Custom Chantiers Naval de Biot Don Shead 45

Construction

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 B – “Offshore”

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Massive close-welded Sealium (ultra corrosion-resistant alloy from Pechiney) deep-vee hull, deck & Sealium superstructure (build photographs readily available).
• 14MM teak laid cockpit, seating tops and aft deck.
• Companionway doors.
• Hull, deck and superstructure in Silver AwlGrip paint.
• Ultrasonic antifouling system fitted (but conventional antifouling also applied each season).

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Twin Seatek Navy 660hp 10.3 litre inline 6-cylinder diesel engines.
• Water-cooled turbo-chargers with charge air coolers.
• Polished chromed steel ZF Micro Commander electronic controls at helm station (2023).
• The engines are flexibly mounted and have a seawater filter to each engine, with raw water-cooling (converted 2022), and are fuelled via Racor fuel filters.
• Seatektronic San Giorgio S.E.I.N. engine management system (monitors RPM/coolant temperature/oil temperature/oil pressure/gearbox oil pressure/raw water pressure/exhaust gas temperature.
• VDO analogue gauges for engine RPM, coolant temperature and oil pressure.
• The engines have been regularly maintained, showing c. 200 hours run at November 2023 (Please note: dials may indicate incorrectly - having been changed some time ago).
• Cruising Speed: 45 knots.
• Maximum Speed: 50 knots at 3100rpm.

Maintenance & Performance:

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• Hydraulic steering to twin stainless rudders.
• ZF 305-A gearboxes.
• Stainless steel type 2000 Trimax drives driving surface-piercing 5-bladed SBM NiBrAl propellers.
• Electro-hydraulic trim tabs with analogue trim indicators.
• Electric bow thruster.
• Rudder angle indicator to helm.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24-volt ships system, with 12V outlets as required and 240-volt shore system.
• Double pole (best practice) circuit switching.
• Galvanic isolator fitted to isolate Vessel from shore supply.
• AC/DC panel located to port of cabin access.

 

Battery Banks:

• 12V batteries wired to 24V for isolated engine start circuit (new 2023).
• 12V batteries wired to 24V for isolated house circuit from port battery only (new 2023).
• Sealed and vented battery boxes, with battery link switch for parallel at the console.
• BEP Matrix 24V DC digital battery monitor.

 

Battery Chargers:

• 24V automatic battery charger (located under cabin companionway).

 

Alternators:

• 24V alternator fitted to each engine.

 

Shore Power:

• Shore power (socket to transom), with 240V shore power lead.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Fresh water approximately 26 Imperial Gallons (120 litres).
• Pressurised fresh water to heads basin.
• Pressurised freshwater wash shower to transom.

 

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x electric diaphragm bilge pumps with automatic switches.
• Manifold system under cabin sole.
• One manual bilge pump to cockpit with handle stowed aft.
• Ultra Safety High Level electric bilge audible alarm at helm with Test/Mute.
• Engine cooling system can be diverted to pump from engine bilge in emergency.

Tankage

• Analogue VDO sweep tank gauges to both fuel tanks, and fresh water tank, with on-deck fillers.

 

Fuel:

• 220 Imperial gallons (1000 litres) capacity approx. in two tanks.

 

Fresh Water:

• 26 Imperial gallons (120 litres) capacity.

Navigation Equipment

At Helm Console:

• Recessed steering compass.
• Simrad touch-screen multifunction display screen, showing speed, position and local depth (charting for local region).

 

Communications Equipment:

• Simrad RD68 DSC VHF set (handset mounted to helm, main control unit mounted at cabin electrical panel).

Domestic Equipment

Heads/Showers:

• Separate compartment with electric freshwater marine WC (direct o/board discharge), lockers, light, mirror and wash basin with tap.
• Teak heads flooring.
• Pressurised freshwater wash shower to transom.

 

Heating & Ventilation:

• Opening deck hatch & companionway.

 

Lighting:

• Electric lighting throughout.
• Anchor light & navigation lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Interior fittings in chrome.
• Almond Alcantara to side and overhead linings throughout.
• Moulded stowage cupboards port and starboard.
• Teak saloon floor, heads floor and cockpit steps.
• Upholstered vinyl seating in saloon.

 

Deck Equipment

General:

• Teak deck with 2 pairs of mooring cleats with deck-mounted fairleads.
• Navigation lights to international standards.
• Set of grab rails to deck atop engine bay coamings.
• Two sets of grab rails to foredeck.
• Swimming ladder in transom box.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Lofrans electric windlass to foredeck.
• Electric windlass controls at helm.
• 1 x 15kg claw anchor in stainless steel on fixed bow roller.
• 50m x 10mm stainless steel chain.
• Chain /fender locker.
• Warps and 8 fenders.

 

Seating Arrangements:

• Cockpit L-shaped sofa seating aft to starboard.
• Helm and co-pilot seat position to starboard in race-style W-seat, with dropping seat squabs.
• Saloon: U-shaped sofa seating forward.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• White/grey vinyl cockpit cushions renewed 2010 (aft sun pad cushions renewed 2011).
• White vinyl saloon cushions.
• Grey foredeck cushions.
• Tonneau cover for cockpit.
• Bimini sunshade with shade curtains for cockpit shading (stows below windscreen).
• Heavy-duty winter storage cover.

Safety Equipment

• Inflatable dinghy (stows in cockpit lazarette) and Torqueedo electric outboard (stows in mid-cockpit box locker).
• 8-person life raft (in service date)
• Offshore flares (2023).
• Ariete Man over-board recovery device.
• Various lifejackets (service dates variable – efficacy unwarranted).
• Throwing line.
• First Aid kit.

 

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Portable manual fire extinguishers (within service date).
• Manually triggered CO2 fire extinguishing system in engine room. (Service dates unverified – efficacy unwarranted).
• Remote fuel and engine bay air supply cut-offs at cockpit step recess.

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.