Because of the same geographical location, some of the shipwrights that built the Swans, also worked on the Avance 40. You will therefore see many close similarities, not just cosmetically but also structurally. Commissioned in 1984, MCINTOSH was sailed around Cape Cod and adjacent islands. Then in 2015 the present owner purchased MCINTOSH and the boat immediately went to Yachting Solutions in Rockland, Maine, for an extensive refit. Details of the refit are noted below. Now the family has grown in size, and they have moved up to a larger vessel. Because of the recent refit and the exceptional care and attention the present owners have lavished on MCINTOSH,  she is in superb condition, especially given her age. Any discriminating buyer will be impressed by the cosmetic condition, inside and out. Please call this office for your inspection. She will not disappoint you...

Overview

REFITS & UPDATES:

2021

New batteries. New Radar/GPS by Brookes & Gatehouse.

2020

All opening and fixed ports removed and rebedded.

All interior joinery was re-varnished with up to 4 coats of matt and gloss Epifanes on appropriate surfaces.

All standing rigging and fittings thoroughly checked.

2019

New water heater. New B&G Zeus screen.

2017

New Groco head with new plumbing and valves. New Doyle Stack Pack on mainsail.

2015

Major refit at Yachting Solutions in Rockland, ME, including:

New teak decking, glued by Teak Decking Systems of FL.

All new electronics by Brookes & Gatehouse.

Rebedded all ports.

New plumbing.

New wiring.

New LED lights.

New light fixtures.

New navigation lights.

New inverter.

New cushions, mattresses and covers.

New cockpit cushions.

New Lexan in opening deck hatches.

New steering cables and linkages.

New mainsail by Doyle.

New jib by Doyle.

New mainsail Harken with roller bearings track on mast.

New genoa and mainsheet tracks and blocks.

New Espar diesel heater – separate 6 gallon diesel tank just for the heater.

3 new Dodgers for two companionways and one hatch; matching windscoop for forward hatch.

HULL:

• Solid fiberglass hull with white Awlgrip type paint
• Double dark blue waterline stripes, black bottom
• Single dark blue sheer stripe
• Fin keel with centerboard
• Centerboard up draft is 5’ 5”
• Centerboard down draft is 8’ 10”
• Spade rudder with full skeg

DECK:

• Cored fiberglass deck with teak overlay
• Dark blue deck coaming stripe
• 2 x cockpit deck plan with bridgdeck between
• Stainless steel stem head fitting with 1 anchor roller
• 2 x pair mooring cleats, 1 x pair forward, 1 pair aft, each with a fairlead
• Anchor locker in the bow with deck hatch access
• 2 x cockpit lockers, 1 x each side, plus an additional locker under the helmsman’s seat
• Aluminum anodized toe rail
• Stainless steel bow and stern rails
• Stainless steel stanchions
• 2015 1 x 19 stainless steel wire double lifelines (2015)
• Lifeline gates port and starboard
• Three Bomar deck hatches
• Additional gate in the stern rail with a stainless steel fold up swim ladder
• Maxwell windlass on deck with chain gypsy and anchor rode winch
• Foot switch next to the windlass to help raise the anchor (up only)
• Running rigging leads aft from the mast to a gang of 3 line-stoppers on the starboard side of the companionway and then to a winch
• Black anodized genoa tracks, each with single sheep lead block
• 2 x double deck sheet turning blocks aft, 1 x each side
• Black anodized mainsheet track with a 4:1 purchase for the traveler
• Mainsheet is on a 4:1 system with the mainsheet leading to a winch on the starboard side of the bridgedeck
• Traveler lines each side lead back to a line stopper
• 2 x winch handle pockets forward end of aft cockpit
• 2 x storage boxes inside aft cockpit coamings for small items
• Selden spinnaker pole and whisker pole, both of which have stainless steel mounts on the foredeck.
• Centerboard pennant is led aft along the port side to its own captive winch
• Pedestal for the wheel
• Stainless steel pedestal guard tall enough to anchor the chart plotter
• Stainless steel wheel

TANKAGE:

Fuel: 45 gallons in S/S tank.

