- Builder:
- DISCOVERY
- Category:
- Cruising Sailboat
- Sub Category:
- Center Cockpit
- Model Year:
- 2009
- Year Built:
- 2008
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Unfortunately, this boat is not available for sale. It will be removed from the website soon.
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CASAMARA presents an unusual opportunity to purchase one of the very best blue water yachts available on the market at the very beginning of her life. Delivered in May 2009, she was little used in the first ownership. Her current owner has cruised her extensively, she has an ARC beneath her keel and she has also cruised in the Mediterranean. In his ownership she has been substantially updated including the fitting of air conditioning and many other features to make her suitable for comfortable, long distance cruising.
The Discovery 55’ has been extensively reviewed, Bluewater Sailing called her `an innovative and eminently comfortable voyaging home’, whilst Boat International said ` the Discovery 55’ is a beautiful boat, soundly constructed out of the best materials and designed to look after her crew, whatever nature throws up. But none of this is at the expense of performance which is in the top league of today’s modern cruiser-racers’.
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Note: Comprehensive list of spares available onboard.
RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
· Air Draft: 77’1” / 23.52m.
Keel & Rudder:
· Ballast: 9,500kg / 20,900lb; ratio 42.2% (half load).
Engine & Gearboxes:
· Yanmar 4LHA-HTP 160hp 4 cylinder, turbo charged diesel engine with gearbox ratio of 2:68:1.
· Dual alternators.
· Engine is flexibly mounted with Aquadrive coupling and stainless steel shaft to cast bronze p bracket.
· Engine room in lined with fire retardant insulation faced to avoid contamination. Ventilation ducting is also sound insulated where required.
· Duplex Racor switchable filters for fuel for engine, additional Separ filter for generator.
· Stainless steel sea chest reducing dramatically the number of through hull fittings – fully serviced and bonded in 2013.
Maintenance & Performance:
· CASAMARA’s systems have been serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Propulsion & Steering:
· 24” Gori propeller and ropecutter.
Voltage Systems:
Battery Banks:
Battery Chargers:
· 2 x Victron battery chargers; 1 x inverter charger (replaced 2011).
· 1 x Auxiliary charger.
Alternators:
Generator:
Shore Power:
· 220v Ring main
Fresh Water & Water Heating System:
Watermaker:
· Seafresh H206A watermaker 102 litres per hour capacity.
Bilge Pumps:
Fuel:
· 3 x Diesel high density polyethylene tanks with baffles and inspection hatches. . Tanks 1 and 2 are 380 litres each, and tank 3 550 litres. Each tank has a drain point at the bottom to permit the removal of water or contaminants. The main fuel feed is then led to Racor fuel filters and water separator. There are contents gauges for both tanks.
Fresh water:
· 2 x Fresh water food grade high density polyethylene tanks from Tec Tanks, fitted with inspection hatches and baffles. There are deck feeds for these and a rain water catching system and contents gauge. Total capacity 800 litres.
Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:
· ST60 Raymarine speed and depth separately.
· ST 60 Raymarine wind vane system.
· ST7002 Raymarine Plus Pilot control display at Helm with second unit as spare.
· Raymarine SG3 corepack for full MARPA facility with second corepack installed adjacent.
· Change over switch fitted to switch between the main and backup autopilot system. Back-up has never been required.
· 2kw Raymarine radar.
· Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS antennae.
· Stand alone Garmin 152 GPS.
· Raymarine Smart Pilot controller – handheld wireless remote autopilot.
· Raymarine E120 and integral radar display.
· AIT250 AIS Class B AIS transponder – send and receive.
· ICOM 505 VHF with second station on deck fitted with loud hailer at mast.
· ICOM801 SSB with isolator on backstay.
· KVH Fleet track phone FB250, fax, phone and data.
· Furuno Navtex.
· Raymarine Lifetag Man overboard alert system with 2 lifetags.
· Wireless router to distribute internet throughout the ship
· EPIRB – new battery and serviced 2013.
