Crossbow Crossbow 40

Construction

Crossbow 40 Centre Cockpit Cutter built in Cape Town, South Africa by Ocean Bound Yachts 1991 designed by Angelo Lavranos

GRP hull, deck & structure

GRP & teak deck

¾ lead encapsulated fin keel

Skeg hung rudder

Wheel Steering

Hull Copper Coated 2017

 

Information direct from designer Angelo Levranos:

 

"Twenty three were built, and most have been used for live-aboard distance cruising. 

The deck was designed as a solid glass laminate with stringers.  

The hull shell laminate ranges from 3000 gr/sqm   (dry wt) in the topsides to over 7000 gr/sqm along the entire centre line and keel areas. 

The shell is supported by closely spaced longitudinal stringers, transverse floor webs, and bulkheads.”

 

The boat had several builders (successively)   who each built around 6 boats. Ton Cup yachts called her the Silver Dawn 39,  Knysna Yachts the L39, Crossbow Yachts and Ocean Bound Yachts called her the Crossbow 40. The first one was actually moulded in the early eighties. Until she was known as the Crossbow the boat was 39 ft LOA.  A stern platform was added to the Crossbow version.  Almost all were sold as completed Hull, Deck & bulkhead units, so that the owners used 3rd party contractors to fit them out, so they are variable in finish.

 

 

LOA: 40’0 / 11.90m

LWL: 33’2/ 10.1m

Beam: 13’10 / 3.9m

Draft: 5’6 / 1.7m

Displacement: 9,600 kg

Machinery

Yanmar 4JHE 48hp engine (4,410 hrs) shaft drive to 3 bladed fixed prop. (last service June 2025)

 

Bowthruster – SE80 (2018)

Yanmar Generator 5 kva

 

Electrics

12/240v systems

Shore power

Vectron inverter

Vectron solar panel 150w

Vectron battery charger 50a/h

3 x domestic batteries

1 engine start battery

1 bowthruster battery

Hydrovane (2016)

Tankage

Fuel:        3 fuel tanks totalling 400 ltrs (S/S)

Water:     3 water tanks totalling 500 ltrs (S/S)

Holding:  2 holding tanks

 

Rig and Sails

Cutter rigged (S/S)

Main rigging 2010 (due for replacement – advertised price has taken into account the cost of replacement)

Forestay 2020

Removable bowsprit

2 running back stays

 

Slab reefing main, white by Hydranet (2010)

Roller furling genoa, white by Hydranet (2010)

Roller furling staysail, white by Hydranet (2011)

Spinnaker/Cruising chute – Blue (2010)

 

All Lewmar winches

2 x Genoa 48ST

2 x Spinnaker 43ST

1 x Halyard 43ST

1 x Main 30ST

2 additional winches at the mast

Accommodation

Accom for 5 in 3 cabins (2 doubles & 1 single) + saloon berths x 2

2 Jabsco heads/showers

High quality teak joinered interior

 

Domestic

Mikuni diesel heating

Vetus immersion heater (hot water)

Nelson cooker (2018)

2 hobs, oven & grill

Double S/S sinks

Large fridge (2017)

Freezer (2017)

TV / CD Radio / Clock Barometer

Deck

Vetus electric windlass

Spade main anchor with 90m 12mm chain

Kedge anchor with 30m warp

 

Sprayhood

Bimini

Passerelle

Swim platform

Boarding ladder/Swim ladder

Cockpit covers

Davits

Nav lights / horn

Deck shower

Navigation

B&G Vulcan 9 plotter (2017)

Radar Simrad 2018/ B&G 2017

Autohelm autopilot

Icom VHF radio with cockpit repeater

Icom SSB radio (2016)

GPS

Navtex (2017)

Satphone

Onboard wireless network (WiFi B&G) + signal enhancer

AIS – Receiver/Transmitter 

Speed/Log/wind/depth

Simrad Precision 9 heading Compass

Tenders

6 person tender + Torquedo electric outboard

Safety

6 person Ocean Safety canister life raft

EPIRB

Jack stays

Life Buoy

Dan Buoy

Radar reflector

Emergency tiller

Gas Alarm

Electric & manual bilge pumps

4 fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

LED Laser flares

 

The condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.

 

Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.

Owners Comments

Powerful well equipped stylish blue water cruiser.

 

Before we bought her we were invited onto Tom Cunliffe’s boat Constance for a day. A Mason 44. We loved her but Tom warned us of the certification issues of bringing one back from the USA. Riduna is very similar in style to the Mason internally.

 

Adamaster another Crossbow 40 was the boat of choice for Jess Lloyd Mostyn’s well documented Circumnavigation, she still writes a column in Sailing Today about the voyage.

 

 

Owners (experienced) friends borrowed the yacht for 2 weeks and this is their assessment:

 

"Riduna is an excellent sea boat, she finds her groove easily and makes steady way through even a significant chop. 

The sail configuration allows significant opportunity for meeting any reasonable wind conditions. 

The build is surprisingly stiff and the helm responsive. 

The large rudder makes close quarter manoeuvring straightforward though some care is needed in reverse as is normally the case with long keeled boats. 

The sail control lines are easily to hand in the cockpit and are heavy duty reemphasising the capability and capacity of the boat. 

Riduna feels bigger than her dimensions indicate and she is spacious with an excellent saloon comfortable and snug. 

Her design works well in the Mediterranean as there are a plethora of hatches providing excellent ventilation.

The anchor and ground tackle have always given complete peace of mind, an assured nights sleep when well dug in.

Seeing the boat achieve 8 knots in 20 knots of wind proved how given the right conditions she can lift her skirts and go.

Headroom below is excellent although slightly restricted in the galley . Other than that the galley enables good bracing underway, a capacious fridge and plenty of stowage.”

Title Documents and Tax

Listed below are the documents/or copies of what we have seen on listing this yacht.

 

Current Full British Part 1 Registration

Copy - Marina Contract in Sicily for Brexit

Copy - Bill of sale (2016) purchased in UK

Copy - VAT Declaration Malta Customs (2004)

Copy - Bill of Sale (2004)

Copy - Invoice for parts in Horta 3rd June 1998 confirming location in the EU in full use.

Copy – Unlimited Greek Transit Log

Evidence of TEPAI cruising tax paid

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