Beneteau Oceanis 440

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Cockpit and Deck highlights (see photos)

Fibreglass Hard bimini. The front windshield roils up and also has  total enclosures as well as sunscreens and port/starboard Sunbrella covers for multiple protections in the cockpit area.  Notice the schedule 40 Stainless mounts for bthe imini with good hand holds below and above it. The Simrad AP-10 auto pilot mounted ona  pod above helm (pod hangs  from bimini). Teak doors have been made for companion way but original drop boards can still be used in big seas. Bose speakers can also be seen.

Heavy S/S davits made in Trinidad are strong enough to sail with dingy and 15 hp outboard. This makes for easy pick up anchor and go as well as on the arrival end. Currently owner has  the Kiss wind generator off for repairs. There is more than sufficient area for solar panels.

Switlick life raft. (needs certification)

Interior Highlights (see photos)

The cushions are ultra suede covers. Notice also the cabinet on top starboard side. You can see one of the two air conditioners. The other is behind the aft port state room where original holding tank was. Smaller holding tank under berth.

On port side runs the galley. There are custom side cabinets  added to make maximum use of space. All wood added is teak to match as best as possible the original teak. The other cabinet to notice is in the forward stateroom port side which is a double door hanging cabinet.

This is the starboard cabinet in the forward stateroom which has shelves in it. Also notice the cabinets forward of this cabinet which is the same on the port side of forward v-berth.

The starboard aft stateroom has been professionally modified to be a mechanical space including 5.5 K Phasor generator built in its own sound insulated and properly vented room. An upgraded electrical panel designed and installed by a marine electrician.

A 400 GPD water maker also professionally installed. The controls and filters have easy access. Also the charging systems are Freedom 10 charger/inverter with a Sentry back up charger (mounted by batteries on port).

Other Equipment

Yanmar Diesel Engine Model 4 Jh2-THE  Serial # 22938   (Approximately 2200 hours)

Phasor  5.5 k         - Kubota  Diesel Generator  Engine D722E  Model (Serial) D722-WJO580 (Approximately 2000 hours)

-Newage Generator Serial # 0092622/05  ID98101344  RPM 1800 240 Volts

ICM 710 ICOM SSB radio Serial # 02020

Pactor SCS IIe   Serial #0015724460   Upgraded to Pactor III

Heart Inverter Charger Purchased Sept 99 Boat US  Model 10 Part# or P/N 81-1001-12  S/s 214309

Sentry Charger Model GSI40-3NXHS* serial 8928021

Flat Screen Television

Cyber Home CH DVD 300/MP3

GPS 128 Garmin Serial # 94738455

VHF Uniden ES   UM525   Serial#601Z 84001592

VHF ICOM- M120

VHF IC-M45 Serial # 07455

AIS Receiver SR 161   Smart Radio  SN 007678

Radar Raytheon R20X Serial # L123174

Panasonic Microwave Model NN-S4468A Serial # AD825702103

Mr. Coffee Thermal Gourmet

2 Bose Speakers in cockpit

AB Model 320 AB Dinghy with Anchor Locker

15 HP Nissan Outboard Model # NS1502 Serial # 43720

5 HP Yamaha Outboard

                Vetus Alexander II Windlass with wash down pump and 180 ft. 10 mm chain

12 vlt Danfoss water cooled refrigerator and separate compressor for the freezer system with at least 6 inches insulation around box

Reverso installed oil changing system for Yanmar and Kubota engines.

Dual fuel filter systems for main engine and generator

Forward V-berth water tank professionally converted to fuel tank to allow a total of about 120 gallons of diesel to be carried aboard. (This allows motoring over 550 NM ) A fuel transfer pump and Racor filter system transfers diesel to 50 gal aft tank and then to equipment.

The three main cabin hatches, two in the forward stateroom and on in main salon, were replaced in 2004 with offshore Bomar Hatches.

In 2010 the original Lewmar ports were replaced with updated model of Lewmar ports.

The 4 Trojan house batteries were replaced in 2011.

