Specs, Equipment and Information:

Original Construction:

• The Bowman 40 mouldings are designed and built in full accordance to Lloyd?s Register +100A1 Class.
• The hull mouldings, engine, rig and stainless steel work was supplied by Rival Bowman/ Southern Boatbuilding to the original owner in 1989 and then completed by professional shipwright with the intention of creating a Bowman 40 built in advance of Rival Bowman?s already high standards. The yacht was eventually commissioned and launched in 1994.

Hull & Superstructure:

• Hand laid-up GRP with polyester resin, chopped strand matt and woven rovings.
• Bulkheads are 18mm marine plywood primed and glassed in with chopped strand matt.
• Stringers are 100x50mm foam core reinforced with chopped strand matt.
• The hull is finished in Scott Bader white gelcoat and dark blue antifouling.
• 5x coats of Awlgrip epoxy to bottom below boot top applied at build stage.
• Deck is GRP with polyester resin, CSM, woven rovings and a sandwich of 12mm balsa core.
• Deck is finished in off-white moulded GRP nonslip.
• Coach roof in GRP with balsa core sandwich and off-white gelcoat with moulded non-slip finish.
• The deck is resin-bonded to hull, and bulkheads bonded to deck and coach roof with Epoxide resin.
• Teak laid bulwarks, cockpit coamings, cockpit seating and cockpit sole
• Large, well protected cockpit with angled coamings for comfort.
• Large cockpit locker with plenty of stowage space for dinghy, outboard, sails, etc.
• Cockpit lockers at aft end of cockpit with plenty of room for warps, sheets, buckets, outboard fuel, etc.
• Gas bottle locker, draining overboard.
• 2x 50mm drains glassed in.
• Long fin keel with shoal draft
• Ballast: single piece lead casting externally bolted to hull with 25mm stainless steel bolts.
• Rudder: GRP moulding foam filled with integral 38mm marine grade stainless steel stock.
• Full depth GRP rudder skeg
• Rudder tube with white metal bearings lubricated by remote greaser.
• Stern gland fitted inboard with PTFE packing

Machinery:

• Perkins 4-108 40hp 4 cylinder diesel engine (engine hours approx 2375 as of May 2010)
• Hurth reduction gearbox
• Engine mounted on flexible mounts (replaced 2009) with moulded drip tray under.
• Sea water cools a closed freshwater system through a heat exchanger.
• Sea water cooling exhaust is discharged through rubber reinforced hose with a water lock fitted at the lowest point and a seacock.
• Instruments in cockpit include rev counter, oil pressure and temperature and alternator warning lights.
• Engine ventilated by 12v fan bringing air from bilge and venting outboard.
• Control of throttle and gears by a single lever on steering pedestal
• 30mm stainless steel propeller-shaft (new 2009) driving a 3-bladed Brunton Autoprop (rebuilt by Bruntons 2009)) through an Aquadrive flexible coupling unit and stern tube Aquaseal
• Embassador 'Stripper' rope-cutter forward of propeller
• Cruising speed: approx 6.0 knots
• Max speed: approx 7.5 knots
• Fuel consumption at cruising speed: approx 3/4 gallons per hour
• Range: approximately 500 Nm

Rigging & Sails:

• Kemp silver anodised aluminium masthead cutter rig
• Block & tackle boom vang with line led aft to companionway
• Deck-stepped mast with two sets of spreaders
• 1x19 stainless steel wire standing rigging with swaged terminals (1994) with Chafe Protection Rollers
• Fore and aft lowers
• Mechanically adjustable backstay
• Fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks (2007)
• Selden mainsail car system on mast(2007)
• Harken manual yankee furler (1994)
• Hanked-on staysail with deck bag
• Running backstays for use with staysail and in heavy weather
• Harken mainsheet track with Harken blocks
• Harken genoa tracks on deck with staysail tracks on coachroof
• Spinnaker pole stowed vertically on mast
• Sanders Dacron fully battened mainsail
• Dolphin Sails 140% Dacron furling genoa (2004)
• East Coast Sails Dacron furling yankee (1994)
• East Coast Sails Dacron hank-on staysail (1994)
• East Coast Sails nylon cruising chute with snuffer (1994)

Deck Equipment:

• 2x Harken 53 Electric 2-speed self-tailing genoa winches (2007)
• 2x Harken 32 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet/halyard winches at companionway
• 2x Harken 32. 2 2-speed main/spinnaker/genoa halyard winches on mast
• 1x Harken 16 2-speed self-tailing reefing winch on mast beneath gooseneck
• 1 x Harken 32 2-speed self-tailing winch port side cockpit coaming.
• Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit, stanchions and double guardwires
• Opening gates to port, starboard and at transom
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Stainless steel pulpit bars at mast base
• Teak grab rails on coachroof
• Dorade vents above saloon and forecabin
• Hide covered wheel steering with Whitlock Cobra helm pedestal and rod steering
• Stainless steel grab bar on binnacle
• Folding varnished cockpit table on steering pedestal.
• Electric anchor windlass
• Stemhead fitting in stainless steel with two rollers
• 60lbs CQR anchor self stowing on bow roller.
• 70m ½ inch anchor chain.
• Bulldog aluminium kedge anchor with 50m of warp
• 6x assorted fenders and various warps.
• 6 mooring cleats -2 forward 2 amidship and 2 aft
• Teak outboard bracket on pushpit
• Blue canvas sprayhood with blue canvas cockpit tent (2002)
• Blue canvas mainsail stackpack.

