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This is a 1983 Princess 38 flybridge in superb condition fully serviced and ready to go.
The boat is in beautiful condition, it has been extensively maintained and upgraded throughout its life. The boat spent much of it’s early life in Portugal as a live-aboard, so is fully equipped for on board living.
Twin Ford Mermaid 188hp diesel engines - 1,300 hours.
She had extensive work in 2024/25 which included a full hull strip down to replace the copper coat which had reached the end of its life. It was Aquablasted and then Epoxy coated, undercoat then hard racing antifoul.
Empress makes an exceptionally comfortable and very spacious Live-aboard or is also an excellent coastal and sea going cruiser, renown for outstanding sea-keeping abilities
2 cabins, one double and one twin.
2 heads - both with showers
Gas stove and oven.
Calorifier with immersion heater
Full 240v electric with heating.
12v Wabasto powerful hot air diesel heater
4 12v batteries with 3000w 240v inverter.
Modern Garmin chartplotter with NMEA 2000
Hummingbird depth finder.
Fridge plus additional cold storage in the rear lazarette locker.
240v Generator.
Solar charging.
Huge files of manuals and history for the boat.
She is currently moored at Milford marina.

There is an extensive list of works as follows:

Works carried out - 2014/2015
Engines Serviced
Replaced Packing Glands
Replaced Manual Bilge Pump
Replaced all fire extinguishers & added extra 3
Installed Light in Lazerette
Installed 3 new auto bilge pumps
Replaced Engine Room Lights
Replaced Bearings & Bushes in Alternators
Rewired Boat
Replaced all interior lights
Replaced Radio/CD/MP3 Player
Re-Upholstered Lounge & Captains Seats
Serviced Winch & fitted new Solenoid
Replaced all 12v Fuses & Fuse Holders
Replaced all impellors (engine)
Replaced Sea Cocks for Bathrooms
Renewed bathroom tubes to sea cocks
Serviced Heating System
Coppercoated Hull June 2015
Cutlass Bearings Replaced
Replaced through hull fitting for flybridge speed & depth log
Fitted speed & depth log for Captains Area
New life buoys
Renewed Fridge
Replaced Anodes
Replaced 240v Sockets & Added additional
Fitted extra cleat
Painted engines
Painted lazerette
All tube heaters fitted with spur switches
Replaced water filter
Replaced Guard Rails with 5mm Stainless Steel
Fitted New Water Heater
Fitted New Water Pump
Fitted New Accumulator
Replaced Taps in Bathrooms
Replaced Manual Pumps on Toilets
Fitted Microwave with Grill
Re-seated front cleats
Replaced Gas Regulator
Fitted new LEDS in Kitchen
Fitted new LEDS in Bathroom
Fitted Lazerette Lock

2016
Replaced auto bilge pumps with Whale Submarine ones added 1 extra in engine
room. (4 in total)
Lifted out in Feb 16, cleaned boat, replaced anodes
Fitted new profile strip
Fitted new Humminbird Navigation unit & fish finder
New rear canopy (Sunbrella Material with UV resistant stitching)
New side window covers
Engines Serviced, all filters replaced
Fitted Washing machine in lazerette
Fitted additional small Freezer in lazerette2017
New Flybridge canopy (Sunbrella Material with UV resistant stitching)
Fitted 6 additional low wattage tube heaters (frost protection)
Fitted 5kw inverter/battery charger
Lifted out June 17, hull jet wash, full clean & polish (Gelcoat)
Anodes Replaced
Shafts & Props polished
Replaced packing glands on shafts
Full engine service, all filters replaced
Diesel Fuel polish/clean 1000lts
Webasto central heating serviced
Replaced 4 x 130Amh batteries
Replaced twin horns
Replaced radar tower platform

2018
Replaced lounge sockets to USB outlets
Replaced foam on sofa cushions
Replaced mattress (main cabin)
Webasto Heating serviced
Engines serviced all filters replaced

2019
Full engine service, all filters replaced
Lift Out, hull jet wash
Full clean & Polish (Gelcoat)
Shafts & Props polished
Anodes Replaced

2020
Lift Out November & hull Jet wash
Full engine Service, All filters replaced
Power steering service
Props & Shafts Polished
Full clean & Polish (Gelcoat)
Webasto Heating serviced.
Throttle system lubricated
Anodes Replaced

2021
New Chartplotter with NMEA 2000
Bluetooth control for autopilot with NMEA 2000
New coolant caps
New windlass (Lofrans Tigres 1500W), with new foot switches and wireless remote
New 50m 10mm ISO anchor chain
Two new Whale Supersub Smart bulge pumps for central bilge (engine room)
New nav light bulbs
All new batteries (x4 for main bank and x1 for windlass)
Victron smart Bluetooth charge controller fitted for solar
Victron smart Bluetooth Victron Orion DC/DC charger fitted to control power to
windlass battery.

2022
Lift Out February & hull Jet wash
NMEA 2000 AIS system fitted
New cutlass bearings
New cables to flybridge levers
Adjusted stern glands
New anodes
Polished hull
New swim platform (extended to 900mm)
New upholstery for wall/hull cladding and bed headboard in master cabin
New lights in master cabin
New stern nav light
New cockpit external LED light
New carpets throughoutRe-upholstered all external seating
Bow cushions custom made

2023
Lifted in May and jetwash and scrub/polish hull
Serviced (fuel/oil/air filters, oil, impellers)
New anodes

2024
Lifted in May and jetwash and scrub/polish hull
Serviced (fuel/oil/air filters, oil, impellers)
Fully flushed out both coolant systems and new coolant added
New 12V switches in cockpit
Waterpump removed and serviced
Diesel heater removed and serviced
Inverter removed and serviced
Serivced both Jabsco toilets

2025. April -
Hull fully stripped to gelcoat
Aqua blasted
Epoxy coated, primed and anti-fouled
Shafts and propellers polished and painted
All new anodes fitted
Hull stage 3 cut and polished
New fuel and oil filters
Replace engine oil
New impellers
New raw water intake stopcocks
New raw water skin fittings
Stern glands repacked
Rudder glands repacked
Upgraded inverter to 3000w
Renewed inverter wiring
New inverter remote control
Replaced saloon curtains
New flybridge cover
Replace clear windows in cockpit cover
Replaced nav lights
Replaced engine bay fire extinguishers with new automatic clean agent extinguishers.

2026
Replaced impellers
Engines serviced

Specifications

Accommodation

Construction

Equipment

Engine(s)

Twin Ford Mermaid engines, 188hp each.
Renown for solid reliability.
Low hours, only 1,300 hours.
Meticulously maintained through the years, lots of service history.
All serviced and ready to go.

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