Bowman 45 Standard Specification

HULL Finish: Isophtalic white gel coat (other colours optional). Dark blue style lines. Blue antifouling. Construction: Hand lay up. Materials to Lloyd's Register approved drawings. Polyester resin with chopped strand mat (CSM) and woven rovings (WR). Bulkheads: 15mm (0.59") marine plywood (BS 1088), primed and glassed in with 2.4kg/m² (8oz) CSM. Stringer: 170mm x 75mm (6.75" x 3") foam core with 2.4kg/m² (8oz) CSM and unidirectional roving reinforcing. Ballast: Single piece lead casting bolted to hull with M24 stainless steel studs. Keel Type: "Paine" keel. Rudder: GRP moulding foam filled with integral 50.8mm (2") marine grade stainless steel stock. Rudder tube with gland.

DECK Finish: Isophthalic gel coat off-white (other colours optional)with moulded-in-non-slip finish. Construction: Polyester resin with CSM, WR and non-woven polyester core. Hull and deck joint: Deck is bonded to hull with epoxy resin. Bulkheads bonded to deck and coachroof with CSM and resin.

DECK FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT Main: Stemhead fitting in stainless steel with two rollers. Pulpit and pushpit in stainless steel. Stanchions - 685mm (27") in stainless steel with gateways port and starboard. Twin PVC covered stainless steel wire guard-lines. Electric anchor windlass. Fairleads through bulwark forward and above bulwark aft. Mooring cleats - 254mm (10"), 2 forward, 2 amidships, 2 aft. Furling line cleats - 203mm (8") fitted to cockpit coaming. Toerail in teak. Vents to forward cabin, forward heads and aft heads. Dorades to saloon. Eight deck hatches- forward cabin, forward heads, main saloon, galley (2), chart area, aft cabin and aft heads. Four opening ports - forward cabin, forward heads, aft cabin and galley. Fixed windows to saloon. Handrails in teak along coachroof. Deck glands for mast cables. Shroud eyes in stainless steel with brackets to structural members. Backstay plate in stainless steel Genoa tracks in aluminium, with Lewmar Ocean Sliders and stops. Lewmar Ocean deck gear. Genoa winches - 2 lewmar 58 S/T with 2 plain 254mm (10") handles. Sliding main hatch with storm boards. Cockpit coaming capped with teak. Cockpit sole and seats teak laid. Sprayhood in blue with clear windows, on stainless steel frame c/w hide covered aft grabrail. Two webbing deck harness jackstays from cockpit to pulpit. Mainsheet track - Lewmar Ocean with adjustable traveller. Mainsheet / staysail sheet winches - 2 Lewmar 40 S/T. Henderson MkV bilge pump in cockpit. Self-draining cockpit with two 50mm (2") drains. Diesel and water fillers. Hide covered steering wheel. Steering compass. Fire extinguisher.

SPARS by Selden Masts Ltd Mast: Keel stepped 237mm x 162mm section, silver anodised, sound deadened, aerofoil spreaders Stainless steel tangs to cap shrouds, intermediates, checkstays and lower shrouds. Selden batten car system. Spinnaker pole track and heel lift system. Internal main and jib halyards with main halyard led aft. Jib halyard winch - Lewmar 44 S/T 2 speed. Cleats fitted - 1 x 100mm, 2 x 145mm, 5 x 195mm. Burgee halyards to masthead and signal halyard to spreaders. Kicking strap attachment. Internal electrical wiring with exits forward. One 254mm (10") locking winch handle. Boom: 200mm x 117mm section, silver anodised with internal groove for mainsail, foot and side grooves for sliding reefing eyes (single line reefing arrangement for three reefs). Kicking strap fitted. Rod kicker. Spinnaker equipment: Optional.