Navigation:

• AT COCKPIT:
• Autohelm ST6000 autopilot with ST7000 display/controller (1994)
• Autohelm ST50 wind speed/direction (1994)
• Autohelm ST50 depth/speed/log (1994)
• Autohelm ST50 GPS repeater (1994)
• Silva Star Repeater (2004)
• Binnacle compass
• Icom remote station for DSC VHF (2004)
• AT CHART TABLE:
• Raymarine R80 multi-function chart plotter/radar (2001) upgraded by Raymarine 2004
• Raymarine C120 Chartplotter
• Autohelm ST50 GPS (1994)
• Autohelm ST50 Tridata (1994)
• Furuno digital Navtex (2002)
• Icom 601 VHF with DSC controller (2004)

Electrical:

• 1x 12v 95Ah engine battery (2005)
• 2x 12v 110Ah domestic batteries joined to supply 220Ah (2005)
• 55 Amp engine-mounted alternator
• CHRISTEC CPS2/12-25A battery charger. 2006
• Victron Inverter (2007)
• 240 volt domestic circuit with 6x 240v outlets throughout yacht via ring main.
• Paguro 4000 Generator with gas/water seperator (2007)
• Voltmeter on main switch panel indicates charge state of either battery, and ammeter shows rate of battery discharge.
• 240v AC distribution board with 3 position input switch: generator/shore power/inverter
• 12v sockets at chart table, in saloon and in aft cabin.
• Red night lights at chart table, Galley and aft heads.
• Wiring is carried through the yacht in conduit, protected by circuit breakers or fuses at switchboard.

Plumbing and Tankage:

• Pressurised hot & cold water system
• Water heated by engine driven calorifier located beneath saloon sole or via 240v immersion heater
• Manual freshwater supply at galley from foot pump
• Water filter for fresh water supply
• 2x ITT Par manual sea-toilets
• 12v electric pumps for both shower trays with filter.
• Henderson manual bilge pump in cockpit.
• Automatic electric bilge pump with float switch in bilge sump
• Fuel: 75 gallons (320 litres) in 1x stainless steel tank located under cockpit with gauge.
• Water: 120 gallons (545 litres) in 3x stainless steel tanks fitted under starboard & port settees with gauges. Third tank under aft cabin berth.

Accommodation:

• Bowman 40 mkI cabin layout
• 4 berths in two double cabins
• Further berths in saloon: 2 roll out sea berth pipe cots and 2 settee berths OR 1 settee berth & 1 double berth (saloon table conversion)
• Average 6?4? (1.93m) headroom.
• The joinery is satin finished varnished teak
• The cabin sole is teak with holly inlay
• The hull above the water line and the deckhead are lined with off white vinyl.
• White vinyl headlinings
• All locker doors and drawers have secure finger catches.
• Cabin doors are fitted with quality furniture and retaining catches.
• Pale blue/pink/grey patterned upholstery in all cabins with pale pink curtains and scatter cushions
• Blue vinyl waterproof seat cover for chart table seat
• FORWARD CABIN:
• Double berth with large sail storage area under.
• Hinged locker doors.
• Vanity unit with drawers,shelves and folding upholstered seat.
• Large locker behind mirror
• Hanging locker to starboard.
• Access to chain locker forward.
• FORWARD HEADS:
• Aft of forward cabin to port and opposite forward cabin hanging lockers.
• Manual marine heads, shower and wash basin with hot and cold mixer tap, storage lockers and mirror.
• Teak grating sole.
• Opening porthole and vent.
• SALOON:
• U-shaped settee berth to port with water tank under berth, large locker behind backrest and lockers and bookshelves above.
• Large saloon table with folding leaf to stretch across to starboard side. Saloon table mounted on telescopic leg facilitating conversion to double berth with in-fill cushions. Original base available.
• Batteries and engine access at aft end, large locker for bosun's stores at forward end.
• Settee/berth seating on starboard side with stowage under backrest.
• Water tank beneath settee.
• Lockers above.
• Large opening hatch in centre of saloon
• RM 2300 Radio/Tape and 6 disc multi changer CD player
• 12v DVD player and flat screen monitor
• GALLEY:
• The galley is large and practical for use at sea.
• Taylors gimballed gas cooker with stainless steel crash bar, twin stainless steel sinks.
• Mixer tap and standby freshwater foot pump.
• White laminate work surfaces divided by fiddles.
• Stowage lockers, fitted cutlery drawer, fitted stowage for crockery, mugs and glasses.
• Two opening hatches above galley.
• Top opening fridge.
• NAVIGATION STATION:
• The chart table takes a half folded Admiralty chart and has stowage for charts in the desk.
• There are drawers for tools, etc., and a hatch above.
• Bookcase, electrical switch panel and navigational and radio equipment as described below.
• Navigator?s seat with stowage under.
• AFT CABIN:
• Double berth with stowage below and fuel tank inboard.
• Hanging locker and vanity unit with drawers and mirror with larger locker behind.
• Opening hatch and opening porthole.
• Enclosed Soundproofed Generator Locker
• AFT HEADS:
• Manual marine heads, shower, wash basin with hot and cold tap.
• Stowage lockers and mirror.
• Teak grating sole.
• Opening hatch above.
• Large wet locker with opening porthole, and draining to bilge.
• Heating outlet in wet locker.

