Ovni 43

Boat Details

Any sailor with an interest in serious blue water voyaging will be familiar with the Ovni range of aluminium offshore cruisers. Built by Alubat in France, Ovni yachts can be found all over the world from high latitudes to the tropics. Aluminium is three times as light as steel and much stronger than a composite built hull, is corrosion resistant and provides great impact resistance as it tends to deform and bend rather than puncture or shatter. With a hydraulic centreboard and lifting rudder giving her a 0.8m draft when lifted the Ovni 43  can access shallow waters that other boats her size can't and indeed can be fully dried out and beached if required. 

Sleeping a potential nine across three cabins and the saloon, 'Lotus' is superbly spacious with a practical seagoing galley and twin heads and shower compartments. Featuring a sturdy rig, wheel steering, a deep safe cockpit, aft radar arch and large bathing platform 'Lotus' is an ideal, all weather, cruising yacht. With a layout that would lend itself to long term living aboard and with her renowned Ovni seaworthiness she is a serious option for those with adventurous plans. Lotus benefits from many recent upgrades by her current owners including a powerful waterjet bow thruster (2023) and a new 50Hp Volvo engine (2024).

Currently lying ashore at Largs marina in Scotland please call our Kip office to arrange an appointment to view.

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Dimensions

Hull, Deck & Keel

• Aluminium chined construction of hull & deck
• Hydraulic centre board on forward pivot pin
  
• 3.6 Tonnes of internal lead ballast
• Hydraulic lifting rudder
• New rudder bearings (2023)
• Helm stripped, new bearings and track rod ends (2023) 
• Wheel steering
• Large bathing platform giving superb access to a tender
• Rear radar arch and pivoting dinghy davit
• Multiple opening hatches and windows providing great ventilation throughout

Deck Equipment

• Stainless Steel Pushpit and Pulpit
• Stainless Steel stanchions
• Double guard wires (renewed 2023)
• Port and Starboard boarding gates
• Large anchor locker
• 12v Lofran anchor windlass
• 16Kg Delta anchor with 80m of 10mm chain
• Double bow roller
• Stainless Steel granny bars at mast
• Integrated aft radar arch with wind generator and solar panel
• Pivoting Stainless Steel dinghy davit
• Stainless Steel boarding ladder on swim platform
• Midship, aft and forward mooring cleats
• Harken self tailing 35 mast mounted winch
• Harken self tailing 32 mast mounted winch
• Twin Harken self tailing two speed 53 primary winches
• Twin Harken self tailing two speed 44 secondary winches
• Harken self tailing two speed coachroof mounted mainsail winch with bank of three jammers
• Multiple opening hatches and coachroof windows
• Teak slated seating in cockpit
• Teak cockpit sole
• Wheel pedestal with instrument mounts
• Twin cockpit lockers
• Twin lazarette / gas lockers

Interior & Accommodation

• Jabsco manual heads unit
• Washbasin with mixer tap / extending shower head
• Wet clothing hanging rail
• Shelf and under sink storage

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine Axiom plus 9 multifunction display (2023)
• Raymarine Quantum radar (2024)
• Raymarine AIS650 Class B transponder
• Raymarine Evolution autopilot (2020)
• Raymarine multifunction display
• Plastmo magnetic steering compass
• Standard Horizon Explorer VHF (2020) with a separate VHF command mic that plugs in at the helm station
  

Machinery & Propulsion

• Volvo D2-50 50Hp diesel engine and gearbox (new 2024)
  
• 350 Hrs on the engine
• Last serviced November 2025 (not used since)
• Shaft drive
• Three blade feathering prop with rope cutter
• Prop stripped and refurbed (2023)
• New stern gland 2024
• New Morse cables 2024
• Jetthruster J90 water jet bow thruster (2023)
• Jetthruster batteries 3 x 12v 75amp/hr (2025)
• 15 Litre hot water calorifier (2023)
• Hot air heating system throughout (2020)
• Hot water calorifier (2023)

Rig & Sails

• Sloop rigged aluminium mast and boom
• Double spreaders
• Twin V backstays (renewed 2023)
• Forward and aft lowers (renewed 2023)
• Continuous cap and lower shrouds (renewed 2020)
• Forestay (renewed 2023)
  
• Removable inner forestay with running backstays
• Profurl C350 headsail furler (2023)
  
• Coachroof mounted mainsail track
• Rod vang
• Spinnaker pole
• New gooseneck (2023)

Sails

• Fully battened Hydranet mainsail by Owen Sails (2016)
• Three reef points
• Roller reefing Pro-Vectran genoa by Owen Sails (2018)
• Staysail
• Spinnaker

Electrical Systems

• 5 x 12v 95amp/hr AGM domestic batteries (2024)
• 3 x 12v 75amp/hr Jetthruster batteries(2025)
  
• Silentwind Pro wind generator and controller (2020)
• Solar panels
• Victron 3600w Isolation Transformer (2020)
  
• Mastervolt MAC Plus charger (2024)
• Sterling Power management Amp counter
• Sterling Power Invertor
• 230v shore power system and cable
  

Plumbing & Tankage

• 2 x 230 Litres aluminium water tanks
• 2 x 180 Litres aluminium fuel tanks
• Hot & Cold pressurised water
• Cockpit shower

Canvas work

• Blue canvas sprayhood
• Blue canvas stackpack (2023)
• Bimni cover and Stainless Steel frame

Safety Equipment

• Danbuoy
• Man Overboard sling
• 2 x horseshoes with light
• Manual bilge pump
• Electric bilge pump with alarm
• Radar reflector
• Fire blanket
• Carbon monoxide alarm
• Gas alarm
  
• 6 x fire extinguishers

Additional Equipment

• Mercury 6Hp outboard (2022)
• Genesis Walker Bay 4 man inflatable dinghy
• Various warps and fenders
• Various winch handles
  

Ships Papers

• Two previous 'Bills of Sale' (from 2007 to date)
• CE certification
• Certificate of de-registration from French registry
• Declaration of Exportation