Sun Fizz 40 - 1983
(11,80 m) - 1983

Layout :

• Length : 11,80 m (38' 8")
• Width: 3.80 m
• Draft : 1.95 m
• Material: Polyester
• Displacement: 7.3 tonnes
• Rigging: Sloop
• Material: Polyester
• Engine: Volvo MD22 55CV

French flag. Import tax paid for French Polynesia.

Based in French Polynesia

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Price : 5 M XPF / 41 900 €

A renowned yacht, robust and comfortable to sail.

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Interior fittings :

6 to 9 Berths - 3 double cabins

• Double cabin forward
• Bathroom with toilet and washbasin
• Large U-shaped saloon with facing bench
• Chart table to starboard
• U-shaped galley to port
• Double cabin aft port with wardrobe
• Double cabin aft starboard with wardrobe

Listing :

Building and history

Sun Fizz 40 polyester boat built in 1983 by the Jeanneau shipyard to Philippe BRIAND's designs.
This boat has travelled from France, arrived in 2011 in Polynesia with a family of 2 children. She was sold in 2017 to another family based on Raiatea, then in 2021 to a couple who had to sell her immediately.
The current owners bought her in March 2022, and sailed her in the Leeward Islands and around Tahiti. They are selling her for family reasons.

Engine

Volvo MD22 55 hp inboard engine (2016, 4000 h)
Numerous jobs carried out with invoice (freshwater pump, diesel pump, diesel decanter, seawater pump, calorostat, timing belt, accelerator cable, etc. ....)
Complete overhaul and cleaning of the heat exchanger by a professional mechanic in March 2024
Addition of an engine temperature gauge and an oil pressure gauge
Volvo stuffing box gasket from 2021 (to be replaced)
Hydrolube ring from 2022
3-blade propeller
120-litre stainless steel diesel tank + 5 additional diesel cans on board

Sloop rigging

Standing rigging from 2010 - 4 lower shrouds changed in 2018 - Releasable forestay dismasting for repair and complete mast check in June 2020
Complete check of shrouds and backstay in June 2020
Mainsail half battened, 3 reefs (2009) - BEG, new seams and overhaul in February 2020
Staysail to be stowed on releasable forestay
Jib to be stowed on releasable forestay
Code 0 to be stowed on bowsprit (very good condition)
6 Winches in cockpit for genoa and mainsail sheets, as well as mainsail/luff/reef halyards/boom brake
Boom brake
2 Spinnaker poles
All sheets are new and stowed in lockers

Ground tackle

Tiger Lofrans 1000 W electric windlass with control box (circuit breaker located under the companionway, remote control accessible through the forward cabin porthole)
Main anchor: Kobra 16 KG anchor + 60m of 10 mm chain (2022) + cable
Secondary anchor: 20kg flat anchor + 20m of chain
2022 towing line

Comfort

Fresh water: 430 litres divided into 3 tanks: 160 litres (port) + 110 litres (starboard) + 160 litres (starboard)
100 L in 20 litre cans
Pressurised water system (March 2020) with Jabsco tank
Single sink - seawater foot pump for sink + fresh water - water filter in galley for drinking water + spare filters
2-Burner gas cooker and oven
12 V Fridge, Danfoss BD35 cooling unit (September 2012)
Jabsco manual toilet
Fans in each cabin and saloon

Electricity

3 x 100 Ah service batteries, Total 300 Ah (2020)
95Ah engine battery
2 x 130 W solar panels (1 from 2023) + 1 x 145 W, Total 405 Ah
Aerogen 6 wind turbine (stored in cockpit locker - plan to buy wind turbine regulator and blade)
2022 engine alternator
500 W 12 V / 220 V converter (2022)
Cyrix battery coupler
LED interior lighting and neon lights in all cabins and living areas
LED masthead lights and LED flash lights

Electronics and navigation instruments

Autopilot ST 6000 Gps plotter usb interface Raymarine ST40 depth sounder - 2022 monitor
Combined Raymarine Radar/GPS SL 70 C
VHF fixed ICOM M 401
VHF portable ICOM BC166
GPS antenna USB - GPS portable backup

Safety

Seasafe 6-seater liferaft (May 2020, to be overhauled)
Mc Murdo Fastfind 406 distress beacon (fully overhauled in 2019 - valid for 5 years)
6 Lifejackets (4 adults + 2 children)
Fire extinguishers (last overhauled in 2023)
Harnesses - Lifelines
Manual cockpit bilge pump - Electric bilge pump
All equipment for distress signals to be changed (parachute flares, floating smoke bombs, automatic hand-held red lights)

Tender

2.20m Sea Farer dinghy fully unglued/glued at Nautisport 2024
Mariner 8 HP outboard engine

Miscellaneous

Changing keel bolts in 2022
Re-fit keel gasket in 2022
Hydrolube ring in 2022
Teflon rudder ring in 2022
Dyneema underbody in 2022
Cover for 3 cabins and saloon in 2022
Sealing anchor lockers + Renovation of windlass support in 2022
Step on skirt redone in 2022
Cleaning winches in 2022
Re- fit companionway cover + awning in 2022
Manufacture cupboard shelf opposite bathroom in 2022
Re-fit bathroom floor in 2022
Re-fit galley, saloon and forward cabin in 2022 (paint/varnish/trunk hatch)
2023 throttle cable
2023 cokpit hatch gasket re-fit
2023 complete starboard aft cabin re-fit (paint/varnish/shelf/ceiling/light fittings)
2024 propeller shaft anode
Many spare parts
Tools, paint, varnish, grease etc. ..

Last bottom paint : May 2022

Main strenghts

A robust, seaworthy boat, well maintained, equipped for blue water cruising, very good upwind and on all points of sail, with a large cockpit and a beautiful skirt for everyday life. Three comfortable cabins and a spacious saloon for a family cruiser with a proven track record.

Last modified : 23/05/2025