Discovery 55

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The Berthon broker, showing a 2011 Discovery 55 in Montenegro, describes a 24-V system with 230-V supplied by shore power or an 11-kW generator. He shows a standing-room engine room with Victron chargers and inverters and a watermaker, and says the engine has been serviced every year.

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The Berthon broker says this 2012 Discovery 55 has had one owner since new and was "constructed with an extra layer of Kevlar" to improve hull strength in case of an impact. This is the broker's sales claim.

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According to the broker, her owners cruised her solo or double-handed to northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, which he offers as proof of a capable blue water cruising yacht.

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The broker lists the foredeck and rig: Reckmann furlers, a Lewmar windlass, a self-tacking jib track, a Seldén mast and boom, and new standing rigging fitted in the 2026 refit.

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In the engine room the broker points out a Yanmar 160 horsepower engine and an Onan generator, both serviced in 2025, plus a watermaker that makes up to 102 L an hour. He says access to the routine maintenance points is good.

repairs⚙ standing rigging⚙ furlers⚙ capstan

The Berthon broker lists the 2025 work on this Discovery 55: the capstan replaced, furlers serviced, the standing rigging replaced and the vang serviced, with the mast repainted in the winter of 2024-25 and North sails from 2021.

repairs⚙ engine⚙ generator

In the engine room the broker says the main engine "was rebuilt in 2025" and has approximately 250 hours since, and that an 8 kW Fischer Panda generator was also fitted in 2025.

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The broker calls the cockpit "a fantastically safe enclosed cockpit for family and friends", with all control lines led aft and "great visibility looking forward for the helmsman".