Description

High quality independent blue water cruiser

"Meerlust" is in the hands of her second experienced owner, Her beautiful and spacious interior make it a joy to stay below deck. With full hydraulics, electrics winches and extensive power supply she is ideal for a small crew to set sail for remote and idyllic area's. She is lying at the Contest Yard so personal demands can be made before heading off to new adventures. Please contact us for more details.

Features

• Manufacturer
  Contest  
• Model
  55CS  
• Boat name
  Meerlust

Dimensions

• Beam
  4.65 metres  
• Draft
  1.95 metres  
• L.o.a.
  16.75 metres  

Build

• Designer
  Georg Nissen and Doug Peterson  
• Builder
  Contest Yachts, Medemblik, the Netherlands  
• Year
  2002  
• Hull construction
  Polyester sandwich  
• Hull type
  Vacuum infused GRP Hull in gelcoat white with blue striping  
• Superstructure construction
  GRP  
• Deck construction
  Teak on vacuum infused GRP deck  
• Keel type
  Wing keel  
• Ballast
  Approx. 8.9 tonnes  
• Displacement
  Approx. 25 tonnes  

Engine

• Fuel
  Diesel  
• Cruising speed
  Approx. 7.5 knots (under engine)  
• Max speed
  Approx. 8.5 knots (under engine)  
• Horse Power
  135 HP 6-cylinder  
• Engine manufacturer
  Perkins  
• Cooling system
   

Accommodation

• Cabins
  Forward guest cabin with double berth, 2 bunk berths in starboard cabin, ownerscabin with large centreline berth  
• Berths
  6  
• Toilet
   

Rig sails

• Type
  Masttop with cutter, (spreaders painted in 2015)  
• Round wooden rigging
  Hall Spars aluminum mast & boom in white  
• Lieren
  2x Andersen 68 ST 2-speed electric winches, 4x Andersen 46ST 2-speed electric winches, 2 x 52ST on mast for halyards  
• Main sail
  North Sails (2012)  
• Main sail reefsysteem
  Reckmann hydraulic in mast furling sytem  
• Genua
  North Sails (2012) with UV-ply  
• Genua reefsystem
  Reckmann hydraulic genoa furling system  
• Fok
  North Sails (2012) UV-ply  
• Fok reefsysteem
  Reckmann RS2000 manual furling genoa system  
• Halvewinder bollejan
  North Sails Code zero 145 sqm. (2014)