Boat Overview
A comfortable capable cruiser with excellent sea keeping abilities. Spacious accommodation. Large sociable saloon. C-shaped galley with all appliances required for living aboard. Large owners cabin forward with island berth and en suite. Guest cabin and guest heads. Cruising at the Flybridge or internal helm. The Fairline 40 has a reputation as a solidly built vessel capable of extended cruising. A popular choice too as a live aboard option. Ocean Challenger has benefitted from regular professional maintenance and servicing of the twin TAM 60B engines by Windjammer Marine.
Construction
- Built by Fairline Boats PLC in 1983
- Designed by John Bennett
- GRP hull deck & superstructure
- Original gelcoat finish
- Deep V planing/semi-displacement hull
Mechanics
- Twin Volvo Penta TAMD60B diesel engines 230HP
- 5156 Engine hours
- Cruise speed 24 knots
- Top speed 30 Knots
- Professionally serviced and maintained by Windjammer Marine
- Shaft driven 4-blade fixed pitch bronze propellors
- Dual station single lever morse engine controls
Electrics
- 4 x 12v service batteries
- 2 x 12v engine start batteries
- Charging from mains-powered battery charger
- Charging from 60 amp engine alternators
- 2kw Durite invertor
- 240v shorepower system
- 240v plug sockets
- 12v USB plug sockets
Accommodation
- Spacious accommodation sleeping 6 in 3 cabins
- Heating throughout
- Hot and cold pressurized water
Saloon
- Large saloon with L shaped seating to starboard
- Stowage to port
- TV
- Engine access panels in the saloon cabin sole
- Large sliding doors accessing the aft deck
Galley
- C-shaped seating to starboard
- Oven
- 4 burner gas hob
- Microwave
- Twin stainless steel sink with mixer taps
- Large refrigerator with small internal freezer
- Ample cupboard and drawer storage
- Opening portlights
Owners Cabin
- Large double island berth
- Ample shelving and cupboard stowage
- Under berth drawer storage
- Opening deck hatch
- Opening hull portlights
En-Suite
- Moulded vanity unit with mirror
- Sink with pressurized hot and cold water
- Shower with teak shower board
- Jabsco marine toilet
- Opening port lights
Guest Cabin
- Twin berths
- Opening portlights
- Cupboard storage
- Under berth stowage
Guest Heads
- Moulded vanity unit with mirror
- Sink with pressurized hot and cold water
- Shower with teak shower board
- Jabsco marine toilet
- Opening port hole
Internal Helm Position
- Raised internal helm position forward of the saloon to port
- Double bench helm and navigators seat
Aft Deck
- Large aft cockpit
- Ladder for the flybridge access
- Bathing platform access
- Full width aft bench seating with cushions
- Aft cabin entrance
Aft Cabin
- Small single guest cabin
- Single berth
- Window into the aft deck
Flybridge
- Helmsman’s bench seat
- L-shaped seating to port
- Radar arch
- Fixed tinted perspex windscreen/wind deflector
- Stainless steel handrail
Navigation at Internal Helm
- Raytheon R20x Radar
- Garmin Fishfinder 140
- Furuno Colour GPS 1650 chart plotter
- Sea Voice VHF ship to shore radio
- Nautech autopilot
- Compass
Navigation on the Flybridge
- Clipper Duet speed and depth
- Steering compass
- Navigation lights
On Deck
- Lowfrans Cayman electric anchor windlass with foot controls
- Anchor with chain and warp
- Stainless steel bow roller
- Stainless steel handrail/pulpit
- Stainless steel grab bars
- Wide sidedecks
- Stainless steel mooring cleats forward, amidships & aft
- Foredeck deck ventilators
- Opening foredeck hatch
- Teak laid aft deck
- Stainless steel ladder to the flybridge
- Bathing platform
- Stainless steel fender baskets
- Stainless steel boarding ladder
