ELLIDA was bought as an ideal step-up from a Contessa 32, - same sea worthiness, performance (especially to windward) and style. She offered increased accommodation, tankage, range and even more eye-appeal, as well as Nautor Swan bullet-proof construction.

For the last 16 years my wife and I have taken great pleasure in cruising the UK South and West Coast, round Ireland, West Scotland, the Baltic and the North Sea and Atlantic Coasts from Hamburg to La Rochelle, in all weathers, usually 2-handed, and with confidence. Passage planning speed is 6kts which we usually exceeded.

ELLIDA’s racing complement is 9 (very friendly) crew , so she makes a very comfortable cruiser for 4 adults and some children. She is assured of admiring and warm welcomes wherever she calls.

She is being sold with reluctance. 2013 saw the skipper overboard in a F6 while sailing 2-handed with a prolonged pick-up and consequent heart attack. At 70+ we are sadly reacting to this warning. We hope she goes to a caring owner.

One of the most popular of all the Nautor models, 116 were built between 1974 and 1979. ELLIDA (formerly named TINTO) is hull number 112 and was launched in the final year of Swan 38 production. Fitted out for short-handed cruising, she benefits from countless upgrades and updates, mostly added during her most recent ownership of 16yrs. Always wintered ashore, she has been lovingly maintained to ensure that she is every bit as usable and reliable as a yacht a fraction of her age.

With pretty much every area of the yacht attended to over the past few years and tens of thousands spent covering new teak decks, hull epoxy, topsides paint, rig, engine and electronics, there is very little left to do but go sailing and enjoy one of the most definitive models from one of the most iconic marques in yachting. 

RCD Status: It is our understanding that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was in use in the EU water prior to 16^th June 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

·         White GRP hull, deck and superstructure with blue style-lines

·         Maststep re-inforced with steel plate- 2012

·         Full osmosis treatment including application of further GRP layer – 1999/2000

·         Topsides, coamings and style lines resprayed in Awlgrip 2000 – 2008

·         Teak laid deck (12mm) – replaced 2001/2

·         Blakes Tiger Cruising antifoul (antifoul sanded back and 2 coats applied annually) 2  coats and anodes replaced (2014)

Keel & Rudder:

·         Ballast fin keel cast in lead with antimony and secured with stainless steel bolts (keel stripped and re-epoxied 2008 and lower 2/3rds again 2012)

·         Skeg hung rudder.

Engine & Gearboxes:

·         Volvo 2040D 3-cylinder naturally aspirated diesel engine producing approx 40hp @ 2,000rpm – (reconditioned unit fitted 2012)

·         Volvo saildrive gearbox

·         Fresh water cooling system

·         12v engine space fan - 2012

Maintenance & Performance:

·         Engine comprehensively overhauled – 2014 (15hrs run since)

·         Engine oil and filters changed every 50hrs and at end of season (last changed August 2014)

·         Gearbox oil, fuel filters, fresh water filter, antifreeze and impellor changed every annually

·         Saildrive diaphragm replaced 2012

·         Saildrive unit overhauled 2014

·         Economic cruising speed – approx 6 knots

·         Maximum speed – approx 7+ knots

Propulsion & Steering:

·         Brunton Autoprop saildrive specific prop - 2008

·         Wheel steering – Elk hide

·         Emergency tiller

·         Sleipner Sidepower 3kw 12vDC bowthruster with control at helm

Voltage Systems:

·         12vDC domestic system with 220vAC via direct supply

Battery Banks:

·         1x  74Ah engine start battery  - 2010

·         1x 230Ah service battery - 2010

Battery Charger:

·         Phillippi Bootselectrik 220vAC Battery charger

·         Sterling charger regulator with split diode -  2011

Alternators:

·         60Amp engine-mounted alternator - 2013

Shorepower:

·         Shorepower connection- replaced 2010

Other Electrical:

·         Sterling Zinc Saver 30Amp galvanic isolator – 2002

·         12v socket at chart table

·         220vAC socket below decks

·         DC panel with volt and amp meters 

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

·         12vDC pressurised water system – overhauled 2011

·         Hot water supplied via engine driven calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater (2005) from shorepower

Water Supplies:

·         Pressurised hot & cold water supplied to galley and heads

·         Manual fresh water supplies to galley and heads

·         Manual salt water pump at galley (disconnected)

Bilge Pumps:  

·         2x Whale manual bilge pumps

·         Electric bilge pump (auto switch disconnected)

Grey & Black Water:

·         Greywater discharges overboard

·         Blackwater discharges overboard or to holding tank via diverter valve

·         Fuel capacity – approx 110 litres (24 gallons) in 1x stainless steel tank

·         Fresh water capacity – approx 220 litres (48 gallons) in 2x stainless steel tanks

·         Tanks removed, checked and repaired where necessary – 2011/12

·         Blackwater holding tank – plastic - 2000

Summary of Accommodation:

·         Up to 9 berths in forward v-berth cabin, saloon settees and pilot berths and aft cabin single berths

·         High quality teak joinery – revarnished 2008

·         Cream vinyl headlinings

·         Teak battened hull linings

·         Varnished teak & holly soleboards (revarnished to original Nautor spec 1991)

·         Green velour upholstery

·         Lee-cloths for all saloon berths and aft cabin port berth

Galley:

·         Plastimo Neptune 2 burner gas hob with oven & grill – 1999

·         Gas system overhauled with new armoured hoses and regulator - 2012

·         Top-loading cold box with Frigoboat compressor – seawater cooled with keel cooler - 2011

