Doggersbank Proteksan Yachts/Turquoise Yachts

Dimensions & Specs

Description: Steel Expedition Motor Yacht

Type: Vripack Doogersbank

Build Year: 2001

Rebuilt: 2022-2023

LOA (M): 27.45

Beam (M): 6.93

Depth (M): 4.45

Draft (M): 1.95

Complement: 12

Decks: 3

Displacement (Light) Tonnes: 165

Gross Tonnage: 150

Cruising Speed (Kts): 10

Vessel Name: Belle Isle Sea

Official Number: 843907

Port of Registry: Halifax

Brake Power: 1800Kw

Propulsion: Twin Screw

Accommodations & Spaces

Guest Cabins: 3

Crew Cabins: 3

Crew Bunks: 5

Guest Bunks: 1 King, 4 Single, 2 Pullman

Toilet Spaces: 7

Mess: 1 – Setting for 4

Galley: 1

Laundry: 1

Dining Area: 1 in Saloon

Lounge – Interior: 1 - Saloon

Lounge Area – Exterior: 3

Steering Positions: 2

Engine Room: 1 - Aft

Workshop: 1 - Lazarette

Construction Overview

Deck Construction: Steel with Teak Decking

Number of Truly Watertight Bulkheads: Three

Rudder: Twin Steel

Main Shafts: New in 2023

Main Propeller(s): Bronze Fixed Pitch

Stabilizers Fitted: Fin stabilizers

Mast: Aluminum with upper Hinged Section

Rail and Bulwarks: SS Handrails, Teak capped bulwarks

Hull paint: AwlGrip Flag Blue (2023)

Deckhouse paint: Awlgrip Matterhorn White (2023)

Construction

The Hull is a transversely framed steel hull designed and built for expedition cruising. The vessel has round bilges and flare in the bow area and fitted with bilge keels and stabilizers port and starboard.

The hull is reported to be built with LR class approved Steel and has thickness of 6mm on the upper side shell to 10mm on the bottom.

During the drydock in fall 2020, extra ice strengthening was added to the bow of the vessel. The

report by the yards indicates it is a 3/8” stainless steel plate added as a doubler in the bow region.

● Plating Lloyds approved shipbuilding steel 42 grade A.

● Frame Spacing – 500mm throughout

● Stem –flat bar 125mm X 25mm

● Keel plate - 10mm plate

● Keel Vertical – 125mm X 50mm

● Hull plate A strake – 10mm first 1.0m of bottom plate

● Hull plate B strake – 8mm side/bottom shell up to 150mm over DWL

● Hull plate C – 6mm in the hull topsides

● Hull regular Frames –f lat bar from the transom to 42 – 10mm X 10mm

● Hull regular Frames – 4 to the stem – 130mm X 10mm

● Hull Web frames – 3

● Watertight Subdivision – 4: Lazarette /ER, ER/Accommodations, Accommodations/Fwd Accommodations, Forepeak

● Deck plate - 5mm

● Bulwark & dodger Plating -outside 6mm, inside 4mm

● Engines beds are 15mm plate web and face flat of 250mm X 25mm

● The bilge keels -generally 8mm plate with 150mm X 8mm tearaway plate connection to hull

● Bimetallic strip connection of steel hull to aluminum superstructure

● Superstructure is aluminum equivalent to grade 5083H321 plating and 6061T6 stiffeners.

● Wheelhouse plating -6mm Alum

● Decks and Saloon plating – 5mm Alum

● Flybridge plating 5mm outside and 4mm inside Alum.

● Radar arch plating -5mm Alum

● Additional Ice strengthening plating has been added aft of the anchor locker – 9.5mm SS Doubler

plating

Deck Specs

Aft Deck

The aft deck open deck is outfitted with a fixed seating area and teak table. The space has a fixed

deckhead cover and removable canvas sides. The port side of the deck is fitted with a gate leading to the swim platform and the entrance to the engine room. The starboard side of the deck is fitted with a bulwark gate, and which looks to be built for a spiral ladder leading to the upper deck – but is not fitted.

Forward the space has a stainless-steel fridge, icemaker and sink. A secondary access to the engine room is fitted to the port side.

The deck is fitted with one stainless steel bollard and hydraulic capstan each side.

 

Foc’sle Deck

 

The Foc’sle deck – forward of the wheelhouse – is a Portuguese bridge with storage lockers

accessible from the aft side. The Deck is teak covered and has access hatches to the forepeak / chain locker and an escape hatch from the forward crew accommodation.

The area is fitted with two deck lockers for storage, the windlass, capstan, four stainless steel bollards, and two cowl vents for the forward accommodations.

