Hardy Marine Hardy Fishing 24 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Hardy Marine
• Location: Dartmouth, Devon
• Year: 1996
• LOA: 24'3" (7.38m)
• Beam: 9' 0'' (2.74m)
• Berths: 3
• Keel: Semi Displacement
• ID no.: 171415

• Cabins: 2
• Heating: Webasto
• Heads: 1
• Watertank Size: 90 Litres
• Engine Make: Volvo
• Horsepower: 150hp
• Drive Type: Sterndrive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 275 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 16 knots
• Top Speed: 20 knots

Broker Remarks

Hardy Fishing 24 for sale. A rugged and seaworthy motor boat with outstanding endurance, capable of up to 20 knots.  The Hardy 24 is used both commercially as, for instance, an inter-island ferry and for charter sea fishing, and under private ownership as fishing/day boats or weekenders.

This is the long wheelhouse version with full headroom and large windows which give excellent all round visibility.  Helm is to starboard with full instrumentation and single lever control. The chart table has and fridge beneath whilst the navigators seat lifts up to reveal a sink with a 2 ring hob below. A beautifully varnished teak door opens out onto the cockpit area.

EVENING STAR is in remarkable condition, and has been uniquely fitted to an exceptionally high standard.  There has been no expense spared in her extraordinary ownership, and her engine has been serviced annually by the local Volvo dealer. For sale as the owner already has another boat and boating requirements have changed to river and estuary use.

Accommodation

Sleeps 3 in 3 single berths in 2 cabins including wheelhouse

• Main cabin sole (2009), high quality strip faced ply
• All port lights /windows in forward and main cabin have folding venetian blinds (2009)
• All cabin furniture replaced (2009)
• All seats and dinette mattress’s replaced with fire retardant material with custom made cover (2010)
• 3 x windows (aft) modified to sliding windows  (2011)
• Teak wheelhouse access door and frame (2009)
• Webasto cabin heating (2012)

Cockpit:

• Step with lift up lid for gas cylinder (port)
• Electrical connector for shore power
• Lockers (port and starboard lockers) lockable access hatches (2010), rear access hatch way in each gains access to cockpit drains /scuppers
• Deck wash units (under rear shelf/seat)
• Engine hatch with hydraulic raise and lower with upper travel and bottom travel limit switches (refurbished 2009) with new sound proofing
• Vetus stainless steel air intakes incorporated into stainless support trim around hatch mounting
• Hinged storage hatch (refurbished 2010), with lockable latch, (between wheelhouse access door), contains engine hatch hydraulic unit, fuel tap and filter unit plus storage. Hatch interior epoxy painted and seal (2010)
• Osculati stainless steel bits fitted port and starboard (2012)

Forward Deck /Coach Roof and Bathing Platform:

• Teakflex deck fitted to forward deck area and bathing platform (2010)
• Anchor/deckwash hose stowage unit (2009)
• Stainless steel frame carries 2kw Raymarine Radar arch, radar deflector and Davis Weather centre including windspeed /direction indicator ,deck floodlight ,navigation and riding lights, also integrated into frame are, radar frame (2009)
• integrated into the bathing platform structure are 4 fender baskets (fitted 2012)

Main Cabin:

• Folding helm seat (starboard) on hydraulic piston height adjustment as well as fore and aft adjustment (seat support fitted 2010)
• 2 x lockers starboard side
• Dinette seat (to port), can be used as a small single berth
• Folding table with telescopic support leg (stowed behind port side dinette)
• Single drop down seat
• Floor hatch between helm and bulkhead for access to bilges
• Chart table (aft of helm seat) with sliding drawer and lifting table and chart light

Galley (Situated under folding crew seat)

• Sink
• Mixer tap
• 2 x burner gas stove
• Fridge (below chart table) fitted 2010 ( fridge cabinet has AJ Sinewave Inverter 12V/240V fitted on forward face)

Foreward Cabin:

• 2 x single berths
• Locker space beneath
• Switched cabin lights over each berth (2009)
• Carpet
• Port and starboard rubber surround windows replaced with aluminium surround windows with vertical venetian blinds as per main cabin.