Domestic Equipment:

• Taylor 041 gas cooker with two burners, hot plate, grill and oven, fitted with fiddles and gimbals.
• Isotherm 12v refrigerator powered by engine or battery
• NEF 240v microwave oven powered through 240v AC power
• Twin stainless steel sinks with hot and cold water supply and manual freshwater supply
• 2x ITT Par manual sea-toilets
• Mixer tap/shower in forward and aft heads
• Mikuni 3.7kw diesel fired cabin heating with outlets throughout yacht
• 12v lighting throughout yacht

Safety Equipment:

• Nova Lift MOB davit recovery system mounted to stern (200kgs capability)
• 2x horseshoe buoys with lights
• Fire extinguisher & fire blanket

Designers Comments:

In the design of the Rival Bowman 40, the builders and we envisage an ocean thoroughbred of classic beauty yet with luxurious interior appointments. We feel that the Scheel Keel is now an essential element of the most modern interpretation of the classic offshore sailing yachts. Thanks to an exceptionally low centre of gravity afforded by the Scheel Keel, the Rival Bowman 40 combines above average stability for ocean sailing conditions with a reasonable draft whose advantages will be appreciated in many of the far flung tropical anchorages where depth is at a minimum. The bulb keel effect of the Scheel Keel, combined with the placement of the main propulsion engine amidships and low in the hull, enabled the designers to specify very good tankage for both fuel and water. In effect, the engine and tanks make an important contribution to the stability, so that a ballast ratio of 38% is all that is required. Experienced ocean sailors will understand that this has a beneficial effect upon the motion of the yacht in a seaway.

Importantly, no racing rule has been considered in the design of this boat, nor were the lightweight construction scantlings required in racing ever contemplated. The Rival Bowman 40?s displacement/length ratio 264 at half load condition permits robust construction, including full compliance to Lloyds +100A1 classification. Simply stated, the design and engineering of the Rival Bowman 40?s are such that she will endure, even if constantly used, as intended, for offshore cruising.

The hull styling is relatively conservative above the waterline, combining a moderate overhung counter stern with a slightly convex stem profile. In comparison to many of the newer designs, the transom has been kept reasonably moderate and of traditional shape.

The now standard high performance cruising underwater profile consisting of a highly efficient moderate draft Scheel Keel with a separate rudder protected by a large skeg provides a combination of excellent speed plus predictable transverse and directional stability. The rudder is fully supported by the skeg, and the propeller tucked safely behind the keel and supported by the integral fibreglass fin rather than the more vulnerable propeller bracket found on many other designs. The 40 foot overall length enables the interior to contain two widely separated private cabins plus a good sized galley, saloon, navigation area and stowage lockers. Each private cabin has an associated heads compartment with shower.

An essentially traditional aesthetic treatment has been adhered to in the deck design, yet with some interesting new features. The deck is fully surrounded by bulwarks for on-deck security, and the bulwarks are finished off by an attractive teak toerail. The cabin sides are close enough to vertical to permit the fitting of opening ports and the after fixed ports are sufficiently large to permit a good field of vision. Interior headroom averages 1.93m. The cockpit seatbacks have been raked outboard at the proper angle to be comfortable. Careful consideration has been given to access of all the potential stowage areas and the lockers arranged for the maximum versatility. There is a deep and voluminous sail locker to starboard and two lazarette lockers aft, one as a gas bottle locker and the other designed specifically to accept the liferaft.

The tall masthead rigged sail plan combines power with simplicity. The mainsheet traveller is forward of the companionway on the coachroof.

The Rival Bowman 40 is a yacht of sufficient size to serve as a comfortable sailing home for a family or two couples, and to be safely sailed offshore with peace of mind. Her design is fully up to date representing the optimization of cruising hull form by one of the world?s better designers. Her construction and standard specification are to very high standards, including Lloyds construction survey +100A1, so the owner can be assured that his investment is secure

DISCLAIMER: The Company 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.