Countess 37 “Orion B”PRICE : 35.000,00€ UK VAT paidLOA: 11.38 m – 37’4” LWL: 9.42 m – 30’11” BEAM: 3.86 m – 12’8”DRAFT: 1.68 m – 5’6” DISPL: 8.64 tons BALLAST: 3.5 tonsSAIL AREA: 84.45 sq m MAST HEIGHT: 14.43 mDESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION ENGINE ACCOMMODATION Centre cockpit cutter rigged blue water / cruising yacht, designed by Ian Anderson, moulded by Delvecourt Ltd in 1995 and fitted out by her first owner. Launched 2006.A tough, capable yacht, with a deep centre cockpit, “Orion B” appears well set up on deckfor offshore sailing and systems. She has been upgraded by her current owners (2nd owners) The yacht is well equipped, built for blue water sailing and could make a comfortable long term cruising yacht.Accommodation for 4 to 7.White GRP hull with black boot top and decals Encapsulated lead ballast.Skeg hung rudder with Whitlock cable linked wheel steering.Off white GRP deck, superstructure and self-draining centre cockpit.Solid Teak laid side decks, cockpit side & rear seats, mast pads.Decks re-caulked 2022.Teak cockpit sole grating.American Cherry internal joinery with Afrimosa construction timber.Delvecourt Ltd supplied the yacht with ballast fitted, stern gear, engine bearers, rudder,deck, toe rail and structural sub bulkheads.Lister Petter Alpha 40hp 4 cylinder diesel engineFresh water cooled with heat exchanger, wet exhaust.Reversing reduction gearbox, shaft driven via CV joint & thrust bearing.Three bladed 19” Brunton AutoProp feathering propeller.Engine hours – not recordedRegularly serviced – service due.Lewmar bow thruster – fitted 2010For up to 7 in 2 cabins plus saloon, two heads compartments.Teal Alcantara upholstery to saloon in great conditionEberspacher 3DL diesel fired cabin heatingHot and cold pressurised water to galley and both heads compartments.Water heated by engine and 220v immersion heaterJVC CD/radio with speakers in saloon.Brass clock5 x opening deck hatches, 10 x opening ports – flyscreens for all opening hatchesForward cabin - vee berth with in-fill; stowage in hanging locker, below berthand on shelving/lockers.Forward heads compartment to port Jabsco sea toilet (manual pump) 2023 with emergency sea discharge holding tank. washbasin tap and shower head new 2025 Hanging locker opposite heads to starboard.Saloon - with ‘C’ shaped seating to port with double berth conversion - lowering table forform double berth; settee berth to starboard (into trotter box); stowage lockers outboardand under seating to port & stbd. Lee cloths to setteesGalley – aft to starboard, Force Four s/s gimballed gas cooker with 3 burners, oven andgrill. 1 ½ s/s sinks with h & c water supply plus manual cold water supply through Carbonfilter (new 2025) & foot pump; Isotherm 12v fridge. Comprehensive cooking utensils.Bosun’s store – Open access aft of galley with open access plus access from cockpitlocker.Chart table - to port, large forward facing chart table, tan leather swivelling navigators seat (2024) switch panel and instrumentationAft cabin – central double berth with lockers outboard, aft and under berth. Seat starboard.Aft cabin heads compartment with sea toilet and emergency sea discharge holding tank,washbasin.ELECTRICS 12 Volt system - 4 x 100ah domestic batteries, 1 x 100 ah engine start battery – 2019 1 xbow thruster/anchor windlass battery.Charging by engine driven alternator.Eclectic Energy D400 wind generator – mounted on stern postSterling battery monitorIsolation switches to distribution panel at chart table.Interior and navigation lights inc’ bow, stern, steaming, deck and masthead tri-white.240 Volt system – Shorepower cable, connection, RCB220v sockets below,Truecharge 40 battery chargerSterling 1kw inverterImmersion heater in hot water tank.SPARS & RIGGING WINCHES Cutter rigSparcraft double spreader deck stepped mastSingle line Sparcraft slab reefing boom.Tri-sail mast trackSprung rod kicker.Facnor Genoa and Staysail furling systemsRemovable running backstays.Mast stowed spinnaker pole and adjustable track1 x 19 stainless steel standing rigging – replaced 2021 Evolution RiggingTerylene running rigging.Lewmar towable Genoa cars, Lewmar adjustable mainsheet track.2 x Andersen s/s ST52 self-tailing genoa sheet winches4 x Andersen s/s ST40 self -tailing Staysail sheet/halyard/control winches in cockpit.10 Lewmar rope clutches in cockpitSAILS Full battened mainsail with roller bearing cars - Gowan Sails - 2006Furling Yankee headsail – Gowan Sails – 2006Furling Staysail – Gowan – 2006Storm Tri-sailLazybag mainsail cover with lazyjacks and integrated cockpit sun awning(The sails have been valeted / serviced as required inc’ winter 2021)NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT Plastimo binnacle steering compass.Raymarine i70 multi/speed/depth displays – to pedestal and chart tableRaymarine i70 windspeed/direction displayRaymarine Axiom Hybrid MFD – GPS, Plotter, radar, AIS display on pedestalNavionics charts for UK, North Sea, French, Belgian & Dutch coaststo6Raymarine Quantum digital radar scanner wired to MFD – on stern s/s archRaymarine autopilot with Whitlock driveEchopilot forward looking echo sounderVertex DSC VHF radioCobra hand held VHF radioHand bearing compass12v Digital Yacht computer running Software-on-Board program –TANKAGE Fuel - 220 litres in A4 stainless steel tankFreshwater - 350 litres in A4 stainless steel tank.Hot water - 25 litre calorifier tank.Holding tank - 2 x 30 litres approx. to forward and aft headsSterling fuel and water gauges.DECK EQUIPMENT Deep centre cockpit with cave locker/bosun store to starboardWhitlock steering pedestalTeak laid cockpit seats, teak cockpit sole gratingStern mounted s/s archStern post for wind generatorWide teak laid side decksS/steel open pulpit, split pushpit.Stanchions & guardwires with gates to port, stbd and stern.Removable side boarding ladder.S/steel stemhead with twin bow rollers and fairleads.Detachable bow boarding ladder.45lb CQR anchor, 30m of chain, 60m multiplait warp. Bruce kedge anchorDraining anchor locker with gas bottle stowageLewmar electric anchor windlass – chain & rope gypsyDeck wash pump – not fully installedBow, stern and spring mooring cleats with fairleads forward.Teak coachroof grabhandles.Outboard stowage bracketNumerous mooring warps & fenders.SAFETY Seago off shore 6 man liferaft in cannister and cradle 2025 (for negotiation)Manual bilge pump (electric bilge pump available – not fitted)SeeMe active radar reflector at masthead.2 x Horseshoe lifebuoy new 2024Danbuoy new 20252 x cockpit harness strong points2 x McMurdo PLB’s (batteries out of date but pass self test)GENERAL “ORION B”, having been moulded in 1995, the original owner spent 11 years fitting the yacht out and eventually launched her in 2006 after rigging and stainless steel work wascompleted in Brightlingsea, Essex. The original owners have since cruised to the West Country,Brittany and the Channel Islands, Normandy and Netherlands. The current owners mostly cruised around Plymouth where Orion B was berthed at Sutton Harbour having sailed her round from Ipswich and then sailed her across the bay of biscay to Vigo last year.She appears to be a well equipped, sturdy and capable blue water yacht