The deck it fitted with 6 small glass skylights for the crew cabins below

 

Superstructure

The superstructure on the vessel houses all the common areas of the vessel including the vessel’s

saloon, galley, crew mess, wheelhouse. The upper deck consists of a flybridge, and aft exterior deck

with a RIB / launching crane. The aluminum structure is coated in Matterhorn White.

  

 

Flybridge

 

The flybridge is covered in a canvas with stainless steel framed Bimini permanently connected to the flybridge handrails and the arch.

The flybridge is outfitted with a navigation console and three captains’ chairs. Aft of the console is a

bench seating area with a fixed teak table. A countertop with sink is fitted to the port side. A circular

skylight from the internal stair is fitted aft of the settee.

Storage is fitted throughout the seating, console and counter area.

The deck and bench seating are finished in teak.

 

 

 

Boat Deck

 

Aft of the Fly Bridge is an open exterior deck with loose seating, teak door leading to internal stair

and three large teak covered storage containers. On the aft end is the hydraulic deck crane and

Zodiac tender with cradle (covered). The Deck is teak.

 

Anchoring and Mooring Equipment

The vessel is fitted with a forward hydraulic windlass / Capstan for use with anchoring and docking.

The windlass is a robust built yacht style winch in visually good order. The port and starboard

anchor chain was in good condition and visible in the chain locker (from the forepeak). Spurling

pipes leading to the chain locker has recently been replaced.

 

The vessel is fitted with two anchors in stainless steel pockets.

 

Anchors 2 x 400 lbs Galvanized

Anchor Chain 300 ft Port and 500 ft Starboard. Renewed 2023.

Chain Stoppers Yes – 2 in Stainless steel.

Anchor Pockets Yes. Anchor pockets in Stainless steel.

Anchor Chain Cleaning System Yes – Port and Starboard in Hause pipe.

Bollards 9 in total.

Capstan(s) Two aft (Cramm) deck mounted hydraulic SS. One forward (Maxwell) in windlass, hydraulic in stainless steel.

Windlass One (Maxwell) hydraulic.

Deck Crane

The deck crane is positioned in the aft end of the fly bridge. The crane was overhauled in 2017 and

again in 2021 by Pennecon Ltd. as part of the hydraulic system work. The Crane is for use with the

vessel’s tender.

Bow and Stern Thrusters

The vessel was fitted with a 13” Diameter GRP Stern thruster, installed on the transom of the vessel in 2017.

The Stern thruster is hydraulically operated with two counter-rotating 4 blade props.

The Bow thruster is a counter-rotating fixed pitch with two four blade that is hydraulically operated. The propeller blades are coated in Propspeed.

The Bow thruster, motors, and controls systems were renewed in 2021.

Stern Swim Platform

The vessel is fitted with a TNT lifts hydraulic GRP swim platform. The platform is bolded to the transom of the vessel. The swim platform extends the from the stern about 6.5’ with the deck being teak covered.

Stabilizers and Bilge Keels

The vessel is fitted with two active, zero speed stabilizers. The stabilizers were overhauled in 2017,

and the control system refurbished in 2021/22

Aft of the active stabilizers are bilge keels for passive roll stabilization.

Navigation and Wheelhouse Equipment

All wheelhouse and flybridge equipment were renewed and modernized in 2021 / 2022. All equipment are part of a Simrad integrated package with a NMEA2000 Backbone. System includes three large multifunction displays in the Wheelhouse , two multifunction displays on the fly bridge, new scanners, Flir Camera, New GPS and communication systems. Iridium sat communication system installed.

 

COMPASS: Electronic Compass (Simrad) and standard compass in WH

RADAR: Simrad x2

DISPLAYS: Multifunction Simrad x2 (approx 17”) on flybridge, Simrad x3 WH (24”)

SOUNDER: Simrad

SONAR: Simard S5100 with CHIRP

INFRARED CAMERA:  Flir 300

PLOTTER/GPS: Simrad connected to multifunction displays

V.H.F. RADIO: Simrad In WH (RS40) x 2, and Fly Bridge x 1

AUTOPILOT: Yes - Simrad AP70 MK2

JOYSTICK SIMRAD FU80

AIS: Simrad V50

BILGE ALARM:  Maretron

ENGINE ROOM MONITOR: Fire Detection System (Consillium)

SEA WATER TEMPERATURE: Simrad

PHONE: Thales Iridium / Cellular

OTHER: Wind System

 

A completely new vessel control system by Maretron has been added in the vessel in 2022. The system monitors, reports and controls all systems onboard the vessel including tank sounding, engine and equipment alarms, electrical systems and bilge alarms. The system is accessed from locations throughout the vessel (new guest suites, Wheelhouse, Captain’s Cabin) and can also be accessed remotely.

Wheelhouse

The wheelhouse was completely rebuilt in 2022/23 to create a more spacious wheelhouse. This was accomplished by modernizing all electronics systems and moving the forward consoles forward closer to the windows then the original design. This work including replacing consoles, furnishings and equipment and floor covering. The forward console is laid out with three multifunction screens for navigation, radars, cameras and navigation data. A deckhead console houses the AIS and rudder angle indicator.

The wheelhouse has two captain’s chairs forward and a settee aft with dropdown chart table.

The forward windows are all fitted with wipers.

The vessel has a recently replaced Kobelt steering system with a wheel and joystick, as well as autopilot.

A toilet space is located between the galley and the mess space.

IT and Internal Communication Systems

A commercial grade IT infrastructure and data rack was installed in the vessel in 2022 with completely new equipment and wiring. The system is setup for remote access.

 

Component / Description

Firewall /Router

Peplink Balance 580X with automatic switching between Wi-Fi hotspots, cellular,

and satellite communication systems.

IT Switches Peplink X2 24-port and 48-port.

Power Supply 2 × APC 1500.

Data Storage QNAP – 2-bay network-addressable storage.

Wi-Fi (Internal)

Pepwave x4 – Coverage throughout, with access points above ceilings in accommodations.

Wi-Fi (External)

Pepwave X1 – External access point, mast-mounted.

Shore Connection Pepwave AP Pro AX wireless hotspot connection.

Cellular Peplink X2 mast-mounted antennas.

Satellite Starlink and Thales Vessel Link Iridium.

An IP based new camera and security system has been installed throughout the vessel including the exterior, engine room and underdeck void spaces. Each exterior camera can detect motion when required along with internal motion sensors. The system will be accessed from the Bridge multifunction screens, vessel’s Ipad or the crew smartphones.

The Video data recorder (Hikvision) is mounted in the IT rack. All cameras (14) by Hikvision.

Lifesaving Equipment

The lifesaving equipment has been completed renewed in 2022 generally to commercial grade for up to 24 persons onboard. Most equipment is onboard and prepared to be mounted. Equipment must include all equipment required by Transport Canada,

Component Description

Liferafts 2 × 12-man SOLAS I with hydrostatic releases (commercial specification)

Lifejackets 25 lifejackets with lights

PFDs 4

Liferings 4

SART Jotron Tron SART20

Flares Parachute, buoyant, and hand flares

EPIRB Jotron Floatfree

All loose firefights and extinguishers was replaced in 2022.

Doors, Hatches, and Windows

The forward accommodation of the vessel has been outfitted with new Mahogany doors

installed in 2023. Guest spaces are outfitted with existing Mahogany doors matching the vessel’s outfitting, all found it good condition.

Exterior doors and hatches are in good condition with new gaskets

Deck Coverings

Area Finish

Saloon Teak and holly (wide plank) – New

Galley / Mess Teak and holly – Refinished.

Wheelhouse Teak and holly – New

Accommodation

Interior Appointments

Guest Suites Carpet – New

Toilet Spaces Tiled – New

Crew Spaces Laminate-style teak and holly

Most ceilings within the accommodation are in vinyl covered panels (removable) with wood trim matching

the vessel’s interior woodworking. The Crew cabin is in a fire-retardant commercial

 

Crew Cabins (Forward)

The forward end of the vessel was completely renewed in 2021/22 from deck to the ceiling. The work included installation of bulkheads (B-0 fire standard), steel ceilings (C-0 Fire standard), furnishings, toilets and all associated systems.

The spaces include:

1. Captain’s Cabin with WC

2. V-berth Crew Cabin

3. Stbd Side Cabin

4. Crew WC

5. Laundry

6. Access to lower storage area.

 

Guest Cabin (Port)

The port side guest cabin has two single beds, with one upper pullman bunk (Total of 3). Furnishings are in very good condition being recently refinished, with under bunk storage and two standing lockers. It has its own toilet space with shower. Generally, with a tile finish throughout.

The space has a separate fan-coil unit with controls and fitted with two rectangular opening portlights trimmed in stainless steel.

 

Guest Cabin (Starboard)

The Stbd side guest cabin has two single beds, with one upper pullman bunk (Total of 3). Furnishings are in very good condition being recently refinished, with under bunk storage and two standing lockers. It has its own toilet space with shower. Generally, with a tile finish throughout.

The space has a separate fan-coil unit with controls and fitted with two rectangular opening portlights trimmed in stainless steel.

