1983 KingFisher 40

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1983 KingFisher 40 - USD 49,000

KingFisher 40 is an expedition type yacht designed specifically for long-distance voyages. This yacht is purpose-built for blue water sailing and has successfully completed three circumnavigations, fully ready for a fourth. 

Sold by YBC to her present owners, they came to Langkawi seeking a well found yacht to circumnavigate and they have returned some years later with this very capable yacht.  Built in 1983 in New Zealand, the boat has been continually retrofitted by all owners and features a comprehensive ship's manual detailing all modifications made.

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Boat Name	ANIMA
Location	Langkawi, Malaysia
Year Launched	1983
Registered	Malaysia
Designer	Colin Childs
Builder	Max and Gloria Boag
LOA	13.41 m
Max Draft	1.7 m
Beam	3.5 m
Fuel Type	Diesel
Hull Material	Steel
Keel Type	Traditional full
Displacement	13,850 kg
Ballast	5,400 kg
Fuel Tank	1 x 225 litres (Stainless Steel)
Fresh Water Tank	2 x 500 litres
Engine Brand	Ford
Engine Model	2700E
Total Power	72 hp
Propeller Type	3 Blade
Propeller Material	Bronze

Accommodation:

The yacht has one entrance from the cockpit to the saloon. In the saloon there is a double bed transformable into a table and a sofa + sofa across the aisle. In the saloon there is also a galley: stove on a hanger with oven, sink with sea and fresh water, refrigerator and freezer.. From the saloon we get to a small corridor (a toilet-shower door), and from there to the forward cabin with one bunk and an anchor box.

The aft cabin is accessed through the corridor.  Double bed, hatch to the outside, portholes. Very bright cabin. All cabins have fans.  The boat has excellent ventilation provided in all weather by the 5 Dorado air intakes. In addition, the walls and ceilings of all rooms above the waterline are glued with 2 cm insulating boards.  There are two diesel fired heaters that were made by the present owners and they have yet to be used.. the Japan route around was cancelled and the route followed instead was the tropical route.. but these heaters will be perfect for high latitude sailing.

Galley:

Excellent sea going galley. Two burner gas stove and oven. 600 litre 12volt fridge ( 4-6 amps ) and 600 litre freezer. New fridge compressor in 2010. Double sink, foot pumped fresh and salt water. There is plenty of stainless steel countertop and cupboard space plus five drawers close to hand.

Showers:

One deck freshwater shower

Heads:

One. JABSCO manual.   An incomplete holding tank, plumbing ok.

Electrics & Batteries:

• The yacht's AC system is 220VAC, shore power inlet. 12/220 inverter 1500 watts, 3000 at peak. 1000 W Gasoline generator.
• The yacht's DC system is 12VDC. 
• Batteries;
  • House bank are 1 x 200 amps 12VDC AGM battery,new 2024 (one spare)
  • Start battery is 120 amp

Additional charging by total capacity of 680 W solar panels c/w TriStar MPPT Morningstar controller. Charger TBS Electronics 220/12-40.

Electronics & Navigation:

• Garmin GPSmap 740 chartplotter + maps of many areas of the planet
• Garmin GMI20 + GWS10 wind gauge
• Garmin GMR 18HD Radar
• Garmin GHP12+GHC10 autopilot + drive
• Aries II autopilot (windvane)
• VNF Uniden UV-415
• NAVTEX Furuno NX-300
• AIS class B GME AISTI20
• Radar detector Ciel Marine
• Sestel Moore 1500 Compass
• Pioner CD-player (WMA, MP3, USB) + speakers in cockpit/master cabin + speakers in saloon

Main Engine:

