NEPTUNIAN 33 for sale in Ardrossan, Royaume Uni United Kingdom

Summary

Zenith, a Neptunian 33 for sale, designed by the famous Alan Buchanan and built by the renowned Tyler Boat Co in 1982, is certified to Lloyds AIA Quality.

The Neptunian 33 is a centre cockpit sailing boat (Ketch) equipped with a powerful Beta 38Hp engine from 2008, featuring low engine hours.

Description

Zenith, a Neptunian 33 for sale, designed by the famous Alan Buchanan and built by the renowned Tyler Boat Co in 1982, is certified to Lloyds AIA Quality.

The Neptunian 33 is a centre cockpit sailing boat (Ketch) equipped with a powerful Beta 38Hp engine from 2008, featuring low engine hours.

Construction

Designed by Alan Buchanan, the hull and deck were built by Tyler Mouldings, with the interior crafted by Johnson Sons and Jago Essex.

The hull, deck, and superstructure are all GRP with pale blue non-slip on deck.

She has a long keel with lead encapsulated ballast, a transom hung rudder, and wheel steering in a centre style cockpit.

• Blakes seacocks all removed, reground, and greased in 2022.
• Windscreen wiper on wheelhouse motor removed, checked, and bushes changed in 2021.

Mechanical

Powered by a Beta 38hp 4 cylinder inboard marine diesel engine with shaft drive to a 3 blade fixed prop, with only 1000 hours.

• Water lubricated shaft bearing.
• New thrust bearing and professional service in 2021.
• A fuel polishing system was installed along with the normal engine-mounted filters.
• Racor pre-fuel filter.
• Vetus bow thruster.
• Rope cutter.
• All oil and fuel filters changed in April 2022.
• Fresh and sea water cooling via a heat exchange with header tank. Raw water intake and heat exchanger removed, cleaned, and descaled in 2022.
• Less than 1000 hours running time since this engine was installed; last service was at 957 hours.
• Spares include filters, impellor, alternator belts, and anodes, etc.
• Seawater outlet manifold replaced in 2019.
• Anodes replaced in 2020 and 2022.

Electrical

The 12v ships electrical system is powered by 3 12 volt 175 amp batteries, all new in 2021, fitted in a new stainless steel tray.

• 1 x sealed 12v 120ah domestic battery - new in 2021.
• 1 x sealed 12v 90ah engine start battery - new in 2018.
• 1 dedicated battery for bow thruster - new August 2020.
• 220v shore power with cable.
• New Sovereign 40Ah charger in 2022 and new Sovereign battery charger for bow thruster batteries - new in 2021.
• New solar charger in 2022.

Water System

Pressurized hot and cold fresh water system with hotpot.

Water heated via engine calorifier or mains heater.

Tankage

• 2 GRP fuel tanks - total capacity 100 gallons.
• 1 GRP water tank - 100 gallons capacity.

Mast Rigging and Sails

Ketch rigged with alloy masts and booms by Sparcraft, supported by 1 x 19 stainless steel rigging (9 years old).

• Braid on braid running rigging (new Spring 2018).
• New mizzen backstays in 2020.
• Single reef on the mainsail and mizzen.
• Stack pack on the mainsail and mizzen.
• Lazy jacks on the mainsail and mizzen.
• Furling headsail.
• Rigging inspected and tensioned, split pins replaced in 2021.

Sails Inventory

• Genoa by East Coast Sails in terylene in good condition.
• 2008 Main by East Coast Sails in terylene in very good condition, fully battened.
• 2008 Mizzen by East Coast Sails in terylene in good condition, battened.
• Several spare sails including main, mizzen & jibs, and cruising chute.
• All sails laundered and checked in Spring 2022.

Accommodation

She has six berths in three cabins. The forward cabin has two single berths or a double with infill to make a double berth, with a new mattress in 2022. It has ample storage under the berth and in lockers above.

There is a chain locker forward and battery and bow thruster under forward end bunks. A circuit breaker for the windlass, bow thruster isolator, and fire extinguisher is fitted on the port side.

Forward heads to port side with Jabsco twist and lock toilet, unit with hot and cold water. There is a locker above the sink suitable for toiletries.

Opposite the heads is a hanging locker that also stores the battery management system for the bow thruster battery.

The saloon is large with ample headroom. It has U-shaped seating that converts to a double berth. There is stowage under the seats as well as in the lockers on the port side, along with chart stowage behind set cubbyholes. There is also a CD/radio. The interior is finished in teak and red cloth upholstery.

Clock and barometer.

12v cabin lighting.

12v fridge that can be adapted to run off the 240 volt shore power.

The aft cabin has two single port and starboard berths. There is a cupboard storing the calorifier and Webasto hot air heating unit.

There are stowage lockers on both sides and above the steering gear.

The aft cabin also has its own heads on the port side with a Jabsco toilet, new in 2019. Above the toilet is a pull-out sink with hot and cold water.

Galley with new stainless steel 2 ring gas cooker and grill. Water filter system to galley sink with hot and cold water and draining board.

12v fridge that can be adapted to run off the 240 volt shore power, top opening with new cooling system and controls in 2022.

Inventory Deck and Deck Equipment

Side decks can be easily accessed from the wheelhouse port & starboard, leading to the spacious foredeck, secured by a stainless steel pulpit, stainless steel stanchions with stainless steel PVC coated double guard wires, and a stainless steel pushpit.

• Single bow roller.
• Lewmar electric anchor windlass with cockpit control and remote on foredeck.
• CQR type anchor with 80m of 8mm chain and nylon warp.
• Bruce kedge anchor.
• Samson post.
• Sprayhood.
• 1 cockpit cover.
• Davits by Vetus.
• 3 x Lewmar manual halyard winches.
• 2 Lewmar 30 2 speed self-tailing manual primary winches.

Navigation Equipment

• Icom DSC VHF radio in saloon and repeater in the cockpit with DSC.
• Furuno GPS - 2018.
• Silva echo sounder in wheelhouse.
• Raymarine wheel autopilot - 2018.
• Sestrel moor compass.
• Furuno radar.
• Silva speed and log.
• Raymarine Axion 7 plotter in cockpit - 2018.
• Raymarine AIS transceiver - 2021.
• Silva wind speed & direction.

Safety Equipment

• 4 man Plastimo canister liferaft serviced in 2021.
• Electric bilge pump.
• Manual bilge pump.
• Fire blanket renewed in 2021.
• 3 manual fire extinguishers; 1 x auto engine room extinguisher new in 2022.
• Jack stays.
• 2 lifebuoys.
• Nav lights and deck light.
• The gas monitors x2 were replaced in 2019.
• A new carbon dioxide sensor and smoke alarm new in 2021.
• Emergency steering in aft cabin.
• Danbuoy and drogues.

General

• Boathook.
• Cockpit tent.
• Fishing rod holders.
• Clock and barometer.
• Radio and CD player.