BOWMAN 57 KETCH

Bowman 57 Ketch, built by Rival Bowman in UK, finished by Camper & Nicholsons and launched in 1991, designed by Holman & Pye, LOA 18.29m (60'), beam 4.47m (14'8"), draft 2.18m (7'2"), GRP hull and superstructure, teak laid decks, hull preventive osmosis treatment in 2006, white colour hull and superstructure, long fin keel, new antifouling 02/2010, displacement 22 tons, ballast 10 tons, Edson pedestal cable steering, emergency tiller, 1,200 litres (264 Imp gallons) fuel capacity, 1,200 litres (264 Imp gallons) water capacity, black water holding tank.

Accommodation for seven persons in three cabins, double bedded owner's cabin aft with ensuite wc/showerroom, twin bedded guest cabin midships and guest cabin with three berths forward, guest wc/showerroom forward. Saloon/dining area with U-shaped seating are to starboard, chart table and galley to portside. Galley with twin sinks, fridge with freezer in galley, freezer (under chart table), second freezer in passage aft of saloon, Alpes 4-burner electric gimballed stove/oven, Philips microwave, extractor, crockery and cutlery.

King Air reverse cycle heating/air conditioning system, water pressure system, Jabsco toilets (2007).

Perkins 6.3544M 110 hp diesel engine (1984), maximum speed approx. 9 knots, cruising speed 7 knots, Hurth 2:1 gearbox, Brunton autopitch 3-bladed propeller, consumption at cruising speed of 7 knots/1,400 rpm approx. 6.5 to 7.5 litres (1.43 to 1.65 Imp gallons) per hour, Vetus 9 kw electric bowthruster, two electric and one manual bilge pump, deck wash system. 12/24/240v electric system, Onan 6 kw generator, service and starter batteries (2009), Dartpoint 60 amp battery charger, two 120 amp alternators on main engine, 110v and 220v shore power inlets, 1,500w invertor, convertor to 110v.

Suunto compass
Brookes & Gatehouse Hornet wind and depth monitor with analogue repeaters over companionway
ICOM ICM700UK SSB radio
DEMEK RS 8000 VHF
Koden MD300 radar
Brookes & Gatehouse Elite LCD plotter/GPS
Brookes & Gatehouse Hydra 2000 autopilot with dual stations
JRC J-Nav500 GPS
Furuno D-fax weatherfax
Magellan handheld GPS

LG flatscreen TV, Philips DVD player, LG VHS video player, Alpine radio/CD player.

Sprayhood (2011), cockpit cover, cover for steering wheel, sun awning over boom main (2008), covers for main and mizzen, cockpit cushions (2008), Whittal davits, gangway, side ladder, cockpit table, Bombard dinghy (2008), Tohatsu 3.5 hp 4-stroke outboard (2008), Simpson Lawrence 4,000w anchor windlass with capstan, CQR 75 lbs anchor with 110m of 13mm chain, Danforth anchor, 8 fenders, mooring lines.

Fire Master 2000 fire extinguishing system, handheld fire extinguishers, Plastimo 6 person liferaft (needs to be serviced) , lifejackets, horseshoe lifebuoys, lifelines.

Ketch rig, Sailspar UK aluminium masts, stainless steel wire rigging (2003), Navtec hydraulic backstay and boomvang (main and mizzen), Profurl manual genoa and staysail furlers, Harken batt-car system with lazy jacks for mainsail, ISS France track for the genoa and mainsheet traveller, two spinnaker booms.

Sails: Fully battened mainsail, Yankee/genoa, Mizzen staysail, Furling staysail, Light No. 1 genoa, Cruising chute, Spinnaker

Winches: 2x Barient 32ST, 2x Barient 37ST electric primaries, 2x Barient 22, 2x Barient 28+ (mainsheet)
,1x Lewmar 48 electric (2006) near companionway for mainsail halyards Barient winches on mainmast