Bruce Roberts Offshore 44

Lumut, Malaysia. Get contact data at YachtHub

$48,180

The Vahana is a Bruce Roberts made as a 45 classic A design. Bermudian cutter rigged cruising yacht with an aft cockpit, trunk cabin and flush foredeck, moderately long fin-keel and a keel-hung rudder. The auxiliary engine is a four-cylinder 50 hp Yanmar diesel. Reportedly the yacht was completed by RJ and HD Edwards from a professionally built hull at Bedford, UK, and was launched in 1985. There are as many as 4000 Bruce Roberts vessels sailing on the globe and this is an opportunity to own a version that is ready to take an entire family safely anywhere in the world. These boats are built to withstand anything mother nature can throw at you and do so in comfort. This version is a fiberglass build with the space to sleep as many as 4 persons. She has a comfortable and safe cockpit, a hard spray dodger for protection and a versatile sail plan to handle. She is currently on the hard in Penkor Isand, Malaysia and ready for full inspection of her hull and running gear.

Accommodation

Front cabin for two persons. aft cabin for 1 - 2 persons. Saloon for 4 - 6 persons Sig Marine Cabin heater (gaz) in stores now as in the tropics. New hardwood saloon table and an outside cockpit table

Air-Con

None

Beam

3,90 m

Berths

Bilge Pumps

Electric bilge pump manual bilge pump. Numerous spares- diaphragms, valves etc

Builder

RJ and HD Edwards, professionally built hull at Bedford, UK.

Cabins

City / Suburb

Tananger

Country

Norway

Covers

None

Cruise Speed

5 knots

Deck Gear

Cockpit Winches:Andersen ST 56 x 2, Antal ST40 x 3

Decks Material

GRP

Designer

Bruce Roberts

Dinghy

PVC with har bottom abt 2,3 m - old type

Displacement

15 tons

Draft

2,62 m

Electrics

1x Starting 110 AH engine battery from 2022 4x house 440 AH needs to be replaced. Phasor 12V onboard diesel marine Generator 12V@ 100 AMPS Inverters x 3 from 12DCV to 230 AC 4x 80W solar panels on custom built SS frame LED All cabin lights + masthead navigation lights Battery monitor system CD stereo player

Electronics / Navigation

1x Simrad AP25 autopilot Raymarine Tridata depth, log, speed Raymarine ST60+ wind, speed, direction. 2013 1x Furuno GPS + cockpit repeater Radar Furuno 1731 mark-3 AIS receiver and sender SSB Icom M802 VHF Icom M302 VHF handheld

Engine

Yanmar 4JH5E 50 HP from 2014. Done about 900 hrs since new. Transmission original Yanmar gear Fuel capacity 400 liters in 2 tanks Kiwi prop, self feathering 2012 New prop shaft, stern tube, inner& outer bearings(inner bearing with drip less seal). Spare new bearings

Engine Hours

900

Engine Make

Yanmar

Entertainment

None

Epirb

406 Epirb ACR. New batteries needed.

Fire Protection

Fire extinguishers x 4. Needs yearly inspection or bought new.

Flares

Flares. Needs to be renewed.

Freezer

Isotherm water cooled freezer 12V. New 2013. Compressor changed 2019

Fuel

400

Fuel Consumption

2 litres/hrs

Fuel Type

Diesel

Galley

Pots, pans, crockery, cutlery and kitchen utensils

Genset

Small 24 V

Ground Tackle

Lofrans electric windlass with remote control. Re-done in 2021 Original Rocna anchor 25 kg on 100m of 10mm galvanised chain. New 2011 Spare 20 kg CQR anchor Salt water anchor & deck wash

Horsepower

50 hp

Hot Water

Water heater- gas Paloma

Hull Material

Fibreglass/GRP

Keel / Ballast

Long fin-keel

Launch Year

1985

Length

45' 11" - 14.00m

Life Jackets

Life Raft

Liferaft 4 persons in canister from 1998, needs to be re-newed

Location

Lumut, Malaysia

Mast / Rigging

Mast 1x Lewmar ST 43,1x Lewmar ST 40,1x Lewmar ST 16 1x Spinnaker boom : telescopi

Max Speed

7,5 knots

Name

Magne Risa

Outboard

Yamaha 9,8 hp

Price

AU $73,000

Propulsion

Transmission original Yanmar gear

Refrigeration

Isotherm water cooled fridge 12V

Region

Asia

Registration

LG8162, No

Rego Expiry

31/12/2024

Safety Gear

Multi clip on points for harnesses in cockpit Horse shoe life ring. Needs to be renewed First aid kit - needs to be rechecked and renewed.

Sail Inventory

2010 mainsail Calibre, fully battened on Facnor battcar system. Slab reefing. 3 reefs 2013 genoa on profurl roller reefing system Selden rod kicker NS stay-sail jib (Hank on stay ). Hank on Storm jib Rigging check 2012. Cap shrouds and intermediates renewed. Norseman cones and cups renewed in back stays

Shower

State

Rogaland

Stove

2010 Eno stove, 2 burners, grill and oven- propane( aluminium tank)

Telephone

Thrusters

None

Toilet

Vessel Name

Vahana

Water

400 litres

Water-Maker

Echo Tec + spare filters. 40 liters per hour.

The Vahana is a Bruce Roberts made as a 45 classic A design.

Bermudian cutter rigged cruising yacht with an aft cockpit, trunk cabin and flush foredeck, moderately long fin-keel and a keel-hung rudder.

The auxiliary engine is a four-cylinder 50 hp Yanmar diesel.

Reportedly the yacht was completed by RJ and HD Edwards from a professionally built hull

at Bedford, UK, and was launched in 1985.

There are as many as 4000 Bruce Roberts vessels sailing on the globe and this is an opportunity to own a version that is ready to take an entire family safely anywhere in the world.

These boats are built to withstand anything mother nature can throw at you and do so in comfort.

This version is a fiberglass build with the space to sleep as many as 4 persons.

She has a comfortable and safe cockpit, a hard spray dodger for protection and a versatile sail plan to handle.

She is currently on the hard in Penkor Isand, Malaysia and ready for full inspection of her hull and running gear.