Custom
Twin-screw steel ex-crayboat with expansive clear back deck.
Region
Tasmania
Location
Launceston Area Beauty Point
Usage
Cruising
Launch Year
1980 approximate
Hull
Steel
Rego
63707
Rego Expiry
31/12/2025
Length
45' 0" - 13.72m
Beam
4.57
Draft
1.6
Displacement
26 TONS
Deck Material
6MM STEEL
Engine Make
Gardner
Engine
6 LX.
Port engine drives hydraulic pump to anchor winch and pot-hauler.
Starboard engine drives charging alternator and hydraulic steering pump; and back-up craytank circulating pump.
All in full operational order
Both main engines are keel-cooled, YANMAR is air-cooled, ONAN is s/w heat-exchanger
Number Engines
2
Horsepower
112 each
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Consumption
12 l/hr
Max Speed
8 knots
Cruise Speed
8 knots
Propulsion
Twin shafts. Both lipseals. No leaks. Twin rudders.
Genset
8kva ONAN runs 5 large floodlights and power points; YANMAR diesel charges main batteries, wet-well/bilge/deck pump, freezer compt.. Only 18 months old
Fuel
6,000 litres (2 tanks)
Water
250 litres
Accommodation
Huge foc's'le with over 6ft headroom, large double bed, and single bed
Cabins
2
Berths
3 + wheelhouse
Galley
2 burner stove
Refrigeration
Caravan fridge gas/electric/
Freezer
Large freezer room currently used as tow-rope storage
Stove
2-burner
Hotwater System
Gas
Shower
Yes, gas Hot water
Toilet
Porta Potti
Ground Tackle
Hydraulic, 70m chain, all fish-oiled.
Safety Gear
6 lifejackets
Bilge Pumps
2 electric + Yanmar diesel pump in engine room
Life Raft
Yes
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
6
Flares
Yes in date
Fire Protection
Fire sensors in Eng Room
Electrics
24v with inverter
240volt from Onan for powerpoints and floodlights (5)
240volt from Onan for powerpoints and floodlights (5)
Electronics
Autopilot, sounder, 2 plotters, large compass, 2 VHF Radio's
Remarks
Vessel is built like a tank, 6mm hull and deck, and a very easy motion in a seaway.
Carefully maintained throughout
All machinery (2 Gardners, 1 Onan, 1 Yanmar) in excellent running order. Large freezer room under toilet/shower compt, driven by YANMAR.
Genuine Gardner starter motors replaced 2021, gearboxes overhauled 2021
Vessel was in AMSA Survey 3C up to June 2024 (since lapsed), as a Bass Strait crayfishing boat.
Forward accommodation is exceptionally quiet underway as wet-well and fuel tanks are situated between engine-room and forecabin.
Currently used as Offshore Safety Vessel for Tamar Yacht Club, Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, Derwent Sailing Squadron and Van Dieman Circumnavigation (RYCT) covering North Tasmanian Coast Three Hummocks to Swan Island and Bass Strait.
Boat is kept at 5 minutes notice for sea all-year round except when on the slip.
(Large quantity of rescue equipment on board used for assisting yachts in difficulties but not part of sale. )
Any sea trial. Will deliver VIC, NSW, SE Qld, by separate arrangement. Selling to get larger vessel.
Carefully maintained throughout
All machinery (2 Gardners, 1 Onan, 1 Yanmar) in excellent running order. Large freezer room under toilet/shower compt, driven by YANMAR.
Genuine Gardner starter motors replaced 2021, gearboxes overhauled 2021
Vessel was in AMSA Survey 3C up to June 2024 (since lapsed), as a Bass Strait crayfishing boat.
Forward accommodation is exceptionally quiet underway as wet-well and fuel tanks are situated between engine-room and forecabin.
Currently used as Offshore Safety Vessel for Tamar Yacht Club, Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, Derwent Sailing Squadron and Van Dieman Circumnavigation (RYCT) covering North Tasmanian Coast Three Hummocks to Swan Island and Bass Strait.
Boat is kept at 5 minutes notice for sea all-year round except when on the slip.
(Large quantity of rescue equipment on board used for assisting yachts in difficulties but not part of sale. )
Any sea trial. Will deliver VIC, NSW, SE Qld, by separate arrangement. Selling to get larger vessel.
ABOUT THE SELLER
Rowlie Walker
Greens Beach
Tasmania 7270 Australia
Tasmania 7270 Australia