods. The external helm position is forward to starboard with a Teak slatted top seat to port.
- The seat pods were refurbished in 2024 and had new seats.
- New helm seat 2024.
External Helm -
- Forward spray screen.
- Pedestal helm seat.
- Stainless steel wheel.
- Engine management readouts.
- Morse engine controls.
- Raymarine Hybridtouch plotter
- Cetrek Combi MFD display.
- Magnetic compass.
- Vetus bow thruster control.
- Search light with control.
Deck Gear -
- Stainless steel twin roller stem head. One for the anchor and one for mooring.
- SL Horizon 1500 electric anchor windlass with warping drum and deck mounted foot controls and two handheld remote controls.
- Rocna 33 anchor with approx. 40m / 10mm chain.
- Secondary CQR style anchor with deck mounts.
- Bow - 2 x stainless steel fairleads & 3 x stainless steel steel cross bollard cleats. Side deck - 2 x stainless steel T cleats at mid ships. Aft deck - stainless steel fairlead with 2 x stainless steel steel cross bollard cleats port and starboard.
- Stainless steel stern boarding ladder.
- Teak outboard bracket to port.
- 8 x stainless steel fender baskets, 4 x forward and 4 x aft.
- Fenders & mooring warps.
- Boathook.
- Cabin top liferaft mount.
Engines, propulsion & machinery
- 2 x Perkins Sabre M225 Ti, 225hp diesel engines with shaft drives to 2 x Bronze 3 blade fixed props with rope cutters.
- Morse engine controls at internal and external helms. Mechanical switchover.
- Engines purchased in 1999 but only commissioned in 2003 after the major refit. They had very low running hours up until the current ownership in 2018.
- Engines with approx. 1054hrs
- The engines have been fastidiously maintained by the current owner who was a master mariner. There is a spreadsheet detailing maintenance.
Trim tabs -
- Bennet trim tabs with electronic giro option which provides a comfortable ride even in beam seas.
Bow thruster -
- Vetus bow thruster with joystick at the main helm and two wireless remote controls.
- New upgraded 5 blade propeller 2024.
Generator -
- Mase 4kva generator situated in the engine compartment.
Electronics & navigation equipment
Internal helm -
- Garmin 6208 GPS Map chart plotter with engine room camera input.
- UK & Ireland charts.
- Raymarine RX41 XX radar.
- Raymarine Evolution EV-1 autopilot (+ pump and fluxgate compass) and P70R controller, new 2018.
- Cetrek Combi MFD.
- Cetrek GPS repeater.
- Shipmate RS 8300 VHF with speaker.
- Raymarine AIS700.
External helm -
- Raymarine Axion Hybridtouch MFD chart plotter and GPS antenna, new 2018.
- Cetrek Combi MFD.
- Shipmate RS 8300 VHF with speaker.
All Raymarine equipment linked with Seatalk ng network. The Rayrmarine Axiom MFD has a wireless network which can link to smart devices via the Raymarine App (free) . This gives full representation and control from anywhere aboard including course control of autopilot.
Electrical
- 240v shore power system with internal sockets.
- 12v ships system.
- 4 x 115 amp/h domestic batteries, new 2021.
- 2 x 110 amp/h engine battery, new 2022.
- Bow thruster and windlass battery with selector, new 2019.
- Victron Atlas Combi 12/1100/40 inverter / battery charger.
- Xplore 40amp DC-DC charger for the bow thruster and windlass batteries, new 2024.
- Cabin top solar panel for battery charging.
- All batteries monitored via Bluetooth.
- Mase 4kav generator.
Tankage & systems
- Fuel - 1400L in 2 x moulded GRP wing tanks.
- Water - 600L in moulded GRP tank under the cabin sole.
- Hot and cold pressurised water.
- Hot water via a calorifier tank which is heated via 240v shore power immersion heater and engine heat exchanger.
Entertainment
- 32" TV in the wheelhouse.
- 15" TV in the lower saloon.
- Bluetooth sound system with speakers in the lower saloon and wheelhouse.
Canvas work
- Dark blue external helm cover.
- Dark blue aft deck Bimini, new 2022.
Safety gear & equipment
- Navigation lighting.
- Silicon Marine exhaust gas temperature and alarm system, new 2023.
- Joystick operated search light. Operated the external helm position.
- Electronic gas shut off.
- Manual and electric and automatic bilge pumps.
- 2 x Baltic horseshoe life buoys with led McMurdo style lights.
- 2 x KIM emergency ladders.
- Gas isolator.
- Fire blanket in the galley.
- Engine room automatic fire extinguisher.
- A number of domestic fire extinguishers.
- Smoke detector in the wheelhouse and engine compartment.
- Carbon Monoxide detector in the aft cabin.
- Mast mounted Fog horn with manual activation at external helm and can also an underway auto function sounding one long blast at 2 minute intervals.
Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