Galley:
Heads/Showers:
· 2 electric heads and 2 separated shower stalls.
Heating & Ventilation:
· 2 x White 24v fans in aft cabin, 2 in forward cabin, 2 in Pullman cabin and 2 in the galley.
Entertainment:
· Radio/CD player with both internal and cockpit speakers.
Lighting:
Summary of Accommodation:
The interior is designed by Ken Freivokh. Cherry interior with clear lacquer finish and teak and holly soleboards throughout. Stainless steel bars for aft cabin, forward cabin and both saloon overhead hatches for security purposes, together with additional fixings to companionway hatch. Upholstery in Sycamore Iris blue material with Bison parchment navigator’s seat. Curtains in Turnberry Atlantic fabric. Bespoke bedding sheets and duvets onboard. Lee cloths throughout. Garbage chute. Drinks locker under pilot berth.
Description of layout from forwards:
Rig:
· Selden silver anodised aluminium alloy masthead spar with twin swept back spreaders and B&R rig. Electric in-mast furling.
· Selden manual furlex system for both jibs.
· Selden rod kicker.
· Sea Me active radar reflector.
· Passive radar reflector.
· Spinnaker halyard and boom light.
· Internal halyards, self tacking staysail.
· Masthead VHF antennae and cable, masthead tricolour, and anchor lights, steaming and deck lights. Windex wind indicator.
· Standing rigging of 1 x 19 stainless steel wire.
· 12mm Spectra running rigging, jackstay lines; sheets in braid.
· Prodder for asymmetric supplied by Wilkinson.
Winches:
· 1 x Lewmar Mainsheet 54st electric.
· 2 x Lewmar 64 ECST primaries electric.
· 1 x Lewmar 48 ECST main halyard, and self tacking sheet electric.
· 1 x Lewmar 44 CST headsail halyards.
Sails:
· Hood Vectran Mainsail (2008).
· Hood Dacron jib (2008).
· Hood Dacron genoa (2008).
· Hood Vectran yankee (2008).
· Wilkinson Vectran genoa (2013).
· Momentum asymmetric (2009).
· Parasailor.
General:
· Side bathing ladder and mounts.
· Varnished fixed cockpit table with storage internally.
· Teak grating in aft of cockpit in way of helm. The standard Discovery hot tub is not plumbed for use.
· Starboard antennae mast for FB250, 2 x GPS antennas and Navtex antennae.
· All stainless steel fabrications in 316 marine grade stainless steel mirror polished.
· Stern rail extends well forward with opening gate to transom.
· Gin and tonic seats on pushpit.
· Opening gates port and starboard with high stainless steel stanchions 715 mm set in gunwales.
· Double stainless steel guardwires replaced 2013.
· Stainless steel guard rails over all dorade boxes and grab handles along deck saloon roof.
· Passerelle.
Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:
· Lewmar Ocean 3 vertical capstan windlass with remote control with 2 way control switch. The main roller is set forward with an oversize delrin roller for a perfect fit for the chain. There is a second roller to port.
· ROCNA anchor self-stowing, with 100m calibrated galvanised chain.
· 6 x Mooring cleats.
Covers, Canvas & Cushions:
· Sprayhood.
· Full bimini tent in blue with clear windows.
· Frame and hood.
· Table cover.
· Helm cover.
Tender & Outboard:
· 150kg manual stainless steel davits.
· Pad for outboard on pushpit.
· Nova lift crane modified to push the pushpit leg fitted to port.
· Outboard holder on port side.
· 15hp and 3.5 outboard HP motor.
· Dinghy with alloy hull (September 2014).
Safety Equipment:
· 3 x Stainless steel U-bolts in cockpit for safety harness attachment.
· Custom stainless steel liferaft cradle on pushpit + 8 person ocean safety liferaft (serviced April 2014).
· Jonbuoy serviced April 2014.
· 2 x Liferings, life slings
· LED Nav lights at bow.
Fire-fighting equipment: