CONTEST 46

Contest 46, built in 1996 by Conyplex BV in Holland, designed by Dick Zaal, LOA 14.14m ( 46'4), LWL 11.85m (38'9), beam 4.20m (13'8), draft 1.95m (6'4), GRP hull and superstructure, teak laid decks, Acrylaat safety glass in Hydronalium framed windows, Lloyds Certificate of hull construction, round bilged dark blue hull, standard keel, 15,400 kg displacement, 6,200 kg ballast, 600 litres (132 Imp gallons) fuel capacity, 800 litres (176 Imp gallons) water capacity, sump tank, mechanical wheel steering, emergency tiller.

Teak interior with light blue upholstery, 2.00m (6'6) headroom in saloon, 1.90m (6'2) headroom in cabins, accommodation for six persons in three double cabins, owner's double bedded cabin aft, V-berth guest cabin forward, twin bedded guest cabin forward, two wc/showerrooms, saloon, wet clothes locker near entry with heating unit, galley with fridge, separate deep freezer, 3-burner gas stove with oven, extractor, crockery and cutlery for six persons, Webasto heating and hot water system, water pressure system.

Volvo Penta TMD 31L 4 cylinder 100 hp diesel, built 1996, 960 engine hours (July 2003), two circuit cooling system, Maxprop 3-bladed propeller, stainless steel propeller shaft, Sleipner 10 hp bowthruster, deck wash pump (usable for anchor chain cleaning), electric and manual bilge pumps, 12/220v electric system, two 100 amp starter batteries, five 88 amp service batteries, shore power connection, Victron 130 amp battery charger, extra 130 amp Mastervolt alternator for charging service batteries.

Compass, Autohelm ST50 speed/depth/wind/navdata in cockpit and a multi repeater inside, Shipmate RS8300 VHF with cockpit connection, Raytheon R40XX radar, Autohelm ST7000 autopilot (with extra Giro plus sensor), AP GPS Mark VI, Yeoman plotter, EPIRB Inmarsat Fastnet.

Stereo system in saloon and aft cabin, fixed sprayhood with flexible top, cockpit sun cover, cockpit winter cover, 6-person liferaft, outboard, lifebuoys, lifelines, fire extinguishers, electric windlass with cockpit control, Delta anchor with 80m chain, spare CQR anchor, aluminium stern anchor, stainless steel/teak bathing platform, stainless steel swim ladder, bow ladder, deck shower, fenders, clock and barometer, safe, night lights throughout interior.

Sloop rig (cutter stay available), Selden aluminium mast, wire rigging, in-mast mainsail furling, Furlex genoa furling system, sails: mainsail, genoa, storm jib, cutter jib, trysail, blister, Lewmar self-tailing winches: 2x 64 electric sheet, 2x 40 main sheet, 2x 44 furling, 2x 48 halyard, Selden aluminium spinnaker boom.