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VRI-JON CONTESSA 40 “MAVERICK”

98 000 €
New listing

VRI-JON CONTESSA 40 “MAVERICK”

98 000 €
12.10 x 3.78 m

length x beam

2

cabin(s)

6

berth(s)

H2O (Saint-Jean-de-Losne)

viewing location

The Vri-Jon yard at Ossenzijl, in the north of the Netherlands, has been building steel motor yachts since the 1980s, and the Contessa range is the one that made its name. This 1993 Contessa 40 is a typical example: a welded steel hull and superstructure, a hard-chine hull form, 12.10 m by 3.78 m, and a layout designed for living aboard.

She has been adapted to the inland waterways: a folding mast replaced the original arch to lower the air draft under bridges, and the central propeller and the bow thruster make manoeuvring in locks and alongside easy.

Serviced every year in a boatyard, with invoices to show for it, she has above all undergone a programme of major works since 2023. In 2024, the whole superstructure, the side decks and the aft section were stripped back to bare metal, epoxy-treated and repainted in two-pack polyurethane, non-slip finish included: 316 hours of yard work.

The same year, the bow thruster motor was replaced; the hydraulic steering pump had been replaced in 2023. Over the winter of 2024-2025, the exhaust was rebuilt and the keel reinforced. Before that, the alternator was replaced with an exchange unit, the steering ram and the raw-water pump renewed (2019), the fridge replaced (2020) and a four-blade bronze propeller fitted (2021).

The interior follows the classic Contessa 40 layout: a saloon open to the galley and the dinette, which converts into a berth, with 2.00 m of headroom. Aft, the main cabin with its double bed is served by a shower room and a separate toilet; forward, the guest cabin has two single beds. A staircase leads up from the saloon to the helm. Outside, the aft deck, laid with Flexiteek like the bathing platform and sheltered by a canopy, extends the saloon, with a swim ladder and a deck shower.

Webasto forced-air heating (2017) and the 2025 Victron installation (a MultiPlus 2,000 W inverter-charger, a BMV-702 battery monitor, an MPPT solar charge controller, two 220 Ah gel service batteries and a solar panel) make it possible to stay aboard without shore power and to extend the season. The 88 hp Solé Diesel SM-90 engine has 4,630 hours; these engines can reach 15,000 hours, subject to proper maintenance, before needing a rebuild; the tanks hold 500 litres of diesel and 440 litres of water, and the 150-litre black-water tank has a pump-out.

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Type of boat : Motor Cruisers
Length (m) : 12.10 m
Width (m) : 3.78
Builder : Vri-Jon
Model : Contessa 40
Year : 1993
Hull : Steel
Air draft (m) : 3.90
Water draft (m) : 1.15
Navigation : River

Cabin(s) : 2
Sleeping(s) : 6
Single bed(s) : 2
Double bed(s) : 1
Convertible couch : Dinette
Type of WC : Manual,1
Shower(s) : 1
Kitchen : Gas hob,Microwave,12V refrigerator
Security : Fire detector
Min. headroom : 2.00
Hot water : Heated by engine,Heated by 220V
Heating : Webasto fuel hot air

Number of engines : 1
Power per engine (HP) : 88
Engine make : Solé Diesel
Engine year : 1993
Fuel : Diesel
Engine hours : 4630
Exhaust : Wet
Engine cooling : Inter Cooling
Automatic fire extinguisher in the engine room : Non
Number of propeller blades : 4
Shaft lubrication : Water
Propeller shaft sealing : Classic stuffing box
Cruising speed (km/h) : 9
Ballasted : Steel
Weight (t) : 12
Propulsion type : Propeller shaft
Bow thruster : Cupa,12V/2.3kW
Bilge pump(s) : 2
Service battery(ies) : 2 x 220 Ah de 2025
Type of service battery(ies) : Gel
Motor battery(ies) : 1 x 90 Ah de 2016
Type of motor battery(ies) : AGM
Thruster battery(ies) : 2 batteries de 2018
Type of propeller battery(ies) : AGM
Combi (charger/converter) : Victron,12V/2000W-80A
Solar panel(s) : 1
Voltage on board : 220V,12V
Extra : Modèle de moteur : SM-90. Tirant d’air de 3,90 m, réductible à 3,10 m puis 2,70 m selon les éléments abaissés (d’après le vendeur).

Steering position(s) : 1,Hydraulique
Outdoor equipment : Outdoor furniture,Bathing ladder,Bathing platform,Sunshade,Mast,Mechanical windlass,Bridge shower
Windows : Aluminum frame,Mosquito net

Engine fuel : 500
Drinking water : 440
Black water : 150
Black water tank evacuation pump : Yes

Navigation equipment : Sounder,VHF portable

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