Steelbird 38 - Vessel Specification

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Description

Featured in edition number 685 of ‘Practical Boat Owners’ magazine, this vessel comes with a story!

Designed for trans Atlantic crossings and Professionally built in Genoa, Italy in 1975. This steel cruiser is truly one of a kind and immediately captures the imagination.

With a chequered history of events including international drug-running and a collision with a tanker, prospective buyers should be intrigued to learn more of this vessels fascinating past.

Current owners have owned this vessel for 28 years. During this time they have completely remodelled the interior with white oak and have fully refurbished the engine. It is clear to see that this vessel has been cherished and no expense has been spared.

General

Builder: Custom

Year of Build: 1975

Construction: Steel

Dimensions

Length Overall: 11.58 Metres

Beam: 3.35 Metres

Draft: 2.1 Metres

Machinery

Main Engine: Farymann S30 (28HP) Inboard diesel, raw water cooled.

Bow Thruster: Sidepower 6HP

Tank Capacities

Fuel: 132 Litres

Freshwater: 757 Litres

Navigation & Communication Equipment

Remote compass with wheelhouse and cockpit repeaters

Raymarine Smart Pilot X5

Garmin GPS

Swiftec VHF radio

Seafarer 5 Echo sounder

Navtex

Deck Equipment

R/R Genoa self-tacking staysail

Fully battened main sail with lazy-jacks and slab reefing

Barton and Barbarossa winches

Lofrans Cayman anchor winch

Boarding ladder

Fenders

Boot hooks

Deck lights

Safety Equipment

Seago 4-person liferaft

2 x life rings

Fire extinguishers

Interior

Forward cabin has four berths (two are pilot berths), hanging wardrobe and separate heads with wash basin.

Main cabin with dinette. (Table can be dropped and stowed to form a double berth)

Aft cabin with double berth, storage lockers and separate heads with wash basin.

The galley comes equipped with a gimballed gas cooker (3 burners and an oven), seven storage lockers and two drawers, Isotherm fridge/freezer and two sinks with foot pumped water function (currently disconnected).

The wheelhouse has a swivel chair and chart table.

Miscellaneous

2 x steering positions (cockpit tiller or wheelhouse wheel steering)

Cockpit canopy cover (A spare canopy cover is also included in the sale)

Cockpit cushions

Diesel cabin heater

Aerogen 4 wind generator

Custom made telescopic yacht legs (stowable on board)

Inflatable tender

4 x 110ah batteries (3 x domestic batteries, 1 x start battery)

1 x 60ah battery (anchor winch and bow thruster) 

Disclaimer

Although we believe this specification to be reasonably accurate; the information provided should not be taken as a representation of fact. This specification is for general information only and no assurance is given on its accuracy.

Any party contemplating entering into a transaction should satisfy themselves by carrying out their own inspection of the vessel or by appointing a suitable third party to determine the vessels overall condition and suitability.