Fleming 55 17m 2000, Motorcruisers

FLEMING 55
Hull number 98
Flybridge cruiser, designed by naval architects Larry Drake & Associates and built by Fleming Yachts in 2000, at their Tung Hwa yard in Taiwan.

CONSTRUCTION
GRP hull, deck and superstructure.
Hull is constructed of 13 Layers fiberglass mat with blister resistant epoxy.
Teak to swimming platform, cockpit and decks
Niaid stabilizer system (lateral roll reduction system)

Last antifouled - October 2022

DIMENSIONS
Length: 16.90 (55.45ft)
Beam: 4.88m (16.00ft)
Draft: 1.52m (5.00ft)

ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE

TWIN CATERPILLAR 3208 TA. 435HP DIESEL ENGINES
Hours: 3072 & 3084 (July 2023)
Cruising speed - 10 knots
Maximum speed - 16 knots
Serviced November 2022
Shaft driven coupled with the Fleming Aquadrive system
Stern tubes shaft seals replaced in 2021
4-blade Nibral prop
Ropecutter
Bennett trim tabs
Engine room cameras
Sidepower bow and stern thruster to flybridge with remote control
Throttles and bowthruster in cockpit

ELECTRICS
6 X leisure batteries (2021) 240ah 1200cca 12v AGM leisure
Engine batteries
Generator batteries
Stern thruster batteries

Charged by:
240v Sterling Power ProCharge charger 30amp
2 x Cummins Onan 13.5kva (port) & 9kva (starboard) (Hours: 1484 & 1037)
Inverter 3kva
Fore & aft Shore Power

TANKAGE
4 x Fuel tanks 3883L
2 x Water tanks 1000L
1 x Holding tank (black)

WATER SYSTEM
Hot & Cold pressurised water system
Electric immersion heater
SeaFresh Watermaker

NAVIGATION AIDS
Ritchie Compass
Garmin GPS Map 1222 (2018)
Garmin Plotter GPS Map XSV (2018)
Raymarine AIS (2018)
Garmin Echosounder (2018)
Garmin DSSC VHF (2018)
Raymarine Autopilot (2023)
Furuno Navtex NX300
Garmin Radar (2018)
Garmin GC10 stern camera (plus engine bay) (2018)
Wifi / Digital 4G Connect
Navigation lights
Fusion radio panel

GROUND TACKLE
Rocna 55kg anchor with 100m chain & 20 + 60m warp
Lofrans spare anchor
Lewmar electric windlass

GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Cockpit cover
Windscreen and helm door covers
Flybridge cover
Aft cockpit winter cover
Bimini
Samsung 32" TV
Fenders
Boathook
Engine spares
Clock & barometer
Fusion radio
Boarding ladder
Caribe 3.4m Dinghy
Dinghy crane
Yamaha 25hp outboard (2021)
Freshwater & saltwater deck wash down points

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
1 x Manual bilge pump
3 x Electric bilge pumps
Jabsco searchlight
Horn
Ocean Safety Liferaft (unknown date of last service)
Flares (unknown expiry)
2 x Lifebuoys
6 x Manual fire extinguishers (unknown expiry)
First aid kit
1 x Fireboy clean agent remote fire extinguisher (2022)

SLEEPS SEVEN IN THREE CABIN LAYOUT

COCKPIT
Enclosed and extremely spacious teak cockpit with teak capping rail & custom leather fender holders. Throttle station with bow thruster to starboard, transom shower, extended teak bathing platform with snap davits, shore power inlet, rod holders, ladder style steps to flybridge, double entrance hatches to lazarette and for engine room. Throttle station to starboard, sliding doors to Saloon..

SALOON
Double sliding doors from cockpit to fully carpeted saloon with teak sole boards. Centre teak grab handle. ‘L’ shape seating area to port seating up to six people with adjustable teak coffee/dining wood table. Teak cabinetry to starboard with generous storage and recessed strip lighting, 230v plugs, wall mounted lamps with shades, LED spotlights, speakers, 32” Samsung TV, reverse cycle air conditioning, heating, six sliding windows with Venetian blinds.

GALLEY
‘U’ shape galley to port with teak flooring & white composite worktops with twin s/s sink including hot & cold water and waste disposal. Appliances include a Kenwood American-style fridge/freezer to starboard, Kenyon 3-burner electric hob, Credaplan fan oven/grill & Panasonic microwave. Lots of built in storage including waste bin cupboard & dumbwaiter to flybridge. Cruisair Air Con control panel & intercom unit mounted.

Stairs down to cabin with step strip lighting & varnished handrail.

THIRD GUEST CABIN TO STARBOARD
Bunk-bed style cabin with sliding door, fully carpeted flooring, vanity unit and mirror, full length mirror and opening porthole with blind. Intercom. A versatile cabin that could easily be utilised as a store.

SECOND GUEST CABIN
Twin single berth with royal blue headboards, large wardrobe & drawers, full length mirror, opening porthole with blind, ambient lighting including recessed strip lighting under beds, air con panel & intercom.

HEADS TO STARBOARD
Wooden concertina door to heads with teak flooring, electric marine toilet with seawater or fresh water flush, hand basin, shower with ‘tile affect shower base’, mirror cabinet, towel rail & opening porthole.

STATEROOM/MASTER CABIN WITH ACCESS TO THEN EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Large master cabin with double island berth with headboard, carpeted, ambient lighting, twin extra-large wardrobe lockers with opening portholes. Wood cabinetry. Two opening sky lights with mosquito nets, speaker, intercom & air con unit. En-suite bathroom to port, with electric marine toilet, shower, hand basin, towel rail & mirror cabinet and escape hatch to foredeck

BRIDGE / PILOT HOUSE
Spacious bridge with teak sole boards & cabinetry to starboard with locker. ‘L’ shape seating with blue upholstery & chart table to port, with storage above. Blue leather adjustable captain’s chair to centre with stainless steel steering wheel. Port & starboard sliding helm doors to Portuguese bridge / side decks. Windows with venetian blinds, 8 x overhead adjustable spotlights, wall mounted lamp shades & skylights with fly nets. Dashboard including Naiad Marine stabilizer panel, Seafresh watermaker panel, Victron Invertor energy panel, Engine control panel with various analogue dials, rev counter, rudder indicator, Bennett trim tab indicator, VHF & more.

Stairs leading up to flybridge.

FLYBRIDGE
Flybridge with teak flooring, wrap around windscreen & adjustable copilot bench seat. ‘L’ shape bench seat to port & large ‘V’ shape cockpit seating with storage below. Navigation aids include autopilot, plotter/GPS, stern thruster, rudder indicator, trim tab indicator, stabilizer controls, fusion radio & VHF. All over flybridge cover.

Starboard side situated dinghy crane and tender

ENGINE ROOM
Superb spacious and well light engine room accessed from lazarette. The engine room provides excellent access to the boats equipment and extensive systems. (See Machinery).