Yacht Detail
2014 Blue Jacket 40' (12.19 m) BJ40
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Flerken
Fresh water 2014 40' Blue Jacket BJ40
Flag of Registry: United States
Port of Registry: Chicago, IL
- Sloop
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: US-TDL400010214
Description
Flerken is a 2014 40' Blue Jacket BJY40. She offers a Yanmar 40 HP auxiliary, galvanic isolator, Variprofile feathering propeller, Sparcraft aluminum mast and boom, carbon fiber Hoyt Jib boom, Awlgrip Flag Blue painted hullsides, winter storage cover and a 3 stateroom layout. She has always been a fresh water boat. The Blue Jacket was Cruising World's 2014 Domestic Boat of the Year and Best Midsize Cruiser 39-41ft, so this is a boat you will want to see.
Aspire Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Curtis Stokes & Associates. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
HIN/IMO: US-TDL400010214
Official Number: 1294945
LOA: 40' (12.19 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 2014
Beam: 12' 4''
LWL: 35'
Draft Max: 5' 9''
Draft Min: 5' 9''
Cabins: 3
Sleeps: 8
Single Berths: 2
Twin Berths: 1
Double Berths: 2
Heads: 1
Head Room: 6' 4''
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hull Finish: Awlgrip
Bridge Clearance: 62' 6''
Fuel Tank: 40 Gallons (151.42 Liters)
Fresh Water: 100 Gallons (378.54 Liters)
Holding Tank: 25 Gallons (94.64 Liters)
Displacement: 18400 lbs
Ballast Weight: 6785 lbs
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Yanmar
- Engine Model: 3JH5E
- Engine Year: 2011
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 40.00
- Power KW: 29.83
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 138.00
- Hours Date: 01-26-2025
- Serial Number: E11603
- Engine Location: Middle
Full Details
40' Blue Jacket Vessel Walkthrough
Entering the salon via the companionway from the cockpit, you will find a stateroom aft on each side, nav station to port, benchseat/berth/storage port forward, galley starboard aft and wrap-around seating/berth/storage to starboard. Walk forward to find a stateroom forward and the head and shower port forward.
The headroom in the salon is 6'4", 6'1" in the forward stateroom, 5'10" in the shower and 6'2" in each aft stateroom. The forward stateroom berth is 6'5" long, the aft stateroom berths are 6'7" long, the salon port seating/berth is 6'1" long and the starboard seating/berth is 5'10" long.
40' Blue Jacket Accommodations
Flerken offers a stateroom forward with a double size berth and direct access to the head and shower; a stateroom port aft with a double size berth and a stateroom starboard aft with a twin size berth. The salon seating on both sides offers single side berths also.
40' Blue Jacket Salon
The salon offers a non-skid and Sapele & Oak sole, a benchseat/berth with storage on each side forward, fold-down and out table forward, eight portlights, overhead hatch with an Oceanair screen/shade, reading lights, storage cabinets, shelves and auxiliary access.
40' Blue Jacket Galley
The galley is starboard aft in the salon.
- Force 10 2-burner propane cooktop and oven
- Vitrifrigo under-counter stainless steel refrigerator and freezer
- Haier stainless steel microwave oven
- Double stainless steel sinks
- Staron solid surface countertop
- Dry storage
- Storage cabinets and drawers
- Shelves
- Non-skid sole
40' Blue Jacket Dining
Dining space is available at the salon fold-down table and the cockpit fold-up table.
40' Blue Jacket Forward Stateroom
The forward stateroom offers a double size berth, overhead hatch with an Oceanair screen/shade, 2 fixed and 1 opening portlights, storage drawers and cabinets, shelves, hanging locker, reading lights, anchor chain locker access and direct access to the port side head and shower.
40' Blue Jacket Port Aft Stateroom
The port aft stateroom offers a double size berth, storage under the berth, 1 fixed portlight and one opening portlight, overhead hatch with an Oceanair screen/shade and a hanging locker.
The head with shower is port forward.
40' Blue Jacket Starboard Aft Stateroom
The starboard aft stateroom offers a twin size berth with storage, 1 fixed portlight and 1 opening portlight, overhead hatch with an Oceanair screen/shade, storage cabinets and a non-skid sole.
The head with shower is port forward.
40' Blue Jacket Nav Stattion
The nav station is to port in the salon and offers a desk, seat, electrical panels, Icom IC-M4246 VHF and reading lights.
40' Blue Jacket Cockpit
The cockpit offers a non-skid deck, transom walk-thru to the swimplatform, an Edson helm pedestal and steering wheel on each side, Lewmar auxiliary control, Raymarine multi-function display on a Navpod centerline, anchor windlass control, propane locker starboard aft, storage locker port aft and a fold-up table.
40' Blue Jacket Electronics
- Raymarine multi-function display on a Navpod centerline in the cockpit
- Raymarine P70 autopilot at the cockpit starboard helm
- Raymarine i70 multi-data display forward in the cockpit
- Icom IC-M4246 VHF at the nav station
- Icom Commandmic VHF in the cockpit
- 2 X Ritchie Powerdamp magnetic compasses in the cockpit
40' Blue Jacket Electrical System
- 3 X Lifeline GPL-27T batteries
- ProMariner ProSafe FS galvanic isolator
- Charles battery charger
- 30 amp shore power cord and connection in the cockpit
- Blue Sea battery switch
- 80 amp alternator
40' Blue Jacket Auxiliary/Mechanical Equipment
- Yanmar 3JH5E 40 HP auxiliary with approximately 138 hours
- Lewmar auxiliary control
- Variprofile feathering propeller
- Racor 500MA fuel filter
- Seaward 6 gallon water heater
- Serks tank level monitor system
- Raritan Marine Elegance head
40' Blue Jacket Deck Hardware
- Lofrans Project anchor windlass with foot controls and a remote control in the cockpit
- Stainless steel rails fore and aft
- Double lifelines on stainless steel stanchions on each side
- Non-skid decks
- Stainless steel deck hardware
- Boarding gate on each side
- Bomar hatches
- Awlgrip Flag Blue painted hullsides
- Stainless steel swim ladder
- Winter cover
40' Blue Jacket Sails and Rigging
- Solent rig
- Sparcraft double spreader aluminum mast and boom
- Self-tending carbon fiber Hoyt Jib boom
- Harken hydraulic backstay
- 2 X Harken 50 2-speed winches
- Harken 900 Unipower electric winch starboard forward in the cockpit
- Harken 40 2-speed winch port forward in the cockpit
- Harken 40 2-speed winch on the mast
- Spinlock rope clutches
- Harken traveler
- 2 X Harken MK IV roller furlers
- Quantum fully battened Dacron Mainsail (2015)
- Mainsail sail pack
- Mainsail cover
- Lazy Jacks
- Quantum 110% Dacron Jib (2015)
- UK Sail laminated 150% Masthead Reacher (2021) (Used one season)
- UK Sail nylon Asymmetric Spinnaker (2021) (Used once)
- Wire standing rigging
- Boom Vang/kicker
40' Blue Jacket Safety and Fire Protection
- Fire extinguisher
- Trident Marine LP gas control system in the galley
- Rule bilge pumps
- Whale manual bilge pump
- Lifesling2 overboard recovery system
40' Blue Jacket Exclusions
- Seller's personal belongings
40' Blue Jacket Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
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