Feeling 1040

Mean Feeling for sale - £45,000

Designed by Philipe Harle and built by Kirié, France in 1987. Mean Feeling has been epoxy coated from new, and craned out every year. She has been professionally maintained and well looked after and is currently in the SYC boat yard ready for viewing.

Contact Alan Saunders by email at alanjsaunders@gmail.com or by phone on +44 7803 899321.

Dimensions

• Loa:  10.4m
• Lwl:  9.05m
• Beam: 3.6m 
• Displacement: 5540kg
• Draft:  1.778m
• Ballast: 2 tons
• Tankage: Fuel: 136ltrs - Water: 273ltrs

Engine

• Volvo Penta 2003 28hp
• Cruising speed: 6kts
• Max speed: 7kts
• Tankage
• Fuel: 136ltrs  Water: 273ltrs

Accommodation

Main Saloon:
The interior is finished in stylish light Elm varnished woodwork, with a teak cabin sole and new mid blue upholstery in the main saloon. The centre table which seats six has two folding leaves, central bin stowage and two drawers. The port seat extends to form a larger/double bunk area. Stowage behind and above seating area with an additional bin under the forward cushion. Saloon seats have lee cloths under. Two ventilation hatches. Brass clock and barometer. Led deckhead lighting and individual led reading lights. 500w panel heater and blown heating outlet. 12v/240v flat screen t.v. with inbuilt dvd player.

The comprehensive navigation station features a forward facing chart table, ½ Admiralty size, stowage under the lift up lid to accommodate charts etc, three drawers and open bin. Instrumentation at the nav station comprises Yeoman Plotter, Furuno radar, Furuno gps, Garmin fish finder/depth sounder, ICS Nav6 Navtex, Daewoo radio/cd player with remote control, ICOM IC M505 marine vhf with command  cockpit mic, NASA battery monitor, LP gas alarm with sensor in bilge, main DC electrical control panel, engine hour meter and fuel gauge.
Curved nav seat with stowage under. Behind the nav station is a bar area with a large top opening refrigerated cold box and cupboard over. Opening port.

Galley:
Feature walk in U shaped area with twin inset sinks and new monobloc mixer tap, with hot and cold pressurised water. Cool box in peninsular and additional large top opening refrigerated cold box.  New gimballed stainless steel Smev Moonlight  three burner gimballed gas cooker with glass top, oven and grill. Piezo electric ignition on all burners and oven, oven light. 30ltr oven capacity. Three stowage drawers, stowage and access to fridge compressor and sea cocks under sinks. Extensive stowage in sliding front lockers and shelf over worktop. Opening port over cooker.
Door to Forward Cabin:  double berth which is extendable for extra length, stowage under, shelving both sides, dresser with drawers and lockers and hanging wardrobe. Radio. Ventilation hatch.
Door to toilet compartment: Jabsco full size manual sea toilet discharging to 60ltr holding tank with charcoal filter and pump out access. Vanity unit with wash basin, hot and cold pressurised water and shower with pump out and teak grating to floor, cupboard, large hanging wet space with sea cocks under and additional storage in locker. Led lighting. Blown heating outlet.
Door to aft cabin: Large double berth with recent double custom made mattress, shelving both sides and hanging wardrobe with drawers and stowage bin. Opening ports, Led deckhead and bunk lights, engine box and engine service access, blown heating outlet.

Mechanical Systems
Volvo Penta 2003 28hp inboard diesel engine with stainless steel shaft drive to two bladed prop, (two bladed folding prop option), fuel consumption 2.5ltrs per hour at 6kts. Annually serviced. Deep sea seal stern gland, speed seal water pump face, bilge blower, fresh water cooled with heat exchanger and insulated hot water tank fitted with 240v immersion heater, auto fire extinguisher, alternator charging with Adverc battery management system, remote panel with tachometer and warning alarms and lights in cockpit, single lever remote controls to binnacle. 240v power circuits, m.c.b protected, Gent smart battery charger. Two 75ah domestic batteries and dedicated starter battery (all new in 2013), battery master switch

Navigation Equipment

• Plastimo Binnacle steering compass,.
• Furuno gps with NASA repeater in pod.
• Stowe Navigator Depth sounder,
• Stowe Navigator windspeed and direction.
• Navman Chartplotter in pod at helm position.
• NASA fluxgate compass in pod at helm position.
• Autohelm wheel pilot.

Safety Equipment

• Horseshoe lifebuoy with automatic light.
• Inflatable dan buoy with light.
• Rescue sling.
• Firdell ‘Blipper’ radar reflector
• Three fire extinguishers.
• Battery gauge.
• Smoke alarm.
• CO alarm.
• Gas alarm.
• Emergency VHF ariel.
• Emergency recovery ladder.
• NASA solar panel, 2013.

Mast, spars and sails.

• Anodised double spreader mast and slab reefing boom by Francespar
• Gas Rod kicker, new gas strut 2013.
• Masthead tricolour, anchor and deck lights.
• Plastimo furling headsail system, replaced in 2010
• Spinnaker pole,
• Stainless steel standing rigging,
• Kemp dacron loose footed main sail with reefing and Cunningham points.
• Kemp laminate furling genoa,
• Kemp laminate furling no1 jib
• Storm jib
• Radial head ¾oz spinnaker.
• Radial head cruising chute.
• Spare Dacron main and genoa, spare Mylar genoa.

Deck Equipment

• Stainless steel bow rail with navigation lights.
• Stainless steel quarter rails with stern light.
• Full s.s. stanchions with double lifelines
• Bow, stern and midships mooring cleats.
• Stainless steel double bow roller, foredeck anchor locker with anchor.
• Stainless steel jackstays.
• Two speed mainsheet with mainsheet traveller.
• All sail control lines led aft to cockpit with organisers and clutches.
• Lewmar 43st two speed self tailing primary winches.
• Lewmar 40 two speed halyard winches.
• Lewmar 30 two speed halyard winches.
• All running rigging regularly replaced and spare halyards fitted to all.
• Varnished steering wheel with stainless steel spokes.
• Whitlock Cobra steering system.
• Teak cockpit grating and seat slats.
• Cockpit cushions.
• Sprayhood, with zip out centre section. 2012.
• Bimini. 2012
• Kemp mainsail cover and mainsail stacking system. 2012
• Halyard tail bags.
• Winch handle pockets.
• Teak cockpit folding table.
• Emergency tiller

Posted: January 21st 2014