Vels 40 One Off

General details of the Vels 40 One Off

About the Vels 40 One Off

One Off Vels 40
This is a very innovative ship, When you sail it, people will look out for it because of the special design. A striking ship with many interesting details, such as a hydraulic retractable keel, which can be turned up at the push of a button. Wad legs provide the necessary stability to fall dry. The water ballast tanks make the ship extra stable. The special rigging with an unsteady movable mast with the Swingrig system, makes sailing easy and gives the ship a lot of speed. The closed ballast tanks and foam block in the foreship make the ship nonsensical.

General:
Windshift, a One Off Vels 40, length 12.35 m, width 3.70 m, depth 2.60/0.80 m, year of construction 2001, construction number JV 186, Jachtbouw Vels BV, design Jac. de Ridder/Van de Stadt, truss, lift keel with bulb, hull: glass fabric/aramide/epoxy on core of Red -Cedar slats, deck: sandwich of PVC. foam with plywood/glass fabric, displacement 6500 kg, ballast 2250 kg, steering wheel steered, Spade anchor (20 hg), folding anchor system, anchor line with forepeak chain, in-scoop bathing ladder, perspex windows, interior panelling maple sandwhich, headroom saloon 2.00 m, bed length fore cabin 2.10 m, bed length aft cabin 2.10 m, longitudinal bench 2.10 m.

Engine:
Yanmar 29 KW 3 JH3 with 2 leaves of Maxprop. Engine number A00539, diesel tanks: 170 l. holding 60 litres day tank, propeller shaft, Maxprop vane propeller, hour meter, running hours 580, tachometer, fuel level gauge.

Rigging:
Clearance height 20.75 m, Swingrig rigged, carbon mast ((2006 new type slimmer mast), mast hydraulically rotatable, boom angle adjustable, Leisure Furl roller boom aluminum, battened 90m2mainsail, fixed sprayhood, 5 self-tailing winches, 2x Andersen 52 electric winches, 2x Andersen 48 electric winches, mainsailvalley winch Andersen 48ST electric, overhauled 2015, Quick electric anchor winch, integrated mudflap legs by pipes in the hull with winch adjustable, telescopic retractable carbon rudder blade.

Navigation and equipment:
1x 125 Ah battery (2017), 4x battery 250 Ah (2017), 12-24Volt, shore power connection, battery charger Victron (2011), inverter Victron (2017), 2 x 30 w solar panels Solar , ammeter, depth sounder/log, windmeter B&G H3000 (2014) autopilot Simrad AP22 (2014), drive for autopilot JEFA direct drive 150 (2014 overhauled, navigation plotter B&G Band Zeus Touch 7 with Navionics on steering position, extra GPS at chart table, marine radio Ocean with 2 antennas, detachable compass Plastimo on sliding hatch, outdoor speaker, radio/CD player.

Gas and water:
Composite water tank 170 litres, electric water pressure system, 1 x manual toilet and shower in front cabin, 1 x manual toilet in aft cabin, boiler 30 l. on engine, 60l. holding tank and 220v, kitchenette with 2 burner gas hob/oven (2015), cool box, gas bun with air vent.

Safety equipment:

Lifebuoy, fire extinguisher, 1 x manual bilge pump, 1 x bilge pump on engine. The filling pump of the ballast tank can be used as a bilge pump.

Disclaimer:
Information is provided to the best of eSailing's knowledge and belief, however eSailing is not responsible for the quality and/or description of the vessel.