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Price:	NZD 395,000 Per Vessel       |        AED ALL AMD ANG ARS AUD AZN BBD BDT BGN BHD BIF BMD BND BOB BRL BSD BWP BYR BZD CAD CDF CHF CLP CNY COP CRC CVE CYP CZK DJF DKK DOP DZD ECS EEK EGP ERN ETB EUR FJD FKP GBP GEL GHC GIP GMD GNF GTQ GYD HKD HNL HRK HTG HUF IDR ILS INR IQD IRR ISK JMD JOD JPY KES KGS KHR KMF KRW KRW KYD KZT LAK LBP LKR LSL LTL LVL LYD MAD MDL MGA MKD MMK MNT MOP MRO MTL MUR MVR MWK MXN MYR MZN NAD NGN NIO NOK NPR NZD OMR PAB PEN PHP PKR PLN PYG QAR ROL RON RSD RUB RWF SAR SBD SCR SDD SEK SGD SHP SIT SKK SOS SRG STD SYP THB TND TOP TRY TWD TZS UAH UGX USD UYU VEB VND WST XCD XOF XPF YER ZAR ZMK ZWD USD $313,691.23 Approx
Tax Status:	Ex. Tax
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Location:	New Zealand
Advertiser:	SeaBoats
Reference:	392329
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"M.V. Acheron" is directly named after HMS Acheron, a surveying vessel which surveyed NZ's coast from 1849-51. Designed by Harold C. Hanson, it was built for Mr Alex Black, Dunedin and registered as a Deep Sea Research Vessel. Since her commissioning in Feb 1972, she was employed for marine research and for servicing off-shore islands - Raoul Island, south to the Auckland Islands, The Snares and a Geological Expedition Charter to the Gilbert & Ellis Islands which involved a rescue off the Kermadecs. In 1999 after an illustrious career in the outer islands, she was sold to Electronic Navigation Ltd, Auckland where she has been used for chartering and as a support vessel for numerous events ranging from the America's Cup Races, fishing competitions, the sinking of two decommissioned Naval frigates, to successfully locating the "Waimmera" (an Australian passenger ship which hit a German mine in 1918), using the company's WASSP 3D multi-beam sonar. She is still used in the Hauraki Gulf for testing purposes today - 2012.

Vessel name: Acheron Vessel type: Research/Charter Vessel Builder: Millar & Tunnage, Dunedin, New Zealand Year constructed: 1971 Berths: 16 No. of engines: 2 Engine model: Twin 190HP NH250 Cummins Diesel Engines Engine power: 190 HP Fuel type: Diesel Length over all: 23.05m Beam: 5.49m Maximum draft: 1.90m Fuel capacity: 20457 Litres Water capacity: 5000 Litres

The engine room houses twin Cummins NH250 6 cylinder diesel engines derated to 190hp continuous @ 1800 rpm driving 43” propellers through 3.83 to 1 reduction gearboxes. Both engines have power take-offs fitted, the port engine also has a 230 volt 32 kVA cruise alternator. 230 volt power is supplied by a 16kVA Onan genset.

Tankage
The fuel is stored in 8 corteen steel tanks, 1 under the fwd. crew cabin, 3 under the twin deck area sole 2 in the engine room and 2 outboard of the two aft cabin berths. – The total capacity of which his approx. 20,000 litres.
Water tanks are of stainless steel with a capacity of approx. 5,500 litres and situated under the 4 fwd guest cabins.

Electrical System
Battery DC power is from 2 banks of heavy duty deep cycle batteries each of 370 AMP/HR capacity. One bank is in the engine room and the other in the lazaret.
The auto-pilot solenoid equipment and hydraulic valves situated over the port fuel tank.
A 60 litre fresh water aqua heater is heated from the port engine circulating water or AC power as required.
Fresh water pressure is maintained from the main pump situated over the port engine room fuel tank and aback up unit mounted on the fwd bulkhead just fwd of the stbd engine.
There are two Jabsco bilge/fire/deckwash pumps (2” to port and 1-1/2” stbd). Driven off the power takeoff fwd. end of each engine with the systems interconnected.

