40' Custom Research Vessel

Pegasus is offered by her original owner after > 100,000 sea miles put on over 35 years visiting the island nations, and coral reefs of the world, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Central America, Panama, Kuna Archipelago, Taboga, Marquesas, Galapagos, Tuamotus, Tahiti, Riatea, Tahaa, Huahine, Bora bora, Samoa, Wallis, Fiji, New Zealand, New Guinea, Hermits, Louisiades, Trobriands, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomons, Philippines, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Seychelles, Maldives, Comorros, Chagos, Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, St. Helena, Fernando de Noronoha, Bermuda, West Indies, Azores, The Algarve, Balearics, Morocco, and the Med.

Pegasus completed every mission assigned, many in regions far away from maintenance facilities, remaining on station for months at a time, completing a 35 year, world wide research program. She is for sale because the research schedule is complete, and the Institute has moved on to other assignments
Offered by Beaufort Yacht Sales

Deck and Hull

All welded aluminum construction
Eleven tons of lead ballast in keel
Reinforced bow for breaking ice
Cut-away full keel
Twin center boards
Large ship-type rudder
Protected propeller aperture
Five watertight bulkheads divide vessel into six compartments
Flush deck forward of wheelhouse
Four large deck boxes
Stanchion bases and chain plates attached to the top of toe rail
Tank fills on top of bollards
Water fills on the pilothouse
Ten Dorado vents
Three deck hatches
Eight opening ports
Six opening windows
Pilothouse doors and roof hatch
Water tank vents terminate inside Dorade boxes
Fuel vents terminate in the davits aft
Wet lockers to port and starboard
Pedestal mounted windlass
Wide uncluttered decks without any penetrates
Waist high triple life lines
Spectacular bowsprit
Integrally welded hatch coamings with side flaps
Below Deck

Separate ventilated engine room with Halon fire system
Owners cabin aft of the engine room features a double berth to starboard, desk and settee to port
Four steps above the engine room to the pilothouse with steering station
Helmsmans stool, large chart table and abundant storage
Pilot berth and settee
Forward and down six steps to the main salon featuring dinette and hanging locker to port, settee and pilot berth to starboard
Full head and U-shaped galley moving forward
Double gimbaled kerosene stove
Engle refrigerator/freezer and ice box
Pressure water
Water heater
Forward guest cabin/laboratory
Two bunks/bench seating with storage beneath
Additional Information

Hard dinghy seats six with two rowing positions
Honda 2.3 four stroke outboard
Halon fire extinguishers (3)
Class III EPRIB
Type 1 PFD (6)
Bauer junior dive compressor with spares
Size 80 aluminum dive tanks (3)
Size 120 aluminum dive tank
Regulators (2)
Snorkels (s)
Wet suits (2)
Fin sets (2)
Underwater strobes (2)
Underwater cameras (4)
Weight belts (2)
Dive knives (2)
Dive compass
Sails and Rigging

All hank-on sails
Storm sail on separate track
Jumper strut eliminates need for running backstays
450 sq ft Yankee
350 sq ft staysail
450 sq ft mainsail with two reefs
1200 sq ft cruising chute with sock
700 sq ft tri-radial drifter
#1,2,3 Yankee jibs
#1,2,3 staysails
Mainsail (2)
Storm Trysail
Storm Yankee
Storm Staysail
Heavy duty standing rigging