RIGGING Standing rigging: Stainless steel 1 x 19 10mm diameter wire throughout except intermediates and inner forestay 8mm diameter wire, with swagged terminals top and bottom and Gibb 16mm (5/8") s/s rigging screws and toggles. Stainless steel 1 x 19 7mm diameter wire checkstays for heavy weather use. Forestay and backstay have additional toggles at masthead. Sail-savers on spreader ends and nylon tubing on lower end of cap shrouds and lower shrouds. Running Rigging: (Colour coded). Main halyard - 12mm super polyester braidline with nylon thimble and shackle. Jib halyard - 12mm super polyester braidlines with nylon thimble and snapshackle. Running topping-lift - 10mm super polyester braidline and snapshackle. Burgee and signal halyards - 4mm flagline. Mainsheet - 12mm multiplait polyester with blocks. Jib sheets - 14mm multiplait polyester. Kicking-strap - 12mm multiplait polyester. Reefing lines - 10mm super braidline, colour coded.

SAILS Set: Fully battened mainsail with 3 reefs. Mainsail cover. Yankee foresail on Schaeffer furling gear. Hanked staysail.

GROUND AND MOORING TACKLE. One 28kg (60lb) CQR anchor. 54m (30 fathoms) 9.5mm (3/8") calibrated chain. One x 20kg (45lb) Danforth anchor. 50m 16mm dia. (2" cucum.) nylon anchor warp with 10m, (5.4 fathoms) 9.5mm (3/8") chain. Two 25m x 16mm nylon mooring warps. Four fenders.

ACCOMMODATION The interior joinery is constructed from high quality materials and in accordance with good yacht practise. The joinery and sole are teak veneered plywood. Solid timber, of high quality teak, is used where appropriate. All teak surfaces are finished with a satin-finish varnish. The hull above the waterline and the deckhead are lined with off-white vinyl where appropriate. All locker doors and drawers have secure finger catches. Hanging lockers have rails and hooks. All cabin doors are fitted with high quality furniture and retaining catches where necessary. Soles have access hatches where necessary. Berths are fitted with lee-cloths. Curtains fitted. Forecabin: Stowage under berths with vanity unit and hanging locker to starboard. Doors to saloon and en suite heads. Emergency exit through forward hatch. Access to chain locker. Fire extinguisher. Forward heads: Heads, shower and washbasin with hot and cold water supply, storage locker and mirror. Teak grating in sole. Saloon: Dining arrangement to port, cave locker behind seat backrest and lockers and bookshelf above. Large dining table Settee berth to starboard with stowage behind backrest, with lockers and pipe cot above. Fabric upholstery on 100mm (4") combination foam. Headroom approximately 1.92m (6'4") maximum. Fresh water tanks below sole. Galley: Double stainless steel sink with 38mm (1½") waste, tap and standby handpump. Isotherm 4201 refrigerator. Working surface in off-white plastic laminate. Gas cooker with two burners, grill and oven, fitted with fiddles and gimbles. Stowage lockers and cutlery drawer. Fittings for crockery mugs and glasses. Cooks safety rail Fire extinguisher and fire blanket. Navigation area: Chart table with stowage for charts and drawers under. A bookcase and ample space for installation of electronic and radio equipment. Electrical switch panel. Wet clothing locker: Large locker drained to bilge. Aft Heads: Heads, shower, wash basin with hot and cold water supply. Storage locker and mirror. Teak grating in sole. Aft cabin: Twin berth with infill, fuel tank and storage below: Hanging locker and vanity unit with drawers.

PLUMBING Piping: All waste and seawater pipes are reinforced PVC. Freshwater pipes are non-toxic polybutylene. All flexible pipe connections are made with stainless steel hose clips. Hull exits through bronze Blakes seacocks and skin fittings. Freshwater: Stainless steel tanks, holding approx 682 litres (150 imp.gal.). Tanks fitted with baffles, inspection hatches and gauges. Filled from side deck and vented outboard. Heated and pressurised water system from engine, including showers. Bilge pumps: One Henderson MkV pump located in cockpit, with access for cleaning through locker. One Henderson electric pump. Pick-ups are in the main bilge in the fin keel. Discharge is overboard through skin-fitting. Gas: Gas bottles are stored in a vented locker. Piping is copper with bulkhead fittings at each end. Connections to regulator and cooker are with flexible hoses and an additional isolation valve is fitted.

