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P79612	Feeling 1040			Lying	Devon
Builder	Kirie Construction Nautiques, Les Sables d'Olonne, France			Year	1986
Builder	Kirie Construction Nautiques, Les Sables d'Olonne, France			Price	£35,500
LOA	35' 2"	Sail area	722 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	29' 2"	Rig	Sloop	This Feeling 1040 is a fast and spacious cruiser that has been very well looked after and updated - to look at her she appears ten years younger than her actual age. She is in genuinely "turnkey" condition, ready to sail away.
Beam	11' 10"	Cabins	2 plus saloon
Draught	5' 11"	Berths	6-7
Displacement	10,805 lbs	Engine	Volvo MD2002 diesel
Ballast	4,410 lbs	BHP	18
Keel type	Iron fin keel with spade rudder

Auguste Kirie was building boats in France from 1912 onwards, originally as a wooden boatbuilder. The 'Feeling' range came about in the early 1980s when the company received an injection of funding from the USA, and started to build more boats for the export market. An early Feeling 1040 was sailed from France to New York single handed, surviving hurricane weather, and was then exhibited at the New York Boat Show and went on to be awarded the 1985 American 'Boat of the Year' award.

The Feeling 1040 was designed by the Harle/Montain design office, and was in many ways quite a trend-setter, with a fast hull allied to a spacious and quite open interior, with light ash joinery - something most other builders did not introduce until many years later. The boat still looks modern today. These early Feeling yachts such as the 940, 1040, 1090 etc., were built to quite a high quality level, though later the company merged with Kelt Yachts, another French builder who specialised in lift keel yachts, and started to build a later range of lift-keel Feelings that were rather more 'built down to a price'.

Although there are far fewer Feelings around than the competing Beneteaus, Jeanneaus and Bavarias, the Feelings are instantly recognisable by the row of code flags spelling FEELING as a graphic on the boot-top stripe. In 2008 "Sailing Today" magazine tested the Feeling 1040 in Force 5-6 - actually sailing this precise boat - and reported that to windward "....this is a quick boat" and "As soon as we eased the sheets the Feeling 1040 took off. Even with full sail up she remained easy to control and responsive". Their verdict was "...fast enough to satisfy the racer while simple and safe enough for a family".

Feeling 1040 for sale - March 2013 photo




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Photographs June 2012






The shelf aft of the navigators seat contains a refrigerated icebox, with the compressor in the cupboard above, whilst in the galley (photos below) there is a larger but non-refrigerated icebox outboard of the sink, plus stowage bins in the worktop for utensils and stores. Hot water is from the engine calorifier or a shorepower immersion heater.





	The Volvo MD2002 engine. All seacocks were replaced in 2007, and the engine seacock again in 2012.
	New two-bladed Volvo folding prop installed 2010 - photo March 2013 before launch

The hull had a full osmosis treatment by Fox's of Ipswich in 2000, and surveys in 2006 and 2013 have confirmed that the hull is still in good condition.

	Photographs June 2012
	The entire standing rigging was replaced in 2007, and all the running rigging in 2008. She has a Barton Boomstrut to support the boom when hoisting sail or reefing. Deck gear is of good quality with self-tailing primary winches and towable genoa cars in line with her performance potential.




Photographs June 2012
The wooden wheel rim is a quality touch. The rudder bearings and all steering pedestal bearings were replaced in 2007.
The canvas work on deck is all in very good condition, with an extra rear cover for the sprayhood to keep the companionway dry when required.

