ON A WHIM - 2012 57' 3" DISCOVERY Discovery 57
Lymington

£950,000 GBP

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull moulding in white with light blue boot top and a taped cavita line in gold.
• Cu-NI Guard Copper Antifouling.
• White mullions.
• Vinylester resin is used which gives superior strength over more traditional polyester resins.
• The lay-up under vacuum ensures complete structural integrity & incorporates a high density foam core, providing exceptional stiffness and insulation that meets or exceeds full CE standard for Category ‘A-Ocean’.
• Woven mat is used extensively for optimum strength to weight ratio, and is further reinforced by a layer of interwoven Kevlar throughout the bow area.
• Massive stringers run the full length of the boat, with structural rings athwart ships, incorporating engine beds and tank supports.
• Composite constructed bulkheads are rigidly laminated to the hull and deck.
• Watertight bulkheads separate the chain locker / sail locker & sail locker/accommodation, and the aft lazarette lockers.
• The deck is cored with plywood, with stainless steel or aluminum backing plates in all high-load areas.
• The hull-to-deck joint is bonded with structural adhesives and is through-bolted with stainless steel fasteners.
• Hull Moulding in "Flag Blue"Cavita line in gold tape, boot top line red over white mouldedin the gelcoat
• The combination of two coats of isothalic gelcoat, with non-pigmented gelcoat below the waterline makes for an impervious hull surface that is highly resistant to osmosis.
• The hull below the waterline has 3 coats of epoxy (a further barrier to osmosis) and given two coats of Coppercoat anti-fouling for up to 10 years protection.

Keel & Rudder:

• External lead keel - 10,000 Kgs (22,000 lbs) Ron Holland designed a high performance keel, specifically shaped to provide maximum performance, stability and comfort.

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Volvo Penta D3-150. Engine Hours: 730 @ 07-08-2020.
• Tier 3 emission compliant, excellent economy, coupled to a 2.43:1 reduction gearbox.
• Racor Twin Fuel Filter system with alarm.
• Engine room insulation in white.

Maintenance & Performance:

• The main engine has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturers’ recommendations since build.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Volvo Morse Control on the starboard steering pedestal.
• Gori-folding prop with Overdrive, provides excellent economy with ropecutter. 
• Aquadrive coupling, 38 mm (1.5”) stainless steel shaft and thrust bearing for reduced vibration.
• Side-power SE150-215T Bow Thruster (150kg/330lbs thrust)
• Twin 1060mm (42”), leather covered alloy wheels, Jefa torque tube steering system, giving a positive and direct control.
• Jefa auto pilot drive unit.
• Jefa Semi-balanced, over-sized, GRP, Kevlar reinforcement rudder blade, with a solid rudderstock of high-yield 329 stainless steel.

• 12V, 24V system supply, 230V domestic system, UK type sockets throughout.
• Marine-grade tinned cabling is used throughout.
• 12v socket fitted to navigation desk

Battery Banks:

• Domestic batteries: 24v (12x x2v) Sonnenschein/Exide A602 sealed gel batteries (748 Ah upgrade), design life 15 to 20 years.
• Engine and Genset: 2 x12 AGM batteries, with connector switch for emergency
• Bow Thruster: 2 x 12v AGM batteries.

Battery Chargers:

• Victron Isolation transformer 230v, 32A, 7000W, 50-60Hz.
• Victron Quattro-24v-5k-100A-230V, 50-60Hz charger / inverter, with a Victron Blue panel remote control.

Alternators:

• 2 x Engine mounted alternators:60 Amp (12v) unit for charging the engine start battery. 110 Amp (24v) alternator with Mastervolt regulator for charging house batteries.

Generator:

• Onan 7kVa generator installed in engine room for near silent running.

Shore Power:

• 220v shore power connection with ring main throughout the yacht.

Other Electrical:

• Silent Wind 24v generator fitted to aft antenna pole (pole is flanged to take an alternative satellite dome)

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Jabsco duel stage pump, provides high volume, 40psi fresh water supply, 75 ltr hot water calorifier.
• Back-up, foot-operated fresh water pump in the galley.
• 75 litre, twin coil, insulated calorifier boiler, heated via engine, heating system or AC electric power c/w expansion tank.
• Aquasource water filter for galley tap.
• Pressurised saltwater supply in chain locker c/w hose.
• Hot and cold fresh water shower at transom.
• Fresh water point in tray in cockpit.
• All Seacocks made from Marelon (nylon).

