Lindsay Smith Long Range Cruiser


Price
AU $795,000 Negotiable
Finance
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Currency
Length
59' 1" - 18.00m
Vessel Location
RQYS Marina Brisbane QLD
Launch Year
2002
Hull Material
Steel 6mm plate

Expedition Cruiser with completed cruising miles confirm her pedigree and appetite for covering sea miles effortlessly and economically with redundancy built into every system. She's been to the Kimberleys with the previous owner and to Sydney and Weipa with current owners, as well as plenty of trips from our home port of Townsville to Brisbane and the Gold Coast, as well as Lizard Island, which is our favorite anchorage off the Coast of Queensland.

Equally comfortable at anchor or in a marina as a liveaboard accommodation center with five separate entertainment areas allowing family and friends to relax and enjoy different activities without impeding on each other. Separation of these areas is the design brief so music and games can be enjoyed by one party on the top deck but not impeding on the sleep of others ensconced in the lower level, with the whole living area acting as 'insulation' between levels one and three.

Sleeps 9 in beds and has 3 complete bathrooms with flushing loos. Master even has a ¾ bath. All cabins are air-conditioned using reverse cycle A/C that is efficient and effective. No running water through the night, no hard chines, so no lapping sounds when at anchor. Dry exhaust and keel cooling so no seawater introduced with the exception of the water maker. It's all about keeping it simple and more easily fixed if a problem does become a reality. A boat lives in a very harsh environment, so one can and should be prepared to make repairs as and when they occur. "Steel boats are the only boats that can survive a serious fire at sea. "

Steel boats are as tough as they come. "Fiddler" weighs in at 70 tons in cruising mode, i. E., full of water and diesel, but she gets along at 6.5 knots at 1240 RPM using approximately 1 liter per nautical mile. At 1500 RPM (Gardner rated @ 150 HP), she will cruise at approximately 8 knots and use 10 liters per hour.

When Lindsay Smith, the boat builder, ordered the material for this boat, he started by getting 30 tons of 6 mm steel plate delivered to the site. He then had it sandblasted and epoxy coated so the surface on both sides is protected from rust and corrosion from the get-go. He then turned it into the most structurally sound vessel most people have ever seen.

WHAT MAKES FOR CAREFREE CRUISING AND OWNERSHIP?

Unsurpassed Quality and Detail together with Capacity

Diesel.................... . 13,700 lt

Fresh Water............ 4,500 lt

Water Maker........... 200 lt per hour

Waste water........... 2,500 lt

Range..................... 10,000+ NM

Storage also plays a big part when living at sea or in a marina for that matter--storage of all the toys and supplies as you are often some distance from your next point of provisioning. Fiddler has volumes of space in the Lazarette for all the dive gear you might need for 8 or 10 people plus all the drinks. The current owners have been known to fill her with 40 cartons of beer and 40 cartons of wine (no, they don't have a problem) when on an extended trip, and as a boat, she didn't even know they were there. What I'm trying to indicate is you won't have to scrimp on what you take with you as there will be mountains of space to accommodate it.


Price
AU $795,000 Negotiable   
Vessel Name
FIDDLER
Boat Reference
Manly GRH 2
Launch Year
2002
Length
59' 1" - 18.00m
Beam
6.0m
Draft
2.0m
Displacement
70,000kg
Vessel Location
Rqys Marina Brisbane Qld
Region
South Pacific
Use
Family, Cruising, Live Aboard
HIN
856755
Registration
NB319Q
Rego Expiry
14/06/2024
Designer
Lindsay Smith
Builder
Lindsay and Di Smith
Hull Material
Steel 6mm plate
Decks Material
6mm steel plate
Engine
Reconditioned in the Gardner factory in 1999.
Engine Make
Gardner
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
150hp
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
4100hrs
Engine Hours (2nd Engine)
N/A
Fuel Consumption
10lt @ 6.5kts
Max Speed
8.5kts
Cruise Speed
6.5kts
Propulsion
Direct drive via 4 stage reduction gearbox - 75mm stainless steel shaft with 47" propeller
Thrusters
1 x 9" Vetus 24V electric with remote control (bow)
Genset
Kubota 8KVA and 13KVA + 12 & 24V alternators on main engine
Fuel
1,3700lt
Water
4500lt
Dinghy
4.5m Blue Fin aluminium
Outboard
40hp Mercury (4 stroke)
Covers
Full Covers + black out mesh
Accommodation
1 x Master Stateroom, 1 x Guest Cabin, 1 x Skylounge converts to Kingsize bed, 1 x Flybridge lounge/ Single bed
Cabins
2
Berths
9 (using King Furniture Sofa Bed)
Shower
3 x ensuite showers/ 1 x deck shower (cold only)
Toilet
3 x macerator
Entertainment
1 x Sony 1150mm + JVC DVD player in Saloon/1 x Pioneer WMA/MP3 Stereo with CD and AM/FM radio
Air-Con
4 x Mitsubishi split system and reverse cycle
Galley
Midships, behind helm
Refrigeration
1 x 248lt Fisher & Paykel and 1 x 1000lt Eutectic bench fridge/1 x 100lt drinks fridge (back deck)
Freezer
1 x 248lt Fisher and Paykel/1 x 150lt Haire chest freezer (Skylounge)
Stove
4 burner gas Kleenmaid cook top
Water-Maker
200lt per hr
Hot Water
Vulcan 67lt quick recovery
Ground Tackle
1 x Manson plough (90kg) with 100m of 12mm galvanised chain + 1 x star picket with 200m of 25mm nylon rope + 1 x Mason 70kg plough (spare)
Bilge Pumps
2 x electric/2 x manual (lazarette & anchor chain locker)
Life Raft
Tender - davit operated
Epirb
1 x RB6 - 406 MHz (mounted in whellhouse) - expiry December 2033
Life Jackets
2 x Stormy inflatable vest & 20 x Solas PFD
Flares
1 x full set + 1x full set (Tender)
Fire Protection
2 x 1kg BCF + 1 x 1.5kg BCF
Electrics
Furuno FCV628 & Raymarine Axiom - Depth Sounder/Raymarine Quantum 2 - Radar/Raymarine AIS700 - AIS/Icom IC-M45 - VHF
Electronics / Navigation
Raymarine Axiom & Lorenz Magnom - Chartplotter & GPS/TMG AP4 - Autopilot
Remarks
Fiddler has been hauled out every 2 years since 2006 (current owner's purchase date)/Galley was recently upgraded with Corian bench tops and splashbacks/Retractable outrigger stablisers/Insurance Survey 5/12/23

Unsurpassed Quality and Detail together with Capacity,

Diesel..................... 13,700 lt

Fresh Water............ 4,500 lt

Water Maker........... 200 lt per hour

Waste water........... 2,500 lt

Range..................... 10,000+nm

CONTACT DETAILS
Dealer
World Wide Boat Brokers
Dave Moore
Telephone
Address
12 Orana St
Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
  

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