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1988 Bowman Yachts 40

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Specifications

Make Bowman Yachts
Model 40
Year 1988
Length 39.9ft (12.2m)
Beam 3.84m
Draft 1.50m
Hull Material grp/fibreglass
Engine Beta 50, 280 hours, 50hp
Fuel Type diesel
Location Gosport, United Kingdom

Equipment & Extras

Beam
3.84 metres
Year
1988
Draft
1.50 metres
Price
£117,500 GBP
Engines
engine 50 (280 hours, 50hp)
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Designer
Chuck Paine
Location
Gosport, United Kingdom
Fuel tanks
318 litres tank
Make/model
Bowman Yachts 40
Hull colour
white
Water tanks
545 litres drinking water tank
Displacement
8,620 kg
Name of boat
Mor- Ula
Fuel capacity
318 litres
Length overall
12.17 metres
Number of heads
2
Number of berths
5
  • Part 1 registered
  • Chuck Paine design
  • Built by Rival Bowman Yachts
  • Grp hull moulded in white
  • Grp deck moulded in off white
  • No teak decks from build
  • Scheel fin keel
  • Skeg hung rudder
  • Cutter rig
  • Yacht legs with hull protector sleeves
  • Lewmar V4 vertical windlass – plug in hand controls via deck plug – 2010
  • Bow thruster control can also operate windlass
  • Double stainless bow roller
  • 55 kg Rocna anchor
  • 100m of 3/8 galvanised chain
  • 45lb and 35lb CQR anchors
  • 35lb Danforth kedge anchor with chain and warp
  • Chain and snubber
  • Various mooring strops, lines and chains
  • Stainless push pit, pull pit and stachions – opening gates port and starboard
  • Granny bars
  • Dedicated yankee and staysail tracks
  • Mainsheet track forward of sprayhood
  • Covers for all hatches, dinghy and liferaft
  • Mainsail cover Adrift Covers 2025
  • Sprayhood with new windows and zips serviced 2025
  • Cockpit enclosure with stainless frame, clear windows
  • Stainless steel gantry for wind generator, radar and antennas
  • Bimini and cover serviced 2025
  • Deck and cockpit awning
  • Full set of cockpit cushions
  • Stainless boarding ladder
  • Smaller lightweight stainless ladder for when alongside
  • Mast step folding ladder
  • 12 v search light
  • Teak folding cockpit table with cup holder attachment
  • Deck wash pump 12v with hose
  • Artigiani AB inflatable dinghy with oars
  • Mariner 2.5 hp 4 stroke outboard
  • Various warps and fenders for mooring
  • Passarelle and fender board
  • Kemp anodised aluminium 2 spreader mast – keel stepped
  • Standing rigging – renewed November 2025
  • Cutter rig with running back stays
  • Additional forestay with hank on sail
  • Insulated backstay with tensioner
  • Seafurl furler on yankee
  • Furlex furler on stay sail
  • Kemp spinnaker pole – mast mounted
  • Selden extending bearing out pole – deck mounted
  • Solid kicker
  • Dutchman boom brake preventer line
  • Sails Mainsail – fully battened with lazy jacks 3 reefs – maintained by North Sails – 2002
  • DB sails Yankee – roller reefed with uv strip – maintained by North Sails – 1999 – UK Sails
  • Staysail – roller reefed with uv strip – maintained by North Sails – Hood
  • Yankee – hank on 80% – SW sails
  • Storm jib – hank on in orange – SW sails
  • Asymetric cruising chute with sock – UK sails
  • Winches 2 x Harken Barossa ST5 primary winches
  • 2 x Lewmar ST30 under sprayhood
  • 1 x Lewmar ST16 headsail furling winch
  • 1 x Lewmar ST16 – mast base
  • 2 x Lewmar ST30 – mast base
  • 1 x Lewmar ST43 – mast base
