Crossbow 40 Centre Cockpit Cutter built in South Africa by Ocean Bound Yachts in 1991 designed by Angelo Lavranos. High quality proven blue water cruising yacht (google Adamaster another Crossbow 40 was the boat of choice for Jess Lloyd Mostyn)
Lines and build quality similar to a Bowman/Hallberg Rassy/Swan/Rustler. This Crossbow 40 has a stunning interior, custom build thousands of hours of teak work. Perfect strong boat for worldwide adventures. Equipped for long distance cruising.
GRP, hull deck & structure, teak decks, 3/4 lead encapsulated fin keel. Wheel steering, hull copper coated 2017. Cutter rigged, standing rigging original (priced to take replacement into account), removable forestay (2020) running back stays. Hydronet sails (2010/11), 8 Lewmar winches. Hydrovane self steering.
Powered by 48hp Yanmar, shaft drive to 3 bladed fixed prop. Bowthruster (2018) Yanmar 5kva generator, Hydrovane (2016). Vectron 150w solar panel, Vectron inverter, charger, total 5 x batteries. Vetus electric windlass to Spade anchor & 90m chain. 6 person tender & electric outboard, 6 person life raft, EPIRB, Life/Dan buoys and more.
Accom for 5 in 3 cabins (2 doubles & 1 single) + saloon berths x 2, High quality teak/maple joinery interior, 2 Jabsco heads/showers, 2 Holding tanks. Mikuni diesel heating, Vetus immersion heater, well equipped galley. A wealth of navigation (Simrad/B&G) equipment incl, Plotter, radar, GPS, autopilot, AIS, Satphone and wireless network.
Bought by the current British owners in the UK 2016 who sailed from Falmouth and have cruised in the Med since. Now ashore for winter. Unlimited Greek Transit Log, VAT paid
Key Features:
Renowned Lavranos design – seaworthy and fast, ideal for ocean passages.
Each Crossbow 40 yacht individually fitted out, this one exceptionally high quality
Centre cockpit layout with excellent protection and comfort for long passages.
Ready for bluewater cruising.
Construction
Crossbow 40 Centre Cockpit Cutter built in Cape Town, South Africa by Ocean Bound Yachts 1991 designed by Angelo Lavranos
GRP hull, deck & structure
GRP & teak deck
¾ lead encapsulated fin keel
Skeg hung rudder
Wheel Steering
Hull Copper Coated 2017
Information direct from designer Angelo Levranos:
"Twenty three were built, and most have been used for live-aboard distance cruising.
The deck was designed as a solid glass laminate with stringers.
The hull shell laminate ranges from 3000 gr/sqm (dry wt) in the topsides to over 7000 gr/sqm along the entire centre line and keel areas.
The shell is supported by closely spaced longitudinal stringers, transverse floor webs, and bulkheads.”
The boat had several builders (successively) who each built around 6 boats. Ton Cup yachts called her the Silver Dawn 39, Knysna Yachts the L39, Crossbow Yachts and Ocean Bound Yachts called her the Crossbow 40. The first one was actually moulded in the early eighties. Until she was known as the Crossbow the boat was 39 ft LOA. A stern platform was added to the Crossbow version. Almost all were sold as completed Hull, Deck & bulkhead units, so that the owners used 3rd party contractors to fit them out, so they are variable in finish.
LOA: 40’0 / 11.90m
LWL: 33’2/ 10.1m
Beam: 13’10 / 3.9m
Draft: 5’6 / 1.7m
Displacement: 9,600 kg
Machinery
Yanmar 4JHE 48hp engine (4,410 hrs) shaft drive to 3 bladed fixed prop. (last service June 2025)
Bowthruster – SE80 (2018)
Yanmar Generator 5 kva
Hydrovane self steering
Electrics
12/240v systems
Shore power
Vectron inverter
Vectron solar panel 150w
Vectron battery charger 50a/h
3 x domestic batteries
1 engine start battery
1 bowthruster battery
Hydrovane (2016)
Tankage
Fuel: 3 fuel tanks totalling 400 ltrs (S/S)
Water: 3 water tanks totalling 500 ltrs (S/S)
Holding: 2 holding tanks
Accommodation
Accom for 5 in 3 cabins (2 doubles & 1 single) + saloon berths x 2
2 Jabsco heads/showers
High quality teak joinered interior
Domestic
Accom for 5 in 3 cabins (2 doubles & 1 single) + saloon berths x 2
2 Jabsco heads/showers
High quality teak joinered interior
Domestic
Mikuni diesel heating
Vetus immersion heater (hot water)
Nelson cooker (2018)
2 hobs, oven & grill
Double S/S sinks
Large fridge (2017)
Freezer (2017)
TV / CD Radio / Clock Barometer
Deck
Vetus electric windlass
Spade main anchor with 90m 12mm chain
Kedge anchor with 30m warp
Sprayhood
Bimini
Passerelle
Swim platform
Boarding ladder/Swim ladder
Cockpit covers
Davits
Nav lights / horn
Deck shower
Navigation
B&G Vulcan 9 plotter (2017)
Radar Simrad 2018/ B&G 2017
Autohelm autopilot
Icom VHF radio with cockpit repeater
Icom SSB radio (2016)
GPS
Navtex (2017)
Satphone
Onboard wireless network (WiFi B&G) + signal enhancer
AIS – Receiver/Transmitter
Speed/Log/wind/depth
Simrad Precision 9 heading Compass
Tenders
6 person tender + Torquedo electric outboard
Safety
6 person Ocean Safety canister life raft
EPIRB
Jack stays
Life Buoy
Dan Buoy
Radar reflector
Emergency tiller
Gas Alarm
Electric & manual bilge pumps
4 fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
LED Laser flares
The condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.
Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.
Rig & Sails
Cutter rigged (S/S)
Main rigging 2010 (due for replacement – advertised price has taken into account the cost of replacement)
Forestay 2020
Removable bowsprit
2 running back stays
Slab reefing main, white by Hydranet (2010)
Roller furling genoa, white by Hydranet (2010)
Roller furling staysail, white by Hydranet (2011)
Spinnaker/Cruising chute – Blue (2010)
All Lewmar winches
2 x Genoa 48ST
2 x Spinnaker 43ST
1 x Halyard 43ST
1 x Main 30ST
2 additional winches at the mast