Hull material:
Timber Construction. Single skin Kauri planking (2¼”) fastened at 12” centres to triple laminated, steam bent, Australian spotted gum frames (4”x3”).
Deck material: Double layer of ½ marine ply overlaid with 3” x 1¼” teak fastened with copper nails

Construction details
Hull planking fastened with Monel holdfast nails, all other hull fastenings are copper bolts with silicone bronze nuts and washers.

Deck Equipment
The aft deck is fully enclosed with weather cloths giving a comfortable dry entertaining facility and can be rolled up. On the stbd side is a hand wash basin, toilet and shower. (Fusion entertainment system).
Right aft is a very large stainless & teak boarding platform with a stainless steel ladder giving access to the aft deck.
The deck layout includes tout mooring bitts with bronze fairleads, a hydraulic anchor windlass right fwd with approx. 90 meters of ½” chain and there is approx. 100 meters of 5/8”.

Accommodation
The crew quarters are 4 cabins aft - accessed from the saloon.
Fwd are: 1 x Double cabin with 1 double and 2 single bunks.
1 x Cabin with 3 single bunks.
2x Cabins with 2 singles.
2x bunks fwd cabin.
4 x En-suites. Toilets and showers.
The dining saloon has an extending oak table with wrap around settee and chairs that offer comfortable
Dining for 14 to 14 people. A second “break away” mess area is forward. Both these areas are fully furbished with royal blue leather upholster, cream leatherette deckheads, cream vinyl walls and royal blue quality
Carpet.
The large windows all have fully adjustable teak venetian blinds in both saloons (not new condition) and lighting is by an assortment of gold halogen fittings that can be adjusted to create the ideal ambiance.
The settee provides plenty of storage under as does the teak servery to port which houses crockery, cutlery, glasses and liquor storage

Galley
Well equipped and functional with a large commercial stainless steel electric 240 volt AC oven with 5 burner gas hob, a stainless steel extractor hood.
A stainless steel workbench with twin sinks one of which is deep, a microwave oven and zip heater (240 volt AC).
Storage cupboards and drawers. Equipment and layout was selected by a professional chef and is practical to
cater for 50 passengers that she is licensed to carry. In addition there is sufficient crockery, cutlery, glassware, serving platters etc.

Entertainment
Seatel Coastal 14 – Satellite TV Antenna (Sky).
Fusion head deck Unit. – After deck.

Refrigeration
1 x 12 cubic feet Refrigerator (240 volt AC) - Galley
1 x Bar fridge – Saloon
1 x Freezer. (Large cabinet style)

General Equipment
1 x Hamworthy dive bottle compressor – hydraulic drive off stbd engine.

Fishing Equipment
WASSP 80Kz multi-beam 3D sonar

Cargo Gear
Forward cargo hold
Lazerette cargo hold

Electrical Equipment
An electric hoist is mounted on the upper deck to handle the RIB
Navigation Equipment
2 x Multi Function Displays (MFD) Furuno Navnet 3. DFF1 (Sounder module).
Furuno FA30 – AIS- Receiver only.
Furuno Navpilot 500 Autopilot system
Furuno DRS 4D Radome Radar (36m range)
Furuno DRS 6A Open Array Radar (64nm).
WASSP 80Khz Multibeam 3D Sonar (500m)
Furuno FI-30 Sailing Instruments
Furuno Weather Fax
Sestral overhead compass, full set of signal flags, clear view window .
The wheelhouse is equipped with a large chart table with 5 drawers under as well as cupboard storage

Radio
1 x Furuno VHF radio
1 x Furuno SSB Radio, FS1550

Steering
The steering gear is Canadian Wagner Model T12 with over rated capacity actuating balanced pendant twin 316 stainless steel rudders giving outstanding maneuverability.

Safety Equipment
All the safety gear: Liferafts, boats on upper sundeck from the wheelhouse.
Life jackets. EPIRBS.

Tenders
1 x 2.8m RIB complete with 10 HP Johnson on board motor.

Survey Details
Survey completed 2012

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