Vancouver 38 Pilot FREYCINET

Boat Description

The Vancouver 38 Pilot was the largest of the Vancouver Pilot House range of yachts built by Northshore, building on the success of the Vancouver 34. With her heavy displacement and deep hull sections, and three double cabins, two heads, and elevated deck saloon, the Vancouver 38 has proven to be an ideal long-distance offshore cruising yacht; striking a great balance between comfort and safety offshore and spacious below decks accommodation.

Ownership and Usage

With just her 2nd owner since leaving the factory, FREYCINET has been based on the west coast of Scotland since 2004, under the current ownership. Enjoying cruises as far north as Shetland and Orkney, she has proven to be comfortable and capable, even with a short-handed crew. The cutter rig with self-tacking staysail provides a flexible sail plan which isn’t over demanding on the crew. Now offered for sale as her owner retires from sailing, her inventory highlights include:

• Original gelcoat finish to topsides
• Laid teak decks
• Yanmar 4JH 3E, 56hp marine diesel engine
• Sterling Marine Power Universal 4-Step alternator booster
• Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 generator

• Mastervolt ChargeMaster automatic battery charger with remote battery monitor

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• Rope cutter
• Autohelm autopilot system with dual control station
• Autohelm ST50 navigation instruments
• Raymarine C80 Classic chart plotter
• Raytheon R10XX raster scan radar with mast mounted radar scanner
• Garmin GPS 158i
• Icom IC-M59 Euro VHFSmev stainless steel cooker, two burners, oven and grill.
• Eberspacher diesel fired blown air heating system
• Jabsco manual marine toilets in both heads
• Electric primary winch which can be used for all heavy load functions
• Lewmar electric windlass

Location

Lying ashore for the winter at Ardfern Yacht Centre, the Vancouver 38 Pilot FREYCINET is available for viewing by prior appointment.

Construction

Hull Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded hull.
Laminated using the Northshore Yachts proprietary Nordseal system.
Chopped strand and woven glass reinforcing cloths, hand consolidated.
Sandwich laminate construction with balsa core above the waterline.
Solid GRP laminate through keel pan area with additional layers of reinforcement around keel.
GRP moulded internal structural frame incorporating transverse floors and longitudinals.
Clear gelcoat finish to underwater hull.
Moulded beam shelf to receive deck incorporated into hull moulding.
Encapsulated full-length keel.
Original blue gelcoat finish to topsides.
Underwater hull coated with red antifouling.

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Integrated deck, coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit moulding.
Single piece GRP moulding.
Chopped strand and woven glass reinforced cloths, hand consolidated.
Sandwich type construction with balsa core, plywood core in way of high load areas and deck fittings.
Deck fully glassed to hull moulding.
Original cream gelcoat finish.
Laid teak decks to finish side decks, foredeck, coachroof top and cockpit seating.

Keel:
Full length encapsulated keel with skeg extended aft to support rudder.
Cast lead ballast keel.

Rudder:
Full-depth rudder supported with skeg.
GRP moulded rudder.
Stainless steel rudder stock.

Machinery

Engine & Gearbox:
Yanmar 4JH 3E marine diesel engine.
56hp.
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox.
Dual control stations.
Single lever morse control.
Control panel in cockpit with gauges for RPM, Water temp and oil pressure.

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced annually.
Coolant replaced bi-annually.
Injectors replaced with new items 2014.
Recorded running hours – 2057hrs August 2024.
Cruising speed 6kts.

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propeller shaft.
Rope cutter.
3-blade, bronze fixed propeller.
Single station wheel steering.
Whitlock Mamba rod linkage steering system.
Stainless steel wheel with leather cover.
Emergency tiller.

Generator:
Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 generator.
Single-cylinder diesel engine.
3.5kVa.
Remote control panel.
Serviced annually.

Autopilot:
Autohelm ST6000+ control head and both helm stations.
Autohelm type 100 course computer.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:
12VDC onboard power system.
230VAC shore power / generator system.
Manual switch over between shore and generator supply.

Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply.
Single 16 amp connection point.
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater.

Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 85Ah, AGM.
Domestic Battery – 4x 12VDC, 105Ah, AGM.
Generator Battery – 1x 12VDC, 90Ah, AGM.

Battery Monitor:
MasterVolt ChargeMaster display showing all banks.
BEP Marine Matrix DC Meter.
Sterling Marine Power Battery Management panel – not currently connected.

