1980 Nautor Swan 47

Bones VIII is now on the market for an owner who can appreciate the legacy of the masterful designs of the original S&S Swans for Nautor in Finland. Arguably, there are no finer built and capable yachts ever to have been placed upon the seven seas.

 

Recent work done on Bones VIII includes the following:

• Bottom Paint: In 2024, ablative, anti-fouling blue,
• Transmission: Repaired in 2024, and new cooler,
• Depth Transducer: new in 2024,
• Hot Water: Hoses replaced in 2024,
• Canvas: In 2022, new dodger, bimini and life raft cover,
• Batteries:  5 - 105amp, lead acid batteries, (4 house, 1 starter), new in 2022
• Engine: New Volvo 60 HP Turbo installed in 2016
• Teak: Completely replaced in 2002,

Bones VIII was purchased by the previous owner in 1984 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She sailed on her own bottom through the Panama Call up the coasts of Central America and Mexico to the Bay Area, where she settled into a berth in Stockton behind the owner’s residence on the San Joaquin River Delta.
 
She was then raced on the Northern California coast, including the Danforth Series, Big Boat Series, Mexico Races to Manzanillo and the Oakland to Catalina race.
 
Following the previous owner’s retirement in 1992, Bones VIII embarked on a cruise along the coast of Mexico and made the “right turn” to the Marquesas, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, Australia and New Zealand where she had maintenance and upgrades performed. After that voyage, she returned via a reverse route arriving back in Northern California in 2000. While in California, she underwent major upgrades including new hand-laid Teak decks in 2002.
 
Following these upgrades, she went on an additional cruise through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean, before sailing across the Atlantic to spend many seasons cruising the Med.
 
The current owner bought the boat in 2022. He had sailed as crew on various stages of the Bones VIII journey since 2016, and fell in love with the boat.  He has proudly continued the Bones VIII legacy until recently, when he came to the realization that now is the time to downsize. 

ABOVE DECK: 

• Monitor windvane on stern,
• Edson pedestal steering wheel, with 6” compass in a binnacle,
• Single lever engine control,
• Teak cockpit sole and deck, replaced in 2002,
• Navtec hydraulic backstay and vang,
• Aft companionway hatch leads directly into the cockpit,
• Large bridge deck between aft and main companionways, 
• Lewmar 66 primaries, 44 secondaries all self tailing,
• Two Lewmar 48 3-speed self tailing winches on bridge deck coaming,
• Two Lewmar 2-speed self tailing winches on housetop,
• Six Lewmar 2-speed winches on housetop, 
• Two Lewmar self-tailing winches for Dyneema running backstays,
• Two 4” spinnaker poles,
• Reaching strut,
• Ideal electric windlass with CQR 60 pound anchor on 200 feet of chain at bow,
• Canvas: New Dodgers, Bimini and Life Raft Cover, new in 2022,
• Full Boat Sun Cover,

SAILS and RIGGING:

• 120% North genoa on Roller Furling forestay, in excellent condition,
• Staysail, on Roller Furling - very good condition,
• North Main – very good condition,
• Hood spare main - good condition,
• 1.5 oz spinnaker - good condition, rarely used,
• Storm jib and trysail - never used,
• Standing Rigging:  mix of wire and rod (uppers), 

ELECTRONICS:

• RayMarine i70 Suite Wind Indicator and multifunction display in cockpit,
• Two RayMarine Axiom 9 chart plotters, in Cockpit and Nav Station,
• Two Raymarine multifunction displays at nav station,
• RayMarine Quantum2 Radar, with Doppler, color display,
• Icom VHF and SSB radios,
• New Depth transducer, installed in 2024,
• 120V and 12 volt electrical systems,
• 5 x 120 Ah batteries - new in 2022,
• Victron Battery Charger,
• Blue Sea systems Smart Shunt for battery monitoring,
• LED lighting throughout the boat

CABIN:

• Owners stateroom:
  • Double berth, or optional two Single berths, 
  • Aft head, Jabsco manual head
• Main salon:
  • Two pilot berths, two settee berths, custom drop leaf table,
  • Forward head with shower and curtain, Jabsco manual head,
• Forepeak:
  • V-berth,
  • Storage
• Galley 
  • Blue Sea Systems Refrigerator and Freezer,
  • Force 10 Stove with 3 burners and Oven,
  • Stainless steel double sink and counter,
  • Gusher raw and fresh water foot pumps, new in 2024,
  • Pressurized water,
  • Water heater (engine and electric), hoses replaced in 2024,
  • Two holding Tanks, with Y-valves, 8 gallons each,
  • Watermaker (many spares and membranes).

ENGINE:

• Volvo 60 HP turbo diesel (regularly maintained), 3rd engine (#hrs not known),
• Transmission and cooler - rebuilt in 2024 by Paradise Point Marine, Stockton,
• 100 amp alternator,
• Cutlass bearing, new in 2024,
• 3 blade folding prop, brass,
• Batteries:  5 - 105amp, lead acid batteries, (4 house, 1 starter), new in 2022

HULL:

• Bottom painted with Sherwin-Williams Ablative Antifouling blue paint, done in 2024,
• Blisters removed in July 2024 by Pacific Boat Services,
• Through hulls were replaced (not sure when),
• Anchors: CQR mounted on bow, Danforth 45 pound, 75 pound Fisherman,

OTHER:

• Spares parts, including: new alternator, fuel injectors, filters, fluids, etc.,
• Lots of gear, winch handles, snatch blocks, sheets, etc.,
• Tools