Hallberg Rassy Monsun 31

The Olle Enderlein designed Hallberg-Rassy Monsun 31 was introduced in 1973; remaining in production until 1982, and total of more then 900 boats left the factory. The sturdy long keeled design proving popular with long distance offshore and coastal cruisers alike. Notably the Swedish sailor Kurt Bjorklund purchased his Monsun 31 new in 1974, during his ownership the boat completed three and a half circumnavigations, eventually finding its way to a museum when Kurt retired from sailing in 1996.

The Monsun 31 AQUARIUS was built in 1976, hull number 244. With her current owners since 2018 she has been maintained to a fastidious standard and benefits from significant upgrading in recent years. The inventory highlights include:

Original off-white gelcoat to finish hull and decks
Volvo Penta D1-30 marine diesel engine (2018)
QL tunnel mounted, electric bow thruster (2004)
Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot
Raymarine S100 remote control for tiller pilot
Autohelm ST40 Bi-data, Depth/Speed display
Tacktick MN100 wireless wind instrument
Garmin ECHOMAP 7” chart plotter display
Icom IC-M423G DSC VHF
Bainbridge Pacific 4500 gas cooker (2019)
Eberspacher diesel fired heating system
Mainsail fitted new (2021)
Stackpack type mainsails cover with mast boot and lazyjacks (2021)
Sprayhood (2017)
Cockpit Tent (2017)
Rocna 10kg anchor on chain and warp rode
Lofrans Royal manual windlass (2017)

Lying in Dunstaffnage Marina the Hallberg-Rassy Monsun 31 AQUARIUS will be wintering ashore and available for viewing by appointment.

BUILDER’S COMMENTS:
‘Monsun is designed as a family cruiser offering maximum safety and comfort………
The designer Olle Enderlein, has chosen to give the monsoon a long keel, this enables her to track on the wind and makes her easy to handle and sea worthy. The sail area is large enough to give good speed in light air but the Monsun is also solid enough to carry her sails in a good breeze without excessive heeling.
Her generous beam and the well-thought-out layout (of the main cabin) give a clear passage from table and seats to the head and forward cabin; an important feature in a cruising boat.’

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
GRP moulded hull with encapsulated keel
Heavy weight, hand consolidated, solid GRP laminate
Hull thickness topsides approximately 10mm
Hull thickness below waterline approximately 15mm
Hull thickness around encapsulated keel approximately 25mm
GRP formed internal structural members
Plywood bulkheads laminated to hull on forward and aft faces
Original off-white gelcoat to finish hull
Blue boot top
Underwater hull coated with black antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit
Sandwich laminate construction with polyvinyl cellular foam core
Off-white gelcoat to finish moulding
Teak capping rails
Moulded non-slip texture panels to finish side decks and coachroof top
Teak slat panels to finish cockpit seating and sole
Hallberg-Rassy style fixed windscreen with four window panels in anodised alloy framework

Keel & Rudder:
GRP encapsulated long fin keel
Iron ballast
GRP moulded rudder on 35mm bronze rudder stock
Cast bronze lower rudder pintle

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Volvo Penta D1-30 marine diesel engine (2018)
30hp
3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine professionally installed in 2018
Engine last serviced autumn 2023
Engine running hours approximately 250hrs
Cruising speed under engine 6kts

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propeller shaft
Greaser fed stern gland
3 blade, bronze fixed propeller
Wooden tiller, finished with varnish, fitted with protective cover

Bow Thruster:
QL tunnel mounted, electric bow thruster (2004)
Dedicated battery
Push button type control panel in cockpit

Autopilot:
Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot
Raymarine S100 remote control for tiller pilot

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12V DC onboard power system
230V AC shore power system

Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16amp connection point
RCD Consumer unit
UK 3pin double sockets in saloon and battery charger

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12V DC lead acid
Domestic Batteries – 1x 12V DC lead acid
Bow Thurster Battery – 1x 12V DC lead acid

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator
Mastervolt charge splitting diode (2004)

Battery Charger:
240V DC – 12V DC charger

Battery Monitoring:
Voltmeter at switch panel

Other Electrical:
12V DC USB charging socket x4 at chart table
12V DC auxiliary power socket x2 at chart table

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Pressurised cold water only system
Taps in galley and heads

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump – Whale Gusher
Electric Bilge Pump – Automatic switching

Gas System:
Self-draining gas locker
1x Calor Gas 4.5kg bottle, space within locker for additional spare bottle

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Original GRP moulded keel 120ltr tank not in use.
Additional wing tank fitted in cockpit locker
Plastic tank construction
Approximate capacity 60ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single tank
Plastic tank construction
Approximate capacity 160ltrs

Holding Tank:
Single holding tank
Not currently connected for use

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Depth/Speed – Autohelm ST40 Bi-data
Wind – Tacktick MN100 wireless
Plotter – Garmin ECHOMAP 7” display
Magnetic Compass

