Sydney Yachts 40
Sydney Yachts 40
Business as Usual is very well cared for Swept Spreader rig race yacht that competed in last year`s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and is complimented with nice interior accommodation.
She had a major overhaul in 2019 including:
- Re engineered Keel/ Bulb & keel bolts.
- New rudder blade.
- New Rudder bearing.
- New Garmin Instruments.
- New GPS Plotter.
- New HF SSB Radio.
- New Sails - 2 Reef offshore, Light Medium Jib & Medium Heavy Jib by Doyle Sails.
- New Led Nav lights.
- New Harken Headfoil.
- New halyards.
- New Safety lines.
- Sail drive leg rebuilt in 2020.
Should you be in the market for a 40 foot club race boat with all the major stuff in good order then we recommend a viewing to fully appreciate her current condition which shows how well her current owners have taken care of her.
| Reference: | ESC 462 |
| Name: | Business as Usual |
| Location: | Sydney |
| Region: | New South Wales |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Designer: | Murray/ Burns & Dovell |
| Builder: | Sydney Yachts |
| Length: | 40′ (12.19m) |
| Draft: | 2.69 Meters |
| Displacement: | 5,495 Kg |
| Keel/Ballast: | Cast fin with lead bulb, completely reengineered in 2019 by Andy Dovell, New rudder blade to drawings, over $45,000 spent on these items. |
| Hull Material: | Fibreglass/GRP Composite |
| Deck Material: | GRP Composite |
| Engine: | Yanmar 3 Cylinder 30 HP Diesel Saildrive |
| Engine Make: | Yanmar |
| HorsePower: | 30 HP |
| Fuel Type: | Diesel |
| Engine Hours: | 1,035 hours |
| Fuel Consumption: | 3.5 ltrs / hr @ cruise |
| Max Speed: | 7.7 Knots |
| Cruise Speed: | 7 Knots |
| Fuel Capacity: | 100 Litres |
| WaterCapacity: | 300 Litres total (2 bladder tanks 150 Litres each, new in 2019) |
| Galley: | LAYOUT: Open plan, sink & Stove to Port, Icebox to Starboard STORAGE: adequate |
| Stove: | 2 Burner Metho with grill |
| Accommodation: | SALOON: Open with galley & Bunks |
| Cabins: | 2 cabin, V Berth forward |
| Berths: | 10 |
| Toilet: | Enclosed |
| Covers: | Boom tent over boat |
| Ground Tackle: | ANCHOR: 2 X AYF Cat 1 CHAIN: Yes |
| Safety Gear: | SPOTLIGHT: Yes |
| Bilge Pumps: | 2 manual |
| Life Jackets: | 10 X PFD 1 |
| Fire Protection: | Yes |
| Electrics: | LIGHTING: 12 Volt throughout BATTERIES: 2 X House, 1 Engine |
| Electronics/Navigation: | GPS: Garmin PLOTTER: Garmin 9" at Nav station 2019 SOUNDER: Garmin WIND INSTRUMENTS: Garmin ( 2 X MFD in Cockpit New 2019 RADIOS: ICOM VHF & HF |
| Sail Inventory: | Mainsails: 3 Reef Offshore Carbon main 2019 -Doyle, Dacron 2 reef Delivery main - Very good condition, Club race main Fair condition. Headsails: Light / Medium Jib Carbon 2019 - Doyle, Medium / Heavy Jib Carbon 2019 - Doyle, #4 Working Jib - Good condition, Storm Jib & Trysail, Mast head Spinnaker - Avg Condition, Fractional Spinnaker - Avg Condition. |
| Mast/Rigging: | RIG TYPE: Swept Spreader Fractional RIG AGE: 2002 SPARS: Whalespar |
| Deck Gear: | Lewmar 3 speed primary winches plus 6 X 2 speed winches |
