The Feeling 39 DI, 1991 is a versatile and elegant sailing yacht, perfect for long-distance cruising and coastal exploration. Built in 1991 by Kirié Constructions Nautique in La Rochelle, France, this boat boasts a retractable keel and twin rudders, giving it a shallow draft of 0.80 meters, while still being capable of reaching a deeper draft of 2.20 meters for more stable offshore sailing. Its construction is primarily polyester, with a round bilge hull shape, and it has undergone extensive upgrades in recent years. Significant overhauls include a new forestay, a six-blade bow thruster, and stainless steel keel plate in the past few years, ensuring it’s in top sailing condition. The Feeling 39 DI is known for its spacious interior and well-thought-out deck layout that allows for easy maneuvering and comfort.
In terms of accommodation, the yacht features four cabins with sleeping capacity for up to ten people, making it ideal for larger groups or families. The interior has been updated with new elm wood paneling and wall and ceiling cladding in 2022, providing a fresh and modern feel. The salon offers ample standing height at 1.90 meters, and each cabin is designed for both comfort and practicality. The kitchen is fully equipped with an Eno three-burner gas stove, an oven, and a 90-liter refrigerator, while the bathroom includes a pump toilet and a hand shower. Additionally, the yacht is fitted with a Raymarine wireless navigation system, autopilot, VHF radio, and an array of sails, including a mainsail, genoa, and storm jib, ensuring optimal performance in various conditions.
Mechanically, the Feeling 39 DI is powered by a reliable Yanmar 4JH 2E diesel engine with 40-44 horsepower. This engine has been meticulously maintained, with a comprehensive overhaul completed in the winter of 2023/24, including the gearbox, engine mounts, and water-cooling system. The yacht also features a robust electrical system with shore power, solar panels, and multiple batteries to ensure comfort and reliability on extended voyages. Whether for cruising the Mediterranean or tackling more demanding offshore routes, the Feeling 39 DI is fully equipped and ready to sail, offering a perfect blend of speed, comfort, and capability.
Location: Preveza, Greece
Flag: Netherlands
VAT paid
- Construction material: Polyester
- Hull shape: Round bilge
- Keel/sword: Centerboard
- Rudder: 2
- Plastimo mechanical steering wheel
- Windows: New in 2010 (new screws etc. in winter 2021/22)
- Woodwork: Elm interior paneling
- Saloons: Deck salon, Foredeck, port-starboard cabin, toilet/shower room, kitchen and navigation room, salon and aft cabin
- Cabins: 4 cabins, lockable (2-person) cabin in the fore ship with extra entrance via the foredeck, (2-person) starboard and port cabin, and (2-person) rear cabin (open with curtain closure).
- Berths: Sleeps 8 + 2 (2 people in all cabins and 2 ‘singles’ on the sofas in the salon with specially made mattresses (moisture regulating).
- Head: Toilet room with a (Jabsco) pump toilet and sink
- Hand shower in toilet room and shower on the stern
- Radio CD player
- Cooker: Eno 3 – burner gas with oven
- Refrigerator: 90 liters (well-functioning) built-in cool box with compressor
- Heating: Trumatic S1800 (nonoperational due to Mediterranean climate)
- Boiler: New in 1996. Hot water (by engine) in kitchen and sink in toilet room.
- Wall/ceiling cladding was replaced in 2022.
- Yanmar 4JH 2E 40 HP, 7000 hours
- Fuel tank(s): 160 liter stainless steel (with 1800 rpm 2 liters)
- Tank gauge: Sight glass
- Gearbox: KWB 20 mechanical
- Drive: Propeller (3 blade) and shaft with water lubricated ‘Volvo seal’
- Bow thruster
- Electricity Vetus Type 3 kW
- Voltage: 12 and 220 Volts
- Batteries: 1 x start 80 Ah, 2 x domestic 120 Ah, 1 x refrigerator 200 Ah
- Shore power: with earth leakage circuit braker
- Solar Panel: 1 x on frame above Bimini
- Dynamo: 1 x 12 Volt
- Battery charger: Car battery charger
- Inverter: 12 to 220 Volt
- Water Amiot (original) fuses and switch panel
- Water tank(s): 2 x 150 liters and 1 x 80 liters stainless steel
- Water pressure system: Hydrophore
- Rigging Approx. 50 liter stainless steel with deck opening, overflow and discharge to open water
- Mast: Z-Spars aluminum
- Standing rigging: stainless steel (original but in good condition)
- Boom: Z-Spars aluminum
- Winches: 1 x Lewmar 36, 2 x Lewmar 36 ST, 2 x Lewmar 46 ST
- Sail material: Dacron De Vries Sails Lemmer.
