PALADIN was built and has been maintained to the highest standards. She has been meticulously upgraded by the current and previous owners. She can be sailed single handed and offers comfortable cruising luxury. A summary of her upgrades includes:

"Stainless steel heavy duty 1000w windlass with up and down control, removable inner forestay with blade and storm jib. Non-slip treatment to forward slope of coach roof. Low-friction rollers lead genoa reefing line outboard of stanchions. Clutch on port toe-rail to lock genoa reefing line.

Demountable seat fits in companion-way hatch slides – great for foul weather watch keeper. Extra winch on starboard aft of cockpit for gennaker etc.

Waterproof magnetic shielded radio speakers in cockpit, solar cells mounted on cockpit combing and coach roof, derrick on aft port quarter for MoB, outboard etc new folding davits 2012. Shelf in port lazarette. Riding sail mounts to back-stay. Additional deck hatch by way of forward companion way gives light and ventilation to heads area. Stowable hanging rail in forward head. High quality fluorescent light in saloon with low power consumption, Icom VHF with DSC linked to GPS, combined Navtex and central data screen, recent Raytheon S3G (‘gyro’) autopilot controller gives superior performance. Twin alternators with Adverc intelligent controller.

Salt water pump to galley, filtered water tap to galley. Additional opening portholes in master cabin. Good capacity holding tank to aft head with diverter valve and macerator. Skin fittings and seacocks replaced HYS 2010. Variprop feathering propeller gives excellent performance and features individual external pitch adjustment allowing finer pitch going astern. Heavy duty rope cutter. 

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

·         PALADIN, Contest 40S build in 1994, first launched in 1995, by Contest Yachts in Holland to a Dick Zaal design.

·         White GRP hull and superstructure.

·         Teak laid decks and cockpit.

·         Round bilged hull.

·         Hamble Yacht Services replaced all underwater hull fittings (2010).

Keel & Rudder:

·         Wing keel.

·         Rudder in skeg.

Engine & Gearboxes:

·         1 x Yanmar 4JH2E 75hp diesel engine installed in 1994.

·         Engine is larger than standard installation with thrust bearing and flex couplings for vibration-free and silent running.

·         Indirect cooling, mechanical gearbox with dampers fitted to control cable to prevent pedestal amplification of noise.

Maintenance & Performance:

·         Engine Hours: approx. 1,884 hours run.

·         Electrics checked and updated in 2011.

·         Heat exchanger overhaul in 2012.

Propulsion & Steering:

·         Whitlock Cobra wheel steering and emergency tiller.

·         Stainless steel propeller shaft.

·         Variprop 3-bladed feathering propeller (2003), plus spare.

·         Sidepower 6hp bowthruster (gearbox renewed 2004 & motor overhauled).

·         Spurs ropecutter on shaft.

Voltage Systems:

·         12v/220v voltage system.

Battery Banks:

·         4 x 105ah batteries replaced in 2004 (1 x engine, 3 x service).

·         Mobitronic battery indicator.

Battery Chargers:

·         Victron Pallas 50ah automatic battery charger.

Alternators:

·         Twin alternators, with Adverc controller; new main alternator (2014).

Shore Power:

·         Shore power.

Other Electrical:

·         Solar panels on cockpit coaming (30w max); 30w solar panel on hatch garage.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

·         Pressurised hot and cold water system with hot water from heating and shorepower.

Bilge Pumps:

·         Electric and manual bilge pumps.

Fuel:

·         Total capacity of 350 litres in stainless steel tank.

Fresh water:

·         Total capacity of 500 litres in stainless steel tanks.

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

·         Total capacity of 70 litres (Aft Heads).

·         Whitlock pedestal compass.

·         Autohelm ST50 electric compass, log, windset and echosounder.

·         Autohelm Navdata repeater in cockpit.

·         Autohelm multi-display at chart table.

·         Raytheon 40XX radar with Marpa system and heading sensor.

·         Autohelm ST7000 autopilot.

·         Raymarine S3G ‘Giro’ autopilot controller (2006).

·         Yeoman chart plotter.

·         Garmin 2006 chartplotter (2002).

·         ICS Navtex and central data (2002).

·         Icom DSC VHF with cockpit extension.

·         Inverter at chart table.

·         Radar reflector.

·         Clock and barometer.

Galley:

·         Double stainless steel sink.

·         2-burner Smev has cooker with oven and grill.

·         Truma electric gas shut-off.

·         Frigoboat 12v refrigerator.

·         Filtered water tap (General Ecology) and salt water foot pump.

Heads/Showers:

·         2 x WCS.

·         2 x Showers; separate shower compartment in aft heads.

·         Deck shower.

Heating & Ventilation:

·         Webasto DW46 diesel warm water heating.

Entertainment:

·         Radio/CD player with additional cockpit speakers (2007).

Lighting:

·         Double fluorescent lamp recessed in saloon deck head.

Summary of Accommodation:

·         Classic teak interior joinery in saloon.

·         2 x Double cabins.

·         Blue upholstery renewed in 2000; chart table seat recovered in leather in 2002.

·         All deck hatches have roller blinds and hatch in forward companionway gives light and ventilation to heads.

Description of layout:

·         Saloon has U-shaped with bench settee and folding dining table between.

·         Aft owner’s cabin has a centerline, slatted double berth with en-suite PAR heads and separate shower compartment.

·         Forward cabin has double V berth with infill and separate heads (with removable hanging rail) and shower; extra doors give privacy to cabin and heads.

·         Large navigation area with shelves and storage.

Rig:

·         Sloop rig; re-rigged (2010/11).

·         Selden aluminium mast with double spreaders.

·         Furlex headsail furling.

·         Removable inner forestay.

·         Rodkick boomvang.

·         Mechanical backstay adjuster.

·         Spinnaker boom.

·         All halyards and sheets lead aft into cockpit for ease of handling.

·         Lewmar ball bearing blocks to mainsheet and ball bearing sleeves leading genoa furling lines outside stanchions.

·         Extra sheet rails on deck for HA jib.

·         PALADIN has a slightly taller than standard rig, increasing performance under sail.

Winches:

·         2 x 54AEST electric sheet winches.

·         2 x Halyard winches.

·         2 x Genoa furling winches.

Sails:

·         Sanders fully battened main with stack pack (2004).

·         Genoa (2004).

·         High aspect jib, storm jib and cruising chute with squeezer (all 1994).

·         Riding sail rigs to backstay (2007).

·         Old main and genoa.

General:

·         Varnished boarding ladders for bow and side.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

·         Lewmar 1000w stainless steel electric windlass (2007) with up/down control.

·         Delta anchor with 50m chain and 40m plait and kedge with chain and plait.

·         Fenders.

·         Warps.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

·         All new canvas and enlarged, folding cockpit tent (2011).

·         Cockpit cover.

·         Leather steering wheel cover.

·         Folding seat for hatchway.

Tender & Outboard:

·         Zodiac inflatable with Yamaha 4hp 4-stroke outboard.

·         Derrick on port quarter for outboard/MOB.

·         Folding davits (2012).

Safety Equipment:

·         Liferaft was replaced 2012; pushpit mounted.

·         McMurdo EPIRB.