This is an interesting boat, and one worth looking at if you are seeking a fast cruiser. She has been very well looked after, and is absolutely ready to go.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Volvo MD2002 18hp diesel, fresh water cooled, possibly not the original engine from new. New engine mounts 2007.
Fuel tank capacity		120 litres
Propeller		two bladed Volvo folding prop, new 2010
Batteries		2 x 85AH services batteries, and 75AH engine start battery
Battery charging		Engine alternator plus shorepower Sterling battery charger
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy twin-spreader mast and boom, with mast-stowed spinnaker pole. All standing rigging renewed May 2006, all new running rigging 2008.
Mainsail		Kemp Performance Cruiser mainsail, new 2007, slab reefing with lazyjacks and sail cover
Genoa		Quantum Pentex laminate roller genoa
Genoa furling		Plastimo
Spinnaker		Parker & Kay asymmetric spinnaker
Storm jib
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 43 self-tailing
Secondary winches		2 x Barbarossa winches on coachroof for spinnaker, reefing and halliards, plus one Barbarossa winch on mast
Bower anchor		Delta 16 Kg with 33 metres 8mm chain
Anchor windlass		Goiot 308 manual windlass
Steering		Wheel, with new pedestal bearings 2007
Autopilot		Autohelm 3000 wheel pilot
Steering compass		Plastimo 130 on binnacle
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 4 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, with aft cover, cockpit table, sail covers - canvaswork all new 2007
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Chartplotter/GPS		Standard Horizon CP-180 with GPS - new 2009 with 2010 NT Max mega wide chart cartridge
Log/speed		NASA Clipper
Depth sounder		NASA Clipper
Windspeed/direction		NASA Clipper - new 2010
VHF radio		Silva S15 with DSC and Navtex - new 2008
Navtex		displays on Silva radio
Radio receiver		radio/CD player
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft		Seago Offshore Raft-G4 4-man canister liferaft, stows under helmsman seat in cockpit. Serviced to 2013.
Lifebuoy		2 x horseshoe with floating lights
Jackstays		Offshore pack
MOB equipment		MOB sling
Flares		MOB sling
Radar reflector		octahedral
Bilge pump		manual and electric pumps
Fire extinguisher		2 x dry powder and fire blanket
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin with 6' 8" long by 5'6" aft vee-berth, saloon with two settees of which the port side pulls out to create a small double berth if need, and aft cabin with 6' 4" long by 5' 9" at widest double berth, saloon headroom 6' 3" between chart table and galley, lower forward.
Cabin heating		Mikuni MY30 3-outlet blown hot air diesel heating, installed 2008
Berths		6-7
Water tank capacity		240 litres with 30 litre calorifier installed in 2008, hot and cold pressurised supply to galley and heads/shower
Hot water		From engine calorifier or shorepower immersion heater
Cooker		2 burner, grill and oven, gas, new 2006
Coolbox		Two coolboxes, one with Danfoss refrigeration
Heads		Jabsco Standard, new 2012
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

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P79612

Feeling 1040

Lying

Devon

Builder

Kirie Construction Nautiques, Les Sables d'Olonne, France

Year

1986

Price

£35,500

LOA

35' 2"

Sail area

722 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

29' 2"

Rig

Sloop

This Feeling 1040 is a fast and spacious cruiser that has been very well looked after and updated - to look at her she appears ten years younger than her actual age. She is in genuinely "turnkey" condition, ready to sail away.

Beam

11' 10"

Cabins

2 plus saloon

Draught

5' 11"

Berths

6-7

Displacement

10,805 lbs

Engine

Volvo MD2002 diesel

Ballast

4,410 lbs

BHP

18

Keel type

Iron fin keel with spade rudder

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Photographs June 2012

The Volvo MD2002 engine. All seacocks were replaced in 2007, and the engine seacock again in 2012.

New two-bladed Volvo folding prop installed 2010 - photo March 2013 before launch

The hull had a full osmosis treatment by Fox's of Ipswich in 2000, and surveys in 2006 and 2013 have confirmed that the hull is still in good condition.

Photographs June 2012

The entire standing rigging was replaced in 2007, and all the running rigging in 2008. She has a Barton Boomstrut to support the boom when hoisting sail or reefing. Deck gear is of good quality with self-tailing primary winches and towable genoa cars in line with her performance potential.

Photographs June 2012

The wooden wheel rim is a quality touch. The rudder bearings and all steering pedestal bearings were replaced in 2007.

The canvas work on deck is all in very good condition, with an extra rear cover for the sprayhood to keep the companionway dry when required.

This is an interesting boat, and one worth looking at if you are seeking a fast cruiser. She has been very well looked after, and is absolutely ready to go.

Equipment List:

Engine details

Volvo MD2002 18hp diesel, fresh water cooled, possibly not the original engine from new. New engine mounts 2007.

Fuel tank capacity

120 litres

Propeller

two bladed Volvo folding prop, new 2010

Batteries

2 x 85AH services batteries, and 75AH engine start battery

Battery charging

Engine alternator plus shorepower Sterling battery charger

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy twin-spreader mast and boom, with mast-stowed spinnaker pole. All standing rigging renewed May 2006, all new running rigging 2008.

Mainsail

Kemp Performance Cruiser mainsail, new 2007, slab reefing with lazyjacks and sail cover

Genoa

Quantum Pentex laminate roller genoa

Genoa furling

Plastimo

Spinnaker

Parker & Kay asymmetric spinnaker

Storm jib

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 43 self-tailing

Secondary winches

2 x Barbarossa winches on coachroof for spinnaker, reefing and halliards, plus one Barbarossa winch on mast

Bower anchor

Delta 16 Kg with 33 metres 8mm chain

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a new window
with selected
supersized photos

Photographs
June 2012

The Volvo MD2002 engine.

All seacocks were replaced in 2007, and the engine seacock again in 2012.

The hull had a full osmosis treatment by Fox's of Ipswich in 2000,
and surveys in 2006 and 2013 have confirmed that the hull is still in good condition.

Photographs
June 2012

The entire standing rigging was replaced in 2007, and all the running rigging in 2008. She has a Barton Boomstrut to support the boom when hoisting sail or reefing.

Deck gear is of good quality with self-tailing primary winches and towable genoa cars in line with her performance potential.

The wooden wheel rim is a quality touch. The rudder bearings and all steering pedestal bearings were
replaced in 2007.