Access in the deck provides access to the tank space below.

 

Owner’s Suite

The Owner’s suite is located below the Saloon and forward of the Engine Room. It is outfitted with a king size bed and with two WCs. The space has two standing lockers each side of the bed, with a dresser on the starboard side and a desk / workstation on the portside. The desk is fitted with a Simrad multifunction repeater.

There are two opening portlights each side of the space with stainless steel trim.

Both Toilet spaces were recently refurbished with the portside containing a shower, and the starboard side having a small bathtub.

The space has two separate fan coil units with one control for heating/ cooling.

The space has its own audio system with two BHD mounted Sonos one speakers.

 

Stairways and Passageways

The vessel has three stairways and two passageways. In general, all internal stairways are circular with wooden steps and anti-slip edges.

The passageway below leading to the Owners and Guest Suites is carpet covered.

The forward passageway is in the crew area and provides access to the cabins as well as a hatch to the lower storage compartment.

 

Saloon

The Saloon has undergone a refurbishment in 2021/22 with the redevelopment of woodworking

trim, lockers and ceiling. The space is fitted with a dining area forward for six, and a lounge area

aft with L- shaped sectional sofa.

The starboard side of the space is fitted with a cabinet at countertop level that is used for storage, which houses a two-drawer stainless steel refrigerator on the forward end. The aft end – adjacent to the sofa – the cabinet is used for the television and television lift system.

The space is fitted with independent heating /cooling controls as well as a Sonos sound system

including Sonos in ceilings speakers, and Sonos sub-woofer and Sonos Beam TV mounted soundbar.

The space has larger windows on three of the four bulkheads with blinds.

On the forward starboard side are full height cabinets that house the vessels IT, Internet and sound

systems.

Entertainment Systems

The vessel is fitted with new entertainment systems throughout the vessel in 2023, including:

Sonos ceiling systems with zones for all common areas and exterior (4 zones)

Saloon TV with lift system (Stbd)

Sonos TV sound systems with Sound bar and Subwoofer

Bulkhead mounted controls systems (Saloon and Owner’s Suite).

Galley, Laundry

Galley systems, counters, bulkheads, and tilework were all renewed in 2022 including new

appliances:

Appliance / Description

Oven / Stove Stovetop (Frigidaire) and separate oven (Fulgor)

Fridge / Freezer

Upper fridge / lower freezer – 4-door Cospolich. The vessel also has three additional

freestanding freezers (Danby) in the forward storage space

Dishwasher Built-in Miele

Sink Double stainless steel

Microwave Maytag – Mounted above stove

Air Conditioning and Ventilation

Supplier: Mave

A completely new HVAC system was installed in 2022 (heating, ventilation and AC). The new system

focuses on efficiency and recovery of heat from engines, generators, and exhaust air to minimize the heat required for water and space heating.

The A/C is from four integrated chiller units located in the engine room (S). Each space has one or two fan coil units that are controlled independently or from a centralized screen in the IT rack.

The vessel has two fresh air units that operate independent of the chiller unit to provide fresh air

changes to all spaces. Recovery air units are used for exhaust from toilets and spaced and recover

heat to be reused in the system.

Freshwater Systems

The systems were overhauled as part of the rebuild in 2021/22 including complete new systems and piping in the forward area of the vessel.

The vessel has two FW tanks,

Component / Description

Pumps 2 × Gianneschi, 100 L/min each.

Pressure Tank GRP, 20 gallons.

Filter System: Ultraviolet Filter Mightypure MP490, 20 GPM.

Watermakers RO unit from Watermakers Inc,

 

Heating Method: Heat exchanger system using heat recovery with electrical backup.

Hot Water Tank Bradford White, 80 gallons.

 

Black Water Systems

Component Description

Type Vacuum.

Sewage Plant Headhunter Tidalwave HMX.

Pumps 2 × Dometic vacuum pumps; 1 × Headhunter discharge pump.

Toilets Dometic.

 

Engine Room

The engine room is in the aft end of the vessel with the main access through the lazarette.

 It also has access by an inclined ladder from the aft deck, and an emergency escape that leads through the Owner’s Suite Locker.

The engine room in general was seen as clean, painted throughout including bilges.

The ER is layed out with two main engines forward, two generators running transversely aft, HVAC chillers on the port side, and hydraulic systems and generator on the Port.

Switchboard(s) and water makers are mounted on the aft bulkhead.

The vessel is fitted with a seawater cooling system located at the forward end of the engine room.

The system is connected to port and starboard sea chests with external grids.

Each sea chest has a vertical standpipe with an air bleed valve on top and a butterfly isolating valve.