Watermaker:

• Seafresh H206A Water Maker, 102 litres/hr - including remineralisation unit.

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual bilge pump - Plastimo type with handle integrated operated from the cockpit
• Automatic bilge pump to both lazarettes with alarm at helm.
• 3 x Automatic bilge pumps in sail locker & lazerettes with helm alarms.

Grey & Black Water:

• Grey water system (linked to heads & galley)
• 115 litres holding tank, with level sensor.

Fuel:

• Total capacity of 1,370 litres (301.35 gallons) in 2 x corrosion resistant polyethylene fuel tanks, with large inspection windows.
• Double Racor fuel water separator/filter with alarm.
• KTI fuel Polishing Module & manifold for various polishing options, including fuel transfer between tanks.

Fresh water:

• Total capacity of 1,000 litres (219.96 gallons).

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

• 2 x Blackwater tanks, 110 litres(24.19 gallons) & 80 litres (17.59 gallons).
• Greywater holding tank, 115 litres (25.29 gallons).

Gas:

• Gas bottle locker to house 2 x 6kg propane bottles, regulator & manifold.
• Electric solenoid gas safety shut-off valve in galley.
• Piped gas supply and fitting for pushpit-mounted BBQ.

Navigation - Above deck:

• 4kw 18" Raymarine HD Digital Radar.
• ICOM 505 VHF fitted with loud hailer on mast.
• Radar Reflector - Echomax (Active).
• Raymarine 1 x i70 on port helm, 1 x i70 on starboard helm
• Furuno independent GPS on port pedestal
• Pedestal compasses on both pedestals
• Raymarine Smart Pilot on both pedestals
• Anchor counter and operation at starboard helm with a remote below

Navigation - Below deck:

• Raymarine Smart Pilot Controller - handheld wireless remote autopilot.
• Raymarine AIS 650.
• SSB wiring with Icom HF IC-M802
• C125 plotter in custom teak pedestal which retracts into the helm station when not in use
• Icom 505 VHF

Galley:

• Galley taps with pull out shower head in chrome.
• Galley waste has plug and strainer incorporated, not chain and plugs.
• Panasonic microwave, grill & oven, 230v.
• Bosch Full size automatic washer/dryer installed in workroom.
• Ocean Chef XL gimbaled, stainless steel gas cooker with 5 burners, grill & oven & hood extractor fan above.
• Three basin sink, with backup foot pump fresh water supply.
• Large custom-designed 300 litre (10.4 cubic feet) front opening fridge and large front opening 170 litre (6 cubic feet) freezer (or optional fridge), superbly insulated, 24v, keel cooled for efficiency.

Heads/Showers:

• Forward and aft heads drain fitted in floor as well as shower area.
• 2 x Tecma Electric heads (fresh or salt-water options), with 100/80l litres gravity black water tanks.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Climma Air Conditioning for the Aft cabin and Saloon
• Forward cabin air conditioning unit unstalled
• 230v extractor fan over the cooker that vents to the exterior.
• Eberspacher Hydonic M-2, M10 circulating hot water system with radiators in each cabin & heads.
• 8 x 24v DC fans, 2 in saloon & each cabin.
• 3 x low profile dorades in forward cabins, 2 vents in aft cabin for good natural ventilation.

Entertainment:

• Fusion MS-AV700 marine entertainment DVD/CD/Ipod player with on deck speakers
• Samsung TV fitted in aft cabin, including TV antenna
• Samsung TV fitted in forward cabin, including TV antenna

Lighting:

• Transom step light LED 10-10435W.
• LED navigation lights, including LED tricolor/anchor light.
• LED spreader deck down lighters, LED transom light, LED Cockpit lighting.
• Dimmable interior LED lighting throughout, red night light at Navigation station & galley.
• Interior sole-board red night lighting throughout.

Summary of Accommodation:

• All the interior joinery is in teak with Wenge detailing
• The teak saloon table includes a compass rose.
• Amtico flooring throughout, which matches the teak joinery beautifully
• Galley corian in Sandstone.
• Aft heads corian in Elderberry.
• Saloon seating cushions in Cream Leather
• The seating to starboard is in a cream cloth
• Clock and Barometer
• Navigation seat cushions in Brown Leather.
• Aft cabin head board in Cream Leather.
• Aft cabin roman blinds/curtains in Zimmer Rohde Avanti Stripe.
• Forward cabin headboard in Novaseude Fawn.
• Forward cabin roman blinds/curtains in Zimmer Rohde Avanti Stripe.
• Pullman cabin roman blinds/curtains in Zimmer Rohde Avanti Stripe.
• Oceanair skysol blinds to saloon in Chintz Topaz 465-0555.
• Oceanair Venetian blinds (heads and galley) in Brushed Bronze
• Shade/Mosquito screens fitted to all hatches.
• Large owners cabin aft with en-suite leading forward to a large inline U shaped galley to port.
• The centerpiece is a stunning raised saloon with genuine panoramic views.
• Adjoining the saloon is a utility room/workshop with a washing machine, spares lockers and walk-in access to the engine room.
• There is another full double cabin forward cabin & pullman cabin with offset bunks. Spacious forward heads with partitioned shower.