·         Sink with hot & cold pressurised water supply

Heads/Showers:

·         Jabsco manual marine heads – overhauled 2014

·         Handbasin with pressurised water supply and shower plus manual cold water supply

Entertainment:

·         Blaupunkt Radio/CD player with switchable speakers in cockpit and saloon – 2001

·         Glomex amplified TV antenna - 2012

Heating and ventilation:

·         Eberspacher Airtronic DL4 diesel-fired hot-air cabin heating with programmer and thermostat – 2005

·         Opening deckhead hatches with covers

·         Dorade vents

In cockpit:

·         Raymarine ST60 speed display - 2002

·         Raymarine ST60 depth display – 2002

·         Raymarine ST60 wind display – 2002

·         Raymarine ST60 CH wind display - 2002

·         Raymarine ST60 multi-repeater display - 2002

·         Raymarine ST6000+ autopilot with Raymarine course computer - 2009

·         Danforth Constellation binnacle compass – overhauled 2004

At chart table:

·         Raymarine C80 multifunction colour GPS chartplotter – 2004

·         Raytheon SL-72 radar display with closed array scanner mounted to transom pole - 2001

·         Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS antenna – 2008

·         Raymarine ST60 multi-repeater display - 2002

·         MLR FX312 GPS - 2002

·         NASA AIS receiver – 2009

·         NASA Weatherman HF radio telex system - 2009

·         Clock, barometer and thermometer

Communications Equipment:

·         Navman 7100 VHF with DSC – 2004

·         Cockpit speaker for VHF

·         Emergency VHF antenna - 2002

·         Icom handheld VHF with 12v charger - 2013

Rig:

·         Sparcraft aluminium alloy keel-stepped masthead-rigged mast - 2013

·         Nautor aluminium alloy boom - 1979

·         Single set of inline spreaders - 2013

·         Stainless steel rigging – 2013

·         Aluminium rigging screw protectors

·         Selden Furlex 300S genoa furler - 2002

·         Removable inner forestay

·         Rutgerson batten cars for full-battened mainsail system - 2013

·         Slab reefing mainsail system with 3 reefs

·         Harken mainsheet system with adjustable track aft of companionway

·         Lazyjacks

·         Manual adjustable backstay

·         Full spinnaker gear with twin deck-recessed Nautor aluminium poles

·         Jockey pole

·         Hall Spars Quik-Vang sprung rod vang with block & tackle adjustment- 1995

·         Lewmar halyard clutches on mast – 2008

·         Spinlock furling line clutch – 2009

·         Dyneema main halyard – 2008

·         2x Dyneema genoa halyards - 2001

·         Twin Dyneema spinnaker halyards – 2004

·         Topping lift – 2013

Winches:

·         2x Lewmar 48ST 2-speed manual self-tailing primary winches in cockpit

·         2x Lewmar 46ST 2-speed manual self-tailing spinnaker winches in cockpit – 2008

·         2x Lewmar 40ST 2-speed manual self-tailing mast-mounted halyard winches – 2008

·         2x Lewmar 40ST 2-speed manual self-tailing deck mounted reefing winches – 2008

·         2x Lewmar 43 2-speed deck winches

·         2x Lewmar single speed deck winches

Sails:

·         Primary sails valeted annually

·         Hood Sails Vektron cross cut fully-battened mainsail – 2004

·         Hood Sails Dacron cross cut furling genoa – 2003

·         Hood Sails Dacron cross cut working jib with hanks for mounting to removable inner forestay – 2000

·         Hood Sails storm jib with hanks for mounting to removable inner forestay

·         Banks radial head symmetrical spinnaker with snuffer

·         Williams & Lancaster cruising chute – 1990

·         Further sails in storage with the Vendor (condition not warranted) include:-

1.       Williams & Lancaster Dacron mainsail – 1990

2.       Williams & Lancaster Dacron furling genoa – 1990

3.       Elvestrom Dacron mainsail – 1995

4.       Elvestrom Dacron semi-radial furling genoa - 1995

General:

·         Pushpit, pulpit and guardrail stanchions in stainless steel

·         Guardwires replaced - 2012

·         Cockpit table

·         Bathing ladder at transom

·         Seago universal liferaft cradle aft of mast – 2007

·         Original Nautor lifting strop

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

·         South Pacific Pro VS 1000 w12vDC electric reversing anchor windlass with deck buttons - 2012

·         45lbs CQR anchor with 35m chain and 30m of 16mm multiplait rode

·         Danforth kedge anchor with 10m chain and rode

·         Warps and fenders

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

·         Natural canvas sprayhood - 2008

·         Canvas mainsail cover

·         Cockpit tent cover with stainless steel frame - 1994

·         Full mast-up boom-to-waterline winter cover - 1996

·         Summer cover extending from mast aft to transom and boom down to toerail - 1997

·         Blue canvas wheel and compass covers - 2008

·         Dodgers – 2012

·         Fender skirts - 2012

Tender:

·         Avon Redstart inflatable dinghy

·         Yamaha 2hp 2-stroke outboard

·         Teak outboard bracket on pushpit

Safety Equipment:

·         Viking 4-man cannister liferaft – serviced 2012

·         2x Lifebuoys with light & drogue - 2012

·         Danbuoy

·         McMurdo G5 406Mhz EPIRB - 2012

·         Webbing jackstays

·         Radar reflector at masthead

·         LED mast-mounted lights – 2012

·         Gas detector - 2012

Fire Fighting:

·         Manual fire extinguishers – 2012

·         1x fire blanket at galley