1998 Roberts Spray 40

CONSTRUCTION: Steel

YEAR: 1998

DIMENSIONS: LOA 40′ (plus bowsprit), BEAM 14′, DRAFT 4′ 9″

KEEL TYPE: Long

COLOUR: Dark blue and cream

INTERIOR: 7/8 berths in 3 cabins plus galley and heads

ENGINE: Ford 120 hp diesel

RIG TYPE: Ketch

MAST/SPARS: Timber (hollow)

SAILS: Main, foresail, staysail, mizzen all by Jeckells

EQUIPMENT: Internal: The vessel has the usual large cockpit, with wheel steering, seating to either side and companionways running fore and aft. Going forward the companionway leads down into the main cabin where the galley is situated to starboard. This provides a Smev cooker (4 burners, grill and oven) sink unit with pressurised hot – from a Paloma gas water heater – and cold, electric fridge, worktop and cupboards. Opposite this is the dining area, with an L-shaped settee and drop leaf table. There is a pilot berth behind the settee and storage under it. Going forward again, there is a hand basin to port and opposite this is a short settee behind which is a further pilot berth. Again, there are considerable amounts of storage under the settee. The forecabin provides a good-sized double berth plus a child’s single and – again there are lockers underneath. Décor is in oak and mahogany with patterned woven material upholstery. To port of the companionway steps there is a passageway leading aft. This has large amounts of storage under the side-decks and also provides access to the engine compartment. In the aft cabin itself, there is a large double berth, access to the heads (with a Parr/ITT sea toilet and a hand basin) and a further single berth (divided off by curtains). Headroom is about 6’3″ throughout the major part of the vessel, the only significant exceptions being in the passageway and also in the forecabin. Like the main cabin, the décor aft is in oak and mahogany with nicely finished upholstery. Navigation equipment includes an echosounder and log, compass and navigation lights. External: The boat has galvanised pulpit, stanchions and guardlines. She has very wide side decks and substantial gunnels. There is a Lofrans anchor winch on her foredeck and she carries a 45lb plough anchor plus quantity of 10 mm chain. Two horseshoe lifebuoys and light and a colour TV are included.

REMARKS: A well built vessel on the market due to a change pf plans. She is roomy and ready to go.

OUR OPINION: A nicely built vessel with plenty of room for the family: well worth seeing.