Description
Hershines are highly-esteemed, top-quality motor-yachts - built under US supervision and laid-up by hand with ½-inch, solid GRP, to US Coastguard scantlings & specifications. They are exceptionally sea-kindly and also afford easy handling/manoeuvring. Excellent for blue-water passage-making. Extremely comfortable live-aboards, due to the well-designed accommodation lay-out, including reverse cycle air conditioning throughout. This “Sunbridge” (by a Grand Banks associated designer) is so easily-handled she can be navigated by 2 ‘crew’, or even single-handedly. She was originally custom-designed with chartering in mind, although never used for that purpose – hence the extras over the normal specifications. She is not only exceptionally economical to run, but also has a powerful, though gentle, low-revving engine-torque. This vessel has been a couple’s home for the past 6 years and is most reluctantly for sale - the asking price is professionally-valued as a BARGAIN! The large aft deck can be fully-enclosed during unseasonal weather and fully opening up in the Algarve sun for relaxing and alfresco dining. The decks are wide and well-guarded, leading forward to the electric anchor and windlass. Surveyed in June 2018 - available at cost - no work needed, after a substantial haul-out)
She is located on the border between the Algarve and SW Spain, which offers both, differing cultures, cuisines and beautiful places to visit. The most-convenient (and low-cost) airport is Faro, approx 45minutes away by road, while Seville is around 2hrs30mins distant. Apart from quality car-hirers, there are also air-conditioned buses and a scenic rail-way to the East Algarve river-border. Her non-metric dimensions are: approx 45ft+ length; 13ft beam and 4ft draught – allowing her to enter shallow bays and anchorages, for which she is well-founded. There are myriad, free anchorages and low-cost berth options along the Algarve coast and up the navigable Guadiana river, some 35NM. Marina berth paid to July 2019 including H20 & electricity. Well worth viewing, even for the visit alone. British flag. Bill of Sale to facilitate easy (EU+) re-registration. Viewing and/or sea-trial – by arrangement. Owner available for local, on-going assistance with familiarization advice, and help, if desired. Full documentation, including original engine Owner's Handbook, tax status, etc, on board.
Reasonable - and fair to both parties - offer considered. Optional Euros at prevailing international exchange rate. More photos available on request. If there's any detail not shown, just ask!
ACCOMMODATION:
Cabins: 3. Berths: 7 Heads: 2
The interior is in genuinely well-cared-for condition with generous living space, with parquet wood-flooring throughout.
Spacious aft stateroom with king-size bed, en-suite shower/head. Good-sized lockers, cupboards plus 2 x dressing-tables. 2 x fresh-water tanks located below.
The forward double-berth cabin also has good storage and en-suite.
The saloon is accessed via either the starboard-side door, adjacent to the lower helm position, or down 4 steps from the aft deck.
Adjustable table to provide berths, further seating to port. Further ample storage and additional features including TV console, sound system and DVD player.
Comfortable dinette forward of the saloon, which can convert into a dual bunk-berth sleeping cabin, opposite the fully-equipped galley.
The galley has an electric oven with ceramic hob & grill, also a full-size new fridge-freezer with inverter, micro-wave oven, pressurised hot+cold water system. Switchable waste- & black-water 70 ltr/30 gal (Imperial) holding-tank located under the galley.
The aft deck has a utility storage area, with washing machine and bar-refrigerator.
Air-conditioning throughout including cabin-heating.
NAVIGATIONAL/ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICS, INVENTORY:
'Raymarine' auto-pilot
'Garmin' RADAR with stand-alone, not interfaced, GPS
2 x ‘Seiwa’ chart-plotters x 2 – stand-alone, not interfaced
Dual station duplex/simplex VHF & mobile hand-held
2 x ‘walkie-talkies’
1 x ’Raymarine’ + 1 x ‘Garmin’ echo-sounder
'Navtex'
2 x ‘Plastimo’ Compasses
7 x heavy-duty lead-acid batteries: 3 x 12v domestic & generator; 2 x 12v engines starting & 1 x 24v bow-thruster
Barometer, chronometer & 2 clocks
ENGINE DETAILS:
The sound-proofed engine room is located under the saloon, as is the 16-kva ‘Westerbeke’ diesel generator.
Fuel tanks are located on either side of the engines. Fuel tanks last cleaned 6 years ago, but additive always used to stop diesel bug and keep injectors clean. Very easy to access fuel tanks.
Fresh- & sea-water cooled, with heat-exchanger.
Twin disc MG502-1 hydraulic gear-box.
'Morse' teleflex controls.
Hydraulic helm-steering.
Stainless steel shaft drives to 2 x 4-bladed, plus-sized, bronze propellers and rudders
Trim tabs.
Bow-thruster powered by dedicated 24v battery.
Fuel consumption, given the right conditions, is surprisingly far below manufacturer's estimates - she's a real lady!
Last annual haul-out: 2018
Last service: June 2018
ON-DECK:
Single-speed electric anchor windlass with remote control.
1 x ‘CQR’ plough + 1 x Danforth-type anchors plus maximum length of 13.mm/ ½-inch chain.
Port-side access to the flybridge which seats TEN, with ample storage.
The flybridge helm is equipped with all necessary repeaters, instruments and controls.
Crane on aft-deck roof for the tender.
Fly-bridge ‘bimini’.
Side-deck fendered boarding ladder.
Top of range ‘Besenzoni’ electric passerelle, with remote control.
'Valient' 3-4 persons rigid-inflatable dinghy.
'Mercury' 5hp 4-stroke outboard motor.
Warps, fenders, boat-hook.
SAFETY:
Stern swimming/boarding ladder
6-person canister life-rafts x 2
Life-buoys x 2
Fire blanket in Galley
Extinguishers x 4 - in all cabins
Search-light.