Water: 80 gallons in 2 S/S tanks, under settees in main salon; holding tank with y-valve with 12V macerator.

Hot Water: 2020 Kuuma 6 gallon hot water heater (off engine only, but wired for 110V).

WINCHES (serviced in 2015):

• All self-tailing, 2 speed, Lewmar
• 1 x #40, halyard
• 1 x #44, mainsheet
• 2 x #54, primary
• 2 x #43, secondary

ACCOMMODATIONS:

• Sleeps 4 in 2 separate sleeping cabins. Sleeps 3 more, 1 in the pilot bunk and 2 on the salon settees for a total of 7.
• Varnished teak furniture throughout with teak and holly cabin soles and vinyl covered overhead panels.

FORWARD CABIN:

• Located in the bow with a vee berth and removable filler.
• Overhead storage lockers port, starboard and forward.
• Aft to port and starboard are additional lockers.
• There is a single seat aft to starboard.
• Storage is under the bunks.

FORWARD HEAD:

• Located immediately after of the forward cabin on the starboard side.
• Manual Groco head with holding tank and deck discharge.
• Fiberglass sink aft with hot and cold pressure water and telephone type shower.
• Two lockers outboard.
• One locker under the sink.
• Teak grate in the sole.

MAIN SALON:

• Immediately after of the head is the main saloon. On the port side is a straight settee with a pilot berth outboard of it.
• Each has fittings for a lee cloth.
• There is storage behind the settee backrests.
• Opposite, on the starboard side, is a “U” shaped settee with storage behind the backrest.
• There are shelves and lockers outboard.
• On the centerline is a teak table with folding leaves port and starboard.
• The water tanks are underneath the settees.
• Forward on the port side and opposite the head is additional storage.
• Headroom: 6'3"; less in forward cabin: 5'8".

GALLEY:

• U-shaped, located after of the main salon on the starboard side.
• There is storage outboard behind black plexiglass sliding doors.
• There are lockers above the double stainless steel sinks aft to store wet dishes in a rack that drains to the sinks below.
• Additional lockers are under the sink and forward and inboard.
• Inboard are 3 shelves.
• Outboard and forward is a top loading fridge.
• Galley fridge including DC cold plate.
• Outboard and aft is an additional insulated top loading ice box.
• There is a 3 burner propane stove with oven outboard with a crash bar and eyes to attach a belt for the chef while under way.

NAVIGATION STATION:

• Located immediately opposite the galley and on the port side, forward facing.
• There are drawers forward and underneath the desk.
• There is a lid on the desk accessing chart storage underneath.
• Outboard is the electrical panel together with navigation and communication electronics.

AFT CABIN:

• Located in the aft end of the boat.
• Accessed on the port side.
• Single bunk to port and a double bunk to starboard.
• Against the forward bulkhead is a fiberglass sink with hot and cold pressure water.
• Over and under the sink two more lockers.
• Aft are two lockers underneath the cockpit sole.
• Another locker is outboard and over the starboard bunk.

ENGINE:

• The engine space is accessed underneath the companionway steps.
• 1984 Bukh DV36 diesel engine, 35 hp, 3 cylinder, FWC (no hour meter came with vessel).
• The engine has a large flywheel and a decompression lever to allow a hand crank to occur.
• Two blade folding propellor – Gori-type.
• Line cutter on the propeller shaft.
• Single lever engine control mounted on the port side coaming in the cockpit together with engine instruments.
• 2021 new starter motor.
• 2015 cutlass bearing.
• Halon automatic fire extinguishers.

PLUMBING:

• Pressure hot and cold water in the galley, forward head and aft cabin sink.
• Kuuma 6 gallon water heater with expansion tank.
• Water heated via engine.
• Water heater wired for 110V AC powered heating if desired.
• Telephone style deck shower with hot and cold water located in the starboard side of the cockpit.
• DC saltwater washdown, spigot located in the anchor locker.