Charging:
Mastervolt ChargeMaster automatic battery charger, 12VDC, 70amp, 3 output.
Mastervolt I/O battery charger – charging generator battery only.
Sterling Marine Power advanced 4-step switch mode battery charger, 12VDC, 30amp – not currently connected.

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator.
Sterling Marine Power Universal 4-Step alternator booster.
Charge Splitting Relay.

Other Electrical:
12VDC charging socket in cockpit and at chart table.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water:
Pressurized hot and cold water systems.
Mixer tap in galley.
Mixer tap in heads, extending out for use as shower head.
Manually pumped tap in galley.
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater.

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump.

Tankage

Fuel:
Single diesel tank.
Stainless steel tank construction.
Approximate capacity 365ltrs.

Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank.
Stainless steel tank construction.
Approximate capacity 590ltrs.

Tank Monitoring:
Single gauge on switch panel to show water and fuel tank levels.

Navigation & Communication Equipment

On Deck:
Depth – Autohelm ST50.
Speed/Log – Autohelm ST50.
Wind – Autohelm ST50.
Plotter – Raymarine C80 Classic MDF.

At Internal Helm Station:
Radar – Raytheon R10XX raster scan radar with mast mounted radar scanner.
GPS – Garmin GPS 158i.
Repeater – Autohelm ST50 Multi display.

Communications Equipment:
VHF – Icom IC-M59 Euro.
Navtex – ICS NAV4 Navtex Plus, paper print out receiver.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:
Galley Stove – Smev stainless steel cooker, two burners, oven and grill. Gimbal mounted with pan clamps.
Fridge – Front loading Isotherm fridge with icebox to starboard side of saloon.
Coolbox – Built-in below sole, under internal helm station.
Double stainless steel sink.
Mixer tap.
Manually pumped cold water tap.

Heads:
Toilet – 2x Jabsco manual marine toilet.
2x Wash hand basin.
Mixer tap in forward heads.
Dedicated shower fitting in forward heads.
Mixer tap extending for use as shower in aft head.
Teak sole grating with shower sump beneath in both heads.
Electric pump to discharge shower water in both heads.

Heating:
Eberspacher diesel fired blown air heating system.
Thermostatic cabin controller.
Outlets in aft cabin, saloon, midship cabin, forward heads and forward cabin.

Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout the interior.
Reading lights over bunks in cabins.
Low-level red courtesy lighting for steps from saloon to galley.

Entertainment:
Sony CD/Radio head unit.
Pioneer 6 disc multichanger – No longer operational.
Speakers in saloon.
Glomex masthead TV antenna – not used in current ownership.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

Accommodation Finish:
Joinery work all in teak finished with a satin varnish.
Teak and holly sole boards throughout.
Hull sides lined with teak strip planking in cabins.
GRP moulded head compartments.
Vinyl-covered panels to finish headlining with teak trims.
Oceanair blinds for pilot house windows.

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Twin V-berth forward with in-fill to create double berth.
Overhead lockers across bunk, forward to port and starboard.
Overhead shelves running the length of the bunks outboard to port and starboard.
Standing room aft of bunks and between with in-fill removed.
Dresser unit outboard to starboard with locker beneath, vanity locker within countertop and hanging locker outboard.
Lined storage lockers beneath aft sections of port and starboard bunks.
Cave lockers beneath forward sections of bunk.

Forward Heads:
Access to port at forward end of galley.
Countertop forward with inset, moulded washhand basin.
Vanity locker outboard, forward and aft.
Manual marine toilet mounted outboard, aft, inboard facing.
GRP moulded seat lid covering toilet when shower in use.
Shower stall inboard with dedicated shower fitting.
Storage locker beneath countertop unit.

Galley:
Linear galley running forward from saloon.
Galley units along starboard side outboard with access to forward heads and midship cabin to port.
Inset double stainless steel sinks forward with mixer and manual taps.
Gimbal mounted galley stove inset aft with worktop infill section fitting over top.
Sections of worktop forward, between sink and cooker and aft.
Crockery storage drawers above worktop forward.
Storage shelves and lockers outboard and above worktop.
Selection of storage lockers beneath worktop.

Midships Cabin:
Accessed to port side of galley, immediately forward of steps down from saloon.
Standing room forward with hanging locker outboard.
Storage locker and drawer inboard of bunk, forward.
Double bunk extending aft.
Storage shelf above forward end of bunk, outboard to port.
Overhead storage lockers outboard of bunk to port.
Below bunk cave lockers.

