Boat Details - Miles Stratton Marine

General Information

Manufacturer/Model	Sirius 40DS
Name	Quoodle
Year	2016
Category	Blue Water Sailboats
Sale Status	Available
Price	£570,000 GBP
Tax/VAT Status	true
Lying	Rhu, Argyll and Bute,
Reference	543291

Specifications

LOA	12.9 m (42′4″)

Propulsion

Engine	D2 - 75F
Fuel	Diesel
Fuel Capacity	310.0l
Max Speed	knots

Sirius-Werft GmbH build high quality semi custom deck saloon yachts. The Sirius 40DS is the flagship model. "Quoodle" is in her first ownership, was specified to high level and is in excellent condition.

Full liveaboard, long range cruising capability with accommodation in 3 x double cabins with the option to convert the saloon to a double. A well appointed galley including full size fridge, separate freezer and dishwasher. Workshop, masses of storage, Sapele Mahogany gives a rich feel and the light cherry floors gives a touch of modernity.

Cutter rigged - In mast furling, Furlex 300E electric Genoa furler, cutter furling Jib rigged as a self tacking sail. Code O on a top down furler. Electric winch for primary control lines and halyards.

Twin keels (1.45m) with central rudder for drying out capability. Volvo D2-75F, 75hp engine and bow thruster. Flexiteek deck for ease of maintenance and longevity.

Dimensions & general info.

LOA - 12.90m
LOD - 11.99m
LWL - 11.17m
Beam - 4.00m
Draft - Shallow draft twin keels - 1.45m
Air draft - 19.80m
Displacement - Approx. 11000kg
Ballast - Approx. 3450kg
Builder - Sirius-Werft GmbH
Designer - Marc-Oliver von Ahlen
Category - A full offshore/ocean.

Hull, deck & superstructure

Construction

Hand-laid GRP one-piece moulding.
Vacuum-bagged construction for consistent resign infusion and strength. Using Vinylester gelcoat and resin.
Corecell M-foam sandwich above the waterline for stiffness, strength and insulation., in a one-piece mould with vinylester-gelcoat and resin,
Corecell M-foam sandwich deck layup with reinforcement at high load areas.
Fully laminated structural bulkheads.

Hull

White gelcoat.
Epoxy coated from new.
Antifouled May 2025. Grey.
Polished May 2025.
Twin keels with 1.45m reduced draft and substantial single rudder for drying out.

Deck

Flexiteek deck covering. Style - weathered teak with white lines.

Cockpit

Wheel steering pedestal with stainless steel hand rail for security.
Canting leather bound wheel.
Flexiteek on benches, coaming and cockpit floor. Style - weathered teak with white lines.
Large natural teak cockpit table with fold-down wings and central storage box.
Liferaft stowed under the table in the stainless steel frame.
Large port side locker under the bench seat with rod assisted lid for easy open/close. Storage shelf and outboard engine mount. Approximately 4500L storage volume.
Shelf locker to starboard under the bench with rod assisted lid for easy open/close.
2 cubby holes aft.
Door in fold-down transom to starboard and integrated bathing ladder to port.

Interior & accommodation

Materials, furnishings.

Sapele Mahogany furniture
Light cherry laminated floor for durability.
Saloon, owners and forward cabin seats - Simply Leather, 2308 Sesame grey/beige.
Berth mattress covers and headboards in Natura 846, light grey.
Mattresses with distance fleece built in under the mattress for breathability.
Navigators chair in synthetic leather. 750 Sisal, beige.
Concertina pleated blinds for cabin all windows and portlights.
Ocean Air deck hatches with blackout and mosquito blinds.
UV screens for deck saloon windows and access door.
Companionway swing door with sliding hatch and hatch blind.

Floor / under floor storage.

Floors lowered 40mm for more headroom in the forward cabin, forward cabin en-suite , center cabin, passageway.
3 x large, under floor storage compartments with hinged lids.
1 x large, deep under floor storage compartment with hanging rail for lifejackets/general storage and a compartment fitted out with two bins beneath the navigators seat.
There is a storage draw under the saloon access steps and under the forward corridor access steps.
Every section of floor either allows access to essential areas for maintenance or is utilised for storage.

Workshop / electrical area.

There is a hinged section in the raised saloon seating which rotates forward, revealing steps down to a large workshop area. This also houses the electrical systems.
Engine access.
Tool box station.
Work bench with two drawers.
Storage position for the Torqueedo outboard.
Storage position for the Dyson hoover and dockside collapsible trolley.

Accommodation areas

Saloon area

To port is a raised U shaped seating area with large table. This is a lovely ambient area with full panoramic views.
There is a storage area behind the back rest for books and other items.
Double glazed windows made in security glass with aluminium frames. There are two opening windows, one port and one starboard which are single glazed.
The table has a bespoke plastic topper which covers a chart.
The table lowers to allow this area to be converted to a large double berth which is approx.1.45m x 2.43m.
There is a central storage unit incorporated into the table arrangement, which runs from floor height to table top. This houses the NEFF microwave/combi oven and fitted out with organisers for crockery.
At the forward end of the seating is another bank of drawers fitted out with organisers which runs from floor height to seat top. Top two drawers set out for cutlery, the third houses the eclectic kettle and general storage along with the 4th.
Two shelves with fiddles forward.

