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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Jeanneau, Les Herbiers, France |
The Sun Odyssey 40 is one of the long-running Sun Odyssey series from Jeanneau - the "Sun Odyssey" designation being used for their cruising yachts whilst "Sun Fast" was used for cruiser-racers. The Sun Odyssey 40 was sold with three interior options, one had a single aft cabin and a single large heads compartment aft,
and the other, more common option, particularly for the charter market, was twin aft cabins and a choice of one or two heads compartments. |
LOA |
38' 6" |
Sail area |
893 sq ft |
LWL |
33' 4" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
12' 11" |
Cabins |
3 plus saloon |
Draught |
4' 11" or 6' 4" |
Berths |
6-8 |
Displacement |
16,094 lbs deep fin |
Engine |
Yanmar diesel |
Ballast |
5,291 lbs deep fin |
BHP |
56 |
Keel type |
Iron bulbed fin keel with spade rudder. The optional shallow fin is slightly heavier. |
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Designed by Daniel Andrieu for Jeanneau, the Sun Odyssey 40 was introduced in 1998 as a replacement model for the Sun Odyssey 39. It remained in production until around 2004, when the Sun Odyssey 40.3 was brought in.
By the time these Sun Odyssey 40s were produced most production builders were using inner moulded GRP "egg-crate" linings in the bilges to reduce labour in construction, but Jeanneau retained the simpler but more labour intensive grid system until the mid-2000s, which makes repairs much easier if ever required. The SO40 also had more solid timber joinery than the later boats.
Two bulbed fin keels were offered, the shallow keel being 4' 11" in draught, and the deep keel 6' 4". This yacht is the twin aft cabin version with a deep fin keel. |
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