1985 Contest 41 Ketch

The Contest 41 is a no compromise, blue water cruising yacht. designed by Dick Zaal, built in 1985 by the renowned Contest yard in Holland Her construction is of equivalent quality to Nautor Swans or Halberg Rasseys. With her sea kindly lines, center cockpit and ketch rig she has been designed to look after her crew in all conditions. Beautifully finished throughout her interior is laid out for long term cruising. With a modified fin keel and skeg hung rudder, solid windshield, she is a very capable offshore cruiser. This is a very spacious yacht with a large saloon, good sea going galley and large aft cabin.

Broker’s Comments

This is a two-owner boat with the current owner purchasing it in 1994. It is in need of some current upgrades but is of excellent quality and well taken care of. Last hauled and painted in 2018.

Features:

Accommodations

Sleeps 6 in two staterooms and salon. There is a private V-berth cabin forward with ensuite head as well as drawers and hanging locker. The main cabin has a "L"-shaped settee to port with straight settee opposite. There are storage compartments outboard and behind as well as a fixed dining table, the folding leaves, on centerline. Next aft is the "U"-shaped galley with ample storage, stove, deep galley sinks and refrigeration unit. Opposite to port is a forward-facing nav station with built-in nav instruments and the master electrical panel. Behind the nav station is the corridor to the aft owner's cabin which features a full width berth, ample storage in drawers and cabinets and another ensuite head.

Galley

U-shaped galley
Double stainless steel sinks with hot and cold water
Top loading fridge with Grunert 12V cold plate refrigeration
Taylor two burner propane stove and over with griddle and broiler
Fresh water foot pump
Good storage in drawers and cabinets

Electronics

Icom MC 80 VHF
Vigil Radar
Autopilot (needs work)
Depthsounder
Navstar GPS
Micrologic Master Chart
Blauplunkt Stereo
Plath Compass

Electrical

Four Trojan T-105 6 volt batteries in house bank
One group 27 12 volt engine start battery
Battery charger
Balmar 80 amp alternator
Shore power cord
APC Battery monitor

Deck and Hull

Plow primary anchor
Danforth stern anchor
Electric windlass
Teak decks
Modified cat iron keel with trailing winglets
Mast pulpits
Hard windshield and dodger
Cockpit awing and aft deck awning
Transom mounted boarding ladder
Davits
Fenders and mooring lines
Coast Guard Safety package
10 life jackets
Handheld search light
Spreader lights
Fesh and saltwater deck washdowns
Cockpit cushions
Full boat winter cover
8’ West Marine inflatable (not registered)

Sails and Rigging

Cruise equipped
Rigid boom van
Stainless steel standing rigging with insulated backstay
Selden aluminum spars
Harken roller furling on headsail
Mainsail
120 genoa
Jib
Mizzen
Storm jib
Spinnaker pole
Boom jibe preventer
Dutchman flaking system on mainsail and mizzen
Six winches, four are self-tailing

Mechanical and Engine

Manual and automatic bilge pumps
Cockpit engine controls
Manual wheel steering
Engine alarm
Fresh water cooling on engine
Fuel filters
Hand-held fire extinguishers
Espar diesel heater (has not been used in many years)
Three blade feathering Max Prop
Spare two blade prop
Propane solenoid
Manual aft head with overboard discharge
Manual forward head with holding tank
Tank tender

Broker’s Comments

This is a two-owner boat with the current owner purchasing it in 1994. It is in need of some current upgrades but is of excellent quality and well taken care of. Last hauled and painted in 2018.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

1985 Contest 41 Ketch

Specifications

Engine 1 Specifications

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