1983 Baltic 38 DP

Comprehensively refitted, upgraded and updated example of the iconic Doug Peterson designed Baltic 38DP.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

The Baltic 38 DP was an iconic design of the IOR era. Designed by the late Doug Peterson and regarded by many as one his finest designs.

OBELIX is a comprehensively refitted example of this iconic design with a significant program of refit and upgrades stretching from 2015 to the present day with highlights including:-

2018 Refit

• Renewal of liferaft
• New bimini
• New navigation lights
• New Code 0 with furler
• Overhauled winches
• Overhauled vang
• New engine starter motor

2017 Refit

• New interior and exterior upholstery and cushions
• Gennaker sock
• Engine removed for full overhaul
• New Raymarine autopilot
• Cockpit and deck surfaces repainted
• New tender and outboard
• New engine exhaust
• Fitment of Webasto diesel heating

2016 Refit

• Rig out for rewiring and overhaul
• Navtec hydraulics overhauled
• New Raymarine instruments including radar, plotters, AIS, nav displays and VHF
• New seacocks throughout
• Rewiring of DC panel

2015 Refit

• New internal and external LED lighting
• Masthead LED navigation light
• Carbon fibre bowsprit
• Replacement running rigging
• Overhauled propeller
• Replacement of hatches and ports
• Overhauled anchor windlass
• New 105Ah alternator
• Replacement gel batteries
• New battery charger
• New sail wardrobe including spinnakers and gennaker
• New standing rigging
• Overhauled steering

BALTIC YACHTS OVERVIEW:

Baltic Yachts was founded 35 years ago in 1973 by five men looking to build superior yachts – or superyachts - that would give them the edge over their competitors. Baltic Yachts is now one of the leading names in custom and semi-custom made luxury yachts for sale.

Baltic Yachts is located in a village called Bosund on the West coast of Finland. Here they have developed excellent facilities for building their yachts. The first yacht built by Baltic Yachts Ltd was the Baltic 46 in 1974. Since then they have built custom and semi-custom built yachts for sale in all sizes from 38ft to 152ft.

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

• Our understanding is that the vessel is exempt from the European Union’s Recreation Craft Directive as she was first placed into use within the EEU prior to June 1998

Hull Construction:

• Balsa core fibreglass sandwich using fibreglass mat.
• High stress areas are specially strengthened with unidirectional roving oriented in the direction of the stress.

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hand laid-up moulded fibreglass with balsa core for stiffening and insulation
• Extra reinforcement incorporated in way of winches and fittings
• The deck has a high strength/weight ratio and is bonded to the hull with layers of roving and through bolded
• Deck and cockpit GRP repainted - 2017
• Laid teak deck and cockpit – overhauled 2017.

Keel & Rudder:

• Balanced spade rudder moulded from fibreglass and fitted with stainless steel rudder stock
• Fin keel, cast to high accuracy in lead with added antimony, through bolded to the hull

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Yanmar 3HMF freshwater cooled 3 cylinders 36hp – rebuild in 2014
• Hurth V-drive gearbox

Service & Maintenance:

• Engine hours – approx. 2,300 as of Spring 2019
• Engine removed for full overhaul including new exhaust and control panel – 2017
• Engine starter replaced – September 2018

Propulsion & Steering:

• J-prop 3 feathering propeller – overhauled 2015
• Stainless steel helm wheel with hide covering – hide replaced 2016
• Steering overhauled - 2015

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 12vDC primary domestic system and 220v AC via shore power
• Electrical system overhauled 2016 with fitment of new DC panel

Battery Banks:

• 1x 12v gel engine start battery - 2015
• 4x 12v gel services batteries- 2015

Charging:

• Battery charger replaced - 2015

Alternators:

• 12v 105A engine mounted alternator - 2015

Other Electrical:

• Solar panel
• 220vAC shore power

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

• Hot and cold pressure water system with shower
• Hot water provided from a boiler run by 220v immersion heater element or via engine driven calorifier.

