Remarks :
Purchased by the present owners in 2021, Estrela has been sailed extensively in the West Country including regularly to Scilly, The Channel Island and North and South Brittany. Estrela has ben maintained to the highest standards. The present owners have invested over £10,000 further improving Estrela’s capabilities, including electric windlass, AIS transponder, solar panel, and new ground tackle in 2023. The Volvo engine has only 430 hours use and has been professionally serviced since new.
Accommodation :
Sleeps 7 in 2 cabins and the saloon
Double V berth forward
Port and starboard single berths (starboard berth can convert to a double berth)
L-shaped galley to starboard
Full size forward facing chart table to port
Aft double berth cabin to starboard
Aft heads to port
Diesel fired cabin heating
Inventory :
Navigation Aids:
In The Cockpit;
Raymarine ES75 chartplotter (Navionics 46XG Central & West Europe micro XD card updated 2018)
Standard Horizon CP180i chartplotter used as backup (-Map MAX M-EW-M009.09 Atlantic European Coasts updated 2010)
B&G Network depth
B&G Network wind
B&G Network speed/log (Log impeller replaced 2024)
Raytheon 6000 direct drive autopilot
Standard Horizon GX2200E DSC, VHF radio
Plastimo steering compass
At The Charttable;
Raytheon SL70 radar
B&G Network multi
Standard Horizon GX2200E DSC, VHF radio
Raymarine AIS700 transponder with splitter (NEW 2022)
Ground Tackle:
Quick Hc3 1000W electric anchor windlass with additional dedicated battery (NEW OCT 2021)
Rocna 15kg anchor (NEW 2022)
Kedge anchor
Anchor chain, 40m DIN744 grade 40, 8mm chain (NEW 2021)
20m of 14mm octoplait warp & snubber (NEW 2021)
Osculati stainless steel anchor swivel
Mantus Marine stainless steel & rubber anchor guard (NEW 2023)
Deck Gear:
Lewmar 30 self-tailing, two speed winches (NEW 2016)
Lewmar 30 self-tailing, two speed winches (NEW 2017)
Lewmar 40 self-tailing, two speed winches
Mainsheet traveller infront of the helm pedestal
Genoa tracks with adjustable cars
14 x rope control line clutches
Stainless steel stanchions, grabrails, pulpit, pushpit, boarding ladder & boarding gates both port & starboard
Aluminium mooring cleats, forward, amidships & aft
Aluminium toe rails
Sugar scoop bathing platform
2 x large opening deck hatches (NEW 2018)
2 x small opening deck hatches (NEW 2018)
Outboard engine bracket
Teak laid cockpit seating & cockpit floor
Mechanical :
Construction:
Built by Rival Bowman Yachts in 1998
Designed by Stephen Jones & interior by John Sherwill
Foam filled double skined GRP construction
White gelcoat finish
Deep fin lead keel
Half skeg rudder
Hide covered wheel steering (RECOVERED 2013)
Underwater profile sanded back to gelcoat, moisture tested befrore being coated with gelshield 200 epoxy in 2016
Teak laid cockpit seating & cockpit sole
Bronze galley skin fittings & ball valves replaced in 2016
Seacock & ball valve replaced 2017
Coachroof portlights & hatches replaced in 2018
Mechanics:
Volvo Penta D1-30-AS, 27hp diesel engine (NEW 2019)
The engine was installed by Marine Engineering Looe (Volvo agents) & has been serviced every year by them. Extended warranty only expired in September 2024
430 engine hours
Sahft driven
3 blade Darglow Featherstream feathering propellor (NEW 2011)
Webasto diesel fired cabin heating
Electrics:
12V 105A engine start battery
12V 105A service batteries (NEW 2021)
12V 100A windlass battery (NEW 2021)
Sterling Power Products 20A, 240V smart battery charger
Victron Energy bluetooth Smart Battery Sense monitoring (NEW 2022)
Charging from engine alternator
Victron Energy Blue Power Argofet Battery Isolator (NEW 2022)
PV Logic 120W removable solar panel (NEW 2022)
Victron Energy MPPTSmartSolar charge controller (NEW 2022)
12V USB sockets installed in forepeak, saloon & cockpit
240V shorepower system
Voltage sensative relay (NEW 2019)
Tankage:
Freshwater capacity 227 litres
Fueal capacity 136 litres
Holding tank capacity 75 litres
Water System:
Presurised water
Hot & cold water
Hot water from calorifier with an immersion heater
Shower
Rigging:
Selden aluminium spars including mast mounted spinnaker pole
Deck stepped double spreader rig
Furlex 300s genoa furling system
Stainless steel standing rigging (replaced 2012)
removable inner forestay
Terylene running rigging (ALL NEW 2021 & VARIOUS BLOCKS)
Halyards & control lines ines lead aft to the cockpit apart from 3rd reef at the mast
Slab reefing with 3 reefing points
Stackpack with lazyjacks (NEW 2021)
Selden rod kicker
Sails:
All sails by North Sails
Mainsail (2010)
No 1 genoa (2010)
No 2 genoa (2000 very lightly used)
Spinnaker
