Arcona are a world renowned Swedish built boat, this one from the original builder, Boo Marin AB which became Arcona Yachts AB.

The Arcona 40 DS's don't come up often and this one is in lovely condition, she has been polished, antifouled, rigged, fueled an is ready to set sail.

7 berths in 3 cabins with 2 heads and a superb deck saloon. "Sea Bee" has a full inventory including electric genoa furler, furling self tacking cutter stay & bow thruster.

Dimensions / General Info.

• LOA - 11.98m
• LWL - 10.50m
• Beam - 3.80m
• Draft - 1.95m
• Displacement - 8600kg
• Ballast - 3100kg (Lead keel)
• Builder  - Boo Marin AB.
• CE Category - A (Ocean).

The first owner stored her ashore undercover in a heated shed over winter. The current owner also wintered ashore and she has just been prepared for the season but will remain ashore until sold.

Hull, deck & superstructure

Hull

• The hull is built in a GRP sandwich construction with Divinicell core above the waterline.
• Solid laminate GRP below the waterline.
• NPG Max Guard gelcoat which gives a high finish and minimises the risk of osmosis and pigment changes.

Superstructure

• The deck is also built in a GRP sandwich construction with Dicinicell.
• Load areas such as winches and tracks are reinforced.
• NPG gelcoat.
• Teak deck and cockpit serviced and maintained by Struan Donaldson Boat Builders. May 24.
• Broad Teak capping rail.

Underwater

• LCG lead fin keel, through bolted with stainless steel keel bolts.
• Balanced rudder with 65mm stainless steel stock, hung on partial skeg.

Coatings

• Epoxy coated when new.
• Antifouling removed and 2 further coats of epoxy 2016.
• Antifouled May 2024.

Rig, rigging & sails

Mast

• Selden silver anodised 2 spreader cutter rigged sloop.
• Rig tuned by Fairlie Riggers 2024.
• Mast track for mainsail slides.
• Spinnaker pole track. No spinnaker pole.
• Selden boom with Selden solid strut sprung rod kicker.

Rigging

• Selden Furlex 300 E, electric roller furler for Genoa. Push button controls on starboard coach roof.
• Selden 300s roller furler self tacker with line back to cockpit.
• New 8mm forestay by Fairlie Riggers 2024.
• New 10mm inner forestay by Fairlie Riggers 2024.
• Removable forestay with tensioner for storm jib.
• Forward shrouds x2 10 mm, renewed 2017 Jan Sails, Bronze Selden turnbuckle.
• Lower shrouds x2 10 mm, renewed 2017 Jan Sails, Bronze Selden turnbuckle.
• Upper shrouds x2 10 mm, renewed 2017 Jan Sails, Bronze Selden turnbuckle.
• Backstay 10mm renewed 2017 Jan Sails, with Hasselfors tensioner.
• Running back stays x2, stainless with rope ends. 

Running rigging

• Main sheet, 6:1 with fine adjustment 24:1.
• Main halliard, wire and rope back to cockpit.
• 7 rope clutches on starboard coachroof.
• Single line mainsail reefing x2 lead back to cockpit.
• Cunningham led back to cockpit.
• Mainsheet outhaul back to coachroof.
• Dyneema self tacker sheet lead back to cockpit.
• Genoa sheets lead through movable genoa track cars.
• Genoa tracks re-bedded.
• 4 x rope clutches on the mast for halliards.
• Self tacker halliard at the mast.
• Genoa halliard at the mast.
• Spinnaker halliard at the mast.
• Storm Jib halliard at the mast.
• Genoa sheets.
• Asymmetric sheets, including a set of light sheets.

Sails

• Primary sails recently serviced and laundered.
• Doyle Mainsail (2015) 2 reefs with single line slab reefing.
• Maindrop stack pack system for mainsail. 
•  Mainsail on Lewmar cars with 4 full length battens.
• Doyle Genoa 150% (2015), on electric furler.
• Aerosails (2008) self tacking Jib with 3 small vertical battens, on Furlex 300s.
• Genoa and self tacker have sacrificial strips.
• UK Sails (2002), asymmetric spinnaker with snuffer. Never used.
• Storm Jib with single reef, on separate removable stay, hanked on. Never used.