ENGINE Nanni 5280 HE (62hp) diesel engine with 2.74:1 mechanical gearbox. 60amp alternator. Fuel injection pump and equipment.

ENGINE Electric starting. Engine is flexibly mounted with built-in drip tray. Cooling: By means of seawater, cooling a closed freshwater system through a heat exchanger. Insulation: Engine compartment is insulated with noncombustible foam sound deadening material. Ventilation: With the aid of a fan. Control: Single lever control on steering pedestal. Instruments: Instruments in cockpit include tachometer, oil pressure and temperature audible alarm, alternator warning light, starter switch and stop control. Fuel System: Stainless steel tank, holding approx 545 litres (120 imp.gal.) positioned under the aft cabin berth, filled from the side deck and vented outboard. · Isolation valves fitted to tank. Contents are measured by air pressure gauge. A primary filter/water separator is fitted in addition to the engine fuel filter. Fuel spill-off is returned to the tank. Exhaust: Seawater cooling is discharged through the exhaust, which is rubber-reinforced hose with its exit aft through a skin-fitting with valve. A waterlock is fitted at the lowest point and the engine cooling water return is looped and vented to prevent syphoning. Stern gear: A 30mm diameter stainless steel shaft together with an Aquadrive unit and a fixed pitch bronze 3-bladed propeller is fitted. A rubber cutless bearing is fitted outboard, lubricated by injecting part of the seawater from the engine cooling into the stern tube aft of the inboard bearing.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Two 12-volt battery systems, one for engine starting of 105Ah capacity and one for domestic requirements of 210Ah capacity. Charging is controlled by a solid-state electronic voltage regulator. Both battery systems are charged by engine alternator. The batteries are secured in a covered, force-ventilated stowage. Complete 220 volt shore power package, including 15m lead and plug, immersion heater in calorifier and automatic battery charger. A voltmeter on the main switch panel may be switched to indicate the charge state of either battery system. An ammeter at the switch panel shows the rate of domestic batter charge and discharge. Wiring is by a two-wire system, carried throughout the yacht in conduit where required, protected by circuit breakers or fuses at the main switchboard. Interior lights: Forecabin - two 10-watt berth lights, one 10-watt overhead light. Forward heads - one 10-watt overhead light. Saloon - two 20-watt overhead lights, two 10-watt berth lights. Navigation area - two 10-watt overhead lights, one 2-watt chart light. Red light. Galley - two 10 watt under deck lights, one 10 watt overhead light. Red light. Aft heads - one 10-watt overhead light. Aft cabin - one 10-watt overhead light, one 10-watt berth light. Navigation Lights: One 25-watt bi-colour bow light. One 25-watt tri-colour masthead navigation light combined with one 10-watt all-round white light. One 10-watt stern light. One 21 watt sealed beam deck light. One 25-watt steaming light. Sockets: One 12v at main switchboard, one 12v in cockpit.

DESIGN SPECIFICATION Standard boat ex yard: Max.length 14.56m 47'7" Waterline length 11.14m 36'6" Max.beam 3.96m 13'0" Draft 1.81m 51'1" Mast height above waterline 19.00m 62'4" Displacement: 12,505kg 27,569lbs Ballast: 4,201kg 9,260lbs Water capacity 682It 150 imp.gal. Fuel capacity: 545It 120 imp.gal. Engine: Nanni 5280HE 45.6kw 62hp Sails: Std Sail Area 101.9m² 1,096ft² Mainsail 39.5m² 425ft² Yankee (furling) 46.5m² 500ft² Staysail 15.9m² 171ft² Storm sail 8.63m² 93ft² MPG 66.4m² 715ft² Tri-Radical Spinnaker: 156m² 1679ft² Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) Cat.A - Ocean N.B. Imperial dimensions converted from metric have been rounded. Designer: C W Paine Yacht Design Inc.