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1995 Rival Bowman 40
sail
used
Listed 0 days ago
Specifications
Make
Rival Bowman
Model
40
Year
1995
Length
39.9ft (12.2m)
Beam
3.95m
Draft
1.50m
Hull Material
GRP
Engine
VOLVO MD22L, 50 HP, 2450 hours
Fuel Type
diesel
Location
Lagos, Portugal
Equipment & Extras
- Model
- 40
- Berths
- 6
- Cabins
- 2
- Engine
- VOLVO MD22L
- Beam (m)
- 3.95
- Designer
- Chuck Paine
- Draft (m)
- 1.5
- Engine HP
- 50
- Engine Hours
- 2450
- Manufacturer
- Rival Bowman
- Hull Material
- GRP
- Displacement (kg)
- 8600
- Fuel Capacity (l)
- 300
- Water Capacity (l)
- 545
- Chuck Paine design
- Bowman 40 by Rival Bowman
- Built to Lloyds Certification – 100 A1+
- Teak laid cockpit
- Teak capping rail
- Coppercoat anfifouling
- Sheel keel
- Full skeg hung rudder
- 60lbs CQR Anchor with 60m of 10mm galvanised chain with snubber
- 12 KG Danforth Bulldog
- Lewmar stainless V3 windlass – 2019
- Double stainless steel bow roller with pins
- Stainless steel pull pit, push pit and stanchions
- Stainless steel guard rails – 2019
- Foredeck, aft and midship cleats
- Panama fairleads
- Granny bars
- Lewmar deck hatches
- Deck covers for hatches, sprayhood windows, windlass, winches and helm
- Sprayhood with leathered hand rail
- Bimini – with zip up cover + infill to sprayhood and sunshades
- Harken winches – all 2 speed and self tailing
- 2 x 53s in cockpit
- 2 x 40s under sprayhood
- 2 x 32s at mast base
- 1 x 16 single speed self tailing in cockpit
- Fitted cockpit cushions with storage bag
- Teak cockpit table with storage bag
- Stainless swim ladder and step with teak treads on transom
- Removable stainless and teak boarding ladder midships
- Bow step for bow to mooring
- Deck wash with salt/fresh water feed
- Warps and Fenders
- Edson steering
- Avon 4 person liferaft – next service due 03/2028
- Cutter rig with fixed aft lowers – no running backstays
- Deck stepped with 2 spreaders
- Hood Stoway aluminium mast painted in white
- Mast steps
- Hood Stoway aluminium boom painted in white
- In mast furling mainsail
- Running rigging replaced in 2019
- Kemp gas rod kicker
- Spinnaker pole – mast stowed
- Harken furlers on yankee (series 2) and staysail (series 1)
- Furling mainsail by Kemp – 2017
- Furling Yankee by Kemp – 2017
- Furling staysail by Kemp – 2017
- Hood multipurpose furling gennaker – lightly used
- Banks cruising chute with snuffer – lightly used
- Volvo MD22L – 50 HP
- Hours: 2450
- Professionally maintained using Volvo parts
- Shaft drive to 3 bladed Maxprop Classic feathering propeller and rope cutter
- Bow thruster – Vetus – R125/3 3kw
- 3 x service batteries – Yuasa 115 a/h – 2022
- 1 x engine start battery – Tanya 95 a/h – 2022
- Victron battery charger 30a – 2025
- 240 v and 12 v outlets
- Alternator – Leece Neville 105a – 2026
- Siemens solar panel with Victron MTTP smart solar charger/ regulator
- Merlin smartgague battery monitor
- Galvanic Isolator
- Red night lighting
- Mood lighting
- Raymarine C70 chartplotter
- Raymarine ST 6002 autopilot
- Plastimo compass
- 3 x Raymarine ST60’s for wind/speed/depth/log
- Raymarine C120 chartplotter
- Raymarine Radar
- Raymarine S2G course computer
- Raymarine autopilot remote head unit / smart controller
- VHF- Icom IC M 421
- Furuno GP 32 GPS
- ICS Nav 6 Navtex
- AIS receive
- Glomex TV antenna
- Clock and Barometer
- 6 berths over 2 cabins and saloon + pipecot
- Eberspacher diesel heating – outlets to saloon, nav area, both cabins and wet locker
- Teak joinery throughout
- Saloon and chart table upholstery in sage leather
- Cabin upholstery in white and blue stripes
- Hot water via calorifier and shore power immersion
- Blinds for main hatches, curtains to port holes, mosquito covers to hatches and opening port holes
- 12v fans to cabins
- Additional storage throughout – carpet lined
- Force 10 3 burner gas hob with oven and grill
- 12/24V Isotherm fridge with ice box 2551SP
- Double stainless steel sink
- Hot and cold pressurised water
- Fresh water via manual hand pump
- Sea water via manual foot pump
- Forward facing navigation station
- Lifting chart table
- Storage outboard and under seating
- U Shaped seating to port
- 2 armchairs to starboard
- Extending teak saloon table with wine bottle storage
- Cupboard storage outboard
- Book shelving and cupboard between armchairs
- Lee cloth to pipe berth
- Ceramic sink
- Extendable tap/shower head
- Solid granite worktop
- 2 single V berths with infill
- Seating to starboard
- Storage to port
- Hanging wardrobe + plentiful cupboards
- Lee cloths
- Jabsco manual flush toilet with holding tank
- Fresh water / salt water flush
- Ceramic sink with hot and cold pressurised water
- Large separate hanging area for wet weather items with heating outlet
- Double berth
- Hanging storage and plentiful cupboards
- Teak flag box
- Opening ports to cockpit for watch keeping
- WC/Heads
Description
A classic ocean thoroughbred with beautiful and luxurious interior. Built to Lloyds +100A1 classification, this Bowman 40 offers the most reassuring blue water package. The Bowman 40 is fast becoming a modern classic, her elegant lines, cutter rig and sheel keel all combine to create a comfortable, sea kindly sailing experience. The interior joinery is of high quality and finished in teak with handholds and bracing points throughout. This Bowman 40 has had one owner since new. She was molded and all structural fixtures installed by Rival Bowman, with interior fit out completed to an extremely high standard by the owners. Their attention to detail is evident through the design additions such as the larger than standard forward berth and shower room. Forty Love presents very nicely throughout and has clearly had very dedicated owners and her condition reflects this. Forty Love is currently afloat in her marina berth in Lagos, Portugal. Lagos is often considered to be the gateway to the Mediterranean and with regular flights to Faro, it is quickly becoming a popular destination for those seeking a more favorable sailing climate. In addition to a thriving communuity, Lagos also offers a highly regarded boatyard with excellent servicing facilities making winter maintenance a straight forward task. Forty Love is an EU VAT paid yacht, there is an option for her to be brought back to the UK for completion for her to redeem her UK VAT paid status, this is a rare opportunity for any potential purchaser to choose her home port. Please call our Falmouth Office for further information. ‘Forty Love’ is one of those yachts that quietly stands apart. There is a depth of thought in her build and ownership that becomes clear the more time you spend on board. She has not simply been maintained, she has been understood, refined, and cared for with real intent. The Bowman 40 is already a very capable offshore design, but this example feels elevated beyond that. The way she has been finished, the subtle improvements to the interior layout, and the overall condition all point to owners who were deeply invested in getting the boat exactly right. It shows everywhere, from the quality of the joinery to the practicality of the spaces. Underway, she delivers exactly what you would hope for from a yacht of this pedigree. There is a steadiness and reassurance to her motion that builds confidence quickly. She feels composed, predictable, and quietly capable, the kind of boat that encourages you to keep going when others might turn back. What is perhaps most appealing is how complete she feels. The major systems are in place, the specification is well considered, and the overall package is ready to be used properly. Whether the next owner is planning extended cruising, offshore passages, or simply wants a yacht with genuine substance, ‘Forty Love’ offers a very compelling opportunity. It is not often that a boat with this level of provenance, care, and readiness comes to market in such a well-rounded state.
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£1,326
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Monthly Running Costs (estimated)
Mooring / berthing
£416
Insurance
£169
Maintenance
£293
Fuel
£67
Running costs subtotal
£944/mo
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£2,270
Finance + running costs combined
Finance 58%
Running costs 42%
Total Interest
£44,423
Total Cost (finance)
£179,423
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