DALE NELSON Dale Classic 45 (2007) in vendita in Torquay, Regno Unito

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Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised B – “Offshore”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Solid laminate with vinylester to hull moulding.
• Epoxy treatment to bottom before antifouling.
• Rubber D fendering at hull to deck joint.
• Spray-rail moulded into the hull.
• Additional timber spray-rail fitted.
• Teak to toe-rail with caulked joints.
• Teak to side-decks and cockpit sole, cockpit steps and locker tops.
• Teak to bathing platform.
• The hull was re-painted with Flag Blue Awlgrip by Dale Yachts (2022).
• White gelcoat to GRP superstructure (polished June 2023).
• Antifouling and anodes (June 2023).

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Caterpillar Acert C9 x 2 575hp engines with Twin Disc MG5085A gearboxes.
• Engine SVM mode reduces horsepower for slow speed maneouvring.
• CAT Marine power display and VDO gauges.
• Mathers Micro Commander electronic engine controls.
• Caterpillar engine alarms.
• Flexible hose wet exhaust system, main engine exhaust mufflers, with HMI engine exhaust temperature alarm system.
• Enginebay centreline tread plates finished in Pirelli blue rubber matting and capped with varnished teak cappings.
• Noise-reducing engine bay insulation.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine Hours: 1600 / 1600 (March 2024).
• Engines serviced: February 2024.
• Quoted top speed of 29 knots.
• Cruising speed of 22 knot.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Electro-hydraulic trim tabs.
• Sleipner bow and stern thrusters with controls at interior helm position.
• Dockmate Yacht Controller (wireless remote for thruster, engines & windlass – housed to right of wheel).
• Hydraulic steering system.
• Stainless steel steering wheel covered in elk skin.
• Emergency tiller.
• Four bladed Hyperform propellers.
• Rope cutters.
• Stern seals (renewed 2022).
• Greasers fitted to rudder tubes.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24 Volt electrical system, with 12V droppers as required.
• AC distribution system including combined inverter (3000W)/battery charger (700 Amp).
• 240 Volt plug points throughout including engine room and in the aft peak for the dinghy inflator/deflator.
• Galvanic isolator fitted.

Battery Banks:

• 24V Powermax 110ah engine and domestic batteries (6).
• 12V Powermax 110ah generator start battery.
• Engine/domestic battery link switch.
• Victron Battery controller to monitor engine and domestic batteries.

Battery Chargers:

• Voltage sensitive relays to allow charging of both banks of batteries by both engines.
• Victron Energy 24V/ 3000VA / 70Ah Multi Plus II battery charger with inverter (charges the domestic and engine batteries).
• Victron Energy 24V 8Ah Blue Smart battery charger (charges the generator battery).

Alternators:

• 2 x 110 Amp engine alternators.

Generator:

• Kohler 6Kva Generator with remote digital control panel at main console.
• Remote digital panel with low oil pressure sender.
• Generator Hours: c.402 (hour meter replaced 12.2 hours ago) at March 2024.
• Generator serviced: February 2024.

Shore Power:

• Shore power with earth leakage protection, and connection to hot water immersion tank.
• Shore power lead.

Other Electrical:

• Three pantograph windscreen wipers and washers, with intermittent control.
• Sacrificial anode system.
• Solar panels with trickle charge regulator.

Plumbing Systems

Bilge Pumps:

• Five electric and two manual bilge pumps fitted through the vessel with alarms at helm position.
• Manual bilge pump in engine room with suction from port and starboard sides.
• Bilge alarm system in the engine room with indicators at helm position.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total capacity of 2,728 litres (600 gallons) in two centreline tanks.
• Separ primary fuel system with change-over function to allow fuel feed from either or both tanks.
• Suction pipe fitted to bottom of both fuel tanks with change-over switch from hand-pump.
• Digital tank level indication at navigator’s seat (2022), with analogue Tank Tender indicator also.

Fresh Water:

• Total capacity of 338 litres (74 gallons).
• Hot water tank (75L)
• Sea and fresh water deck wash system.

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

• Black water system with holding tank (110L) connected to forward toilet, with deck discharge or macerator and “direct to sea” options.
• Grey waste tank (16L).

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine 12” Axiom HybridTouch plotter(2022), with 4Kw Quantum2 radome (2022).
• Raymarine 12” Axiom HybridTouch repeater (2022).
• Raymarine 8” Axiom display at navigator’s seat (2022).
• Raymarine i70 depth, speed and log system (2022).
• Raystar GPS beacon.
• Raymarine S3G Auto pilot with P70R colour pilot control (2022).
• Comar AIS transceiver system (upgraded to transmit and receive).
• Wind speed and direction indicator.
• Raymarine Ray90 DSC VHF radio (2022).
• Sea-me active radar reflector.
• High definition depth sounder type E66080.
• Navtex ICS Nav 6 Plus (LCD).
• Remote control searchlight with joystick controls at inner helm.
• Magnetic steering compass at helm.
• Air horn.

Domestic Equipment

• Isotherm fridge with freezer to wheelhouse/saloon.

Galley:

• Moulded stainless steel sink with lift out Corian top.
• Isothem fridge to galley lower unit.
• Siemens electric two plate hob with fiddle rail.
• Siemens electric oven.