Navigation station / internal helm.

To starboard is a forward facing chart table. The table has internal storage.
Portner navigators high back adjustable chair with arm rests.
In the chart table pedestal are a bank of drawers. The top drawer for general essentials, the second is fitted out for culinary preparation knife wear and essentials, the third and fourth house other galley wear.
Behind the nav.station is a cupboard for wet hanging with a shelf above and access to the aft cabin via a bifold door.
There is a Raymarine Axiom chart plotter mounted in a raised unit.
A Raymarine P70R autopilot control is mounted in a Mahogany wedge which is a wandering unit for controlling the steering whilst inside. There are also secondary engine controls at the nav. station.
The ships electrical distribution panel is here, along with - VHF, Pioneer stereo system, Webasto heating control, electronic gas valve, Victron battery control panel & Active X band Echomax radar reflector.

Galley

Forward of the nav. station is the L shaped galley with Corian counter top.
Good work surface area extended by sink and cooker covers.
Cupboard with sliding door fronts and ambient light dedicated for drinking vessels.
1+1/2 stainless steel sinks with mixer tap.
Top loading Isotherm fridge / freezer.
Large Isotherm, domestic style, front loading fridge.
Integrated Fisher & Paykel dish washer with mode lights on the door front.
ENO deluxe, gimballed, gas cooker with 2 x burners and oven.
CeraQuool induction hob with drawer storage holder.

Aft cabin

Large double berth with hull side cushions for lounging.
Hull side shelf outboard.
Shelf over the engine housing.
Hanging wardrobe with shelf above.
Hull side fixed window and opening window over the hanging locker
Opening portlight to cockpit.
2 x reading lamps and overhead lighting.
Access panel to the stern technical area.
Bifold door.

Port cabin

Large double berth.
Full length shelf with ambient lighting outboard.
3 x hull side windows with pleated blinds.
Double, recessed book shelves with ambient lighting.
Deck head cupboard.
Under berth drawer.
Single seat with good floor area for dressing.
Large hanging cupboard with lit hanging rail.
2 x reading lamps and overhead lighting.
Large deck head hatch.

Main heads / shower

Across the corridor from the port cabin.
Round counter top sink with mixer tap.
Back lit mirror.
Below counter cupboard and one above.
Coachroof window.
Separate full standing shower with flow and mixer taps.
Teak shower seat.
Screen and door closing the compartment off from the sink and toilet.
Floor with drain to the sump.
Dometic Dome, Masterflush electric seawater flush toilet with macerator.
Holding tank.
2 x small deck head hatches.

Forward en-suite cabin

Large offset double berth with headboard to the bow bulkhead. Offset to starboard to give extra width. There is a raised step to port.
2 x drawer under the berth.
2 x hull side windows, 2 x coachroof windows and a central opening deck hatch.
Raised hull side shelves port and starboard.
To starboard is a hanging wardrobe with lit hanging rail.
Full length mirror for dressing.
To port is a shelved locker.
2 x reading lamps and overhead lighting.
2 x large central deck head hatches.

En-suite

To port and dedicated to the forward cabin.
Large rectangular sink with mixer tap with backlit ambient panel.
Upper cupboard with sliding Perspex doors.
2 x below counter cupboards.
Dometic Dome, Masterflush electric fresh water flush toilet with macerator and bidet function.
Holding tank.

Deck equipment

Bowsprit with stainless steel bob stays.
Front opening stainless steel pulpit. From the pulpit there is a solid stainless steel top tube running aft along the full side deck to the stern quarter pushpits with integrated teak seats. There is a lower guard wire.
Side boarding gates.
The stern bathing platform is electro-hydraulic and incorporates a opening door to starboard and a folding boarding ladder to starboard.
Integrated secondary bathing ladder is housed in a stern recess.
There is a side rail ladder for the opening side gates. and a specific bow ladder.
Stainless steel davits which rotate inward when not in use.
Stainless steel hand rail to starboard at the entrance to the deck saloon. This is area is also utilised as an occasional cockpit storage shelf.
Large port cockpit locker fitted out with shelves, hangers and outboard mount.
Shallow shelf locker to starboard.
Large anchor locker with double lid.
Stainless steel bow cover to avoid anchor damage.
25kg Rocna anchor deploys from an integrated roller which sits under the bowsprit.
50m x 10mm galvanised chain.
Lewmar Tigres 1500W electric anchor windlass with warping drum situated in the anchor well. Electric control switches in the anchor locker and at the external helm.
2 x bow cleats, 4 x spring cleats and 2 x stern cleats for mooring.
Stainless steel webbing reel with 50m webbing for rescue equipment or anchoring/mooring from the stern
Mooring warps and fenders.
Ensign staff.
Deck brush.

