VAN DE STADT 40 CARIBBEAN

Steel sailboat 40 ft

Van de Stadt Caribbean 40 corten steel 1996

Returning from a loop in the North Atlantic

Equipped for long journeys – ready for a new trip!

Very good condition

Visible in Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Fast and robust boat         

Reliable Dutch construction

Proctor 7/8th performance rigging

Registered in Belgium – VAT payed

Built by Jacht en Metaalwerf Sint Annaland (Holland)

Official length: 11.98m (payment category < 12 m!!)

Beam: 3.98 m!!

Draft: 2.0 m

Gross tonnage: 13T

Outside

Yanmar 4JH2E 44hp engine

Round bilged hull isolated when built

Gantry + davits + 480 watt solar panels

Mainsail 3 reefs + genoa + outrigger + spinnaker + staysail (stormsail)

Spray hood

Sucar scoop (stern), swim ladder

Chain 10mm/60m

Delta anchor 35 kg + sand anchor 30 kg

Dinghy (large) Zodiac + Honda 2cv engine

Interior

2x250l water tanks

250l fuel tank (136l+116l)

Front cabin + sink

Large saloon, 2 wide berths (the bench backs fold up) + anti-roll nets

Very large back cabin

Bathroom Jabsco toilet (2023) and shower

Dickinson Marine Oil Stove

Force 10 Marine cooker 4 burners + oven with thermometer

Sea water foot pump

New 110 liters fridge

AIS transmitter/receiver (2023) + fixed VHF (2023)/portable VHF x2 + EPIRB (2023) + Pilot (2024) + radar + Navtex + BLU

Anemometer, depth sounder, log

Barometer

Charger/inverter (220v) + differential

New batteries (2023) – 2x160A + 1x90A + charge splitters 

Load Monitor

External USB and USB-C socket

Tablet fixings (inside and outside)

45l water heater (2023)

Fuel and water gauges

Interesting options

Cockpit sun awning + sides

Truck tarpaulin to be placed on boom for wintering

Outrigger

All ropes returning to cockpit

Stanchions 72 cm (>< 60 cm) -> very secure

Proctor 7/8 rigging + regatta sails + spinnaker and staysail

2nd anchor

Kitchen foot sea water pump

Official length < 12 m

Security

Sea anchor (2023)

6-person life raft – next inspection: May 2026

6 self-inflating life jackets – inspected in 2023

Horseshoe buoy and automatic light + Silzig buoy

Epirb (2023)

Iridium (optional)

Fog horns

Life lines (x4)

Wood cones (diff diameters)

Freeze-dried food for survival bags

VHF with GPS positioning for watchman (tested on sea)

Masthead strobe light

Flash light and glow sticks

Radar

Spare parts

Motor cable (inverter or gas)

Engine water hoses (Yanmar specific)

Fuel hoses

Water pipes

New alternator

New starter

Filters (fuel and oil)

LED bulbs

80A fuse electrical panel

And many useful little parts

Works 2023

Addition of gantry + davits + solar panels and MPPT + sunshade

Changing all valves

Hydrolube ring (on propeller shaft) + new propeller locking washer

New shaft seal hose

Engine sound insulation

New fridge (DOMETIC CU-55 – 110l)

AIS (transmitter/receiver)

1 reef added on the mainsail

Rigging expertise x 2 (Pierre Hellemans and Lefebvre Sails – Nieuwpoort)

New anchor (rocks and sand), new chain, new windlass headstock

New batteries and new charge splitters

Battery monitoring

Replacement of all incandescent bulbs with LEDs

Addition of seawater foot pump and 3-way valves to be able to draw fresh water by foot in the event of a breakdown (>< electric pump).

New 45l water heater

New inverter and gas cables (engine)

Emergency bar

Works 2024

Rigging expertise before returning from the Caribbean (May 2024 by FKG rigging)

Replacement of lower shrouds

Sail control and reinforcement

New autopilot (+ wind function) – 3-year warranty (May 2027)

Addition of internal and external USB sockets

Comment

Incredibly reliable, stable, fast and safe boat. Equipped for long trips and ready to go. We always felt confident even in the middle of the Atlantic in tough conditions. We do not want to sell it but it is impossible for us to keep it because we have a house to build and not enough funds to build the house and keep the boat. We would like to eventually be able to buy it back in a few years so that we can travel up north.

The rigging is over 10 years old but is of very good quality. It was appraised 3 times in one year, before each crossing. The lower shrouds have been replaced.

The sails are old but have seen very little use. They were checked in May 2024. The sailmakers said that the material was in good condition. They reinforced some of the seams and added protection against chafing.

The boat is very powerful and is faster than many fiberglass boats!

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