Heads/Showers:

• En-suite toilet and shower with electric Tecma toilet.
• Shower with electric discharge from grey water waste tank.
• Fresh water supply to toilet.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspacher D5L diesel cabin heater, including outlets to all areas including heads.
• One Frigomar air-conditioning unit fitted to dinette (2022).
• Three permanently fitted tube heaters with thermostats in engine room and aft peak, and permanently mounted “dry-pal” de-humidifiers fitted in aft peak and galley/dinette.

Entertainment:

• Pioneer DFH X8500BT CD radio with one pair of speakers in dinette and additional external stereo speakers fitted in wheelhouse.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Interior timber in high-gloss American Cherry.
• Grab handles throughout.
• Interior fittings and hardware in chrome finish.
• Timber veneer floor to galley and wheelhouse (blue removable carpet to wheelhouse – 2022).
• Leather upholstered interior helm console with carbon fibre effect inset panels.
• Five square hatches fitted to forward coach roof with blinds / flyscreens.
• Two hatches to wheelhouse roof with blinds and flyscreens.
• Wheelhouse windows in green tinted glass.
• Port-lights in green tinted glass.
• Wheelhouse forward side windows slide opening – aft side windows fixed with green tinted glass.
• Wheel-house front windows double-glazed.
• Ventilators to each cabin, toilets and aft peak.

Description of layout from forwards:

Cabin & Heads:

• Forward double master cabin, with interior sprung mattress and upholstered side seat.
• Full storage in upper and lower side lockers.
• Extra large hanging locker.
• En-suite toilet and shower with electric Tecma toilet, shower and stowage lockers.

Galley:

• Corian Galley top.
• Hot and cold mixer tap.
• Top entry in galley top for waste bin.
• Moulded Corian fiddle to galley top.
• Upper outboard lockers and lower cupboards and storage spaces.

Dinette:

• Outboard lockers.
• Outboard bookshelf with fiddle and rail.
• Upholstered dinette “U” shaped seating with removable section to give more space for sleeping.
• Drawer to forward section opening towards galley.
• Dinette table - Bezenzoni pedestal, with allowance for 2” infill cushion on top of table.
• Privacy curtain.

Wheelhouse/Saloon:

• Leather covered console at helm position with carbon fibre effect inset panels for instruments.
• Leather helm and co-pilot seats to port with leather navigator seat to starboard – all fitted with sliders.
• Helm/pilot seat base electrically operated to move forward to provide more seating space whilst in harbour.
• Stowage within helm/pilot seat base including drinks cabinet for drinks and glasses.
• Bookcase and storage for navigational instruments and pencils to right of navigator seat.
• Fridge and stowage for charts and removable chart table within navigator seat base.
• Timber footrests at helm and navigator position.
• Blue fabric “U” shaped seating to port (re-trimmed 2022), storage lockers beneath seating.
• TV and storage cabinet to starboard (built 2022 by Dale), with powered rise/fall TV lift.
• Handrails.
• Three pantograph windscreen wipers with intermittent control and washer system.
• Wiper controls at helm and to the right of the navigator seat.
• Lighting throughout.
• Blue carpet-trimmed steps to galley with stowage below

• Electrically operated drop-down portside aft window bulkhead.
• Barometer and clock.
• Oceanair blinds fitted to all windows.

Engine Room:

• Two extractor fans.
• HMI main engine exhaust temperature alarms.
• High quality soundproofing.
• Engine room ladder.
• Centre line crawl plates finished in Pirelli matting and varnished teak cappings.
• Stowage box in engine room for spares.
• Engine room painted out in white bilge paint (2022).

Cockpit Fit Out – Extended Outboard for Greater Space:

• Fitted with second station engine control wandering lead system which also controls bow and stern thrusters.
• Fully fitted side and corner seating and storage beneath.
• Stowage compartment to cockpit sole for dinghy.
• Two access and stowage hatches.
• Saltwater wash system fitted to cockpit area.
• Freshwater outlet to cockpit for cold water.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Exterior handrails to forward coach-roof.
• Exterior handrails wheelhouse coach-roof.
• Grab-rail to aft end of wheelhouse wings with green tinted glass panel.
• Grab handle to front of wheelhouse.
• Hinge down spruce timber mast.
• Boarding platform with teak grating and stainless steel swim ladder.
• Various spares.
• Grab handles in fore deck and aft peak lockers for securing fender lanyard.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Stem-head carrier with stainless steel bow protector plate.
• One pair of super-yacht mooring cleats to fore deck.
• Two pairs of pop up mooring cleats to side deck.
• One pair of bollard type mooring cleats to aft deck.
• Three fairleads to bow.
• Chafing plates.
• Centre bollard to foredeck.
• Electric anchor windlass with 50m stainless steel chain.
• Chain gypsy with interior and foredeck controls.
• 30kg stainless steel claw anchor.
• Chain locker accessed through forward deck hatch.
• Fender pad eyes and wear plates fitted to side of cockpit.
• Mooring lines.
• Fenders.
• Boat hook.
• Lemwar AA150 Rode chain counter.

Tender & Outboard:

• 3D Marine Twin V Air270 tender (2022).
• Tohatsu 3.5HP Simpliq 4-stroke outboard engine (2022).
• Teak outboard stowage bracket in aft peak.
• Hurley davit tender launch system to bathing platform.

Safety Equipment

• Seago 4 person valise life-raft – (new 2022).

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Automatic fire extinguisher system to engine room (service date unverified).
• 5 fire extinguishers throughout the boat (service dates unverified).
• Fire blanket in galley.