Communications Equipment:
DSCVHF – Icom IC-M423G DSC VHF with in-built GPS

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Galley Stove – Bainbridge Pacific 4500 gas cooker, 2 burner and oven. Gimbal Mounted (2019)
Fridge – Top loading fridge, 12VDC compressor and chiller plate. Approximate capacity 70ltrs
Stainless steel sink
Cold water tap

Heads:
Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Wash hand basin
Cold water tap

Heating & Ventilation:
Eberspacher D4L diesel fired, blown air heating system (2019)
Outlets in saloon and heads
Thermostatic cabin controller

Lighting:
12V DC LED lighting throughout interior

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Twin cabin forward
Heads
Saloon with twin or double and single up to 3 occasional berths
Galley
Nav station
Quarter berth

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Two single berths in traditional V-berth layout
Shelves running the length of the bunks outboard, overheard to port and starboard
Drawers beneath bunk centrally
Locker space beneath aft section of bunks, with locker doors to access without lifting cushions
Two drawers and bow thruster installed below forward section of bunks

Heads:
Located aft of forward cabin.
Manual marine toilet mounted facing inboard on port side
Pull-out wash hand basin unit above toilet
Vanity locker outboard
Blind fitted to port holes port and starboard
Hanging locker and shelves opposite

Saloon:
Centrally mounted saloon table, top offset to port with extension section fitting on starboard side
Bench settee to starboard
L-shaped settee to port
Settee backs lift to extend bunk width when converted to berths
Table drops down with infill section to convert port settee to double berth.
Lockers and shelf above settee backs, outboard to port and starboard
Locker space beneath settee bases, accessible through locker doors without lifting cushions
Sliding curtains fitted for all saloon windows

Galley:
To port side of companionway
Gimbal mounted gas cooker forward, outboard, 2 burners and oven
Thwartships worktop surface aft of cooker
Top loading fridge beneath outboard section of worktop
Inset stainless steel sink inboard
Sliding door fronted lockers outboard
Lockers beneath cooker and sink

Nav Station / Quarter Berth:
Forward facing chart table to starboard side of companionway
Navigator sitting on front section of quarter berth
Chart storage within table top
3 drawers beneath chart table forward
Ships switch panel and VHF outboard of chart table
Quarter berth extending aft along starboard side


DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Deck stepped, single spreader masthead sloop rig
Anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel wire standing rigging
Furlex 200S roller reefing system on forestay
Slab reefing mainsail, two-stage single line reefing lead aft to cockpit
Tides Marine low friction mainsail track
Block and tackle kicker
Mainsail halyard lead aft to cockpit
Lazyjacks

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar Ocean 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Roller Reefing Winch – 1x Lewmar 14, single-speed, self-tailing
Cockpit Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar Ocean 30, two-speed, self-tailing
Mast Mounted Winch – 1x Lewmar Evo 15, two-speed, self-tailing and 1x Lewmar 8, single speed

Sails:
Mainsails – White dacron, fully battened with 4 battens, slab reefing. (2021)
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing, faun coloured UV stripe (2013)

Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mast boot and lazyjacks, blue canvas (2021)
Sprayhood – Faun canvas (2017)
Cockpit Tent – On collapsible stainless steel tubular frame work. (2017)
Cockpit Cushions – White vinyl (2017)
Tiller Cover

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Rocna 10kg anchor on 50m, 8mm chain and 5m warp rode
Kedge Anchor – Danforth type anchor with short section of chain
Anchor Windlass – Lofrans Royal manual windlass (2017)
Fenders – Selection
Mooring Warps – Selection
Alloy extending boat hook

General:
Single stainless steel stemhead roller
Stainless steel pulpit rail
Stainless steel detachable bow ladder/passarelle
Stainless steel, deck mounted stanchions supporting double tier guardwires
Stainless steel pushpit rail with transom gate
Deck mounted alloy mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Manual anchor windlass mounted on foredeck
Teak grabrails running length of coachroof top from mast aft
Main halyard and two reefing lines lead aft from mast on starboard side of coachroof
Primary and roller furling winches mounted on coamings outboard of cockpit
Halyard and reefing winch with rope clutches to starboard side of companionway
Main track spanning cockpit centrally on teak horse.
Cockpit lockers beneath port side cockpit seating and below aft seat.
Cockpit table with finely veneered Hallberg-Rassy motif ‘Monsun 244’.
Three wash boards to close companionway with alternative hinged doors
Stainless steel, stern mounted boarding ladder

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Tri-colour masthead light
Anchor light
Steaming light
Deck flood light
Low level navigation lights with glass lenses and LED bulbs

Life saving:
Liferaft – 4 person Seago cannister raft, stowing in cage on port quarter (last serviced March 2023)
Liferaft Hammar auto-release
Horseshoe buoy
Danbuoy
Throwing line
Jackstays running length of port and starboard side decks
Gas Alarm
Carbon Monoxide Alarm

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice