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2002 DALE Nelson 38
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Specifications
Make
DALE
Model
Nelson 38
Year
2002
Length
39.9ft (12.2m)
Beam
3.75m
Hull Material
GRP
Engine
Twin Yanmar 6LY2M-STE 5.8L turbo-charged diesel engines, 420hp each @ 3300 RPM, approximately 2,100 hours running time
Fuel Type
diesel
Location
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
Equipment & Extras
- berths
- 5
- boat name
- ANDROMEDA
- generator
- Paguro 4kVA under 100 hours
- rcd status
- Category A - Ocean
- beam metres
- 3.75
- engine hours
- ~2100
- maximum speed kph
- 51
- cruising speed kph
- 33
- fuel capacity litres
- 1363
- length overall metres
- 12.14
- freshwater capacity litres
- 430
- Twin Yanmar 6LY2M-STE 420hp engines
- Teak laid decks
- American cherry interior
- Raymarine navigation suite
- Raymarine GMDSS VHF radio
- Raymarine colour HybridTouch radar/plotter
- Raymarine autopilot
- Raymarine log/speed instruments
- Raymarine wind speed indicator
- ICS NAV6 Navtex display
- Electric bow thruster
- Dual hydraulic steering
- Trim tabs
- Eberspächer blown-air heater
- Paguro 4kVA generator
- Victron Energy inverter and charger
- 4 battery banks
- Shore power with mains sockets
- Hot and cold pressurised water
- Calorifier heating system
- Isotherm 12V 65L refrigerator
- Panasonic microwave oven/grill
- Princess gas-fired two-burner hob
- Smev gas oven with grill
- 2 heads compartments with showers
- Pioneer stereo system
- Avtex flat-screen TV
- Three electric bilge pumps
- Manual bilge pump
- Bilge alarms
- Sea-Fire automatic fire extinguisher
- Manual fire extinguishers
- Six-man liferaft
- Ocean Signal Rescue ME GPS EPIRB
- Horseshoe lifebuoys
- Fog horn
- Navigation lights
- Anchor light
- Aft deck light
- Sprayhood with windows
- Folding bimini cover
- Simpson manual davits
- Teak boarding platform
- Stainless steel boarding ladder
- Swim ladder
- 20kg Bruce anchor with 50m chain
- Fenders and mooring warps
- Rubber D fendering
- Rubber spray rails
- Stainless steel pulpit
- Stainless steel stanchions
- Guard wires
- Gas bottle locker
- Fold-down radar gantry
- Three windscreen wipers
- Grab handles throughout
- Scatter cushions and carpet
- Upholstered seating
- Curtains throughout
- Chrome interior fittings
- Blond Alcantara linings
Description
With 27 of these wonderful semi-displacement Nelson 38s built by Dale Motor Yachts, there is a fair amount of choice, and this is an exceptionally well-preserved example. Built in 2002, with Category A build integrity, ANDROMEDA features an exceptionally fine American cherry interior with fresh upholstery, upgraded navigational equipment, and a complete cruising inventory. She is the later layout version - with an island aft berth - and is powered by the super-reliable Yanmar 420s. These hulls are as good as they come - and this is a particularly well-sorted example.ConstructionRCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean” for 14 persons on board. Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:Solid laminate GRP with blue painted hull and varnished teak badging (striped & re-varnished recently).White GRP superstructure.Rubber “D” fendering and rubber spray rails.Fully teak laid aft deck, side, and fore decks.Teak companionway doors. Aft deck lockers with teak-laid lids and moulded, padded backrests. Interior Finish:Interior fittings in chrome.American cherrywood joinery and veneer finished with semi-gloss varnish.Blond Alcantara to side and overhead linings throughout.Scatter cushions & Ivory carpet to cabin soles.Carpeted wheelhouse and galley steps.Upholstered blue patterned fabric seating in dinette and wheelhouse.Curtains to wheelhouse and all cabins.Grab handles throughout.Ivory hide-rimmed steering wheel at interior helm.Hide-covered stainless steel steering wheel at exterior helm.MachineryEngine & Gearboxes:Twin Yanmar 6LY2M- STE 5.8L turbo-charged diesel engines, rated at maximum output of 420hp each @ 3300 RPM.Approximately 2,100 hours’ running time.Polished chromed steel Micro commander electronic controls at both helm stations.The engines are flexibly mounted and have a sea water filter to each engine.Exhaust high–temperature alarms.Sea-Fire Automatic fire extinguisher to the engine room.High quality sound proofing to engine room. Maintenance & Performance:The engines have been regularly maintained, showing c. 2100 hours run at October 2025. Engines last serviced October 2023.Cruising Speed: 18 knots at 2200rpm.Maximum Speed: 27.3 knots at 3300rpm.Fuel Consumption: ca. 75 litres/hr cruising with c.240nm range with reserve. Propulsion & Steering:Electronic engine controls for throttles and gearboxes.Shaft drive.Dual hydraulic steering, greasers to rudder tubes.Stainless steel emergency tiller.PSS type stern glands.Conventional shaft drive to four bladed propellers.Trim tabs with dual station controls.Electric bow thruster with interior and exterior controls.Electrical SystemsVoltage Systems:12 Volt system throughout.240 Volt ring main system. Battery Banks:4 x Additional batteries have been installed.2 x 12V Numax XV31 MF 110 amp/hr batteries for isolated engine start circuits.2 x 12V Numax XV31 MF 110 amp/hr batteries for all other circuits.Sealed and vented battery boxes, cross over battery link switch.Mastervolt BTM III battery monitor panel at lower console. Battery Chargers:Charging via engine alternators, battery charger as below, or generator.Victron Energy 12/30 smart battery charger. Generator:Paguro 4kVA generator. Under 100 hours run at October 2025. Shore Power:Shore power with mains sockets fitted throughout the vessel.These sockets can also be used when the generator is running or via the mains inverter. Other Electrical:Victron Energy Phoenix 12/2000 inverter and additional batteries.Plumbing SystemsFresh Water & Water Heating System:Calorifier heated by the engines or by an electric immersion heater.Hot and cold pressurised water throughout the vessel.Freshwater washers to wheelhouse front screens.Tap to engine room. Bilge Pumps:Three electric pumps with automatic switches and one manual bilge pump with suction inlets either side of engine room.Bilge alarms to engine room bilges.TankageFuel:300 gallons / 1363 litres capacity approx. carried in two keel-located tanks.Tank Tender gauges to water/fuel/waste tanks and on-deck fillers. Fresh Water:Freshwater approximately 95 Gallons (430 litres).Hot water immersion tank approximately 9 gallons (40 litres). Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:18 gallons / 82 litres capacity.Black water tank approximately 18 gallons (82 litres) connected to forward toilet.Deck suction outlet and macerator for overboard discharge.Odour filter fitted to waste tank breather.Navigation EquipmentRaymarine GMDSS VHF radio at both helm positions.Raymarine log/speed instruments at both helm positions.Raymarine colour HybridTouch radar/plotter at both helm positions.Raymarine wind speed and direction indicator at main helm.Handbearing compass at main helm.Large magnetic compass at outside helm.Raymarine autopilot with controls at both helm positions.Bow thruster (hardly ever needed, as she handles so well) with controls at both helm positions.ICS NAV6 Navtex display.Domestic EquipmentGalley:Galley to starboard.American cherry wood panelling to sidelining above galley worktop.Galley top moulded in Corian type Wilsonart material with Corian sink (with hot & cold mixer tap), waste bin entry, and moulded fiddle rail. Ample galley stowage and beautifully hand-crafted solid timber joinery, outboard lockers with sliding doors and stowage racks. Large storage cabinets and drawers. Isotherm/Indel/Webasto front-loading 12V 65 litre refrigerator with ice compartment. Panasonic combination microwave oven/grill. Princess gas-fired two-burner hob.Smev stainless steel gas oven with grill.Steps up to main saloon and wheelhouse. Heads/Showers:2 x Heads compartments (one ensuite to aft cabin). Wash basin, mixer tap with hot and cold pressurized water to each head. Shower, manual marine wc, mirror, lockers, towel rail and hanging hooks to each head. Heating & Ventilation:Heating throughout the vessel provided by an Eberspächer blown-air heater.Plentiful opening side lights and overhead deck-hatches.Passive dorade ventilators throughout. Entertainment:Pioneer stereo at lower helm with loudspeakers.Avtex flat-screen TV to dinette, with external aerial. Lighting:Lighting throughout.Anchor light & navigation lights.Aft deck light mounted on mast.AccommodationSummary of Accommodation:Usual Dale Nelson 38 layout with a centre double berth in the aft cabin, which has its own shower, toilet, and basin to heads compartment on portside.Additional forward bulkhead storage cupboard set into upper companionway carcassing.Twin vee berths in the forward cabin, also with its own shower, marine wc, and basin.This heads compartment can also be accessed from the downstairs saloon.Downstairs saloon with galley and large settee.Table lowers to form an additional double berth.Additional larger dining table included in sale.Wheelhouse with helm and navigation seats.Two settees positioned behind these seats.Walk-around double bed in the aft cabin.American cherry wood and timber veneers – finished in two-pack semi-gloss varnish.Both cabins as well as the wheelhouse have curtains both curtains and grab rails throughout. Wheelhouse:Helm position to port and pilot seat to starboard with footrests fitted to both positions.Helm and pilot seats with sliders and armrests. Stowage beneath helm seat – custom bottle and glass stowage.Second fridge unit beneath pilot seat.Chart table is to starboard and removable and stowed at aft starboard end of wheelhouse when not in use.Book stowage and timber pencil tray at pilot position.Sofa to starboard and L-shaped seating to port.From aft of the main saloon one can access the aft deck above, or down to the owner’s cabin.Table socket inset into engine bay inspection hatch to allow a wheelhouse table to be placed.Deck EquipmentGeneral:Teak deck with 3 pairs of stainless-steel mooring bollards.Navigation lights to international standards.Stainless steel rail to aft deck with fender baskets. Teak boarding platform with stainless steel boarding ladder and swim ladder.Three windscreen wipers.Stainless steel pulpit modified for bow-to mooring.Stainless steel pulpit, stanchions, and guard wires.Gas bottle locker with drains.Fold-down gantry for radar, etc. Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:Fenders, mooring warps, and boathook.20kg galvanised steel Bruce anchor with 50 metres of chain (new 2024 – unused as yet!). Covers, Canvas & Cushions:Aft deck seats with upholstery and seat covers.Sprayhood with windows and a folding bimini cover. Tender & Outboard:Simpson manual davits in polished stainless steel.Safety EquipmentOcean Signal Rescue ME GPS EPIRB.Six-man liferaft in valise. Service status – in date.Fog horn.Two horseshoe lifebuoys, one fitted with an automatic light. Fire-Fighting Equipment:Manual fire extinguishers fitted throughout (new 2025).Sea-Fire automatic/manual extinguisher in the engine room (service date unverified).
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