1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)

£39,500
Norfolk Broads
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1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
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1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)
1984 Connoisseur 42 Motor Cruiser (Ideal Liveaboard!)

General Specification

Builder:
Porter & Haylett, Wroxham
LOA:
12.8m  (42ft 0in)
Beam:
3.66m  (12ft 0in)

Construction

  • GRP construction
  • Original gelcoat finish
  • Centre cockpit with sliding roof and folding windscreen
  • Air draft approximately 1.98m (6ft 6in)
  • Professionally cleaned, compounded and polished 2014
  • Antifouled 2014
  • Last surveyed when purchased in 1996

Mechanical & Electrical

  • BMC 2.5 inboard diesel engine (approximately 55hp)
  • Volvo hydraulic transmission driving central shaft and propeller
  • Engine and transmission always professionally maintained (both understood to be in excellent condition)
  • New raw water seacock 2014
  • 110Ah engine start battery (April 2013)
  • 110Ah heater battery (approx. 2012)
  • 2 x 110Ah domestic batteries (October 2013)
  • 2 x 135W solar panels (2010, very good condition) with soft cover to prevent chafing when under main cover
  • MCCP solar panel controller
  • Shore power
  • 220 litre steel fuel tank (almost full at time of writing)

Accommodation

  • 8 berths in 4 cabins
  • Upholstery renewed 2011 (excellent condition)
  • Forward double cabin with washbasin plus en-suite heads compartment with 12v electric toilet and shower
  • Spacious, comfortable main saloon (under sliding roof) with ample seating (converts to double berth), well lit with large windows for good view
  • Comfortable helm position and good all round view
  • TV point with both 12v and 240v electrical sockets plus fitted aerial booster for improved TV signal
  • Galley with full size cooker (4 burners, grill and oven), good size 12v fridge, domestic size sink with mixer tap and drainer, and ample storage space
  • Second heads compartment (with doors to both galley and adjoining cabin) with 12v electric toilet and washbasin
  • Third cabin with 2 single berths and washbasin
  • Second shower room with plumbing laid on, but currently used only for storage (could easily be converted back to shower room if required)
  • Aft cabin with 2 single berths and washbasin
  • All washbasins and sinks have both hot and cold water supply
  • Webasto diesel blown-air cabin heating with outlets throughout
  • Shaver points in all cabins
  • 240v outlets in all cabins, saloon and galley wired to modern consumer unit
  • 12v cabin lighting throughout
  • FM radio/cassette player
  • Blaupunkt CD multichanger
  • 40 gal and 60 gal GRP freshwater tanks
  • 100 gal GRP holding tank

Equipment

  • Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires April 2016)
  • Automatic 12v electric bilge pump
  • Manual bilge pump
  • Fire extinguishers (not guaranteed in date)
  • 2-piece overall fitted cover
  • Navigation lights
  • Various mooring warps
  • Various fenders
  • Boat hook
  • Mud weight
  • Rond anchors
  • Northern Broads mooring paid till the end of June 2014 (understood to be transferable to purchaser subject to permission from mooring owner)

Remarks:

The 42ft Connoisseur (one of a range of luxury ‘Connoisseur’ river cruisers) offers very generous accommodation for extended, or even full-time liveaboard, use with 6 berths in 3 separate cabins, plus a double berth in the main saloon. This example, built by Porter & Haylett in Wroxham in 1984, was heavily built to be used in their hire fleet in Holland. She returned to Wroxham for a refit in late 1995 and was bought by her current and only other owner direct from the builders in March 1996. She has fitted solar panels on her saloon roof to charge the domestic batteries (the owner informs me that the panels are very efficient and keep the batteries fully charged during the season without having to run the engine, even with the fridge running continuously), and Webasto cabin heating to extend her use out of season/all year round. The owner states that she has given them 18 trouble-free years and they see no reason why that should not continue. She is clearly a very well looked after vessel. For sale due to a change of cruising area. Currently lying afloat and in commission.

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