Weymouth Nelson 51 1988 - Sold

PRODIGIOUS is a very special, go anywhere motor yacht. Substantially updated of late, she is absolutely gleaming. She was originally constructed in accordance with Lloyds rules under the supervision of a Lloyds surveyor. In 2000 she underwent an extensive refit at the renowned Fairlie Restorations yard at Hamble and flew her pre purchase survey - the highly regarded David Hopkins declaring \"She is the best example of her type that I have personally seen and she is in a good, sound and seaworthy condition.\"

Lovingly cruised and maintained since then, she recently completed some further works including professional repainting of the topsides with Awlgrip Flag Blue, new gel batteries, new automatic fire-extinguishing system for the engine room and a multitude of minor items. Never chartered, and presented for sale in excellent order, she is a fine example of her genre and offers rather more interior volume over many of her smaller Nelson & Aquastar cousins.

While such a vessel will provide her owner and guests with enormous pleasure it is comforting also to know that her pedigree derives from safety boats designed for armed forces use in extreme sea conditions – far worse than any likely to be encountered

The screened upper helm leads forward to the deck house. The solid teak helm to port has navigation and the engine control instruments. The Besenzoni upholstered seat is adjustable for height and reach with footrest. The twin navigator’s seat and large chart table are to starboard with 24 V chart light; chart stowage - and bookshelf beneath.

Interior furniture is hand built in honey coloured teak veneer with solid teak where appropriate. Off-white countertops are in galley and heads areas. All interior upholstery is finished in light blue cloth with complimenting blue & white striped curtains in all cabins plus galley & heads. Light blue carpeting is fitted in all living areas. There are white vinyl padded head linings throughout. Head room throughout is generous – ranging from 6 ft 3 to 6 ft 9 inches.

The deck house saloon has an L shaped settee to starboard and a teak topped drop leaf table on Besenzoni height-adjustable legs. The upholstered stool has stowage within. Book shelves are aft to starboard. A teak cabinet to port with counter top and drinks locker beneath has TV and VCR cabinet. Steps to port aft with banister and grab rail lead to the aft deck.

(The engine space is accessed by hatches in the saloon sole. The central walkway reveals engines to port & starboard and generator aft. The fuel manifold system is forward.)

Steps down to aft lead to the master cabin with a large centreline sprung mattress double berth with stowage in drawers and lockers beneath. A dressing table to port has drawers, lockers and a mirror. Two upholstered stools contain additional stowage. Bedside counters are to port & starboard with bookshelves outboard aft above the headboard. A stowage locker forward houses TV & VCR and hanging locker forward to port has shelf and hanging rail. A settee berth with stowage below to starboard with seat back rises to create an additional bunk / pipe cot berth.

The aft en suite heads lies forward to starboard. The teak shower grate is surrounded by cream laminate floor and is equipped with
- Jabsco Quiet-Flush electric WC,
- Grohe mixer tap shower with shower curtain rail.
- Porcelain basin with hot & cold taps.
- Extractor fan.
- Stowage locker, mirror and towel rails.

Forward again up through the deck house saloon and down the galley is to starboard with L-shaped counter, teak fiddles, inset hob and sink. Above is a stainless steel deckhead panel. Cupboard below with additional lockers above and outboard provide extensive stowage.

Opposite to port is the dinette with large dining table running awthwartships and central stowage locker. The table drops to create a large double berth. Alternatively, the two bench settees forward and aft feature trotter boxes outboard to create two single sea berths. Drawer stowage is beneath table and berths with further shelf stowage outboard.

The 2nd head is forward to port with teak shower grate surrounded by cream laminate floor and features:
- Jabsco Quiet-Flush electric WC.
- Grohe mixer tap shower with shower curtain rail.
- Porcelain basin with hot & cold taps.
- Extractor fan.
- Stowage locker, mirror and towel rails.

