Nimbus 280 Coupé ‘SOLD’

Boat Details

  • Posted: September 21, 2017
  • Year of Build: 1999
  • Lying: Hythe
  • Price: SOLD

Nimbus 280 Coupé 1999. The accommodation offers up to five berths in two cabins. Forward cabin with double berth. Stowage above and below. Opening hatch to foredeck. Deck vent. Hanging locker aft to port. Folding doors. Quarter berth aft to port with stowage above and below. Opening port. Door to heads compartment opposite to starboard, with Jabsco sea toilet. Vanity unit with h&c water supply with pull-out shower head. Storage above and below. Opening port. Steps up to wheelhouse/saloon with helm position to port with full engine instrumentation and controls. Dinette opposite to starboard with forward seat converting to forward facing, co-pilots seat and table converting to a double berth. Two large opening sunroofs. Opening windows port and starboard. Galley opposite to port with 2 ring cooker. Stainless steel sink with h & c water supply with pull-out head. Refrigerator. Good stowage. Sliding part glazed door to cockpit, with L shaped seating to starboard and provision for saloon table. Large stowage locker under cockpit floor. Door to aft bathing platform, transom shower. A great sea going boat as well as a nice river cruiser.

Construction – Built in 1999 by Nimbus Boats AB, Sweden. White GRP semi-planning hull with blue styling stripes.. White GRP superstructure with blue styling stripes with moulded-in, non-slip to decks and cockpit. White GRP radar arch. White GRP bathing platform with storage and teak laid panels. Heavy duty rubber rubbing strake. Enclosed wheelhouse/saloon with sliding, part glazed door to cockpit. Wheel steering to rudder. Stainless steel handrails.

Engine – Located under the wheelhouse floor. Volvo TAMD 31,150 hp diesel engine, approx. 600 hours. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Shaft drive to fixed propeller. Single lever engine control. Wheel steering. Rope cutter. Trim tabs. Calorifier. Maximum speed 17 knots. Cruising speed 12 knots. Service history. Bowthruster.

Recently added – New Simrad chart plotter, Radar & DSC VHF. The boat also has a brand new extended cockpit canopy & new upholstered seating. The boat is moored afloat in Hythe & the berth is also offered with the boat.

Specification and Features

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  • Anchor with rope & chain
  • New Simrad Chartplotter
  • New Simrad 4G RADAR
  • Stainless steel pulpit with side & stern rails
  • Stainless steel boarding ladder
  • Cockpit canopy
  • Stainless steel fender rack on bathing platform
  • Transom shower
  • Various fenders & warps
  • Boathook
  • Winter cover
  • windscreen covers
  • Ensign & Staff
  • Plastimo steering compass
  • Garmin GPS (hand hels run off 240 volt power)
  • Autohelm Bi-Data depth sounder/log/speed
  • New DSC VHF radio with aerial
  • Windscreen wipers x 2
  • Navigation lights
  • Alternator charging to 4 x 12 volt batteries (3 replaced 2012/3)
    240 volt shorepower
  • 12 volt & 240 volt switch panels
  • Immersion heater (renewed 2012/3)
  • Manual & electric bilge pumps
  • Fire extinguishers x 2
  • Lifebuoy
  • Foghorn
  • Fire blanket

Disclaimer: The specifications are approximations and subject to variance. We reserve the right to make changes without future notice. Some equipment options may not be available.