Description of layout:

• Panaromic salon windows giving 270 degree views, in tinted airline grade glass with Oceanair skysol blinds.
• Teak interior finish with an attractive Wenge insets and detailing.
• Hardwearing Amtico flooring throughout to match the teak joinery
• Leather saloon seating in cream leather with a brown leather navigation seat
• A superb folding saloon table top, for 6 to 8 peoplein teak with a compass rose
• The galley width provides safe working at sea with windows.
• There are 2x centre line sinks, plus a drying ‘sink’ & Blanche Corian worktops.
• Extensive locker and drawer storage; handy garbage chute.
• The master cabin has 2x twin vertical hull windows for bedside views with electric roman blinds & a king-size berth
• The starboard quarter has a fabric seat.
• There are lee cloths in all berths.
• Recessed Skyscreens, with duel blanking & mosquito screens on cabin hatches throughout providing undisturbed sleep.

Engine Room & Engine Controls:

• Full walk-in access from utility room/workshop with excellent sound insulation and 240v low noise electric engine-room fans. 
• Twin throttle controls & control panels, one at each helm.
• Volvo NMEA 2000 output to plotters.

Rig:

• Formula white painted mast with hydraulic in mast main sail furling, with emergency manual drive.
• Twin Whisker poles stowed on mast c/w 2 x uphauls, 2 x pole downhauls.
• Reckman electric furler for both Genoa & Jib.
• Navtec Hydraulic Boom Vang.
• 2nd Spinnaker halyard (halyard, splicing, swivel snap shackle, cranked top bracket on mast, turning block and Spinlock jammer).
• Stainless steel rigging screw covers.

Winches:

• Electric winches & electric mainsheet traveler.

Sails:

• North Sail, Dyneema Radial Cut Sail material.
• Mainsail SRP95 80.0 sq m 861 sq ft with 4 x vertical battens.
• Self-tacking Blade Jib SRP95, 58.0 sq m 624 sq ft with 4 x vertical battens.
• Genoa SRP75, 109.0 sq m 1173 sq ft.
• UV sail protection for sails

General:

• Guard wires with bottle screws for tension.
• GS Composite Carbon Gangway with custom storage area in forward lazarette
• Gin and tonic seats at pulpit and pushpit
• Forward and aft fixed stainless steel stanchions
• 2 x folding midships boarding ladders.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Delta anchor with 100m x 12mm chain
• Lewmar V5 electric anchor windlass with wireless remote & pedestal mounted control and chain counter.
• Deep self-draining chain locker, with chain kicker/ diverter plate.
• Twin roller stainless steel stem.
• 10 x Stainless steel mooring cleats (2 x oversized at bow, 4 x folding midships, 4 x aft).
• Various mooring lines and fenders.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Acyrlic colour for exterior canvas work Off White ACOW15UC/PU.
• Windscreen mounted in cab top.
• Exterior Covers and Cushions.
• Cockpit cushion and helm seat set in white with blue piping
• Sprayhood in Acrylic Off White.
• Bimini Topin Acrylic Off White
• Pedestal & Wheel covers in Acrylic Off White
• Cockpit table cover in Acrylic Off White
• Full Dinghy Cover in Acrylic Off Whitte
• Full set of cockpit & helm cushions.

Tender & Outboard:

• 3.10m Ribeye Dinghy with 9.9hp engine including lashing straps, davit protectors, fuel, outboard lock, keel guard, lifting points & strops.
• Heavy-duty stainless steel davits with electric / hydraulic pivoting arms, push button control.

Safety Equipment:

• Custom Push pit mounted life raft cradle suitable for hydrostatic release.
• Kannad Safelink EPIRB (1).
• Horseshoe set c/w bracket and light - colour white (2).
• Kim Lifebuoy Drogue and Pocket (2).
• 6 man liferaft – needs service .

Fire-fighting equipment:

• Fire blanket in galley.