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual diaphragm bilge pumps
• Electric bilge pump

Seacocks:

• All seacock replaced - 2016

TANKAGE

Fuel:

• 180 litres fuel capacity
• Deck mounted filler

Fresh Water:

• 300 litres water capacity in 2x stainless steel tanks
• Deck mounted filler

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:

• Raymarine GPS chart plotter displays in cockpit and at chart table – 2016
• Raymarine digital radar scanner on mast – 2016
• Raymarine wind, speed, depth and log transducers with 6x cockpit displays at companionway – 2016
• Raymarine AIS receiver - 2016
• Raymarine autopilot with remote control - 2017

Communications Equipment:

• VHF with DSC - 2016

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

• Gimballed propane stove with oven
• Large, well insulated, stainless steel ice box
• Formica cover work top
• Stainless steel double sink with pressurised water supply
• Manual fresh and salt water supplies via footpumps

Heads:

• Pressurised hot & cold water supply with shower
• Foot operated fresh water pump
• Marine Jabsco toilet with overboard discharge

Heating:

• Webasto diesel fired hot air cabin heating - 2017

Lighting:

• LED lighting – 2015

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• Up to six berths in two cabins plus saloon

Accommodation Finish:

• Joinery is teak
• Bulkheads are teak-faced ply.
• Visible teak surfaces are varnished and hand-rubbed to obtain a nice “satin” type surface.
• All doors are provided with retaining hooks and swing stops
• Interior upholstery replaced including cushions, curtains and blinds - 2017

Accommodation layout from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

• Double berth with sail stowage under and hanging lockers port and starboard.

Main saloon:

• Settee to port and starboard with lockers and shelves above. Centre table with folding wings with centre storage.

Galley:

• L-shaped galley aft of saloon to port. Double stainless steel sink.

Chart Table:

• Aft of saloon to starboard. Forward facing chart table with seat.

Owner’s aft Cabin Ensuite Heads:

• Double centreline berth, seats to both sides of berth, one hanging locker portside, lockers.

Heads:

• Marine toilet, fresh water operated pump, mirror. Ensuite heads communicating with main saloon.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Aluminium mast and boom
• Keel-stepped mast with 2 sets of spreaders and masthead rigged
• Stainless steel rod rigging – replaced 2015
• Carbon fibre bowsprit – 2015
• Running rigging replaced 2015
• Code 0 sheets – 2017
• Gennaker sock - 2017
• Spinnaker pole - 2015
• Navtec hydraulic panel for backstay and vang – overhauled 2016
• Hydraulic vang – overhauled 2018
• Furler for Code 0 - 2018
• Harken mainsheet track with traveller adjustment
• Harken towable genoa tracks
• Hydraulic backstay
• Reckman manual jib furler

Winches:

• 2x Barient 48.2 self-tailing 2-speed genoa sheet winches
• 2x Barient 48.2 self-tailing 2-speed spinnaker sheet winches
• 2x Barient 23.2 self-tailing 2-speed halyard winches
• 3x Barient 22.2 halyard winches
• Winches overhauled - 2018

Sails:

• Dacron battened mainsail – 2015
• Dacron furling genoa – 2015
• Kevlar furling No.2 genoa
• Storm jib – 2015
• Furling Code 0 - 2018
• 2x spinnakers – 2015
• Gennaker - 2015

General:

• Stern platform in stainless steel and teak – 2016
• Revised pushpit and pulpit - 2016
• Navigation lights – replaced 2018
• Outboard bracket on pushpit
• Passarelle - 2017
• Tender davit – 2017
• Deckhead hatches and ports replaced – 2015
• Folding teak cockpit table

Tender & Outboard:

• 2.50m Plastimo inflatable tender – 2017
• Evinrude 3.5hp outboard engine – 2017

Anchoring & Mooring:

• 12vDC anchor windlass – overhauled 2015
• Delta anchor with 80m galvanised chain – 2015
• Kedge anchors
• Fenders and warps

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

• Bimini – 2018
• Sprayhood - 2015
• Cockpit cushions - 2017
• Fender covers – 2017
• Main sail lazy bag – 2015
• Awning - 2015

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Life saving:

• 8-man Liferaft with grab bag – 2018
• MOB recovery – 2015
• EPIRB – 2015
• Danbuoy

6x lifejackets plus life lines - 2015