1998 Jeanneau 40 DS

This is a 3 owner 40 DS that has been meticulously maintained and was kept locally in the Carolinas until she was brought down to the Virgin Islands last year. This boat has never been bareboat chartered, only lightly day chartered and always privately owned and her condition reflects that. This vessel is a dream to sail and is ready to cruise the Virgin Islands, or can be used commercially to generate profit here in the US Virgin Islands.

She has the owner’s layout with 2 cabins and 2 heads and a ton of headroom and natural light with the Deck Salon style which allows for ample head room and a roomy interior. Beautiful teak interior woodwork throughout. Teak in the cockpit and the largest engine Jeanneau offered, the 56HP Yanmar 4JH2TE turbocharged 4-cylinder. Combined with a 3-blade Auto-Prop a comfortable 2300 RPM cruise is at 7.3 kts at approx 0.9 gallons per hour. At 2800 she cruises close to 8 kts. The upgraded auto prop is an amazing piece of equipment. The propeller adjusts pitch as required to maximize fuel efficiency and boat speed across all ranges of RPM. This makes for high powered motoring and faster sailing speeds as the prop feathers away when not in use.

Her cockpit has the helm wheel on the forward bulkhead starboard of the companionway and protected by dodger, perfect for cruising. This feature also really opens up the cockpit to entertaining guests for pleasure or charter. Large lazarette starboard and a smaller one with propane locker to port.

She also sports a brand new Genoa! As well as a custom stainless solar arch that doubles as dinghy davits! The solar panels put out ample power with a brand new high powered charge controller that charges directly to the house bank. The custom dodger with full Bimini that connects to the dodger keeps you well protected in the spacious cockpit. All lines are led to the cockpit which makes

The autopilot is a Raymarine and holds the boat on a steady course with a below the deck mounted linear drive directly to the quadrant. The suite of ray marine electronics is in need of an upgrade.

Equipment: Her cockpit has the helm wheel on the forward bulkhead starboard of the companionway and protected by dodger, perfect for cruising. This feature also really opens up the cockpit to entertaining guests for pleasure or charter. Large lazarette starboard and a smaller one with propane locker to port. Masthead rig with inmast furling.

She also sports a brand new Genoa! As well as a custom stainless solar arch that doubles as dinghy davits! The solar panels put out ample power with a brand new high powered charge controller that charges directly to the house bank. The custom dodger with full Bimini that connects to the dodger keeps you well protected in the spacious cockpit. All lines are led to the cockpit which makes

The autopilot is a Raymarine and holds the boat on a steady course with a below the deck mounted linear drive directly to the quadrant. The suite of ray marine electronics is in need of an upgrade and the price already reflects this. However with mobile phone and tablet apps such as navionics, one can navigate easily without the need of a chart plotter.

Fun, fast, and easy to sail – Don’t wait on this one as these are a rare find and much sought after for year-round Virgin Island Sailing!

Recent survey valuation at 80,000.