Maxi Yachts have a strong following and are renowned for their quality of build and exemplary sailing characteristics which you would expect from Pelle Petterson. The Maxi 1100 lives up to the Maxi reputation.

Accommodation is for 7. She has a deep timber feel given lots of solid Teak furniture, yet also has a undated contemporary feel. 

"Blues Dancer" has been well maintained and has a broad specification.

Dimensions & general info.

• LOA - 11.17m
• LWL - 9.85m
• Beam - 3.65m
• Draft - 2.0m
• Displacement - 6100kg
• Ballast - 2400kg
• Designer - Pelle Petterson
• Builder - Maxi Yachts (Sweden) / Nimbus Boats
• Category A for 8.

Hull, deck & superstructure

• Blue GRP hull. Awlcraft 2000 premium 2 pack professional paint system.
• White GRP deck with textured non-slip.
• Teak cockpit floor and seat tops and stern platform.
• Hull and deck with foam core for stiffness and insulation.
• Lead fin keel.
• Semi-balanced spade rudder with wheel steering.
• New rudder stock 2017.
• Epoxy Coppercoat antifouling system 2018.
• New galley seacock 2017.
• New heads seacocks 2022.
• Coachroof windows replaced 2022.
• Hauled Sept 2025 for underwater clean off.

Interior & accommodation

• 7 berths and large heads with shower.
• Panitherm diesel fired warm air central heating in all cabins 2021.
• Combination TV/DVD.
• Sony MP3 WMA CD radio stereo. Saloon and waterproof cockpit speakers.

Forward cabin

• Large double V berth.
• Timber lined hull side.
• Shelves above the berth to port and starboard.
• Hanging lockers and storage for footwear port and starboard.
• Sliding door.
• Deck hatch.

Saloon

• Large U shaped seating area to starboard with storage outboard.
• The U shaped seating will convert to a double berth with infill and cushion.
• Single settee berth to port with storage outboard.
• Large central folding leaf table with internal storage.
• Dark blue Alcantara upholstery in good condition.
• Central deck head hatch.

Galley

• Large L shaped galley to port.
• Two stainless steel sinks, one with chopping board cover.
• Pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
• Large Isotherm refrigerated cold storage with partitioned lid.
• Stainless steel gimbaled gas cooker with 2 burners and oven.
• Plenty of storage in cupboards and drawers.
• Opening portlight above.

Double aft cabin

• Aft of the galley is a double cabin.
• Large double bed.
• Timber lined hull side with shelf.
• Double door hanging locker and locker for footwear.
• Hull side opening portlight and a cockpit opening portlight.

Navigation station

• Forward facing chart table with internal storage for charts.
• 3 draw pedestal and storage outboard.
• Ships electrical distribution panel.
• Instrumentation.
• Opening portlight above.

Heads

• Jabsco manual marine toilet with cover to act as a seat or when showering.
• Moulded unit with round stainless steel sink.
• Pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap. The faucet doubles as a shower head.
• Stainless steel grab rail.
• Mirror fronted storage outboard and a cupboard below the sink.
• Wet hanging storage locker and a shelf locker.
• 2 x glass holders.
• Opening portlight.

Deck & deck equipment

• The deck is uncluttered with inboard set shrouds which are easy to pass.
• Secured with stainless steel pulpit, and stanchion posts running two guard wires aft to quarter pushpits. There is a guard wire gate and the helm seat aft section opens to allow easy access to the bathing platform.
• The cockpit is a good size with large port seat locker and two quarter lazarette lockers.
• Binnacle mounted wheel steering.

Equipment

• Lofrans electric anchor windlass with wired remote 2017.
• 15kg stainless steel Bruce anchor with 30m of 10mm chain and 40m of Octoplait warp 2017.
• Danforth kedge anchor.
• Stainless steel T mooring cleats foreword, midship and aft.
• Mooring warps and fenders.
• Stainless steel boarding ladder.

Deck gear

• Two banks of rope clutches running reefing, control lines and halyards aft to the coachroof winches.
• Cockpit mounted mainsheet track with rope adjustable car.
• Coachroof mounted jib tracks and cars.
• Side deck mounted Genoa tracks and cars.

Winches

• 2 x Lewmar 44 2 speed self tailing halyard winches.
• 2 x Lewmar 48 2 speed self tailing primary winches.
• 2 x Lewmar 40 2 speed self tailing secondary winches.
• Winch handles.

Rig, rigging & sails

Rig / rigging

• Selden silver anodised spars.
• Standing rigging replaced 2013; new forestay 2019.
• Mast out and full rig check 2022.
• Furlex 200s roller furling headfoil system.
• Boom with single line reefing and stack pack.
• Selden solid strut vang.
• Spinnaker pole.
• Adjustable pole track.

Sails

• Mainsail 2015.
• Jib 2015. New UV strip 2022.
• Mainsail and headsail maintained by Saturn Sails 2022.
• Code 0 asymmetric on Furlex single line furler 2017.
• 2 x spinnakers.

Engine

• Volvo Penta MD2030, 28hp diesel engine.
• Approx. 1410 engine hours.
• Stainless steel exhaust elbow fitted 2022.
• Heat exchanger serviced 2022.
• Saildrive.
• Saildrive seal replaced 2023.
• Bronze 3 blade feathering prop.
• Ambassador rope cutter.
• Morse engine controls mounted on the steering binnacle.
• Engine serviced Jan 2025.

Electronics & navigation equipment

• Raymarine Axiom chart plotter 2020.
• Furuno GP32 GPS navigator.
• Icom DSC VHF with command 2019.
• Raymarine ST60 Speed/log
• Raymarine ST60 depth.
• Raymarine ST60 wind.
• Raymarine ST60 compass.
• Raymarine ST5000+ Autopilot. Wheel binnacle.
• Raymarine ST60 Multi display. Wheel binnacle.
• Vesper Marine AIS watchmate beside the helm 2017.
• Plastimo binnacle mounted magnetic steering compass.

Electrical

• 3 x 12v domestic batteries 2021.
• 1 x 12v engine start battery 2025.
• 240v shore power with shore cable.
• Sterling battery charger 2020.
• NASA BM1 battery management system.
• Engine inverter at chart table.

Tankage & systems

• 260L plastic fresh water tank.
• 90L stainless steel fuel tank.
• Plastic holding tank.

Systems

• Hot and cold pressurised water system.
• Hot water via a calorifier tank with 240v immersion heating element and engine heat exchanger.
• Planitherm diesel fired warm air central heating in all cabins 2021.
• Gas system with twin camping gas lockers.

Canvas work

• Navy sprayhood.
• Navy stack pack 2022.
• Navy wheel cover.

Safety gear & equipment

• Navigation lighting.
• Gas shut off valve at the galley.
• Emergency steering.
• Manual and electric bilge pumps.
• Horseshoe lifebuoy in pushpit bracket.
• Life sling.
• Dan buoy.
• 4 x harness attachment points.
• Jackstays.
• Fire extinguishers. Engine auto extinguisher.
• Carbon monoxide alarm.