Ford 2700E diesel engine, 4 liters, 72 hp. One of the most mass-produced engines in the world, which were produced in many countries around the world - no problems with spare parts. The engine was also intended for tractors, so it is designed for large roll and pitch angles without oil starvation.
The fuel system is equipped with a day fuel tank from which the fuel flows by gravity, so the engine only needs electricity when starting. A seawater pump can be used to pump water out of the bilge.
Borg Velvet drive hydraulic transmission.
The engine was overhauled in 2018 with many parts and components replaced, including the fuel injector camshaft, engine valves, injectors, etc.
In 2018, the rubber-metal joint was replaced with a Python Drive joint. This reduced vibration and stress on the propeller shaft, prop bearing and Goodrich bearing in motor-sailing mode when the motor shifts on the pads on roll.
Instruments: Tachometer, coolant temperature, oil pressure, hour meter, KYSOR alarm system.
The engine and transmission have been serviced, filters and fluids have been replaced according to schedule.

Mast & Rigging:

Classic ketch. The masts are made of aluminum alloy of oval section. Mainsail mast 14 m, two spreaders, mizzen mast 9m, one spreader. Both masts are for top Bermuda sails, mainsail mast is held by forestay and babystay against two backstays + shrouds from spreaders and top (12 cables in total), mizzen mast - by backstays plus shrouds and forestay (9 cables in total). The masts are made with internal wiring of halyards, the mainmast is equipped with steps to facilitate climbing to the top. The mainsail mast is equipped with a second mast track for the trisail, which allows you to put it without removing the mainsail. The stays and shrouds have been replaced as needed, there is a chart with the dates of replacement. The shrouds are fixed on reinforced shroud plates on the bulwark.
Main, mizzen and spinnaker booms are made of aluminum alloy.
Halyards, topen lifts, clew reef lines to the winches on the masts, sheets to the winches in the cockpit. Halyards, lines, blocks, winches - in working condition, without signs of wear. All ropes were removed on long anchorages, winches were regularly serviced.

Sail Inventory:

• Main 25.5 square meters, free foot, 4 full battens, 2 reef points with reefing pendants, Cunningham
• Furling Genoa 39.0 m². Quality repaired, new UV protection
• Jib on racks on a baby stay 11.9 sq. m
• Mizzen 10.0 m², 1 reef point with reefing pendants
• Gennaker 47 m² 
• Spinnaker app. 60 m² 
• Storm sail set

The gennaker and spinnaker are in socks. There is also an exotic mizzen-jib, never used.
All sails are in good condition. The mizzen and gennaker are new, the mainsail and genoa are after quality repairs.

Deck Gear:

• 2 x Maxwell 24
• 2 x Maxwell 18

Safety Gear:

• Zodiac 4MP life raft
• RIB RIVIX Extreme Emergency XE-270, (December 2022)
• Outboard motor 4-stroke Tohatsu MFS - 6 BSS, 6 hp
• Outboard motor 2-stroke Yamaha 6L5K, 2 hp
• Emergency water desalinizer Survior-06
• Sea anchor Para-tech 15
• EPIRB GME Accusat
• Dan-buoy, rescue collars, 3 safety slings, 3 rescue vests semi-automatic, 5 rescue vests cork, chest harness
• Rocket gun + pyrotechnics
• 2 fire extinguishers

Ground Tackle:

• Anchor SQR 45 lbs
• Bruce 20 kg anchor
• Anchor Denfort 10 kg (aft)
• Chain 10mm 140 meters
• Rope 20mm 50 meters on a reel on the poop (to pull back to the shore)
• Salt water washdown

Others:

• Climbing equipment (60m rope, 2 harnesses, 2 jumars, carabiners, belays, Gri-gri, etc.)
• Diving equipment (2 cylinders, BCD, regulator, weights)
• Welding equipment (welding machine-semi-automatic, cylinder 8L with Ag-CO2 mixture, wire steel, stainless steel AISI 316
• Bosch power tools (angle-grindings, drills, jigsaws)
• Bosch high-pressure waterpump
• Two sewing machines: an electric Singer heavy duty and a mechanical Podolskaya (also a former Singer)
• A 12/220 pump for pumping the dinghy