Vindo 45 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Vindo
• Location: Plymouth
• Year: 1983
• LOA: 33'9" (10.28m)
• Beam: 10' 11'' (3.33m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft: 1.6
• Keel: Long keel
• ID no.: 1011287

• Cabins: 2
• Heating: N/A
• Heads: 1
• Watertank Size: 132 Litres
• Engine Make: Beta Marine 35
• Horsepower: 35hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 95 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 5 Knots
• Top Speed: 7 Knots
• Range: 1.3 litres ph, 55 hours, 300 miles
• Engine Hours Starboard: 271

Broker Remarks

This is a well equipped and updated Vindo 45, she is only in her second ownership since new and has had many of the major items replaced (engine, rigging, electronics, gelcoat). She is in excellent condition which is a testament to her current and previous owner.
The current owners have cruised her to the Caribbean and back so she is a well-proven vessel. The sailing performance of this vessel is excellent and ideal for long haul passages but she is comfortable as a coastal cruiser also.

Owners Remarks:
We purchased the boat from the original owner in 2002 who was based in Chichester and used the boat for local cruising.
When we took ownership we moved her down to South Devon, over the period of two years we refitted her in preparation for extended cruising. She had new sails, stack pack, standing rigging, running rigging, we led the reefing lines aft to the cockpit, Sailormat windvave self-steering system, and the hull had professional osmosis treatment and this was overseen by a surveyor to ensure the hull was completely dry before being epoxy coated! 
Leaving the UK in May 2004 we sailed to Portugal and later that year crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean, sailing 2,050 miles from the Cape Varde Islands to Barbados in 15 days. One tack all the way, the Sailormat did the steering!
We visited many well-known destinations but also many less known, including the Orinoco River, Colombia, San Blas Islands part of Panama, Bay Islands Honduras, Rio Dulce, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico. The summer spent in Maine and the voyage south to Florida along the intercoastal waterway was another highlight of the trip. The Bahamas are lovely as also were the West Indies. Returning to Britan via Bermuda, the Azores and Spain in 2009. During this time away ongoing maintenance and upgrading of equipment was done, for example, we had new gel coat applied in 2007!
Vindomar was excellent during this trip she kept us safe and proved to be comfortable and a dry boat for making long as well as short passages. Since our return, Vindomar has been kept on a mooring on the river Tamar with time ashore in the boatyard each winter. We have used her for coastal cruising and trips to the Channel Islands, France and the Scillies. A lot of single-handed sailing as well!
The teak on the coachroof has been replaced with Afromosia in 2014 (topical hardwood substitute to teak) and a new engine, gearbox and propeller in 2016. Now we are getting older it has come to the time to sell the boat on to someone else who will love it as much as we have!

Accommodation

Sleeps six in two cabins and the saloon
Forward cabin with a double V berth (6'2" x 6'3")
Heads positioned aft of the forward cabin
Saloon with C-shaped seating to starboard (6'10" x 3'8" berth size)
Linear galley to port
Chart table to starboard aft of the saloon seating
Aft cabin to port aft of the galley (6'8" x 5'8" berth size)
Ample grab bars for when on passage

Upholstery recovered in 2007
Mahogany interior joinery
Mahogany and holly cabin sole boards
Beautiful laminated and exposed coachroof beams and headlining

Forward Cabin:
Double V berth with infill cushion
Under berth stowage
Cupboard and shelf storage above the berths
Mahogany strip hull lining
Opening deck hatch

Heads:
Jabsco seawater toilet
Hand basin 
Cupboard storage
Portlight

Saloon:
C-shaped seating to starboard (lee cloth for sea berth)
Seating converts to a double berth
Large solid wood saloon table with drop leaf to extend further
Cupboard and shelf storage outboard
Under seating storage
Fixed portlight

Galley:
Linear galley to port
Nelson Spinflo two-burner gas hob grill and oven
Double stainless steel sinks
Toploading coolbox
Above and below drawer and cupboard storage
Fixed portlight

