Well-groomed and well equipped: our
Hallberg Rassy 38 sailboat from 1978 is
for sale in
Tahiti,
French Polynesia. We are staying here, and she can be seen and test-sailed the next couple of months. The French Polynesian waters is lovely cruising ground, or a great starting point for the rest of the Pacific or
Asia.
Price: 65 000 euros
Semi-long keeled and with a centre
cockpit, it is the perfect choice for
water sailing">blue
water sailing. We have sailed her from
Norway to
Tahiti during the last two years
The
boat is well equipped for long-term cruising with numerous amenities:
- Windpilot Pacific Plus
Wind Rudder
- Sidepower SE60 bowthruster
- Four self-tailing winches in
cockpit (two
Lewmar 44, two Anderson 46)
- 25 kg
Rocna anchor with 50m 10mm chain
- Solid masthead
rigging
-
Windlass
- 600 liter water tank
- Very well planned
interior with a lot of
storage space
- 60hp inboard
Yanmar diesel engine
- Two
diesel tanks, in total 340 litres
- Cetrek
autopilot
- Spacious main
cabin with an extra wide double
bed
- Danfoss fridge and
freezer from 2018
- Swimming platform with ladder
Length overall: 38ft*
Beam: 3,52m*
Draft: 1,75m*
Displacement: 10 tons
Engine:
-
Yanmar 60hk 4JH2-TE from 1996
- Impeller, oil- and diesel filters changed as according to engine instructions
- Two diesel
tanks: Main tank 220 l, extra 120 l. Suction pipe from the lowest point of the tank through which sludge and
condensation water can be drained. This keeps the
fuel clean, and we have never had problems with dirty
fuel.
-
Racor Parker R20 diesel filter with water separator
Construction:
-
Hull built according to Lloyd’s specifications for «Cerificate of
Hull Construction»
- GRP sandwich construction
- Handrails,
companionway, hatchguides and seats ale all made in compact natural
teak,
while the rest of the
interior is well-kept mahogany
- Semi-long
keel with skeg protecting
rudder
- In total 7 beds
- Outer teakdeck removed in 2017 and replaced with
epoxy and anti-skid
paint
-
Steering chain and wire replaced in 2018
Safety:
- MMSI registered Accusato EPIRP
- Lazilas ISO
offshore emergency raft for 4 persons, new 2017
-
AIS sender and transmitter, new 2017
-
Iridium GO Satelite
Phone for
internet,
weather and phoning all over the globe
- Three Spinlock
safety vests N150
-
Deck safety lines along the
boat, new 2017
- Two
Baltic clip-on safety lines for attaching to
deck safety line, one long and one short in order to always be attached
- Extra
anchor
-
Plastimo safety buoy
-
Mast chair
- Whale gusher
bilge pump in cockpit and
electrical pump in
bilge
Sails and
rigging:
- Fully battened dacron main sail with three
reefs, wich enables sailing in all kinds of
wind
- Lazy-bag and lazy-jacks
- Furlex 300S
- Two
furling genoas. One in dacron with a new UV cover from 2017
-
Furling jib
- Furling light-wind sail/gennaker
- Hard wind clip-on
jib (hardly used)
- Removable inner forestay
- 14,05 m Seldén
mast
- All stays changed in 2017
Electricity:
-
Lithium batteries 300ah, new 2017 (equals approx 600 gel/AGM)
- Starting
battery, new 2018
- 320 watts
solar panels, instralled 2017 (no need to run the engine at anchor)
-
Victron solar power regulator with Bluetooth access, 2018
- Nasa BM1
battery monitor
- LED-lights throughout the boat
Comfort:
- Cockpit wind
screen in glass, where the front window can be opened in order to let in a cool breeze
- Gebo skylights/hatches with no
leaks and good visibility
- Well-equipped
galley with gas-oven and fridge
- Refurbished
head with downlights and
Jabsco toilet with
stainless steel holding tank
- Outside
shower with hot and cold water
- Extra water and diesel
storage cans (2x20l)
- Tools
- Ropes
-
Galley equipment
- Boat
maintenance and sailing
books
Papers and instructions of the boat
equipment well organized in folders.
Hallberg Rassy is widely known for their high quality, Swedish made sailboats. This one was designed by Olle Enderlein, and was built in as number 10 of in all 202 boats.
Other equipment that could follow upon agreement:
- Sevylor
inflatable tandem
kayak with paddles
- Snorkeling equipment (fins, weights, neoprene suits)
She is a really solid boat and has been impressive through all kinds of heavy wather all the way here.
On our journeys Facebook-page, more photos are available:
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