'Aleria', a Bowman 57 Sailboat for Sale
by owner Capt. Alex Blackwell, Licenced Master Mariner

Construction

• Fibreglass, centre cockpit, long keel, teak decks, skeg-hung rudder;
• 8 berths: four forward, two in aft cabin and two in main cabin;
• Length: 17.4 m (57 ft);
• Beam: 4.5 m (14.8 ft);
• Draught: 2.5 m (8’4”);
• Displacement: 19,000 kg (42,000 lb);
• Gross measured tonnage: 19;
• Net measured tonnage: 5;
• Tonnage/weight: 27;
• Fuel tanks: 758 litres (200 gal);
• Fresh water: 1,327 litres (350 gal);
• Holding tank, flexible: 30 litres.

Power

• Engine: Yanmar 110 hp, new 2008;
• Propulsion: 21” Feathering Easy Prop (MaxProp) new 2017;
• Shaft: 1.5” diameter, Water injected PSS shaft seal;
• Rope cutter on shaft;
• Custom fuel polishing system with electric pump, which allows hot swap of Racor filters while engine is running. Pump can also be used to bleed engine;
• Generator: Westerbeke 8KW;
• Engine and generator situated under salon floorboards and easily accessible.

Ground Tackle

• IDEAL Anchor winch, 12V;
• 40kg Rocna Anchor;
• 100 m galvanized chain 2016;
• Spare 1 inch diameter nylon anchor rode with 10m chain in pack on deck;
• Wash down pump.

Deck Equipment

• Teak, original;
• Spray hood 2016;
• 2 self-tailing sheet winches for yankee – Lewmar #65;
• 2 self-tailing winches for staysail sheets – Lewmar #55;
• 1 winch for Mainsail sheet, deck mounted;
• 2 winches for running backstays;
• Mainsail traveller, 2008;
• Swim ladder.

Rig and Sails

• Standing wire rigging and Norseman turnbuckles all new 2018;
• Masthead, Shaeffer headsail furler, 2008;
• Yankee, 2005. New UV protection 2018;
• Hanked on staysail;
• Mainsail, full battened, 2005;
• Storm Tri-sail, unused;
• Lazy jacks and sail covers 2016;
• Mizzen sail 2005;
• Mizzen staysail 2008 (asymmetrical);
• Spinnaker boom, telescoping, carbon fibre 2008.

Main Mast

• 6 winches for halyards, & reefing lines;
• 2 mainsail halyards - spare used as topping lift;
• 1 Yankee halyard;
• 1 spinnaker halyard;
• 1 Staysail halyard;
• Spinnaker topping lift and downhaul;
• Running back stays;
• 2 flag halyards;
• Boom vang.

Mizzen

• 3 winches on Mizzen;
• Mizzen halyard;
• Staysail halyard;
• Topping lift;
• Running backstays;
• Ensign halyard;
• Flag halyard.

Navigation/Electronics

• Compass;
• Northstar M121 Chartplotter;
• C-Map mega Wide Chart chips, including Atlantic European Coasts, Mediterranean and Black Sea, North America - Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean;
• Raytheon Radar;
• VHF/DSC Radio ICOM 2012 – Antenna on Main mast;
• Loudhailer/foghorn;
• Remote Command Mike in Cockpit locker;
• Comar AIS transceiver 2016 - interfaced with chartplotter;
• SSB Radio ICOM IC-M800 – Antenna on Mizzen mast;
• TackTick depth instrument;
• LED Navigation lights on main and mizzen masts (2018);
• Separate deck Level navigation lights with LED bulbs (fore and aft).

Steering

• Whitlock Pedestal wheel steering;
• Rod steering with Lewmar Mamba gear boxes;
• Autopilot Raymarine hydraulic steering (2015);
• Monitor Wind Vane Self-steering.

Electrical

• Shore power: 230 V and 110V (fully dual voltage system);
• Battery charger/Inverter 2017;
• Batteries: 1 x 200 Ah AGM start battery (2016), 2 x 270 Ah AGM General consumers (2019);
• 110v outlets;
• 220v outlet;
• DC outlets;
• USB ports.

Interior

• 2 Heads, each: shower and sink with 12V sump pumps, manual toilet;
• Pressurized fresh water pump;
• Salt water foot pump;
• Refrigerator and separate freezer, compressor;
• Deep double sink with sump and automatic overboard pump;
• Stove with three burners and oven, propane gas, 2 gas cylinders (2016);
• Air Conditioning (never used);
• Chart table;
• Chart storage drawers (Flat File system);
• Office with light table and swivel chair;
• Forepeak Workshop/storage area with vice.

Safety

• 406 GPS Epirb with current batteries;
• 4 Fire extinguishers, 2017;
• Fire blanket;
• 1 automatic bilge pump;
• 2 Bilge pumps, manual;
• Throwable Rescue horseshoe;
• MOB signal flag buoy;
• MOB Retrieval Lifesling;
• 6-man Winslow Life Raft (out of date);
• 8 offshore life jackets.

Miscellaneous

• 10 ft Inflatable Dinghy with 2hp outboard.
• Cockpit table;
• Cockpit cushions;
• Outboard mount on stern rail;
• Sun awning 2015;
• Wind scoop.

Asking Price & Contacting the Owner

'Aleria' reaching under full sail

I'm asking €275,000 for my Bowman 57 Ketch 'Aleria'.

If you'd like more information or want to be 'Aleria's new owner please contact me, Alex Blackwell, here...