Nelson Nelson 40 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Nelson
• Location:
• Year: 1973
• LOA: 40'8" (12.40m)
• Beam: 11' 9'' (3.60m)
• Berths: 5
• Draft:
• ID no.: 17812

• Cabins: 2
• Heating: Webasto
• Heads: 2
• Showers: 1
• Watertank Size: 130 Gallons
• Engine Make: Ford Sabre 225L 6 Cylinder
• Horsepower: 450hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 320 Gallons
• Cruise Speed: 16k
• Top Speed: 20k
• Engine Hours Port: 1400
• Engine Hours Starboard: 1400

Broker Remarks

Nelson 40 Motor Yacht for sale. 'Aquilin' is a stunner and, having just come out of the shed after a complete respray top and bottom, must rate as the finest example of this generation of Nelson yachts. She is wonderfully original inside, and fitted out to a very high standard by Berthon to the special requirements of her original owner. Accommodation for 5 in 2 cabins plus the lower saloon. Fitted with twin 225hp sabre diesels giving 16 knots cruising speed. She has been maintained and improved for the last twenty-three years regardless of expense.

Accommodation

Sleeps 5 in 5 single berths in 2 cabins + lower saloon
Description from forward:
Forepeak: Stowage for warps and fenders.
Forecabin: Two berths, stowage under. Dressing table and shelves. Mirror covered hatch to forepeak. 
Forward Heads: Washbasin and new Jabsco toilet.
Lower Saloon:  ‘U’ shaped dinette/pull out berth to port, stowage under. Stowage and hanging cupboard. Dining table.
Galley: Opposite with 2-burner Flavell gas cooker oven & grill. New Isotherm 24v refrigerator. Sink with hot and cold mixer tap and teak draining board. Food lockers and cutlery drawer.
Wheelhouse: Leather seats for helmsman and navigator. Upholstered seating. Chart table with drawers and lockers. Fitted drinks cupboard.
Aft Cabin: Two berths with stowage under. Fitted lockers and hanging cupboard. Dressing table and mirror.  Hinged access to engine room.
Aft Heads: Washbasin & shower. New Jabsco toilet.

Teak interior joinery
Teak & holly wheelhouse sole
Blue carpet tiles in cabins & lower saloon
Blue upholstery
Ivory curtains
Webasto warm air heating system
Ample ventilation throughout

Mechanical and Rigging

Built by Berthon Boat Company Lymington on a Halmatic Hull
Designed by Peter Thornycroft
British registered

Construction:
Heavy duty GRP round bilge hull with Lloyds Certificate
Cascover sheathed superstructure
AWLGRIP respray of the hull and superstructure completed April 2011
Teak laid decks
Heavy duty 'D' fendering around hull
Mathway mechanical wheel steering
Twin rudders

Engines:
Twin Ford Sabre 225L 6-cylinder 225hp turbocharged diesel engines (1990)
Approximately 1400 hours running
Twin Disc MG506 1.97:1 reduction gearboxes
1.75" Stainless steel shaft drives to 4-blade fixed pitch propellers
Single lever morse controls

Cruising speed approx 16 knots
Maximum speed approx 20 knots
Fuel consumption approx 13gph at cruising speed

Electrics:
24v system supplied by 4 banks of batteries
Switched & charged by engine alternators & 220v Cetrek automatic charger
Digital voltage & current monitors
Mase 3.5kva generator
Shorepower & cable

Tankage:
Fuel capacity 1,452 litres (320 gallons) in 4 tanks
Visual & electric tank gauges.
Electric fuel transfer pumps operated from helm
Fresh water capacity 590 litres (130 gallons) in 2 tanks

Water System:
Pressurised hot & cold water throughout
Water heated by calorifier & 220v immersion heater

Inventory

Navigation Aids:
Ritchie steering compass
Neco ships head fluxgate compass
Trimble NavTrac GPS Neco autopilot
Digital log & depth
Furuno 1700 daylight radar
NASA SX35 DSC VHF

Ground Tackle:
Bruce 20kg self stowing anchor with chain
Francis electric, dual control, reversing anchor windlass

General Equipment:
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit & grabrails
Outboard motor stowage bracket
Navigation & boarding lights
Windscreen wipers
Warps, fenders & boathook
Manual & electric bilge pumps
Engine driven bilge pump with twin intakes & roving hose

Safety Equipment:
2 Automatic fire extinguishers in engine room
4 Manual 2kg fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
New lifebuoy