Ketch Contest 38s – 1981

€ 45,000 / MCFP 5.37

Comfortable and ocean proven blue water cruiser with a safe and well protected center-cockpit. It ́s beautiful craftmanship of the interior gives the Contest 38s a luxurious and cozy atmosphere with plenty of stowage space and headroom. Combined with a smart and effective layout Mikado is ideal for an owner’s couple or small family to explore every corner of our oceans.
The boat is solidly built, has a heavy displacement with a fin keel and is ketch rigged, making her easy to handle and comfortable even in heavier weather.
Mikado is fully equipped for living aboard and being completely independent no matter if you are in the hot or cold corners of our planet.

Anchored in tropical waters: The fully covered cockpit gives a nice protection from the sun. The front of the sprayhood can be opened to allow for a nice breeze through the cockpit giving you a nice place to relax and spend the time.

Description

• Contest 38s Ketch
• Name: Mikado
• Year: 1981
• Builder: Contest Yachts, Medemblik Netherlands
• Designer: Dick Zaal
• LOA: 11.66m (38 ft)
• LWL: 9.3m (29’10”)
• Beam: 3.66m (12′)
• Draft: 1.95m (6’5”)
• Air draft: 14.8m (49’9”)
• Displacement: 8500 kg (19285 lbs)
• Ballast: 3444 kg (7593 lbs)
• Hull: Fiberglass
• Deck: Fiberglass
• Steering: Wheel
• Keel: Fin
• Rudder: Skeg hung

Construction:

• Solid hand laid GRP below waterline
• Balsa cored GRP above waterline
• Hull to deck joint is a shoebox inward turning flange on 7”centers and glassed over, capped with a teak rub strake.
• Marine plywood bulkheads bonded and glassed to the hull
• Decking professionally finished with non-skid paint (kiwi grip applied in 2023)
• Hull windows Lexan 8mm

Interior

• Center cockpit: Gives you a nice shelter and protects you well in all weather conditions even if it gets rough outside.
• Layout: Two cabin, one head. Cabinetry and joinery of high quality, varnished mahogany with satin finish.
• Salon: Center dinette leaf table, port and starboard settees, double as sea berths with lee cloth. Tons of storage space in cabinets, under and behind settees and under floor.
• Headroom: 1.95m (6’5”), gives even taller persons a standup cabin.
• Galley: U- shaped with a large sink, 8 cabinets to store pots and pans and a cutlery drawer. Pressurized water system with fresh and saltwater. Separate tap with filter system to provide you with safe and tasty drinking water.
• Stove: Propane 3 burner stove with oven.
• Fridge: 1 top loading fridge and one fridge/freezer
• Owner’s cabin: located aft, Custom double matrass to port with storage underneath the bed and overhead hatch, L-shaped settee with storage underneath. Vanity with sink. Several large storage lockers, book cabinet and
  extra shelving.
• Guest cabin: Forward V-berth with shelving on either side and overhead hatch
• Head: forward to port, manual marine toilet, shower with draining floor, vanity with deep sink. Storage in 4 shelved large lockers.
• Navigation station: Chart table to starboard, full size front facing with storage underneath and under seat. Tank meters, temperature gauges, barograph, battery status for house bank and starter battery provided by a philippi battery monitor.

Technology

• Engine: Volkswagen 4 cylinder Marine engine with 54hp / 40kw and 6300hrs.
• Timing belt changed with 6000hrs. Regular oil, filters, belts, zincs, impellor changes.
• Fuel System: 280L main tank plus a 30 liter daily use tank. Fuel is transferred with an electrical pump and filtered before it reaches the daily use tank. Before reaching the engine it is filtered another time to avoid any contamination.
• Driveshaft: Encapsulated prop shaft with cutlass bearing, stuffing box.
• Propeller: 4 blade varioprop for maximum performance and efficiency under engine and sail. The original fixed 3 blade bronze prop is still on board as a spare.

Instruments

• Clipper windspeed and depth meter
• Compass GPS log
• Lowrance VHF radio with AIS transponder and receiver
• Iridium go sat phone for phone and internet connection
• FM radio-cd player with USB input,
• Handheld VHF radio
• Raymarine weather radar
• Autopilot Raymarine ST6002
• Laptop with open CPN and AIS target plotting. (Laptop not for sale, software and charts will be provided)
• Tablet holder for cockpit and chart table in rugged housing with Navionics. (Tablet not for sale)

Electrical

• House batteries: (Oct 2018) 2x230AH Gel
• Philippi battery sensor
• Starter battery 45AH
• Victron phoenix smart charger IP43 30Ah (2022), works both on 110V & 220V.
• Mastervolt 1400W Pure sine
• 5x 100W Solar panel, each panel on individual MPPT controller

Water maker

Schenker Smart 30: Due to it ́s energy recovery system it has a very low power requirement of only 110Watt and fits therefore perfectly into the electrical system of Mikado. It provides more than enough water for the boat only on solar panels meaning you have no need to run the engine to produce water.

Sails and deck gear

• Mainsail 26m2 (281 sq.ft) 2016 not in the best condition anymore but for cruising still good
• 1 Genoa and 1 Jib which can be rigged on the Furler
• 1 Stomjib
• Mizzen 11,1m2 (119 sq.ft) 2016
• Selden Masts and poles
• Standing Rigging of main mast replaced 2017 and fitted with Noreseman terminals

Safet

• Liferaft Transocen 4 person ISO 9650 class A.Suitable for cold region (needs inspection)
• Jordan series drogue with very solid attachment points
• Epirb Ocean Signal
• DSC vhf radio
• Plastimo lifesling
• 4 auto inflating lifejackets
• 4x lifelines with safety clips
• Swim ladder
• Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket

Anchoring gear

• Main anchor Bracket Anchor (Bügelanker) 20kg (44lb) with 100m (330ft) 8mm (5/16)chain.
• Stern anchor Bügel with chain and Line
• Electrical Windlass
• Stainless footswitch on deck for up. (drop down with either clutch or remote)
• Stainless bowsprit roller.
• Big anchor locker with room for fenders /water hose etc.

Tender

• Portabote Alpa Series 10: Un-destroyable folding boat which needs only minutes to fold and can be perfectly stowed on Mikado ́s deck.
• Yamaha 4hp 2 stroke outboard. More or less new. Has enough power to bring the tender to plane with 2 persons and is very light for easy handling. With it ́s external tank it gives a very good range and longer distances are no problem at all

Additional Equipment

• Monitor Windvane: As it needs no energy it is the perfect equipment for long ocean crossings
• 9 fenders, various dock lines
• Custom made pillows for outside, very comfortable.
• Custom made bimini
• All spare parts included.
• All tools included.
• Complete gally inventory included.