1969 Nelson 40

Description

A unique Nelson 40 - designed by T T Boat Designs.  GRP hull was moulded by Halmatic and the rest of the build was done by the Keith Nelson and Company at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.The RNLI took delivery of her in 1969 - and she was in fact a floating test bed.  O.N. 1017 and Operational No. 40-001.With the RNLI she was named RNLB Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde.  She was the Calshott station boat until 1985.The hull was already a well-proven design and already in use with amongst others - Trinity House as pilot cutters.  This build, for the RNLI, was called a T.S. Rescue Launch.The superstructure was of marine ply with a narrow forecabin with a large open bridge deck and a sunken aft cockpit - with all deck rails fitted inboard.Since 1985 she has undergone an extensive rolling refit with her current owners - so turning her into a comfortable motor cruiser.  She will need re-commissioning after a three year in-water lay-up period.

Dimensions

Length Overall: 41'2" / 12.55mLength at Waterline: 38'4" / 11.68mBeam: 12' / 3.66Max Draft: 3'3" / 0.99mDisplacement: 12 tons / 12,193kg

Engines

2 x Caterpillar 3208 - 146 hp naturally aspirated eight-cylinder, four-stroke marine diesel engine with a V-8 configuration.Sea water cooled via fresh water heat exchanger.Transmission: twin discShaft drive to 3 bladed propellers (23 1/2" DIA x 24" Pitch)Engine hours understood to be relatively low (engines read 366/976)Machinery space has an automatic fire extinguisher

Tankage

Fuel: 310 gal / 1409 lWater: yesHolding tank: yes 

Accommodation

Enclosed pilothouse entered from a door on the port side - good access to the machinery space beneath the wheelhouse sole.Forward and down to saloon/galley area with table that can be bolted to the cabin sole.Forward heads with hand basinForecabin - V-berth and plenty of stowageAft cabin  - 2 single berths port and starboardAft heads with hand basin

Electrical

24/12 v systems with new batteries; 240v shore power with plenty of mains sockets and RCD breaker

Webasto diesel warm air heating

Pilot gas monitoring system

Sterling chargerDC ConverterHot and cold pressurised water

Sea water hand pump in galleyBilge pumps 

Navigation kit

Kelvin Hughes HUSUN 65 VHFM-Tech SX35 VHF with DSCCompass - SestrelPlotter: Furuno radar and GPS/WAAS Navigator GP-32Old Lowrance LMS-300 marine system (NB LORAN now obsolete) 

Inventory

Warps and fenders

Fire blanket and fire

Manual bilge pump

coming soon

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.