Engine, propulsion & machinery

• Volvo D2-55 55 HP 4 cylinder diesel engine.
• Engine instrument display in saloon and in locker in cockpit.
• Saildrive with Volvo 3 bladed folding prop new 2017.
• Saildrive fully serviced including gasket change 2017.
• Wheel steering outside direct via quadrant, inside hydraulic..
• Uprated charging with Merlin automated management system
• Speedseal for impellor with spare impellor.
• Raw water filter.
• Fuel filter /water separator, Parker Racor 500FG with spare filter.
• Spare oil and fuel filters.
• Oil extraction pump.
• Vetus anti syphon valve.

Bow thruster

• Sidepower SP75T 4.4 kw / 6 Hp.

Electronics & navigation equipment

• Radar, digital Raymarine RD418D.
• Raymarine HybridTouch 9inch chart plotter at internal helm. 
• Note - The Raymarine outside helm plotter isn't functioning and will need investigated or replaced.
• Raymarine autopilot with course computer ACU 400.
• Evolution EV1 digital compass.
• Rudder reference unit.
• 2x Raymarine i70 multi function displays at wheel.
• Raymarine p70 autopilot control instrument at wheel.
• Raymarine depth sounder new transponder 2020.
• VHF/DSC Radio with speaker in cockpit RO 4800.
• AIS.
• Antenna Splitter em-trak S100AIS for vhf / dsc radio and AIS.
• Weatherman NASA, Radiotelex Receiver.
• Raymarine ST600R remote autopilot control in saloon.
• Raymarine RN300 GPS display (not used) GPS sensor on on pole in cockpit.
• VHF aerial on pole in cockpit (spare).
• Silva magnetic steering compass on steering binnacle.
• Note... navigation instruments connected in a network. 

Electrical

• 4x mains sockets, continental 2 pin 1 in each cabin.
• 2x 12v sockets in saloon.
• 1x 12v socket in storage pocket in cockpit.
• Mains charging connector in chain locker.
• Galvanic isolator, Sterling Power.
• Battery charger, Victron Pallas TG 12 50. Voltage sensitive relay.
• 3x 110 ah domestic batteries. New May 2024.
• 1x 70 ah engine starter battery. New May 2024.
• Fuses and isolator switches.
• Solar panel on coach roof Activesol light 75W (2019).
• Solar Charge Controller MPPT 15 amp.
• Solar charge controller Helios HT 8  (spare).
• Electric switch panel with fuses in saloon.
• DC battery monitor.

Tankage & systems

• Fuel - 300L in a stainless steel tank. Drained and cleaned and new fuel May 2024.
• Water - 400L in a stainless steel tank.
• Fuel and water temp gauges.
• 2 x 80L holding tanks, one for each heads. Empties to sea only.
• Hot and cold pressurised water system with Jabsco PAR electric water pump.
• 50L hot water tank with mains immersion and engine heating.

Canvas work

• Maindrop stack pack.
• Sprayhood - New May 2024 (£1,500).
• Cockpit enclosure with opening sides and back.
• Wheel cover.
• Weather Max 80 all over winter cover. New 2022 (£2,100).

Safety gear & equipment

Navigation lights

• Masthead combined led anchor and navigation lights.
• Mast deck light.
• Navigation lights.
• Steaming light on mast.

General

• Stainless steel folding stern boarding ladder.
• Seasave ISO9650 4 person liferaft in cannister mounted on stern. Will need serviced.
• Plastimo rescue buoy.
• Jon buoy Danbuoy, inflatable horseshoe. Fully serviced.2019.
• Jackstay lines.
• 3x lifejackets.
• EPIRB1 ocean signal rescue me gps 406 MHz registered 5/4/2015.
• AIS transmit and receive.
• 2 x smoke detectors.
• Carbon monoxide alarm.
• Gas alarm.
• Fire extinguisher in saloon 1 kg powder abc.
• Fire extinguisher in forward cabin 1 kg powder abc.
• Fire blanket.
• Bilge pump electric Rule Mate 750 g/h with auto sensor.
• Atwood V750 spare bilge pump.
• Manual bilge pump.
• See Me radar target enhancer transducer at masthead.
• Portable vhf radio ICOM IC-M31.
• Gas leak detector. 
• Bolt croppers.
• Soft wood bungs.
• Anchor ball and cone with line.

Additionl equipment

• Bombard AX3 dinghy, electric pump.
• 2 stroke 3.3 HP outboard engine.