1998 Fleming 55 Pilothouse “Tamaroa”

SALON

Entering from the aft cockpit deck you are immediately greeted with a spacious and airy salon. Featuring the timeless appeal of teak cabinetry, vast windows, teak sole with holly accents, and most importantly, an interior layout that balances form with function. This layout allows for an open social environment while keeping the function of the galley separated from the rest of the salon. With a 16’ beam, this spacious open floor plan makes entertaining guests an effortless endeavor.

Starting at the aft-port side of the salon is a teak bar featuring plenty of glass and bottle storage along with a wine cooler / refrigerator below. Followed by the corner bar is a large L-shaped settee that wraps inboard along the edge of the galley counter-top and is complimented by a teak hi-lo table. This settee, along with the twin Rattan chairs to the starboard side, provide comfortable seating for six in the salon. Along the starboard side is a full-length credenza which provides great storage capabilities, along with the additional storage space found beneath the port side settee. An entertainment center to the starboard aft corner of the credenza features audio-video equipment and a 31” Samsung television mounted within.

• 36” Samsung The Frame flatscreen TV within starboard aft corner entertainment cabinet
• Wired for Satellite TV receivers, receivers included
• Omni-directional TV antenna
• Fusion MS-Apollo stereo system
• Bar with ice maker
• Hi-lo teak coffee/dining table
• L-shaped settee to port
• (2) Swiveling Rattan chairs with cushions
• Full length credenza to starboard
• Window blinds
• Teak & holly sole
• Overhead teak ceiling handrail
• Hide-away screen at aft salon doors

GALLEY

The galley is tucked to the port side just forward of the salon, which is separated by a large Corian counter top peninsula with a teak bullnose and overhead galley cabinets which feature flybridge dumbwaiter access. Wrapping around the U-shaped counter of the galley you will find a three basin sink, an electric cooktop, trash compactor, and a convection microwave overhead. Teak cabinets fill in the rest of the galley including a storage compartment just forward of the cook top that can accommodates a full range of cookware. Across to the opposing starboard side is a dish storage compartment, additional drawers, and a full-sized stainless steel refrigerator.

• (3) Burner electric cooktop—Wolf Induction Cooktop
• Two basin sink with Moen mixer faucet & disposal
• Sharp convection microwave—stainless steel
• Broan trash compactor
• New full-sized refrigerator / freezer—stainless steel with dispenser
• Dumb-waiter to flybridge
• Corian countertops—teak bullnose
• Teak & holly sole

ACCOMMODATIONS

Following the five short steps straight down from the salon will lead you to the central passage of the accommodations. This traditional layout has been a signature mainstay in the Fleming 55 that provides an easy and convenient flow of traffic throughout the boat. This central accommodation passage also makes it possible to appreciate the full length of the vessel from forepeak bulkhead to transom. Once in the passageway you will find upper/lower bunks in the cabin to starboard and a VIP guest stateroom to port with twin berths. Just forward of the starboard side cabin in the passageway is the guest head. The en-suite master stateroom tops off the accommodations at the forward peak of the vessel.

The master stateroom is composed of a queen-sized island berth (Tempurpedic mattress) surrounded by shelves, cabinets, drawers, and his & hers hanging lockers to either side. This island berth arrangement allows for access from either side and the berth can be raised with gas-assisted struts to access a large storage cavity underneath, perfect for storing extra bed linens or keeping valuables out of sight. Overhead are two hatches which, along with port holes to each side, provide natural light to the cabin. Access to the en-suite master head is found to port side, and to starboard is a wall-mounted 21” Vizio flatscreen TV facing the berth.

Both the master and guest heads are exceptionally spacious and feature shower stalls with teak grate flooring, mirrored vanities with sinks, Corian countertops, and Headhunter toilets. The boat’s 120v washer/dryer combination unit is found within the guest head shower stall.

The port stateroom features twin berths with a nightstand separating them. Storage is provided through shelving above, a hanging locker & dresser drawers at the foot of the outboard berth, and drawers beneath both berths. A full-length mirror and wall-mounted 18” Toshiba flatscreen TV is situation at the forward wall of the stateroom. The starboard stateroom features a upper and lower bunk arrangement with ample storage through various drawers and a nightstand.

PILOTHOUSE

In many modern yacht designs it has become commonplace to eliminate the inside steering station, however the Fleming 55 features a dedicated pilothouse which closely resembles the bridge of a much larger vessel. This dedicated pilothouse takes the role as the primary location to operate the boat without any distractions from other on-board activities. With that said it remains only three short steps up from the salon & galley and it is only another four interior steps up to the flybridge.