VENTILATION:

• 4 x opening deck hatches.
• 3 x opening ports.
• 3 x dorade vents each with a stainless steel protective rail.
• Electric fan in forward cabin.
• Espar heater with independent diesel tank.
• Duct work for the diesel heater goes to all cabins including the head.
• 3 S/S DC fans, 2 in aft cabin and 1 in salon; plastic fan in forward cabin.

ELECTRICAL:

• 120V AC shore power.
• 120V 30 amp shore power deck connector and shore power cord.
• 12V DC system.
• Electrical panel at nav station.
• 2 x Lifeline GPL AGM 4DL house batteries – 2020 2 battery switches can be paralleled.
• 1 x Northstar AGM battery for engine start- 2020 Group 27.
• LED lighting.
• Inverter to power an AC outlet in the galley.

ELECTRONICS:

• 3 x B&G H5000 mfd’s on mast under gooseneck
• 1 x B&G H5000 mfd in cockpit
• 1 x B&G H5000 mfd in nav station
• B&G radar with 20” dome mounted on mast
• B&G VHF radio at nav station and a wireless extension included for the cockpit, with a charging station inside the port lazarette
• Simrad Robertson 28 autopilot with wireless key fob control
• Binnacle Suunto compass
• Fusion MS-AV 700i stereo includes Bluetooth connectivity; 2 speakers in the salon and 2 weatherproof speakers in the cockpit; also, a replacement pair of cockpit speakers

RIGGING: (Fractional Rig):

• Aluminum anodized fractional mast – 2 pairs of spreader and jumpers.
• Aluminum anodized boom.
• A mix of stainless steel rod and 1 x 19 stainless steel standing rigging.
• Backstay with Sailtech hydraulic adjuster – few years ago new sails.
• Racing Equipment solid boom vang.
• Aluminum Selden spinnaker pole with stowing fittings on deck.
• Aluminum Selden strut with stowing fittings on deck.

SAILS:

• Doyle Bluewater, fully battened, cruising mainsail with Stack Pack.
• Doyle Bluewater, 110% jib.
• Storm jib with sheets, hanks onto the inner forestay.
• Selden roller furler.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

• Stainless steel anchor chain – 60’ chain.
• 30 lb Rocna – 250’ nylon rode.
• Paul Luke 3 piece Fisherman style anchor dis-assembled and stored under the salon sole. It was removed, resurfaced and repainted in 2016.
• Danforth stern anchor in the aft lazarette with own rode 100’ approximately.
• Inner chain plate on foredeck for inner forestay and staysail attachment.
• Spray hood over companionway entrance.
• Custom toast Sunbrella sunshade that covers the aft cockpit.
• Custom large Sunbrella sunshade for deck.
• Custom toast Sunbrella windscoop for the large forward hatch.
• LPG propane tanks in the starboard lazarette; LPG is plumbed for a grill, but no grill conveys.
• Cockpit table folds against pedestal – natural finish.
• Fenders.
• Outboard engine bracket on stern rail.
• Weems and Plath clock and barometer on main bulkhead.
• 2 tanks in sealed locker – meet ABYC standard.
• Maxwell windlass anchor, up only.

COMMENTS: The Avance 40 was built in Finland and is very similar to a Nautor Swan, designed by the famed Sparkman and Stephens naval architects of the same era. Because of the same geographical location, some of the shipwrights that built the Swans, also worked on the Avance 40. You will therefore see many close similarities, not just cosmetically but also structurally. Commissioned in 1984, MCINTOSH was sailed around Cape Cod and adjacent islands. Then in 2015 the present owner purchased MCINTOSH and the boat immediately went to Yachting Solutions in Rockland, Maine, for an extensive refit. Details of the refit are noted below. Now the family has grown in size, and they have moved up to a larger size. Because of the recent refit and the exceptional care and attention the present owners have lavished on MCINTOSH she is in superb condition, especially given her age. Any discriminating buyer will be impressed by the cosmetic condition, inside and out. Please call this office for your inspection. She will not disappoint.

Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel subject to sale, price and inventory changes, and withdrawal from market without notice. 

Mechanical Disclaimer: Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meter. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise, and major overhauls as well as ALL other representations noted on the listing.

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.