The owners of this Cruising modified Oceanis 440 sailed this vessel approximately ten years in the Eastern and Western Caribbean covering over 10,000 nautical miles. The vessel was originally purchased by this owner from the Chicago owner in 1998.  Modifications were made to prepare for a world circumnavigation which was canceled due to 911.

After purchased from the first owner, the boat trucked from its original location of Chicago to its new home port of New Orleans. There modifications began with new teak cabinetry built in the galley and forward stateroom. The galley had plate drainage area modified for storing two levels of can goods. Another galley cabinet was built forward on the port side with sections for plates, saucers, bowls and cups. In the forward stateroom a large hanging closet on the port and shelving cabinet to the starboard. On each side of the V-berth, cabinets were added as well in Seabrook Ship Yard installed the 5.5 Phasor generator in the starboard aft stateroom. A sound insulated teak cabinet was built around it. A 400 gpd water desalination unit was installed inside this area as well. Seabrook also installed forward and aft air conditioners. They also converted a 50 gal. water tank to fuel under the forward v-berth. A Racor 500 flitration system and transfer pump was installed to transfer the diesel to the aft fuel tank accounting for a total of 110 gal. fuel capability. An oil Reverso Pump was installed for changing oil in the Yanmar main engine and the Kubota generator engines.

The owner decided to add a solid hard bimini with solid hand holds. Previous offshore sailing proved many bimini frames seemed too flimsy while being flailed on other boats. The white fiber glassed foam cored bimini matches the lines of the vessel. This also allowed for an almost totally enclosed cockpit if desired. Easy attachment of the windows and numerous types of covers allows for protection for rain, seas and sun. While others sail in foul weather gear because of cold or rain, this cockpit stays dry and comfortable.

The owners then left New Orleans in 1999 via Bahamas and down islands to Trinidad. This is where very sturdy stainless davits, security bars for companion way/hatches, radar mount and wind generator mount were made. The insulation in the freezer and refrigerator were insulated to a minimum of 6 inches foam. In the aft stateroom the bed was raised 2 inches to accommodate 4 new Trojan 105 gulf cart batteries for the house. The boat sailed the Trinidad/Venezuela area for 2 years. 2002 the boat was sailed to Bonaire and then straight north across Caribbean to return to New Orleans.

While in New Orleans in 2004, the three main cabin Lewmar coastal hatches, two in the forward stateroom and one in main salon, were replaced with offshore Bomar Hatches.

In 2004 the owners sailed the boat from New Orleans southward following the Central American coast to Colombia; travelling back and forth and spending time in many of their favorite areas before returning to their present location in New Orleans in the spring of 2010.   While in Guatemala in 2009, additional teak sliders and were added to the salon and galley cabinets to enhance usage as well as visual appeal.

Since the return to New Orleans in 2010, the original Lewmar ports were replaced with updated model of Lewmar ports. In 2011 the 4 Trojan Gulf Cart Batteries were replaced as well

BROKERS REMARKS

The listing agent met this owner in 1992 and sold him a smaller 35’ boat and when he was ready to retire and go cruising he had exacting requirements of what he wanted in his next boat and in the later 90’s we went searching for a larger cruising boat. A mid 40’s 3 cabin boat (so that one cabin could be converted to machinery and storage space) was in order and we found this boat on the Great Lakes and had it brought down. He then took about a year and customized the boat and added gear he and his wife needed to go cruising. The boat has been highly modified to suit this need and has served this cruising couple well over the past 14 years.

One of the aft cabins was converted to the machinery storage space and over the course of cruising other necessary items like Custom cabinetry has been added to the salon and forward cabin spaces that has added over 50% more storage inside this boat than a standard Beneteau 440. Also added was a foam cored fiberglass hard top as well as a heavy set of davits.

This boat is truly set up for cruising with everything you need but nothing you don't. She has also been well maintained by a hands on owner and especially considering she has probably sailed over 10,000 miles for this cruising couple.

Located in New Orleans she requires some notice to be shown.

The Listing Brokerage 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 regardless of information provided. 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. PLEASE NOTE: All electronics are listed for verification purposes but not warranted in the selling price of the boat. All the yacht brokerage agents at the listing company are Independent Contractors.