CUSTOM Seaward 29

Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised Cat B – Offshore.

Hull Construction:

• Blue GRP hull, white superstructure, and varnished oak badging.
• Stainless steel bow protection plate.
• Air draft (excl. Mast): 7’4” / 2.24m.
• Round bilge semi-displacement type hull – ¾ length deep keel, with flared bow.
• Varnished teak (or rubber) spray rails and all around 3″ rubber D fendering compliment the purposeful looks of the craft and provide extra protection when going alongside.
• Two anodes.
• The underside of the hull is coated with Coppercoat, with white polyurethane boot top.

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Flexiteek to side decks, cockpit, and interior floors.
• This is a GRP moulding with substantial gunwales and wide non-slip decks incorporating a bevelled toe rail.
• The superstructure has a large vertical flange that overlaps with a similar flange on the hull before being through bolted and laminated to the hull.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 2 x Yanmar 4LV250 (rated for 250hp@3800RPM) 2.75L 4-cylinder common rail diesel engines.
• Turbocharged and intercooled.
• Yanmar electronic Vessel Control System, with electronic single lever VC10 gear-throttle control and manual back-up panels for either engine.
• Final drive via Yanmar/Kanzaki KMH50A angled hydraulic reduction gearboxes.
• Engine bays are sealed off with bulkheads and are fully lined with sound insulation material including the hull section below the engines.
• Each engine fully independent with its own stainless steel fuel tank, fuel filter and start battery.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours: 100 @ August 2024.
• Engines last serviced: July 2024.
• Cruising Speed: 20 knots.
• Top Speed: 30 knots.
• Range: 262nm.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Vetus electric bow thruster with joystick control.
• Vetus electric stern thruster with joystick control.
• Humphree Interceptor trim system.
• Tilt-adjustable steering wheel and hydraulic adjustable footrest.
• Hydraulic steering linked to twin cast bronze air foil section rudders.
• Emergency tiller.
• Conventional shaft drives to bronze contra-rotating propellers with 3/4 length deep keel.
• Boat will rotate within its own length in either direction with one engine ahead and the other astern.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• Power circuits are protected by Visi rocker circuit breakers mounted in a specially designed panel mounted on the fore cabin bulkhead.
• 240 Volt ring main with two power sockets.
• 3 x 240-volt sockets, one with USB outlets.

Battery Banks:

• Two banks of twin 12 Volt batteries with isolating selector switches.
• A parallel switch is included to link the batteries together in the event one battery bank is discharged.

Battery Chargers:

• 12V Victron Multi-Plus Compact 2000/80Ah smart battery charger/2000W Inverter.

Alternators:

• 2 x Denso 12V/130Ah alternators.

Shore Power:

• 230V shore power inlet & cable.

Other Electrical:

• Voltmeters.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Pressurized hot and cold-water system.
• 22 ltr calorifier water heater.
• Immersion heater to hot water tank.
• Fresh water pump.
• Shower discharge pump.

Bilge Pumps:

• 4 x automatic bilge pumps with bilge alarm warning lights.
• Manual bilge pump at aft cockpit.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total fuel capacity of 700 litres in 2 x 350 litre independent tanks.
• Inspection lids for tank cleaning, and clear bowls to Separ primary bulkhead filters.
• Emergency fuel link valve to divert both fuel tanks to supply either engine in case one engine should breakdown.

Fresh Water:

• Total water capacity of 155 litres in single aluminium tank.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• Holding tank capacity of 110 ltrs, with electric pump out and shore side outlet.

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine Axiom 9 Pro-S display with GPS.
• Raymarine Evolution autopilot.
• 18-inch Raymarine Quantum radar.
• 2 x Raymarine i70s colour displays for depth, speed, log & wind.
• AIS Class B transceiver.
• Raymarine Ray60 VHF.
• Radar reflector.
• Horn.
• Plastimo steering compass.

Domestic Equipment

• Oak drinks locker is fitted aft of the fridge unit with built in stowage for bottles and glasses.

Galley:

• Can electric two-zone induction hob.
• Miele 240V microwave/grill combination oven.
• Stainless steel sink with hot/cold mixer taps.
• Drawers and cupboards fitted out for cutlery.
• Dometic 42 litre refrigerator housed in unit below the navigators seat.

Heads/Showers:

• Heads with electric Jabsco WC, hand basin and shower.
• Shower with electric pump out.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspacher D2 diesel-fired hot air cabin heater.
• Two solar powered vent fans.
• Opening circular port-lights throughout accommodation.

Entertainment:

• JVC MP3/CD radio.

Lighting:

• 2 x flexi reading lights at helm and navigation positions (red and white).
• LED cockpit lighting.
• Navigation & anchor lights.
• LED interior lights (some red night-vision lights).
• LED aft cockpit deck flood.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Eight opening port lights.
• Escape/deck hatch.
• Four opening windows (one per side & 2 @ rear bulkhead).
• Oak joinery with satin varnish finish.
• The interior surface finish is in melamine lacquer.
• Side and overhead linings are in vinyl or carpet as appropriate.
• Cabin and wheelhouse are fitted with carpet as standard.

Description of layout from forwards:

Fore Cabin:

• Forward cabin hatch with blind and fly screen.
• Access to chain locker.
• Vee berth with cushions.
• Bulkhead door and hatch to isolate cabin as required.
• Ensuite access to heads/shower compartment.
• Hanging locker with rail and fittings to hold 2 tables and legs.

Wheelhouse:

• The wheelhouse is arranged with the helm to port, the galley is non-gas and is located to starboard – aft of the navigators seat.
• The navigators position is to starboard with a desk locker for books and instruments.
• Blue KAB suspension seats to helm and navigator’s positions.
• A second settee is fitted in the space between the drinks locker and the aft wheelhouse bulkhead.
• A stowaway dining table with pedestal is provided with table socket located between the two settees (stores conveniently in the forward hanging locker).
• Port side wheelhouse settee that will convert to a pair of bunk berths.

Cockpit:

• The aft cockpit is self-draining, with smart blue seat cushions and backrests.
• The forward part contains two hinge back engine boxes with moulded in seats/steps.
• A full width seat is fitted across the stern with lift access to the steering gear and emergency steering.
• All seating and cabins soles laid with Flexiteek panels.
• Hatches are fitted to the cockpit sole for access to the bilge and provide extra stowage space for ropes, fenders, and equipment.
• A socket is provided in the sole to enable the dining table to be set up in the cockpit for al-fresco dining.

Deck Equipment

General:

• Flexiteek/stainless bathing platform complete with boarding ladder and dinghy ‘snap davits’ system – with twin “stand-off” bars.
• Stainless steel pulpit and stainless-steel grab rails.
• Twin pantograph wipers.
• Screen washers.
• 4 x Stainless steel bollards.
• 2 x Fairleads.
• Aluminium mast.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 4 x 10 metre mooring warps.
• Four fenders.
• Anchor with galvanised chain.
• Electric windlass with self-stow/self-launching stem head fitting with Bruce type anchor.
• 30 metres of 5/16 anchor chain & 65 metres of anchor warp.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Cockpit cushions.
• Cockpit canopy full enclosure in blue canvas, with 5 windows and zip up entrances each side and at the stern.
• A tonneau type cockpit cover is supplied as standard.

Safety Equipment

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• 3 fire extinguishers plus two automatic extinguishers to engine bays (service dates unverified).
• Fire blanket for galley.