Wooden Ships Comments on this 40′ Bermudan Cruising Ketch 40’ Bermudan ketch designed by Irishman G. O’Brian Kennedy, better known for his popular little sloop the Lymington Slipway. The keel was laid and the hull built by well known yard Harold Kimber, Somerset in 1964 but the yacht was never completed. She was finally completed and commissioned by Tideway Marine, Salcombe in 1980 for a Hampshire hotel owner who cruised the boat to the Med and used her for light charter work. In the present ownership the yacht has undergone some significant refit work, including a new deck in 2015, and has been cruised extensively with trips to the Med, Azores and numerous voyages around the UK and northern European coasts. Much of this has been done single handed proving her as an easily handled and safe yacht even in very severe weather conditions that she experienced. A very tough and capable yacht that has proved herself in classic regatta events as well as long distance ocean sailing with a well documented refit history. Length on Deck 40’ Length Overall 46’ Length Waterline 30’ Beam 10’6” Draft 6’ Full coverage of her 2015 refit in the following You Tube video: Construction Hull Planked in pitch pine all copper fastened to steam bent Canadian Rock Elm timbers of 2” x 2.5” @ 8” centres. All timbers through the mid section of the hull are double laminates for extra strength. Hood ends and garboards refastened with stainless steel in 2015. Hull stripped to bare wood and re-caulked in 2015. One new plank fitted. Heavy grown oak floors across the centreline alongside every frame giving vast strength to the hull. External lead ballast keel, dropped and re-bedded with new bronze keel bolts in 2015. Each bolt passes right through an oak floor to create a rigid girder effect through the centreline. Stern post hung rudder with bronze hangings. Decks and Cockpit Complete new deck structure including beam shelf and deck beams laid in 2015. Douglas fir beam shelf with laminated iroko deck beams. Composite deck of marine plywood subdeck sheathed with epoxy glass cloth. Straight laid teak deck epoxy bonded over the subdeck with an iroko coverboard. Varnished iroko toe rail all round fixed with stainless steel brackets to the deck. Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires. Mahogany rubbing strake. Bronze fairleads and cleats. Deep self draining cockpit with a Whitlock steering pedestal and cables to the quadrant. Port and starboard thwarts with big lockers beneath. Port side companion hatch with twin doors and sprayhood above. Superstructure Varnished teak superstructure with coachroof and raised doghouse. Bronze portlights in the coamings and reinforced windows in the doghouse. Coamings finished in a 2 pack flexible paint to protect them in the heat of the Med. Sheathed plywood coachroof deck with a bronze hatch over the saloon. Rig Spars Bermudan ketch rig on keel stepped alloy masts, Alloy slab reefing booms with alloy vang on the main. Alloy spinnaker pole. Stainless steel bowsprit assembly incorporating a pulpit. Retractable hardwood pole to take the asymmetric spinnaker runs in stainless brackets. Standing and Running Rigging Stainless steel standing rigging new in 2015. Internal stainless steel chain plates all new in 2015. Reckmann Roller furling headsail system. Removeable inner forestay takes a hanked on storm jib or staysail. Fixed baby stay for extra mast support. Sails Sails in Dacor all new in 2016 from Westaway Sails Mainsail Mizzen Genoa Storm jib Spinnaker Winches 2 x bronze Barient self tailing main mast winches. 1 x Lewmar 30 ST main mast winch. 1 x Gibb non-ST main mast winch. 1 x Gibb 40ST main sheet winch. 2 x Lewmar 46ST cockpit sheet winches. 2 x Lewmar 40ST cockpit sheet winches. 1 x Gibb 7A non-ST mizzen mast winch. Machinery Engine Perkins Prima 50hp diesel. Fixed 3 blade centreline propeller gives 7 knots max speed. Approximate consumption of 2.5 litres/hour. Tanks 105 litre stainless steel fuel tank under the cockpit sole. New 2015. 120 litres of fresh water in 2 plastic tanks under the fore cabin berths. Batteries and Electrics 3 x 12 volt AGM batteries. 2 for domestic and 1 engine start. All new 2025. Victron BMV-702 battery monitor. Victron Blue Power 30amp shore power battery charger. Sterling 4 stage alternator charge regulator. Accommodation Berths and Headroom 5 berths including a quarter berth, 2 saloon settee berths and a double V-berth in the fore cabin. General Description Port side companion way into the dog house with a quarter berth on the port side. Chart desk on the port side with a swivel seat. Box over the engine on the centreline. Galley located along the starboard side of the dog house. Starboard side door into the main saloon. Settee berth to starboard and an L-shaped settee berth to port. Centreline saloon table. Starboard side door into the forepeak with heads compartment to port. Fore cabin has a large double V-berth with hatch above. Galley Nelson Tecma 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Stainless steel vented gas locker. Single stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water. 12 volt fridge. Heads Jabsco manual sea toilet connected to a waste tank. Hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water. Equipment Plastimo steering compass Raymarine sounder and log Raymarine wind indicator Autohelm Tridata B&G Vulcan 7 chart plotter Garmin 100i DSC VHF Clock and barometer Simpson Lawrence Hi-Speed 2 gear manual anchor windlass 45lb CQR anchor 40m x 10mm galvanised chain Fenders Mooring warps Ocean Safety 4 person life raft, service due December 2026 EPIRB Horse shoe lifebuoy Jack stays Auto electric bilge pump Manual bilge pump Gas alarm system Fire blanket Mainsail Mizzen Genoa Storm jib Spinnaker Main and mizzen sail covers 2 x bronze Barient self tailing main mast winches 1 x Lewmar 30 ST main mast winch 1 x Gibb non-ST main mast winch 1 x Gibb 40ST main sheet winch 2 x Lewmar 46ST cockpit sheet winches 2 x Lewmar 40ST cockpit sheet winches 1 x Gibb 7A non-ST mizzen mast winch Hydrovane self steering system Hose pipe Inflatable dinghy 2 stroke outboard motor 3 x 12 volt AGM batteries Victron BMV-702 battery monitor Victron Blue Power 30amp shore power battery charger Sterling 4 stage alternator charge regulator Fusion sound system Nelson Tecma gas cooker Jabsco sea toilet with waste tank Calorifier for domestic hot water