Elan Impression 45

The Elan Impression 45 is a well designed cruiser with accommodation for eight in four cabins and with two heads. Often chosen by charter operators, they have a proven reputation for being robust and reliable performers with well thought through accommodation and good turn of speed. "Wilfred" is a private, family boat and has been based on Windermere for the last 11 years.

Construction Built using Vacuum Assisted Infusion Lamination for a stiff and light end result. Fin keel with 1.95m draft, spade rudder with twin wheel steering. Drop down transom / swim platform. Mechanicals Powered by a Volvo Penta D2 55hp diesel with saildrive and a 2 bladed fixed propeller. Engine last serviced in 2025. A bank of 7 batteries cover the bow thruster (2 batteries), domestics (4 batteries) and engine x 1 battery.

A second back up bank of 3 batteries as also fitted. Charging is via the engine, shore power battery charger and a solar charger. Rigging and Sails Bermudan Sloop with deck stepped alloy mast and spars with stainless wire standing rigging. In-mast furling Mainsail with roller furling Genoa. Sails are from 2015 and said to be in "good condition". Accommodation Super family accommodation with 8 berths in 4 cabins.

Double cabins for and aft with an additional two cabins with bunked single berths. there is a larger family head aft with shower and a second head forward. L shaped galley to port with twin sinks, fridge, freezer gas oven with 3 burner hob, navigation station to starboard with plotter, VHF and electrical panel. Comfortable seating area with dining table offset to port when folded of full width when opened out.

The spacious cockpit with large folding table makes a great social area and is sheltered by the sprayhood and bimini top. The fold down transom double as as a good sized swim platform.

Inventory Compass Depth / log / speed Wind speed and direction Chart plotters x 2 (helm and chart table) Autopilot Instruments are by Garmin and are networked Bow thruster Navigation lights Anchor with chain and electric windlass Solar charger Clock Gas alarm Boathook Bilge pumps Boarding ladder Sprayhood Bimini TV Sound system Disclaimer: A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.