Launched in the Autumn of 2016 as a semi-custom build for an experienced Seaward Nelson boat owner, BOUNDER was explicitly configured for long-distance all-weather cruising. Her initial ‘shakedown’ cruise saw her travel up to Bergen, Norway, and the Baltic, where her iconic TT Boat Designs hull shape, economic semi-displacement cruising from her twin Cummins QSB engines, Humphree Active Ride system, and Quick gyroscopic zero-speed stabiliser ensured absolute comfort and security whether underway or at anchor.

The Seaward MY-42, sharing the same Nelson 42MkII-derived hull form as vessels used by pilots, harbour masters, navies, and enforcement agencies, stands out in sea-keeping. Its rarity is further highlighted by its CE Category-A (Ocean) certification, a feature seldom found on motor yachts of this size. BOUNDER combines these exceptional sea-keeping abilities with luxurious interiors, featuring a spacious owner’s cabin layout, large forward cabin, lower dinette/saloon, and bright & airy upper saloon areas, making her perfect for a broad range of duties ranging from luxurious long-distance cruising for a couple, through to superyacht tender work for high-latitudes adventures.

Pages could be written about BOUNDER’s unique features and abilities, but Dave Marsh of Motor Boat & Yachting Magazine summed her up beautifully by concluding, “There are the pretenders, the boats with blue hulls and chunky trawler-like styling that only appear to be serious seagoing boats. And then there are boats like the Seaward MY-42, which truly can venture forth any time in any weather. The 42 is the real McCoy.”

BOUNDER’s specification highlights include:-
• CE Category-A (Ocean)
• TT Boat Designs semi-displacement hull form with central keel protecting stern gear from grounding
• GRP hull with heavy-duty rubber fendering
• Integral stern platform moulded into the hull so that the running length of the hull is maximized, further improving ease of powering, trim, handling and sea kindliness.
• Coppercoat antifouling system
• Treadmaster zero-maintenance side decks
• Flexiteak zero-maintenance aft cockpit and bathing platform
• Twin Cummins QSB inline 6-cylinder 425hp diesel engines with shaft drive, digital dash display and electronic throttles
• Bronze rudders
• Sleipner Sidepower proportional speed bow and stern thrusters
• Humphree Interceptor Active Ride control trim system
• Quick MC2X 16K AC Anti-Roll zero-speed gyroscopic stabiliser.
• Empirbus NXT CAN-bus power networking and distribution with Seaward Yacht control digital touch-screen switching screen.
• 24vDC domestic circuits with recently-replaced batteries
• Victron Quattro 200A automatic battery charger with integral 8,000w inverter
• Cummins Onan 8MDKBW 8kVa 220vAC diesel generator
• Raymarine navigation instruments with twin HybridTouch screens at helm, open-array radar scanner, AIS transponder, wind, speed and depth transducers with i70 multi-repeaters, auopilot with rotary control head and aft mooring camera integration to plotter screens
• Teak interior joinery throughout with light satin-varnish finish
• Alcantara upholstery
• Corian and Avonite countertops
• Flexiteak flooring with carpeting in upper deckhouse
• Quooker boiling water tap supply at galley
• GN Espace OceanChef stove plus Miele microwave
• Twin large-capacity top-opening fridge/freezers, front draw-opening stainless steel fridge and dedicated wine-fridge
• Raritan Elegance 24vDC electric freshwater flushing with selectable sea-water flushing valve marine toilet.
• Pioneer DAB radio/CD player with sub-woofer and internal/external speakers
• Eberspacher Airtronic 5 diesel-fired air-heating system to cabins, heads compartment and aft cockpit.
• Ribeye RIB tender with Yamaha 2.5hp 4-stroke outboard engine and Simpson snap davits
• Lewmar V3 windlass with stainless steel anchor, stainless chain, remote control and chain counter at helm

UK-VAT paid, privately used and in only her second ownership, BOUNDER is now seriously for sale as her owners are looking to consolidate their sizeable fleet.