The forward cabin has a double berth with sprung mattress to port and single berth to starboard. Stowage is in lockers & bins beneath berths as well as outboard. A dressing table is aft to starboard with full-length hanging locker. Access is en suite to forward heads and doorway to dinette, galley and aft.

Domestic Equipment includes:
- Neff 230 V 4 ring electric hob
- Sharp Carousel 240 V convection microwave oven
- Twin bowl ss sink and drainer
- H&C pressurised fresh water
- Waeco Coolmatic 24 V front opening fridge
- Waeco Coolmatic HPC 24 V front opening freezer
- U- line 230 V automatic icemaker (below nav seat at lower helm)
- 2 x 24 V automatic WCs with holding tanks
- 4 x Cruisair air conditioning units
- 4 x Dimplex fan heaters
- 4 x wardrobe type heaters
- Radio cassette player
- 2 x TV sets with videos
- Watchman boat alarm
- Brass clock & barometer - mounted to bulkhead
- Halogen lighting throughout interior with additional reading lights

Entertainment equipment:
- Panasonic colour TVs in aft cabin and saloon
- Matsui compact VCRs in aft cabin and saloon
- TV aerial point in fore cabin
- Pioneer 50 W CD / Radio
- Panasonic stereo speaker pairs at deckhead in aft cabin, deckhouse, dinette and fore cabin
- Selector switch for speakers
- Glomex 24 V amplified TV antenna mounted on radar arch

The GRP hull is strongly built in substantial laminate thickness, epoxy treated below the waterline. A teak spray rail runs along the waterline length. Just below the GRP bulwark, a substantial varnished rubber and teak rubbing strake surrounds the entire hull offering excellent protection. The deck & superstructure construction include:
- GRP laminates with balsa core for noise and heat insulation
- New 14 mm hand-picked teak planking was laid over GRP sub deck in 2000 refit
- Superstructure and deck mouldings are finished in white gel coat
- The forward coach roof is painted with light blue non-slip
- Stainless steel guardrail stanchions are capped with a varnished teak guardrail
- Teak seats are inset to the port & starboard pushpit corners
- Teak & stainless steel outboard bracket mounted topush pit
- Teak & stainless steel bathing platform bolted to transom
- White painted aluminium alloy radar / antenna arch with windscreen protecting upper helm
- Stainless steel grab rail on foredeck superstructure

A white painted aluminium alloy sliding patio door accesses the aft deck. All windows in the superstructure are white painted aluminium alloy framed. Deckhead hatches open in the forward cabin, dinette, deckhouse and aft cabin. Opening side ports are adjacent to the galley, dinette, heads and aft cabin.

- 2 x 24 V self priming fresh water pressure pumps
- Water heating from 14 gallon hot water tank by engine or by 230 V immersion heater
- 2 x 24 V automatic bilge pumps with manual overrides at lower helm
- Engine-driven fire-pump can be used as an emergency bilge pump
- Henderson manual bilge pump in aft cabin
- Black & Grey water system:
- 2 x 24 V pump outs for shower trays
- 2 x 24 V macerator pumps for discharging heads to holding tanks

- 3,329 litres (730 gallons) fuel in 2 x tanks Manual fuel tank gauges at lower helm
- Stainless steel deck fillers for tanks
- Fuel manifold system with 24 V pump and manual pump
- 1,010 litres (223 gallons) fresh water in 3 x GRP tanks moulded to hull
- Stainless steel deck fillers for tank
- 2 x plastic black water holding tanks servicing forward and aft heads discharging overboard

Lower Helm Position
- Raymarine E120 Chart plotter
Raytheon Raychart 610 T GPS chart plotter and 14 in CRT display
- Furuno FR-802D 12\" rasterscan radar with open array scanner on radar arch
- Wagner mk 4 autopilot
- Stowe Navsounder depth display
- Stowe master log counter, speed / log display
- Garmin SPS38 handheld GPS
- Sestrel steering compass
- Autohelm handheld compass

