Pouvreau Meridien

VERY NICE UNIT - IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - ROBUST CONSTRUCTION PROVEN BY ITS OWNER ON ALL THE SEAS OF THE WORLD - PERFORMANCE HULL - READY TO SAIL AS IS - VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY - FOR LONG-TERM CRUISING ENTHUSIASTS, ALLOWING ALL PROGRAMS WITHIN A REASONABLE BUDGET - A MUST HAVE!!!

Description LA MORGANE

Vessel: "LA MORGANE"
Belgian-flagged vessel

VESSEL IDENTIFICATION
Aluminum sailing yacht, MERIDIEN type, built by POUVREAU in 1979
Registered in Brussels, same owner since 1979, currently under number B408013 as of February 25, 2022, valid until February 24, 2027
Approved in French 1st category
Length overall: 14.28 meters Gross tonnage: 22.26 tons
Maximum beam: 4.38 meters Draft: 0.90/2.95 meters Displacement: 12,600 kg
Engine: Perkins 4108M nr: U513102, 50 hp, year: 1979 Fuel: diesel

1. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION OF THE VESSEL

1.1 HULL, DEPENDENCIES, ENGINE AND SAILS
Mast, boom, and sprits Maréchal in good condition. Standing rigging regularly inspected. Running rigging in working order. Furlex genoa furler (1994) and Furlex staysail furler (2009).

Genoa and staysail in excellent condition (2009), new battened mainsail (2022), yankee 2 in working order (on running backstay), Swedish mainsail and storm jib in very good condition, medium spinnaker (180 m²), and optional light spinnaker (200 m²) both in excellent condition.

Deck in generally good condition, except paint to be redone and wear in places on the trademaster; sheet tracks and return blocks are in good condition. A very sturdy deck canopy was added in 1994. All plexiglass windows renewed in 2009. Railings, stanchions, and lifelines in good condition. A Barient halyard winch for the mainsail halyard on the mast. One halyard winch on the mast, Barient self-tailing 32 with 3 speeds and titanium drum. One self-tailing Barient 23 halyard winch on the mast. Two winches on top of the roof for spinnaker halyards, Barient self-tailing 27. Five winches forward in the cockpit, Barient self-tailing 23. Two genoa sheet winches, Barient self-tailing 35 with 3 speeds. Two spinnaker sheet winches, Barient self-tailing 32.
Wheel steering on pedestal with hydraulic assist Lecomble & Schmitt V2H50 (1994) revised in 2016.

The underwater hull was sandblasted and repainted in 2009. The keel trunk is operated smoothly by an electric winch (WARN U2500) with no lateral play; packing replaced in 2010. The above-water hull is in good overall condition. The boat was equipped in 2005 with a new rudder under a fixed skeg. The rudder lifts back in case of impact and is operated by a crank, which significantly improves boat safety.
A davit arch with 4 x 100w solar panels was installed in 2015.

Interior fittings made by the shipyard of excellent quality in mahogany, with ironwood floors. Two stainless steel freshwater tanks (700 and 300 liters). The chart table and navigator’s corner were redone to embed navigation devices.

The engine runs perfectly. The temperature exchanger, exhaust manifold, and 12V alternator were replaced in 2012; the 24V 80 amp alternator was changed in 2001 (Leece-Neville). Starter and injection pump renewed in 2012. Hour meter shows 5,260 hours. Cooling water circuit heats domestic water (Allpa boiler), an electric heater can heat water when connected to shore power. Bronze three-blade propeller, aluminum three-blade propeller, and a 19-inch biprop Max-prop. A 24V 40 amp shaft alternator. The propulsive force of the propeller is transmitted to the hull flange by a Centaflex coupling.

The electrical system was completely overhauled in 2013 with three safety levels. It includes three circuits: 12 and 24 volts DC, and 230 volts AC. One 12V battery for the engine and four 220 Ah batteries connected in series for onboard use. Balmar Max-Charge electronic regulator (2003). Four polycrystalline solar panels wired in parallel-series with an MPPT regulator. A Victron 24v-12v converter, a 24-12v 20A Industrial Power Series converter, a 3000w inverter, a 2016 leakage tester, a Victron battery manager, a Dolphin 24v 40 amp battery charger, a Victron 3600w isolation transformer.

1.2 ARMAMENT, NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT, AND TENDERS
1.2.1 Fixed equipment and safety armament
Safety equipment equivalent to French first category standards, complete for 6 persons. RFD 6-person survival raft in canister, commissioned in 1996, last inspected in 2009. Four fire extinguishers. Manual bilge pump in the cockpit Henderson MK V double action, engine-driven high capacity bilge pump, automatic electric diaphragm bilge pump, large capacity electric backup bilge pump (optional), sink and shower drainage pumps can serve as bilge pumps. PUR Powersurvivor 80 II desalinator (not operational).

DELTA Deep-set anchor 25 kg with 40m of 12mm chain and 100m of 18mm rope, a 30 kg Brittany anchor and a 9kg aluminum Spade anchor at the stern with 5m of 12mm chain and 100m of 18mm rope. Goïot electric windlass.

1.2.2 Navigation devices
Sestrel pedestal compass. Dedicated computer integrating Immarsat C, email via BLU service, navigation, file management, and television. Koden MD-3400 radar, Thrane & Thrane Immarsat C,
CETREK 737 autopilot with 707 repeater, Robertson HLD 350 autopilot (not operational), Shipmate RS 5800 GPS, Brookes & Gatehouse HYDRA navigation center, Shipmate RS 8100 VHF, ICOM 710 BLU, PACTOR PTC II modem.

1.2.3 Tenders and tender engines
Optional: QUICKSILVER AA 380 H tender (2004) with Mercury 18 hp engine No. 9408475 (1988), serviced in 2021
AVON West Marine 250 tender with Mercury 4 hp engine

1.2.4 Accessories and miscellaneous, comfort and decoration
Hi-fi system with 100W Maxima Marine amplifier, 10 CD changer, and 4 speakers, double induction cooking plate, oven and two kerosene stoves with 9L daily tank connected to a 40L tank, 70-liter fridge, 40-liter freezer with air-cooled compressors (2016), optional full self-sufficiency maintenance tools, numerous spare parts, decoration including a superb barograph.