Smooth Operator is located in Charleston, SC. She was built in France and sold in the U.K. to her current and sole owners who sailed her around Europe before joining the ARC and crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean and then ultimately arriving here in the U.S. a few weeks ago. Her owners are Australian, and they have some big commitments this year back in Australia which will prevent their use of the boat; thus they've decided to list the boat for sale.
Smooth Operator has a fin keel with a bulb design, but since that wasn't an option on Yacht World, we've listed the boat with a fin keel which is closest in design. This boat is fully loaded with all the cruising kit and gear needed to continue her exploration of the U.S. or continue on to foreign waters. She has very low hours on her engine (1,170) and generator (172) and has been optioned and upgraded extensively.
MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES:
8 KW FISHER PANDA GENERATOR (WITH ONLY 172 HOURS) 150-HP VOLVO PENTA DIESEL ENGINE (WITH ONLY 1,170 HOURS) ENGINE AND GENERATOR SERVICED (JAN 2023) NEW BOTTOM PAINT (APRIL 2022) 4 BLADE FEATHERING MAXI PROP BOW THRUSTER (SIDE POWER) WATER MAKER - 100 LITRES PER HOUR (USED RECENTLY AND THEN PICKLED) SOLAR PANELS (3 X 130 WATT PANELS FOR TOTAL OF 390 WATTS) 8 PERSON LIFE RAFT (SERVICED 2022) 8 SELF INFLATING PFDS WITH HARNESSES AND AIS TRANSMITTERS RAYMARINE AIS (TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING) RAYMARINE RADAR 2 EPIRBS IRIDIUM GO SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ATENNA MOUNTED EXTERNALLY ON STERN ARCH. MODEM FIXED INSIDE CABIN WITH WIFI ACCESS RIB DINGHY/TENDER WITH 6-HP OUTBOARD MOTOR ELECTRIC WINDLASS & PASSERELLE AIR CON AND WEBASTO HEATER FUSION SOUND SYSTEM WITH SUBWOOFER IN MAIN CABIN AND COCKPIT ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SALON TABLE WITH THREE FUNCTIONS (COFFEE TABLE, DINING TABLE, DAYBED) FOLDING TEAK COCKPIT TABLE WITH INTEGRATED FRIDGE AND FOLDING LEAVES TWIN HELMS WITH BLACK CARBON FIBRE SPOKED WHEELS BLACK SELDON CARBON FIBRE WHISKER POLE FOR FURLING YANKEE SAIL 4 SAILS TOTAL, MAIN (2019), SELF-TACKING FURLING HEADSAIL (2019), FURLING CODE 0 (USED ONCE, 2019) FURLING YANKEE (2022) LAZY JACKS, JACKLINES, ELECTRIC WINCHES BIMINI, DODGER, AND COMPLETE SUN COVERAGE IN COCKPIT, NEARLY FULL ENCLOSURE EXCEPT FOR AFT SECTION INTEGRATED BBQ GRILL WITH SINK AT STERN DINGHY DAVITS AND ELECTRIC WINCH FOR DAVITS OUTBOARD STORED/LAUNCHED USING DINGHY CRANE FRAMED TEAK DECK (GLUED NOT SCREWED) WITH SPECIAL GRAY CAULKING BACKUP HYDRUALIC AUTOPILOT INSTALLED (2022) & FACTORY FITTED AUTO PILOT LOADS MORE CRUISING AND SAFTEY GEAR. SEE FULL SPECS!