Fidget is a Bowman 36, a long-keeled, Bermuda-rigged offshore cruising yacht renowned for her sea-kindly performance and comfortable motion at sea. Built to a particularly high specification for the owner of Chiswell Marine, she features a beautifully finished teak interior and a practical layout suited to extended cruising.
The boat has been well maintained and continuously upgraded by her recent owners, with significant improvements to rigging, electrics, deck gear and onboard systems over the past several years.
Accommodation is arranged with two saloon settee berths, a pilot berth and a quarter berth adjacent to the chart table. The forepeak offers a comfortable V-berth with sprung interior mattresses. A heads compartment with basin and shower is located between the saloon and forecabin, with generous hanging storage opposite.
The galley is equipped with a gimballed gas cooker and oven, double sink and fridge with ice box. Heating is provided by an Eberspacher system with three outlets for comfortable cruising in cooler conditions.
Designed for short-handed sailing, all running rigging is led aft to the cockpit. The yacht carries a fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks and single-line reefing, two furling genoas including one set on an inner forestay, plus a cruising chute. Wheel steering is fitted, with a tiller also available.
A reliable Mercedes diesel engine, large fuel and water capacity, bow thruster and a comprehensive Raymarine navigation suite make Fidget a capable and well-equipped offshore cruising yacht.
Construction GRP hull construction Long keel configuration for offshore capability Teak interior joinery fitted to a high specification Seven coats Gelshield applied to hull in 1996 Topsides painted with International Perfection two-pack system in 2012 Deck repainted with the same system in 2015 Bronze anodised Proctor mast Aluminium mast base doubler plates fitted in 2019
Machinery Mercedes OM636 diesel engine TMP gearbox Two-blade bronze propeller Ambassador rope cutter fitted Lewmar bow thruster Engine cooling system upgraded with Vetus water strainer (2020) New alternator installed (2022) Workshop manual included
Electrics 12V onboard electrical system 2 x 12V domestic batteries (new 2025) 1 x 12V engine start battery (new 2025) 1 x 12V forward battery for bow thruster and windlass (new 2023) Mastervolt Easy Charge battery charger Orion-TR Smart DC-DC charger (installed 2018) Marine galvanic isolator Bosch alternator (new 2022) Sunpower solar panel with Victron regulator and Bluetooth monitoring
Tankage 332ltrs fuel capacity 318ltrs freshwater capacity Calorifier providing domestic hot water Pressurised freshwater system with Jabsco water pump Manual seawater galley pump
Rig and Sail Bermuda rigged sloop Bronze anodised Proctor mast Standing rigging fully renewed (2019) All running rigging renewed (2019) Furlex Seldén furling system for genoa (new 2019) Seldén single-line reefing boom (2008) Lazy jacks and mainsail cover 3 mast winches 2 Lewmar ST genoa sheet winches in cockpit 3 Gibb Sheetmaster cockpit winches Fully battened mainsail Genoa Light weather furling genoa Cruising chute Storm jib Spinnaker
Accommodation Sleeps up to 6 Double V-berth in forecabin with sprung mattresses 2 saloon settee berths Pilot berth in main cabin Quarter berth beside chart table Large chart table with engine access Heads compartment with basin and shower Jabsco marine toilet (new 2021) Hanging lockers and storage cupboards Eberspacher cabin heater with three outlets Cockpit cushions Bunk cushions
Domestic Nelson gimballed gas stove with oven Fridge with ice box Double galley sink Manual Whale taps for sea water and fresh water Pressurised fresh water system Calorifier hot water system Sony radio with two speakers Barometer Sestral clock Oil lamp Assorted galley equipment and utensils
Deck 45lb CQR anchor with approximately 45m of 8mm chain Lewmar Pro-Series windlass (new 2021) Kedge anchor with warp Boathook Portable midships ladder Stern bathing ladder Sprayhood (new 2023) Full cockpit cover with stainless frame Boom awning Cockpit side screens with boat name Cockpit table and pedestal Steering wheel Wood laminated tiller Manual bilge pump Electric bilge pump Whale SS5212 (new 2024) 6 fenders Berthing lines 2 winch handles Water hose reel with additional hose Deck brushes and cleaning equipment Gas locker with 3 Camping Gas cylinders
Navigation Raymarine E120 chart plotter Raymarine radar Raymarine ST60 wind instrument Raymarine ST60 depth instrument Raymarine ST60 speed/log instrument Raymarine autopilot course computer Raystar GPS receiver 240E VHF radio with AIS receive and cockpit extension Garmin cockpit chart plotter with mount and power connection Lowrance GlobalNav 310 stand-alone GPS Plastimo compass (new 2019) Heliflex Stu VHF aerial (new 2019) Radar reflector (new 2019) LED masthead tricolour light (new 2019) LED steaming light (new 2019) Comprehensive equipment manuals
Tender Wooden outboard engine clamp Provision for tender and outboard storage
Safety Ocean Standard 6-man liferaft (new 2018, serviced June 2022) Lifebuoy with light Oscar man-overboard recovery line and strop Grab bag with coastal flare pack Radar reflector Emergency tiller Manual bilge pump Electric bilge pump 3 fire extinguishers Bosun’s chair
Safety lines and jackstaysThe condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.
Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.
