1979 Amel 40 Custom Sloop

1979 Amel 40 Custom Sloop - USD 49,950

A heavy displacement, strongly built, ocean cruising yacht from South Africa, SENTA is a fast, easily handled sailing boat perfect for two people but also setup and easy to sail single handed. She has proved herself in both light and heavy weather at sea for over twenty years, as well on the yacht racing scene in the five years prior to going cruising by the previous owners.

Designed By Henri Amel and built by Henry Vink Boat Builders in South Africa in 1979 as Henry's personal yacht, SENTA was raced and cruised in SA before being purchased by her previous owners who raced and cruised her continuously for over twenty years in many exotic locations.

Strongly built in GRP with an Airex core, SENTA is a proven and well documented offshore voyager and has been very well equipped and maintained.

Under power she cruises comfortably with a Volvo-Penta MD17D 35hp Diesel, steers beautifully with the tiller and balanced rudder and carries an extensive wardrobe of sails to cater for all sailing conditions.

SENTA has often been away in remote areas for periods of up to six months so is equipped with a massive inventory of Charts, Pilot Books and a comprehensive medical chest with manuals plus five anchors with chain and warps, large house battery bank, solar and wind generator, large capacity fridge/freezer, all required safety equipment and an eleven foot sailing / rowing dinghy with O/B.

Whether you envision completing a solo circumnavigation or embarking on an unforgettable sailing adventure, SENTA is the ultimate vessel to fulfil your seafaring dreams. She is realistically priced and a serious blue water passage maker, ready for long range cruising.

Recent update works include:

New stainless steel standing rigging, mast base plate and bow roller.

All seacocks and thru-hill fittings replaced with Forespar Marelon throughout.

New depth sounder display

New Em-trak AIS transceiver

New cockpit single lever engine controller.

New Volvo exhaust elbow and Vetus waterlock

New twin fixed blade aluminium propellor, cone and anode.

All windows and hatches replaced with tinted acrylic.

Main anchor and 130m of chain re-galvanised

New custom mattresses in forward V-Berth

New house LiFePO4 batteries, Victron Smart MPPT charge controller, Victron smart shunt and Victron smart 12/2000w inverter

New sunbrella shade cover

Topsides and deck fully prepared and painted

Recent Antifoul in 2022

Inspection by appointment with YBC.

Boat Name	SENTA 2
Location	Langkawi, Malaysia
Year Launched	1979
Designer	Henri Amel
Builder	Henry Vink, Walkerville, South Africa
Length	12.19 m
Max Draft	1.9 m
Beam	3.4 m
Hull Material	Fiberglass
Fuel Type	Diesel
Keel Type	Fin
Cruising Speed	4 kn at 1500 RPM
Max Speed	6.5 kn at 200 RPM
Displacement	14,000 kg
Fuel Tanks	300 litres
Fresh Water Tanks	2 x 600 litres
Engine Brand	Volvo Penta
Engine Model	MD17D
Total Power	35 hp
Engine Hours	1100
Propeller Type	2 Blade
Propeller Material	Aluminium

Accommodation:

Single Berths: 2

Double Berths: 1

Bathrooms: 1

Heads: 1

Accommodation for six in a forward V-berth, two saloon pilot berths and two quarter berths aft plus two settee berths in the saloon if required. Henry Vink, the boat builder who built Senta for himself before building many others like her, was a tall man, so all of the berths are 7ft long. Plenty of space to stretch your toes and lots of head-room down below.

Galley:

• Ample cupboard and storage space


• Induction hot plate, electric pressure multi cooker and other appliances for use with house batteries


• ALIPCOOL TW75 75 litre fridge & freezer. (12v/240v)


• Large ice box under chart table

Showers:

Shower head fitted but not connected.

Heads:

LAVAC manual head.

Covers & Awnings:

• New Sunbrella shade cover over main deck (2023)


• New stainless steel cockpit bimini and cover (2022)


• Awnings and shade nets for fore deck and cockpit

Batteries & Electrics:

• New 12v house solar system installed 2022


• 4 x 230AH LifePo4 batteries in parallel to total 920AH


• Victron Smartsolar MPPT 100/50 charge controller


• Victron Phoenix Smart Inverter 12/2000


• Victron Smartshunt 500A for entire system management over bluetooth


• New switched and unswitched DC fuse panels

Total of 680w solar. 3 x 170w flexible solar panels secured on top of bimini and 1 x 170w flexible solar panel positioned if needed.

Wind generator - Rutland 913. Blades, bearings, nose cone and nacelle replaced 2023. Very silent while running. Connected to engine start batteries.

Electronics & Navigation:

• SESTREL MOORE compass built in to cockpit


• PLASTIMO IRIS 50 hand bearing compass


• ICOM IC-M45A VHF radio (no sound)


• SHAKESPREARE Mast Top VHF Antenna replaced 2022


• ICOM IC-M25 handheld VHF


• Em-trak B922 Class B AIS transceiver with Wifi & BT


• VESPERMARINE Watchmate 850 model WMX850 AIS as backup


• NASA Marine Target 2 depthsounder. New display 2022


• Autohelm ST1000 Tiller autopilot


• Henry Vink wind steerer windvane


• Sextant

An extensive library of charts covering the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Sail Inventory:

• Main sail on boom, new around 2008, hardly used


• Genoa on foil with new sunbrella UV suncover


• Sails in locker behind quarter berths, all recently aired, inspected and in good


• Spinnaker, spare Genoa, working jib, tri-sail, high cut Genoa. Also a storm jib requiring new luff wire and new piston hanks

Mast & Rigging:

• Aluminium mast. New stainless steel mast base plate and fixings (2022). New mast sheaves and rollers


• All stainless steel standing rigging replaced 2022. Chainplates inspected and reinstalled with new SS fixings


• New stainless steel bow roller (2022)

Safety Gear:

• Automatic bilge pump 1100 GPH in rear bilge with manual pump backup. Manual pump in forward bilge.


• GME MT600G GPS Epirb (2023)


• Six lifejackets, several harnesses plus webbing for deck clip-on

Deck Gear:

• Five winches on mast, four in cockpit


• Turning blocks for jib and spinnaker sheets and for roller furling line


• 2 jib sheet tracks, 4 jib sheet cars, 5 stanchions each side of the deck


• 2 lifelines, upper and lower, each side of the deck


• Stainless steel pushpit and pulpit


• Swim/boarding ladder on transom


• Boson chair and mast solo climbing equipment

Ground Tackle:

• 45lbCQR, main anchor re-galvanised (2022)


• 60lb CQR anchor


• 45lb DANFORTH anchor


• 35lb CQR anchor


• Dinghy anchor


• Manual anchor windlass

Two lengths of chain, 80 meters and 50 meters re-galvanised 2022

One anchor rope 80 meters

Dinghy and Outboard:

• Spindrift 11ft unsinkable Sailing/rowing/outboard powered dinghy


• Honda BF2D, 4 stroke 2 HP