- Mainsail: New in 1998 and adjusted in 2022 (27 m²)
- Mainsail reefing system: Facnor furling in ‘tube’ behind the mast
- Genoa: New in 1998 1 x large approx. 135% and reefable due to thickened front lanes
- Genoa reefing system: Plastimo furling from 2022
- Jib: 1 x normal jib reefable (47 m²)
- Jib: 1 x storm jib (9 m²)
- Navigation 1 x as new plus spinnaker boom
- Navigation lights: red/green bow light, white stern light, mast/anchor light and combination steam-deck light
- Compass: 1 x Plastimo on steering position and 1 on autopilot unit
- Log/Speed: Raymarine Wireless
- Depth sounder: Raymarine wireless
- Wind direction meter: Windex at the top of the mast
- Autopilot: Raymarine 6000 ST
- GPS plotter: Yes
- Shipmate RS 8100 + handheld VHF radio
- Anchor: 2 x (new) Delta anchors approx. 20Kg with 100m INOX (stainless steel) 10mm chain and 100m
- line and 1 x French anchor with line
- Original electric anchor winch
- Sea rail: 2 wire stainless steel new 2022
- Swimming ladder: Stainless steel on swimming platform
- Swimming platform: Polyester integrated
- Sprayhood: Black cloth with stainless steel frame from 1996
- Bimini: 2 x. over the boom 1 x heavy weather and 1 x light weather, one black (restitched in spring 2024) and one yellow
- Cockpit table: Teak
- Winter tent: from mast over boom to backstay.
- Mooring: mooring lines. 2 x long fenders, 5 x round fenders, 2 x protective fenders for swimming platform and various mooring lines
- 1 x wooden gangway and 1 x aluminum ‘foldable’ lightweight gangway (2023)
- Life raft: 4-person on pushpit (inspection needed)
- Lifebuoy: 2 x with light, 1 with long line.
- Life jacket: 4 x self-inflatable
- Safety lines: 2 pieces
- Bilge pump: 3 x Electric: 1 for shower room, 1 for engine room and 1 for amidships and 1 hand pump.
- Fire prevention: 1 x Fire extinguisher (must be tested)
- Gas bottle: 2 x Camping gas bottle (1 use + 1 spare)
- Dinghy (eXcellent) with outboard motor (Honda 2.3 Hp)
Upgrades:
In winter 2023/24
- Gearbox overhauled
- New VOLVO seal on the propeller shaft.
- Outside water cooling unit of the engine overhauled.
- New engine mounts (vibration dampers)
- Entire engine checked and repaired/renewed where necessary.
- New antifouling.
In winter 2022/23
- The bearings of the propeller shaft and the two rudders have been renewed, as well as the steering gear.
- Engine checked and made ready to sail for summer 2023
- Rigging checked again (by official rigging/sailmaker) and set to good tension.
In winter 2021/22
- New forestay and furling jib installation
- New sea railing all around
- Mast off and new deck-steamproof + wiring.
- Rigging checked by rigger (sailmaker) and (although old) found to be in good condition
- A whole new interior cladding (walls and ceiling, etc.)
- New shut-off valves for water supply toilet and sink and drain toilet/waste water tank
- Replace toilet drain hoses
- Underwater hull completely blasted and unevenness tightened with ‘underwater’ epoxy primer and then 4 coats epoxy primer and then 2 layers of (hard) antifouling.
- The old (steel) keel plate has been replaced by a new INOX (stainless steel) keel plate.
- New 6 blade bow thruster (2022)
- New (spare) Delta anchor (20kg.) 2022
- New INOX (stainless steel) anchor chain 100m x 10mm.