Rig, rigging & sails

Selden 2 spreader in-mast furling mast.
Selden boom with Selden solid strut rod kicker.
Boom gybe preventer.
Selden mast mounted pole for genoa.
Stainless steel sanding rigging.
Selden handle operated backstay adjuster.
Furlex 300E electric Genoa furling system.
Furlex 204S cutter sail furling system.
Self taking cutter Jib track.
Side deck genoa tracks with rope adjustable cars.
Rig set up and tuned by Crhu Rigging June 2025.

Sails

Tri-Radial mainsail with vertical battens. Utilising performance, DXC laminate - 2016.
Tri-Radial genoa with grey UV strip. Utilising performance, DXC laminate - 2016.
Tri-radial cutter Jib with grey UV strip. Utilising performance, DXC laminate - 2016.
Code O on top down furler. 2016.

Winches

2 x Anderson 58 manual 2 x speed, self tailing primary winches.
Anderson 46 variable speed electric winch for halyards primary controls.

Running rigging

Control lines lead aft across the coachroof via Spinlock clutch's to the Anderson electric winch.
Mainsail furling line can be operated from here.
8:1 main sheet controlled from the cockpit. Cascade system tethered to the stainless steel table structure.

Engine, propulsion & machinery

Engine

Volvo D2-75F (No. 5103988728C) 75hp Turbo diesel engine.
Volvo150S-C saildrive (No. 51220282843).
3 blade (19x16x3) folding bronze prop.
Rope cutter.
Special higher quality sound insulation mat for the engine compartment.
Special ventilation of the engine compartment with air silencer.
Spinlock engine throttle controls at external helm and nav. station.

Bow thruster

Max power CT-100 with flow-advantageous pipe and double prop. External helm control.

Electronics & navigation equipment

System interface

Raymarine bus system.
Raynet cable for joining the plotters.

Instruments

Raymarine plotter at the nav. station.
Raymarine plotter mounted in a position adjustable pod at the steering binnacle.
Raymarine 18" Quantum Q24C radar.
Raymarine AIS 650 active/passive system.
Echomax active X radar reflector with control at the nav. station.
Raymarine Evolution EV-400 with P70s control in the port cockpit cubby hole.
P70R 2nd autopilot control at the nav. station.
2 x Raymarine i70 multi function displays mounted on the deck saloon entrance bulkhead.
Garmin bulk head mounted magnetic compass alongside the Raymarine i70 displays.
Raymarine Ray60 DSC VHF at the nav. station with cockpit speaker.
Raymarine Ray60 Raymic in the cockpit.
Windex wind direction indicator.

Electrical

Lighting

LED Technik lights.
3 x spot lights in the saloon. Can be dimmed and set to white or red.
3 x spot lights in the galley. Can be dimmed and set to white or red.
Navigators light red or white.
3 x spot lights in the forward cabin.
4 x spot lights in the port cabin.
4 x spot lights in the aft cabin.
2 x position adjustable reading lights in the forward, port and aft cabins.
Indirect LED mood lighting in the forward cabin & en suite, port cabin, main heads aft cabin and galley.
Automatic lighting in the cupboards integrated into the hanging rails.
Workshop light.
Boom end cockpit light.
Cockpit locker light.

Distribution

Distribution panel at the nav. station.

230V system.

25m dock side cable.
Victron combi inverter/charger 3000W inverter and 120Ah charger with 30A control panel at the nav. station.
Calorifier immersion heater.
UK sockets - 2 x saloon, 2 x galley, nav station, main heads, forward cabin, port cabin, aft cabin.

Batteries

6 x Whisperpower 2V gel consumer batteries instead of 12V. 525Ah.
2 x AGM, 200Ah consumer batteries in the forward cabin charged by 10A charger and engine with WBI 150 diode and remote controlled battery switch for bow thruster.. Powering - bow thruster, electric Furlex roller reefing and anchor windlass.

Solar

Solar panel 181 Wp mounted on the cabin top next to the hatch garage. MPPT regulator with partial switch off when shadowed.

Tankage & systems

Fuel - 310L in a single stainless steel tank.
Water - 1000L in 2 x stainless steel tanks.
Black water - 2 x 60L stainless steel tanks, one for forward and main heads.
Water, fuel & black water level indicators and tank inspection hatches..

Systems

Pressurised hot and cold water system with electronic water pump.
Hot water via a 45L calorifier tank with immersion heating and via the engine heat exchanger.
Fisher & Paykel integrated dishwasher with external mode indicator.
Hot and cold stern shower.
Webasto 5.5kw diesel fired warm air central heating with 6 x outlets (including the wet hanging locker) and silencer. Controller at the nav. station.
Gas system with magnetic switch and indicator light at the nav. station.
Gas storage in the anchor locker with room for 7kg Calor gas bottles or 2 x 2.7kg Campingaz bottles.

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