 The Standpipe is flanged below the waterline but is fitted with a butterfly valve between it and the overboard suction.

Engines

Staboard Engine: Caterpillar

Model 3406C

Horsepower (HP) 300

Cooling System FW/SW heat exchanger FW/SW heat exchanger

Port Engine: Caterpillar

Model 3406C

Horsepower (HP) 300

Cooling System FW/SW heat exchanger FW/SW heat exchanger

 

Engine Controls

At steering stations – Wheel, Joystick, Autopilot (Kobelt). Wired

docking remote with plug-in on aft deck and port/starboard

wheelhouse wings.

Exhaust Material Wet (hose) with GRP silencer.

Is Exhaust Lagged Yes.

Is Exhaust Water Cooled Yes.

Piping Systems

Many systems throughout the vessel have been fitted with new or updated piping systems in

2021/2022

Propellers and Shafts

The vessel is twin screw with two 4 blade 42” diameter NiBral fixed pitch props. The props are keyed and fitted with bronze double nuts with cotter pins. Spurs line cutters are fitted to each prop. The tail shafts are approximately 80mm in diameter and run in full propeller shaft skegs. The tail shafts, propeller nuts and shaft seals were replaced in 2023.

Hydraulic Systems

The centralized hydraulic system has been completely overhauled on the vessel including new piping, controls, valves, and tank along with a new hydraulically driven electric generator. The centralized hydraulic systems has a pump with clutch installed on the forward end of each engine and powers the crane, stabilizers, bow thruster, stern thruster, windlass, capstans and hydraulic generator.

Diesel and Other Generators

Location DE #1 DE #2 Hydraulic Drive

Name Port Side DG Stbd Side DG Hydraulic Gen

Fuel Diesel Diesel, ME Driven

Manufacturer Northern Lights, Harrison

Power Output 40 kW, 40 kW , 25 kW

 

Both diesel generators were removed from the vessel and completely overhauled in 2021. Both

generators are fitted with a sound reduction casing.

A new hydraulic generator was added to the vessel in 2022. The generator has a main engine driven

pumps and a hydraulic motor driving an electric alternator. The hydraulic generator was installed to

limit the use of the generators while at sea.

Electrical Systems

All electrical systems were completely renewed in 2022 including all new wiring, electrical panels,

switchboard, transformer and converters.

In general, the electrical systems are 120VAC and critical components such as distribution panels

were built to Transport Canada commercial standards.

A new converter with shore power connection has been installed enabling the vessel to take

power from different power sources and voltages.

 

Component Description

Distribution Panels

Port Electric – 120/208V, 3-phase, 4-wire system. Located in wheelhouse/galley,

forward accommodation, cleaning locker, and engine room.

 

Converter ANG Power Systems SPCY 37.5 kW.

Switchboard Spar Marine.

Galvanic Isolator Failsafe Max 100 kA.

Shore Power Equipped with shore power cable; connection on stern.

Transformers ANG SPCT 37.5 kVA × 2. Frequency converter input variable; output 3 × 208 V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Systems – DC 24V Component Description

Distribution Panels Spar Marine × 2. Located in wheelhouse and engine room.

Batteries

Aft Bank (2023) – Crown X2 – 1450 CCA each, located in lazarette.

Engine Start 2 × units – No data available.

Generator Start 1 × unit – No data available.

Quiet Mode Rolls × 6 – Deep Cycle 5000 type 8CS 27P.

Battery Chargers

Aft Bank Victron 30A (lazarette).

Engine Start Victron 16A (engine room).

Quiet Mode Victron 3 × 120A.

 

Battery – Quiet Mode Systems

A new battery power system has been installed in 2022 to allow the vessel to anchor in Quiet Mode, while maintaining power of essential services onboard without any generators running.

The system includes new charges and new battery storage segregated from the emergency and starting battery systems.

Lighting Systems

All exterior, ceiling, accent, bunk and desk Lighting throughout the vessel has been replaced complete, including new cabling. The lighting is generally LED, and interior lights are centrally controlled though a Wi-Fi based control system (Lutron).

Tankage

Frames Tank Designator Capacity (gal)

12 to 13 0P Waste lube oil 105

12 to 13 0S Clean lube oil 105

13 to 18 1P Fuel 651

13 to 18 1S Fuel 651

18 to 28 2P Fuel 3,045

18 to 28 2S Fuel 3,045

30 to 32 3P Freshwater 1,072

30 to 32 3S Freshwater 1,072

35 to 37 4P Fuel 861

35 to 37 4S Fuel 861

Engine Room 7P Hydraulic Oil TBD

Engine Room Day Tank Fuel 6 Hr running capacity

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.