De Valk Franeker Valkvlet 12.30 AK

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Construction:

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Full displacement round bilged steel hull in 5mm steel, 4mm steel deck and 4mm steel superstructure.
• Full length keel and protected propeller with grounding plate fixed to bottom of rudder.
• Blue painted hull with rope fendering and red waterline painting.
• Teak-laid deck and cabin tops with varnished margin boards to top.
• Teak laid cockpit/bathing platform.
• Stainless steel external trim.
• White superstructure and cabin sides, with collapsible windscreens and hydraulic mast to cabin top.

Machinery:

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x DAF 6-cylinder 118HP diesel engine driving shaft through PRM 3:1 reduction gearbox

Maintenance & Performance:

• Cruising Speed: 6 knots.
• Fuel Consumption: 6lph at 1500RPM / 22lpf at 2400RPM.
• Engine Hours: 3326 and 22/06/12.

Propulsion & Steering:

• 3-bladed bronze 24” L3 propeller, pitched at 20”.
• Hydraulic LS Hydrive (plus indicator) steering system.
• Chromed singer lever Morse engine throttle/gear controls.
• Bowthruster.

Other Mechanical Equipment:

• Vetus exhaust alarm.

Electrical Systems:

Voltage Systems:

• 24V  & 12V ships battery system

Battery Banks:

• Engine batteries.
• Domestic batteries.

Battery Chargers:

• Philippi Bootselektrik Bordlader automatic battery charger.

Alternators:

• Engine driven.

Other electrical:

• Pro Sine Wave 1000i Inverter.

Shore Power:

• 220v Shore power system.

Plumbing Systems:

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Pressurised fresh water system.
• Hot water production via 240v immersion heater and engine calorifier.

Bilge Pumps:

• 1 x Electric bilge pumps.
• 1 x Manual bilge pump.

Tankage:

Fuel:

• Total capacity of 1000 litres in 2 x 500L tanks.

Fresh water:

• Total capacity of 1000 litres in one tank.

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

• Blackwater holding tank with deck pump-out facility.

Navigation Equipment:

Exterior helm:

• VDO Sumlog reading 11302
• VDO rudder indicator.
• VDO Depth.
• VDO Compass.
• VDO RPM.

Lower Helm:

• VDO rudder indicator.
• VDO Sumlog SL.
• VDO Depth.
• VDO Compass.
• VDO Wind (Direction & Strength).
• Robertson AP100 autopilot.
• Raytheon 1200 Pathfinder radar.
• Simrad RD68 DSV VHF set.
• Target Communications Receiver.
• Shipmate RS5900 colour GPS plotter.
• Lokata Navtex 2.
• Bottomley Clinometer.

Domestic Equipment:

Galley:

• Stainless steel sink with mixer tap.
• Seppelfricke 4 ring gas hob, and oven.
• Indel B fridge with freezer compartment.
• Plentiful stowage in lockers – more deep stowage beneath galley sole.

Heads/Showers:

• Par ITT manual WC and sink in aft port heads compartment.
• Shower and sink in aft starboard heads/shower compartment.
• Deck shower on aft platform.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Webasto diesel-fired cabin heating system.
• Newport stove to saloon with exterior flue.
• Many opening port-lights throughout vessel, with manual-opening sliding roof to saloon.

Accommodation:

Summary of Accommodation:

• Mahogany interior joinery of a very high quality.
• Teak and holly-stripped soles to saloon and cabins, with moulded floors to heads compartments.
• Timber strip to deckheads and forward cabin sides.
• Forward cabin with double vee berth, occasional conversion to dinette, and twin single berths to aft cabin.

Description of layout from forwards:

The forward double cabin has a vee berth (storage under) with hanging lockers aft, large opening deck hatch and circular port-lights to each hull side and facing forward. The cabin is fully lined and trimmed with a very high level of joinery on display and solid timber sole.

Moving aft is the dinette to port with comfortable seating for four, beautifully finished table and opening circular port-light and longer fixed pane. There is plentiful storage below the sole, and in lockers towards the port hull side. There is drawer storage below the seating and the table drops to form an occasional double berth. One step down onto the galley level, and to starboard is a linear galley area with a timber draining board, sink, fridge and hob with oven aft. Again, plentiful cupboard and locker stowage here, below the cabin soles, and a good view out for the cook. Microwave and cooker face forward, with the twin sinks central, and the refrigerator and deep-freeze facing aft. The area is carpeted with a beautiful teak and holly floor beneath, and excellent engine bay access three an opening stair section aft.

A couple of shallow steps lead up and aft to the saloon. The main helm and switching panel is to port at the top of the stairs, with a navigation table and deep chart drawers to starboard, with a sliding side deck access door to port and starboard and helm seat. The main lower console is fully fitted, with battery switching and access to the ships electrics and hydraulic steering beneath. Aft of the helm chair is a sideboard with good stowage and a Newport heater stove. Fours stairs lead up and aft to the aft deck and upper helm through an access door and hinged lid – beautifully crafted in timber, and a set of companionway stairs lead down and aft to the aft cabin. The starboard side of the main saloon is a long J-shaped settee, with a free-standing timber table (which can be screwed to the sole for heavy weather). The saloon windows are large and ivory curtains – with reading lamps and ceiling lights.

Three fixed stairs lead down to the aft cabin corridor, with a shower and sink compartment to starboard, and head and sink compartment to port. The aft cabin has two single berths to each side, with a central infill piece at the head to form a settee on the centreline, with each side having a bedside shelf and a mirrored locker aft. There are two hull lights to each berth, and the woodwork is top quality here also.

 The engine room is accessed through three saloon floor lifting panels (they are quite heavy!), with centreline engine and fuel tanks outboard.  The spare prop is aft to starboard, with Separ fuel filters to the forward port side of the engine bay. There is checker-plate working flooring around the prime mover, and the engineering is small-ship standard.

The aft deck helm is well protected, with hinging side and forward screens, canvas dodgers, access door to the saloon, steps to the side decks and aft decks cleats and fairleads are mounted, and a ladder aft leads to the bathing platform. Two large gas bottles are located in a locker under the slatted bench lying across the aft deck, and the solid stainless steel rails are capped with varnished teak.

Deck Equipment:

General:

• Pulpit & pushpit.
• Searchlight.
• Simpson Lawrence hydraulic mast lowering/raising system.
• Guardrails with boarding gates.
• Aft access ladder and swimming ladder to platform.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Danforth anchor on chain through hawse pipe to stainless steel bow plates.
• Simpson Lawrence electric anchor windlass.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Exterior helm and hatch covers.

Tender & Outboard:

• Suzumar tender.