Princess 38 Flybridge

An Exceptional Princess 38 Due to the Owner spending many tens of £thousands in the last three years as he planned to keep the boat for a longer time. Thus, 'Pearly Diver' is a very nice example of the popular and spacious Princess 38 flybridge cruisers with 6 berths in 2 cabins.   The interior is remarkably original, clean and very little used.

The en-suite forward master cabin has a heads, shower and wash hand basin. The second cabin has twin berths with a heads.   Of interest to many will be the nicely-engineered side door to the aft cockpit that makes access so much easier and safer. The Owner is a professional diesel engineer so the boat's drive-train has been comprehensively checked with re-built Borg Warner 72C gearboxes allowing contra-rotating propellors which, with the bow thruster, makes the boat very manoeuvrable.
Please see the 'Significant Expenditure' description which lists the Owner's expenditure. This boat is a head-turner for all the right reasons.

Significant ExpenditureTo ensure safe and enjoyable boating at sea for his family the Owner has carried out much work. 'Pearly Diver' was purchased and intensively re-worked in the engine bay to bring her up to excellent standards and provide reliable passage in the open seas.
The running gear is all mechanical as the turbo-charged diesel engines and BorgWarner transmissions have no electronic input making them both simple and very reliable.    (And much easier to maintain).
With a clean hull and powered by the extensively re-worked twin 180hp Ford Mermaid engines, the boat quickly jumps onto the plane to achieve 20knots.   Thanks to the deep V profiled hull and thick layup (measured at 17mm) the boat is very confident in the Solent chop.
 
2022   General works including:
*new water tank installed (400 litres)
*new Slepnier SE80 bow thruster fitted 
*custom GRP side boarding door installed 
*complete topside gelcoat repairs and polish
*night heater service 
*strip back the wetted area and re-antifoul white 
*replace boot top line. On both engines:
new exhaust manifolds 
new turbos 
*new intercoolers and cores
new header tanks and cores 
new raw impellers
new engine water pumps 
inlet pipework powder coated 
exhaust pipework ceramic coated
exhaust elbows rebuilt 
alternators 
thermostats 
DPUK copper exhaust manifold gaskets 
fuel tanks treated
complete new exhaust pipework throughout 
full engine service including belts, filters, valve adjustment 
rocker covers powder coated 
turbo inlet trumpets rebuilt   

2023 engines serviced including valve adjustments 
Simrad navigation installed with autorouting 
Engine bay sound insulation installed
polish and ceramic coat
Propspeed applied to stern gear. 2024
both transmissions fully rebuilt and painted
shaft couplings replaced
new stainless steel propeller shafts installed 
custom made faux teak aft deck
stern glands rebuilt including new lantern rings
new shaft nuts 
epoxy fill pits and re-antifoul
3D scan transducer installed 
port engine new cylinder head and complete valve assembly 
port engine cylinder block repair 
port engine 6x new injectors 
port engine reconditioned injector lines 
new oil catch tanks fitted
seating re-upholstered in saloon and helm
full boat polished and ceramic coated.    
FeaturesPlotter
Compass
Bow thruster
Autopilot
Tender
Radar
Refrig erator
Electric head
Repeater
Cockpit speakers
Davits
Depthsounder
Vhf
Log speedometer
Radar reflector
Swimming ladder
Battery charger
Tv set
Manual bilge pump
Gps
Shore power inlet
Marine head
Radio
Radar detector
Hot water
Electric bilge pump
Microwave oven
Teak cockpit
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. This vessel is VAT paid.
As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
This boat is lying in Bucklers Hard marina, Hampshire, England.
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