RJ Prior COASTER 33 for sale in Port Bannatyne United Kingdom

Designed by Alan F Hill the Coaster 33 was in production between the early 1970’s and the late 1980’s, hulls being moulded by Robert Ives Ltd and the fitted out by the highly respected RJ Prior & Son yard at Burnham-on-Crouch, in total 47 boats were launched. With there lines based around those of a traditional MFV the Coaster 33 boasts a full-length keel and has proven to perform well under sail, power or both. The same hull was developed to produce the Passagemaker 33 with a different deck moulding along the lines of the Colvic style of motorsailer.

The Coaster 33 FINKEL has been with her current owners since 2010. Now based on the Isle of Bute the Coaster 33 has proven to be an ideal boat for cruising and exploring the waters of Scotland’s West Coast where they are a familiar sight. Her inventory includes:

• Thornycroft D170 marine diesel engine
• Vetus bow thruster
• Raymarine autopilot
• Furuno GP-1650 chart plotter
• Furuno 1623 radar
• Eagle Ultra fish finder
• NASA Clipper wind instrument
• Raymarine ST60+ Depth instrument
• Eberspacher diesel fired heating system
• Neptune 4500 gas cooker with grill and oven
• 230VAC Microwave
• 230VAC TV with Digital signal receiver
• Inflatable dinghy and outboard

Lying afloat on her berth at Port Bannatyne Marina, Isle of Bute the Coaster 33 FINKEL is available for viewing by prior appointment.

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
GRP laminated hull
GRP formed and laminated internal structural members
Plywood bulkheads laminated to hull
Topsides finished in white gloss paint
Moulded sheerstrake finished in maroon paint
Underwater hull finished with antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single piece GRO mouled deck incorporating coachroof superstructure
Hardwood doghouse shelter over cockpit with laminated plywood roof and aft closing panels
Decks finished with treadmaster non-slip panels
All coachroof windows removed and professionally re-sealed in 2021

Keel & Rudder:
Full-length moulded keel
Skeg hung rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Thornycroft D170 marine diesel engine
37hp
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
PRM Hydraulic gearbox
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced 2022 (Minimal use during 2023/24)
Engine mounting replaced 2023
Cruising speed 6kts

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
3 blade bronze prop 
Rope cutter
Single station hydraulic steering system
Emergency tiller

Bow Thruster:
Vetus tunnel-mounted thruster
Joystick type control

Autopilot:
RaymarineST6002 control head
Raymarine S3 course computer
Electric drive unit

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system

Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD protected system
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 100Ah, lead acid
Domestic Battery – 2x 12VDC, 100Ah, lead acid
Bow Thruster Battery – 2x 12VDC, 110Ah, lead acid

Battery Monitor:
Adverc DCM Mk III battery monitor

Charging:
Enag 230VAC – 12VDC battery charger
25amp

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator
90amp
Adverc alternator controller

Inverter:
12VDC – 230VAC inverter

Other Electrical:
Auxiluary 12VDC charging sockets in forward cabin, switch panel and in wheel house
Windscreen wipers for port and starboard wheelhouse windows

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water
Mixer tap in galley
Hot water provided tank with 230VAC immersion heater

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Twin diesel tanks to port and starboard
Stainless steel tank construction
Approximate capacity 340ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank
Approximate capacity 150ltrs

Tank Monitoring:
Sight gauge on diesel tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Wheelhouse:
Chart Plotter – Furuno GP-1650 C-Map NT
Radar – Furuno 1623 with mizzen mast mounted scanner
Depth – Raymarine ST60+
Wind – NASA Clipper (new masthead transducer fitted 2023)
FishFinder – Eagle Ultra

Communications Equipment:
VHF – Seavoice RT550 
Handheld VHF – Entel submersible
Navtex – Furuno NX-300

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Neptune 4500 gas cooker, 2 burner, grill and oven
Microwave – 240VAC, 800w
Coolbox – Thermoelectric coolbox
Stainless steel sink
Mixer tap

Heads:
Lavac manual marine toilet
Wash hand basin
Cold water tap – Not operational
Hot and cold water shower fitting – Not operational

Heating & Ventilation:
Eberspacher diesel fired blown air heating system
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in saloon, forward and aft cabins
Refleks 661 diesel fired heater 

Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout interior

Entertainment:
TV – TWF 230VAC TV with i-View Digital TV receiver

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Twin / double cabin forward
Heads
Saloon providing two occasional berths
Galley
Enclosed cockpit
Aft Cabin

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Twin single berths in V-layout
Infill section to convert port bunk into larger single berth
Overbunk storage lockers outboard to port and starboard
Access to chain locker forward
Under bunk storage lockers to port and starboard
Cave type locker aft of starboard bunk

Heads:
Located with in forward cabin area to port.
Self contained heads compartment
Manual Lavac marine toilet located outboard
Flip down panel with stainless steek wash hand basin and fold out cold water tap
Dedicated hot and cold water shower fitting

Saloon:
Bench settee to starboard
L-shaped settee to port
Both settees converting to single berths with trotter box extending length of port bunk beneath galley
Double drop leaf saloon table
Lockers above settee backrests, outboard to port and starboard
Settee backs lifting to provide storage behind backrests outboard.
Underbunk storage lockers

Galley:
To port side of companionway to forward accommodation space
Thwart ships galley worktop forward
Gimbal mounted gas cooker outboard, centrally
Thwartships worktop aft with inset stainless steel sink
Locker beneath galley sink

Nav Station:
To starboard side of companionway
Compact aft facing chart table with navigator sitting on aft end of starboard saloon settee
Storage drawers above table aft and outboard

Aft Cabin:
Accessed from wheelhouse/cockpit with dedicated aft companionway
Large single bunk to starboard
Single bunk to port
Standing room forward between bunks to port
Countertop for storage forward of port bunk

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Deck stepped ketch rig
Anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel standing rigging
Main mast stepped in Tabernacle to facilitate lowering without use of crane
Twin forestays with Rotostay roller reefing system on one forestay for genoa
Slab reefing mainsail
Slab reefing mizzen
Rod kicker for main boom
Lazyjacks for mainsail and mizzen

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Mast Mounted Winches – 2x Gibb 847C, single speed

Sails:
Mainsail – Tan dacron, on-boom roller reefing
Genoa – Tan dacron roller reefing.
Mizzen – Tan dacron, on-boom roller reefing

Canvas Work:
Mainsail cover – Stackpack type cover with mastboot and lazyjacks
Mizzen Cover – Stackpack type cover with mastboot and lazyjacks
Side skirts for access to wheelhouse

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Delta plough anchor on chain rode
Kedge Anchor – CQR plough anchor on chain rode
Anchor Windlass – Simpson Lawernce Hy-Speed manual windlass
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders - Selection

Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy
Outboard – Evinrude 2.3hp two-stroke
Davits – Stainless steel davit, folding

General:
Single bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit rail
Panama style fairleads to port and starboard sides of bow
Fairlead mounted on capping rail forward to port and starboard
Gunwale mounted alloy mooring cleats to port and starboard, forward and aft
Anchor windlass mounted on fordeck centrally
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof and along wheelhouse top and aft section of coachroof
Grabrails on wheelhouse top professionally replaced 2023
Wheelhouse with two forward facing chairs to port and starboard
Bench seating in wheelhouse outboard to port and starboard

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead Tri-Colour
Low-level running lights
Steaming light
Deck flood light

Life saving:
Horseshoe buoy x2
Danbuoy
Radar Reflector – Mast mounted

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

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.