Saloon:
U-shaped saloon seating to port.
Seating wrapping around double drop leaf saloon table.
Cave type storage locker outboard of seat backs.
Bottle storage locker beneath sole, under table.
Internal helm station forward to starboard with dedicated helm seat and chart table.
Instrument cluster above chart table with chart storage within tabletop.
Storage lockers and drawers outboard of helm seat.
Fridge unit aft of helm seat with countertop above, fitted with cushion to serve as occasional seating.
Hanging locker aft to starboard with small storage locker above.
Swept companionway steps to reach cockpit.
Access to engine space by lifting saloon sole and removing lower section of companionway steps.

Aft Heads:
Accessed from saloon to starboard.
Manual marine toilet mounted outboard to starboard, forward.
Moulded countertop sweeping around aft end of compartment with inset washhand basin inboard.
Vanity locker outboard.
Shower stall area inboard forward with teak sole grating.
Storage locker beneath countertop inboard.

Aft Cabin:
Accessed through aft heads from saloon.
Standing room forward with single seat outboard.
Hanging locker outboard of seat.
Double bunk extending aft.
Countertop inboard of bunk forward with storage lockers beneath.
Overhead shelf running the length of the bunk outboard.
Access to machinery space forward of standing space, containing generator, battery chargers and general storage space.

Deck Equipment

Rig:
Deck stepped, double spreader, masthead cutter rig.
Silver anodised alloy mast and spars.
Stainless steel standing rigging.
Selden Furlex 300s roller reefing system on forestay.
Slab reefing mainsail.
Rod kicker.
Mid-Boom mainsheet system.
Telescopic spinnaker pole.
Self-tacking track for staysail.
Lines lead aft to cockpit.
Spinlock rope clutches on mast for halyards.
Spinlock rope clutches for all lines lead aft.
Lewmar Ocean deck gear.
Lazyjacks.

Winches:
Primary Winches – 1x Lewmar 48, electric, self-tailing, two-speed manual with multi-speed switching; 1x Lewmar 48, manual self-tailing, two-speed.
Halyard / Mainsheet / Control Line Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, self-tailing, two-speed.
Genoa Furling Winch – 1x Lewmar 16, self-tailing, two-speed.
Mast Mounted Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar 16, self-tailing, two-speed.

Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, fully battened, 3-reefs.
Yankee – White dacron, blue UV strip, roller reefing.
Staysail – White dacron, hank-on sail.
Storm Staysail – Red dacron, hank-on sail, never used.
White sails professionally serviced and valeted 2024.

Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mast boot.
Sprayhood.
Cockpit Tent.

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 20kg CQR anchor on 75m calibrated chain rode.
Kedge Anchor – 10kg Delta plough anchor.
Anchor Windlass – Lewmar Profile electric windlass with foot button controls on foredeck.
Fenders – Selection.
Mooring Warps - Selection.

General:
Double stainless steel bow roller.
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails.
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions with two tier stainless steel guardwires.
Guard wire gates to port and starboard.
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats, forward, midship and aft.
Panama-type fairleads forward to port and starboard.
Capping rail-mounted fairleads forward, midships and aft.
Electric anchor windlass mounted on foredeck centrally.
Self-tacking track for staysail mounted on coachroof, forward of mast step.
Dorade ventilators outboard of maststep to port and starboard.
Teak grabrails running length of coachroof and pilot house tops to port and starboard.
Lines lead aft from mast pot port and starboard sides.
Seating wrapping around cockpit with teak-topped coamings outboard.
Stainless steel grab handles to port and starboard sides of companionway hatch.
Winches and rope clutches mounted outboard of the companionway to port and starboard.
Cockpit locker beneath starboard and central aft cockpit seats.
Steering pedestal mounted centrally aft with stainless steel grabrail above and NavPod housing plotter.
Folding cockpit table mounted on pedestal forward.
Central transom gate to access transom-mounted swimming ladder.
Outboard storage bracket starboard.

Safety Equipment

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner's specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead anchor light.
Masthead Tri-colour.
Steaming light.
Bow and Stern nav lights.
Deck flood.

Life Saving:
2x Horseshoe buoy with light.
Danbuoy.
Jackstays.
Seago MOB rescue system.

Disclaimer

In this case, we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.