Upper Helm Position
- Stowe analogue speed display
- Stowe digital depth display
- Autohelm speed / log
- Cetrek compass

Communications Equipment
- Icom IC-M601 VHF with DSC at navigators table
- Icom IC-M55 VHF at companionway with external VHF speaker at upper helm
- Icom IC-M55 VHF at lower helm

Navigation
- Full set of IMCO navigation lights
- 24 V horn
- 24 V search light controllable from upper helm
- Emergency tiller

Lifesaving
- Horseshoe buoy
- 2 x RFD 6-man canister
- RORC liferafts serviced July 2007 mounted in teak chocks beneath upper helm seats
- Flarepack
- First aid kit
- Jotron 121.5 mHz EPIRB

Security:
Watchman intruder alarm system with movement sensors

Fire safety
- Automatic fire extinguisher in engine space replaced in 2007
- Engine room fire extinguisher isolator pin in saloon
- Fire-Eater fire alarm system
- Manual-activated fire extinguishers throughout boat
- Water System: Engine-driven salt-water fire pump (also used for deck wash

- 2 x Iveco 8281 SRM07 V8 Turbo diesels rated at 540 HP at 2200 rpm diesel engines
- Fresh water cooled by heat exchanger from raw water intakes to wet exhaust
- Twin disc MG 5111SA 2:1 reduction gearboxes
- Stainless steel shafts to 3 bladed bronze propellors
- Controls and gauges at upper and lower helm positions
- Maximum speed: 25 knots
- Cruising speed: 22 - 23 knots
- Upper and lower helm wheel hydraulic steering to ss rudders (Wagner angle indicators)
- Automatic and manual bilge pumps – see Water systems
- Automatic and manual fire extinguishers – see Safety
- 24 V Engine room ventilator blowers
- Pantograph wipers for each 3 pane windscreen + 24 V DC demisters and external washers

Electrical Systems
- 24 V (all DC) main engine start & domestic supplying: wipers, lights, fridge, freezer, fans, windlass, freshwater pumps, 2 x macerator pumps, 2 x shower sump pumps, 24 V sockets, bilge alarm, fire alarm and wheelhouse lights are connected directly to batteries

- 230 V (all AC) ring main supplying: microwave, ice maker, battery charger, shaver socket, microwave, hob, immersion heaters, background heaters, Dimplex heaters, generator battery charger, air conditioning units (forward, dinette, wheelhouse and aft) & a/c water pump

- 12 V (all DC) starting G&M 17 KW 12 V / 230 V generator

- 8 x 6 V gel engine start batteries in series & parallel outputting 24 V (2007)
- 8 x 6 V gel service batteries in series & parallel to outputting 24 V (2007)
- 12 V gel generator battery bank (2007)

Charging systems
- Mastervolt MAS 24/75 24 V 75A automatic charger for domestic and engine start
- Intrac Duovolt switch mode charger for generator battery (2000)
- 2 x 24 V engine mounted alternators
- 230 V AC 2 phase 50-60 Hz shore power connected to main battery charger & ring main

Other Electrical:
- AC / DC panel with battery charger Ammeter
- AC voltmeter and ammeter
- DC voltmeter and ammeter for both battery banks

- Simpson Lawrence Sealion 24 V reversing windlass, chain counter, deck-mounted buttons
- 50 Kg Bruce anchor with 110m chain
- Fore & aft mooring cleats with twin fairleads
- Fore & aft quarter spring cleats
- Stainless steel fender baskets at transom with stowage for 6 x fenders
- Boarding gates to sides and pushpit
- Stainless steel & teak ladder from aft deck to bathing platform
- Folding bathing platform ladder
- Folding passarelle
- Sprayhood for upper helm position
- Bimini for aft deck with stainless steel frame
- Blue canvas covers for upper helm
- White vinyl upper helm and navigators seats
- Blue canvas covers for upper helm seats