  • Beta 50 installed in 2016 – 280 hours – professionally maintained by Beta agent
  • Upgraded 120 a/h alternator
  • Shaft drive to 3 blade Bruntons Autoprop with Spurs rope cutter
  • Original 2 blade prop as spare
  • Beta mechanical gear box with 2:1 ratio
  • Cobra rack and pinion steering with emergency tiller
  • Sleipner SE80/185 Sidepower bow thruster – 2009
  • Honda EX650 portable generator
  • Blakes seacocks
  • Fuel: 1 x 318 litre stainless tank with cut off valve and sight tube
  • Water: 3 x stainless tanks with a total capacity of 545 litres
  • Holding: 1 x 68 litre stainless tank
  • Pressurised fresh water system with accumulator tank plus Whale hand pump
  • Hot water via engine or mains powered calorifier
  • Cockpit Garmin 4800 chart plotter – Garmin radar and AIS
  • Rigel Poseidon compass
  • 5 x Garmin GM120 mulitifunction wind/speed/depth/log displays
  • Scanstrutt USB charging on pedestal
  • Autohelm ST6000 autopilot with Raymarine P70s headunit
  • Hydrovane self steering with 2 x vanes and spare cover
  • Navigation lights
  • Chart Table Garmin GPS 4800 chart plotter – fully integrated with Garmin radar and AIS Class B transponder
  • Furuno GPS linked to Yeoman plotter
  • VHF ICOM ICM601 DSC – external speaker and dual command microphone
  • ICOM M800 SSB
  • ICOM M11 handheld VHF
  • Target Navtex pro
  • NASA weatherman
  • Breton plotter
  • Back up Lowrance plug in GPS
  • Hand held Garmin GPS unit
  • Hand bearing compasses
  • Wifibat portable enhancing aerial for connection to hub
  • PC/laptop connection via Digital Yacht Smartertrack
  • EPIRB – GME 493G – full service by Sartech 2022
  • 2 x 120 a/h service batteries (Sonneschein gel) – 2021
  • 1 x 120 a/h engine battery (Sonneschein gel) – 2021
  • 1 x bow thruster battery (Optima blue top) – 2018
  • Charging via: Shore power
  • 120 a/h beta alternator with double v belt
  • Superwind 350 wind generator with shunt regulator
  • Duritc battery charge regulator
  • Victron centaur battery charger with monitor
  • Safeshore galvanic isolator
  • RS Handy mains inverter
  • 3 stage battery switching
  • 8 berths over 2 cabins and saloon
  • Eberspacher Airtronic heater – 2021
  • Teak joinery throughout
  • Upholstery in dralon – teal blue
  • Galley Taylors 041 gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill
  • Frigomatic fridge with additional cooling via hull plate
  • Russel Hobbs 600w microwave
  • Double stainless steel sink with pressurised and manual water
  • Storage drawers and fiddled storage
  • Chart Table Full sized forward facing, lifting chart table
  • Drawers and under seating storage
  • Ships bell, barometer and clock
  • Saloon U shaped seating to port
  • Bench seating to starboard
  • Book shelving
  • Large fold out saloon table with bottle storage in teak
  • Pipecots to port and starboard
  • Lee cloths to port and starboard
  • Storage behind seat backs
  • Master Cabin Double berth with step up
  • Vanity unit, hanging locker, cupboard and berth
  • Access to holding tank, bow thruster and chain locker/windlass
  • Forward Heads Ensuite heads to port
  • Blakes Lavac sea toilet with holding tank
  • Hand sink and shower
  • Locker storage
  • Aft Heads Blakes Lavac sea toilet
  • Storage and wet locker aft
  • Aft Cabin Double berth
  • Vanity unit, hanging locker and drawers
  • Fiddled storage for washboards
  • Access to fuel tank sight glass
  • Number of cabins

Description

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><span><p></p><h5></h5><p>A lovely example of this timeless classic from Chuck Paine. The Bowman 40 is widely regarded as being the go to blue water cruising yacht.  With her Scheel keel, well balanced hull and versatile cutter rig, she offers exceptionally sea kindly performance whether crossing oceans or coastal cruising.</p>
<p>‘Mor Ula’ is currently under her second ownership, both of whom have clearly been very experienced and considerate sailors. She presents very well with no teak to the side decks, the owners have made her home from home especially when you head down below. Recent upgrades have included, but certainly not limited to, a recent engine installation with a Beta 50, updated navigation instruments and the standing rigging has just been renewed in readiness for her next ownership.</p>
<p>This Bowman 40 is in turn key condition and available for viewings, currently afloat in Royal Clarence Marina, Portsmouth.<br>
Please call us for further information.</p>
<p>CONSTRUCTION<br>
Part 1 registered<br>
Chuck Paine design<br>
Built by Rival Bowman Yachts<br>
Grp hull moulded in white<br>
Grp deck moulded in off white<br>
No teak decks from build<br>
Scheel fin keel<br>
Skeg hung rudder<br>
Cutter rig<br>
Yacht legs with hull protector sleeves<br>
ON DECK<br>
Lewmar V4 vertical windlass – plug in hand controls via deck plug – 2010<br>
Bow thruster control can also operate windlass<br>
Double stainless bow roller<br>
55 kg Rocna anchor 100m of 3/8 galvanised chain<br>
45lb and 35lb CQR anchors<br>
35lb Danforth kedge anchor with chain and warp<br>
Chain and snubber<br>
Various mooring strops, lines and chains<br>
Stainless push pit, pull pit and stachions – opening gates port and starboard<br>
Granny bars<br>
Dedicated yankee and staysail tracks<br>
Mainsheet track forward of sprayhood<br>
Covers for all hatches, dinghy and liferaft<br>
Mainsail cover Adrift Covers 2025<br>
Sprayhood with new windows and zips serviced 2025<br>
Cockpit enclosure with stainless frame, clear windows<br>
Stainless steel gantry for wind generator, radar and antennas<br>
Bimini and cover serviced 2025<br>
Deck and cockpit awning<br>
Full set of cockpit cushions<br>
Stainless boarding ladder<br>
Smaller lightweight stainless ladder for when alongside<br>
Mast step folding ladder<br>
12 v search light<br>
Teak folding cockpit table with cup holder attachment<br>
Deck wash pump 12v with hose<br>
Artigiani AB inflatable dinghy with oars<br>
Mariner 2.5 hp 4 stroke outboard<br>
Various warps and fenders for mooring<br>
Passarelle and fender board<br>
RIGGGING &amp; SAILS<br>
Kemp anodised aluminium 2 spreader mast – keel stepped<br>
Standing rigging – renewed November 2025<br>
Cutter rig with running back stays<br>
Additional forestay with hank on sail<br>
Insulated backstay with tensioner<br>
Seafurl furler on yankee<br>
Furlex furler on stay sail<br>
Kemp spinnaker pole – mast mounted<br>
Selden extending bearing out pole – deck mounted<br>
Solid kicker<br>
Dutchman boom brake preventer lineSails<br>
Mainsail – fully battened with lazy jacks 3 reefs – maintained by North Sails – 2002 DB sails<br>
Yankee – roller reefed with uv strip – maintained by North Sails – 1999 – UK Sails<br>
Staysail – roller reefed with uv strip – maintained by North Sails – Hood<br>
Yankee – hank on 80% – SW sails<br>
Storm jib – hank on in orange – SW sails<br>
Asymetric cruising chute with sock – UK sailsWinches<br>
2 x Harken Barossa ST5 primary winches<br>
2 x Lewmar ST30 under sprayhood<br>
1 x Lewmar ST16 headsail furling winch<br>
1 x Lewmar ST16 – mast base<br>
2 x Lewmar ST30 – mast base<br>
1 x Lewmar ST43 – mast base<br>
ENGINEERING<br>
Beta 50 installed in 2016 – 280 hours – professionally maintained by Beta agent<br>
Upgraded 120 a/h alternator<br>
Shaft drive to 3 blade Bruntons Autoprop with Spurs rope cutter<br>
Original 2 blade prop as spare<br>
Beta mechanical gear box with 2:1 ratio<br>
Cobra rack and pinion steering with emergency tiller<br>
Sleipner SE80/185 Sidepower bow thruster – 2009<br>
Honda EX650 portable generator<br>
Blakes seacocks<br>
TANKAGE &amp; WATER<br>
Fuel: 1 x 318 litre stainless tank with cut off valve and sight tube<br>
Water: 3 x stainless tanks with a total capacity of 545 litres<br>
Holding: 1 x 68 litre stainless tank<br>
Pressurised fresh water system with accumulator tank plus Whale hand pump<br>
Hot water via engine or mains powered calorifier<br>
NAVIGATION<br>
Cockpit<br>
Garmin 4800 chart plotter – Garmin radar and AIS<br>
Rigel Poseidon compass<br>
5 x Garmin GM120 mulitifunction wind/speed/depth/log displays<br>
Scanstrutt USB charging on pedestal<br>
Autohelm ST6000 autopilot with Raymarine P70s headunit<br>
Hydrovane self steering with 2 x vanes and spare cover<br>
Navigation lightsChart Table<br>
Garmin GPS 4800 chart plotter – fully integrated with Garmin radar and AIS<br>
Class B transponder<br>
Furuno GPS linked to Yeoman plotter<br>
VHF ICOM ICM601 DSC – external speaker and dual command microphone<br>
ICOM M800 SSB<br>
ICOM M11 handheld VHF<br>
Target Navtex pro<br>
NASA weatherman<br>
Breton plotter<br>
Back up Lowrance plug in GPS<br>
Hand held Garmin GPS unit<br>
Hand bearing compasses<br>
Wifibat portable enhancing aerial for connection to hub<br>
PC/laptop connection via Digital Yacht Smartertrack<br>
EPIRB – GME 493G – full service by Sartech 2022<br>
ELECTRICAL<br>
2 x 120 a/h service batteries (Sonneschein gel) – 2021<br>
1 x 120 a/h engine battery (Sonneschein gel) – 2021<br>
1 x bow thruster battery (Optima blue top) – 2018<br>
Charging via:<br>
Shore power<br>
120 a/h beta alternator with double v belt<br>
Superwind 350 wind generator with shunt regulator<br>
Duritc battery charge regulator<br>
Victron centaur battery charger with monitor<br>
Safeshore galvanic isolator<br>
RS Handy mains inverter<br>
3 stage battery switching<br>
INTERIOR<br>
8 berths over 2 cabins and saloon<br>
Eberspacher Airtronic heater – 2021<br>
Teak joinery throughout<br>
Upholstery in dralon – teal blueGalley<br>
Taylors 041 gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill<br>
Frigomatic fridge with additional cooling via hull plate<br>
Russel Hobbs 600w microwave<br>
Double stainless steel sink with pressurised and manual water<br>
Storage drawers and fiddled storageChart Table<br>
Full sized forward facing, lifting chart table<br>
Drawers and under seating storage<br>
Ships bell, barometer and clockSaloon<br>
U shaped seating to port<br>
Bench seating to starboard<br>
Book shelving<br>
Large fold out saloon table with bottle storage in teak<br>
Pipecots to port and starboard<br>
Lee cloths to port and starboard<br>
Storage behind seat backsMaster Cabin<br>
Double berth with step up<br>
Vanity unit, hanging locker, cupboard and berth<br>
Access to holding tank, bow thruster and chain locker/windlass<br>
Forward Heads<br>
Ensuite heads to port<br>
Blakes Lavac sea toilet with holding tank<br>
Hand sink and shower<br>
Locker storage</p>
<p>Aft Heads<br>
Blakes Lavac sea toilet<br>
Hand sink and shower<br>
Storage and wet locker aft</p>
<p>Aft Cabin<br>
Double berth<br>
Vanity unit, hanging locker and drawers<br>
Fiddled storage for washboards<br>
Access to fuel tank sight glass</p>

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