1991 Lavranos 40

REDUCED TO SELL - READY TO GO ON ANOTHER OCEAN ADVENTURE! A chance to buy a proven offshore cruiser equipped to set off again with MINIMAL ADDITIONAL SPENDING REQUIRED. Selkie was designed and built in South Africa in 1991. Her fully encapsulated keel, steel rudder, stringer construction and thick GRP make her a very seaworthy vessel. Due to her wide beam and sugar scoop stern, Selkie hits the sweet spot between seakeeping ability and internal volume that has remained popular in the bluewater cruiser category (think Moody, Halberg Rassy, Malo etc). Selkie underwent a MAJOR REFIT IN 2023/24 before setting off cruising the North Atlantic where she has been treated to many upgrades. She is an incredibly solid, comfortable and rugged vessel that is CHEAP AND EASY TO MAINTAIN ON THE GO. ON DECKFully enclosed centre cockpit (enclosure 2024) keeps you safe and dry in bad weather and cool in the tropical sun 800w of solar (2023) gives plenty of power for modern appliances and off grid living New upsized standing rigging (2024) has loads of life left in it (we sailed very conservatively offshore) New fully battened mainsail with deep 3rd reef (2023) Offshore cruising yankee (2023 second hand - good condition) Offshore stay sail (2025 second hand - good condition) Storm Jib (old but in good condition) Asymmetric Spinnaker (usable condition) 150% cruising Genoa (usable condition) Spare main (usable in an emergency!) Outboard crane and davits for easy dinghy handling 6hp outboard and Thrustme electric outboard (available by separate negotiation) DOWN BELOWBright open interior with excellent headroom (6’3”+ in saloon, heads and forecabin) Large aft cabin with utility/storage room housing washing machine and expanded AGM battery bank (2022) (700Ah total) Well laid out galley for cooking at sea with high powered fridge Starlink installed for cheap fast internet anywhere Webasto diesel heater (2022) provide warm and cool air circulation perfect for extended season cruising (we did 2 UK winters and a caribbean summer and it kept us comfortable throughout) Immersion and calorifier heated hot water 500L of fresh water in isolated soft tanks 2001 57hp Volvo Penta MD22L - 2,200 hour. Fully rebuilt by previous owner and well looked after by us including: Starts easily and runs clean and burns around 2L/H cruising 1800rpm (5.5-6kts in small seas) Extensive spares including alternator and starter motor (2024) Offgrid system based on 800w solar system (2023), 2000w inverter (2025) and 700Ah of AGM and LA batteries Mains hookup system including battery charger (2023) 240v plugs throughout which are switchable between inverter and mains hookup USB A and USB C added for easy phone, tablet charging Original navigation equipment at chart table all fully functioning and integrated with tablet via a wifi terminal enabling boat GPS and AIS data to be displayed on tablet/phones ONWA chart plotter with Navionics charts/AIS transmitter (2024) runs in i