Heads:

• Marine toilet at the head under bunks

Mechanical and Rigging

Hardy Fishing 24 Long Wheelhouse version built in 1996 by Hardy Marine.

Yard#: 3090

SSR#: 102001

• White GRP hull deck and superstructure
• With blue GRP with blue topsides
• Semi displacement hull
• Trim tabs
• Teakflex cockpit sole (2010)
• Teakflex engine hatch top, rear shelf and port/ starboard rear lockers (2010)
• Teakflex deck fitted to forward deck area and bathing platform (2010)
• Antifouling stripped (2010) and two pack gel coat applied and re-antifouled
• All round polypropylene rope fender (2015)

Engine:

• Volvo AD 41 150 HP 6 cylinder diesel engine
• Volvo Aquamatic DP 290 stern drive fitted with aluminum duoprops
• Approximately 502 hours running
• Cruising speed approximately 16 knots
• Maximum speed approximately 20 knots at 3300 rpm
• Bennett Trim Tabs, Trim Tab control (2010) with Auto set Tab facility
• Engine stop/start
• Rev counter and hours meter
• Oil pressure
• Outdrive raise and lower
• Fuel tank gauge
• Water tank gauge

Electrics:

• 12v system
• 2 x battery (1 x in locker beneath dinette, 1 x in starboard cabin locker), both batteries are deep cycle, located on purpose made battery trays fixed to the cabin sole with buckle straps
• 13A fusebox and battery selector switch (2009)
• 13A sockets in main cabin (3 port side and 1 starboard side fed from main fuse box)
• Main Vessel Bluesea Electrical Control Panel (2012), controls all electrical functions via two way rocker fused switches
• Xantrex Battery monitor (2010)
• Shore power line and electricity meter (2015)

Water System:

• Pressurised hot and cold water system
• Water heated by engine fed marine calorifier or 13a electric element (2009)

Tankage:

• Fuel capacity 2751 litres in 1 x steel tank
• Fresh water capacity 545 litres in 2 x stainless steel water tanks (under cabin sole)
• Vetus Fuel and Water fillers (2010) along with new diesel filler hose to fuel tank

Inventory

Navigation Equipment:

• Raymarine G80 Radar/Fishfinder/Depth Finder Display
• Raymarine Autopilot (2012)
• Davis Weather Display (2009)
• Navman VHF (2009)
• VHF and radio folding aerials ( 2015)
• Navionics Gold Card (2017)
• Raymarine GPS unit (on roof) (2015)
• Radar
• Radar reflector
• Ritchie compass (2010)

Anchoring and Mooring Equipment:

• Osculati stainless steel plough anchor on rocker frame incorporated into bespoke stainless mounting frame (2012)
• Lewmar stainless steel electric windlass with deck operated raise lower switch (2012)
• 50m actor chain spliced to 50m of anchor warp (2012), in forward access hatch
• 6 x fender baskets (2012)
• Osculati stainless steel bits (2012 ) together with Osculati  forward port and starboard stainless steel fairleads
• Osculati port and starboard midships stainless steel drop down deck cleats (2012)
• 10 x  Fenders ( 2010 and 2105)
• 2 x  pairs of fore and aft lines (2015)
• 1 x pair of springs (2015)
• Boathook

General Equipment:

• Speakers (aft of wheelhouse)
• Radio /CD player
• Clock and Barometer (2009)
• Fully fitting cockpit cover (2016) includes internal window blinds to keep radiant light from teak work
• Windlass cover (2016)
• Over winter cover modified( 2009) to include balloon to cover radar arch and extended so that bottom edge comes below waterline and new belly straps added
• 2 x rod holders
• 2 x vertical sliding stainless frames for mounting dinghy/auxiliary outboard motors (2010) on bathing platform
•  Stainless steel swimming ladder

Safety Equipment:

• 2 x fire extinguishers
• 1 x automatic fire extinguisher engine bay, manual control of engine bay fire extinguisher (in case automatic operation fails)
• Jabsco searchlight
• Manual bilge pump (starboard locker)
• Electric bilge pump (engine bay)
• Searchlight and horn (forward frame on cabin roof)
• Navigation lights
• Roof mounted switched lights forward and aft (2009)
• Steaming lights
• Stainless steel Pulpit and stanchions