Chart Table:
Outboard facing, full-size chart table
Instrument and switchboard panel
Hinged chart seat with cushion
Chart storage below
Drawer storage 
Portlight
Hanging locker aft of the chart table

Aft Cabin:
Double berth 
Under berth storage
Hanging locker
Shelf storage
Cabin seat
Cockpit portlight
Mahogany strip hull lining

Mechanical and Rigging

Construction:
Built by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB)
Designed by John H Lindblom
GRP hull and  deck
Coachroof/superstructure made from mahogany
White Gelcoat finish (hull re gel coated in 2007)
Teak laid coachroof, side decks and cockpit
Long encapsulated keel
Lead ballast
Keel hung rudder

VAT paid with an original VAT invoice
Title documents
SSR:07634

Mechanics:
Beta Marine 35, 35hp diesel engine (new 2016)
Serviced and winterised annually
271 engine hours
Shaft driven
Three-blade bronze fixed pitch propellor
Single lever morse control

Tankage:
Freshwater capacity 160 litres (35 gallons) in a flexible tank
Fuel capacity 80 litres (18 gallons) in a stainless steel tank

Water System:
Pressurised water system (Whale Universal new 2019)
Deck washdown from a Johnson WD5.0 pump

Electrics:
Two x 12V 110ah service batteries 
12V engine start battery
240V shorepower system
12V plug sockets at the chart table

Rigging:
Selden anodised silver aluminium spars
Two x Lewmar #7 single speed mast winches
Lewmar #6 single speed mast winch 
Stainless steel standing rigging (new April 2012)
Single spreader masthead rig
Fully battened mainsail with mast cars
Canvas stackpack with lazyjacks
Schaeffer genoa furling system
Telescopic spinnaker pole

Sails:
Fully battened mainsail
Spare mainsail
No 1 genoaNo 3 genoa
Storm jib
Cruising chute

Inventory

Navigation Aids:
In The Cockpit;
Raymarine ST60 speed
Raymarine ST60 close-hauled wind speed and direction
Raymarine ST60 wind speed and direction
Raymarine ST60 depth/log
Plastimo Binnacle steering compass
Sailormatt 601 Windvane self-steering system
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot

At The Chart Table;
Standard Horizon GPS Chart CP180 Chartplotter
AIS receiver
Garmin GPS 128 
Raymarine ST60 multi repeater
Raymarine Autohelm GPS
Icom IC-M302 DSC, VHF radio
Icom HF Marine IC-M802 SSB Transceiver
Icom SP24 speaker
Axium handheld compass

Ground Tackle:
Horizon 1000W electric anchor windlass 8mm gypsy
35 lbs CQR anchor
Fortress FX23 anchor
35 lbs spade anchor
50m of 8mm BBB chain
50m anchorplait
30m 6mm chain and anchorplait 

Deck Gear:
Two x Lewmar #42 self-tailing, two-speed, sheet winches
Lewmar #7 single speed halyard winch (port)
Lewmar #40 two speed halyard winch (starboard)
Spinlock rope clutches x six
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and stanchions 
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Self-draining gas locker in the sealed anchor locker
Large cockpit and lazetrrette lockers
Shallow port side cockpit locker (used as a picnic locker)

Safety Equipment:
All Safety equipment listed is included in the sale but the vendor offers no warranties
The purchaser must service the safety equipment and ensure that it is appropriate for his purposes and check expiry and service dates on all items!
Plastimo Offshore liferaft
Dan bouy
Horseshoe lifebuoy with light
Rescue sling
Lifejackets with lights
Lifeline harnesses and lifelines
Blipper radar reflector
Sea anchor
Electric bilge pump (Jabsco commercial duty water puppy)
Manual Whale bilge pump
Red strobelight
Fire blanket

Equipment:
Portabote 8ft folding dinghy
Avon Redstar inflatable dinghy with stainless steel engine braket
Mariner 3.5hp outboard engine
Canvas sprayhood
Canvas bimini
Canvas cockpit awning/boom tent
Cockpit cushions
Canvas cockpit dodgers
Canvas stackpack with lazyjacks
Various fenders and warps
Bosuns chair
Ships clock and barometer