Pilothouse visibility forward and wrapping around to port and starboard windows is excellent. Below the expansive windshield are consoles which provide ample room for a full range of modern electronics and equipment without intruding on the engine instrumentation. Overhead consoles provide additional space for equipment within easy reach. Both AC and DC electrical breaker panels are below the console to either side and can swing out to provide access to wiring connections. There is a proper chart area to the starboard side with large drawers for maps, cruising guides, navigation instruments, binoculars, and other necessities. Centered along each the port and starboard side of the pilothouse are sliding doors that lead out to the Portuguese bridge. To aft of the port side door resides a raised L-shaped settee and table providing a comfortable social area with phenomenal visibility while underway. Aft of the starboard side door you will find additional storage through a hanging locker and extra drawers. A large stainless steel teak-trimmed destroyer wheel and Stidd helm chair finish off the pilothouse and perfectly accent this ultimate cruising yacht.

• Simrad Halo Open Array Digital Radar with Doppler— 4’ open array antenna
• Simrad Black Box NSO Evo 2. Dual Processors, Navionic Cartography
• Dell Laptop with all manuals scanned
• (1) Simrad 24" Touchscreen Monitor
• (1) Simrad 16" Touchscreen Monitor
• Simrad NS 2 9" Plotter
• (3) Simrad IS42 Data Screens
• Simrad Class B AIS
• Custom install Battery Monitor, (13 batteries)
• Barometer
• Fusion Sound System
• Simrad wind display on IS42
• Simrad Autopilot NAC-2/NAC-3
• Simrad 7" backup plotter
• Simrad Sirius Weather module
• Garmin Radio with Class B AIS, two stations
• Icom SSB IC-M810
• Stainless destroyer wheel with teak accents
• Mechanical engine controls
• Glendinning synchronizer
• Engine gauges & instrumentation
• FloScan digital displays
• ABT bow thruster controls
• Naiad stabilizer controls
• Bennett trim tab control & indicator
• Samsung 18” flatscreen TV—to port side
• CCTV—Sony monitor—cockpit, engine room, & aft mast cameras
• Fusion MS-NR200 audio control
• Rayline—searchlight control
• Tankwatch—holding tank indicator
• Blue Seas battery monitor system
• Ritchie compass
• Stidd helm chair
• Raised corner settee with table
• Sliding doors to either side—lead to Portuguese bridge / side decks

FLYBRIDGE

The flybridge is easily accessed from the interior steps in the pilothouse or by the ladder from the cockpit. It features a two-seat upper helm station located to port that provides excellent visibility particularly in close quarters and bustling harbors with its 360 degree view. The electronics console features easy access at the rear of the console available by hinging open the bookshelf behind the pilothouse settee below. The starboard side of the flybridge features a U-shaped settee with storage beneath. Aft of the helm on the port side consists of an additional settee and the hatch for the galley dumbwaiter access. The following non-skid aft boat deck features a davit to starboard while the hatch and step ladder to the cockpit resides to the port side. The tender chocks are laterally mounted on the aft boat deck to allow for a larger tender. Overhead a Bimini top provides shade over the flybridge area and the fiberglass radar arch supports the dome, antennas, and open array radar.

Flybridge Helm:

• Simrad AP300X autopilot
• Simrad NSS 2 12" Plotter
• Simrad wind display on IS42
• Simrad Autopilot head
• Mechanical engine controls
• Glendinning synchronizer
• Engine gauges & start/stop
• Stainless steel destroyer wheel
• Rudder indicator
• Trim tab control
• ABT bow thruster control
• Searchlight control
• Ritchie compass

Flybridge & Boat Deck:

• Fiberglass radar arch —supports KVH M5 dome & Furuno open array
• Bimini top overhead
• Plexiglass windshield with stainless rail
• Steering console - electronics & engine controls
• Cushioned seating for ten with stowage under —settees to either side & helm bench seat
• Molded fiberglass table
• Galley dumbwaiter access via hatch
• Hatch doors giving access to pilothouse
• Sliding hatch gives access to cockpit via stepladder
• Teak flybridge deck & non-skid aft boat deck
• Laterally mounted tender chocks
• Custom 1000 lb. capacity davit
• Tender: 12’ Novurania with 40 hp Yamaha 2-cycle

DECK & CONTRUCTION

In common with all Flemings, the hull is hand laid and solid fiberglass reinforced with a grid of stringers and frames with further protection provided by epoxy barrier coats. A reasonable five foot draft allows for Bahamas cruising while ensuring that the running gear is protected by a full-length keel which is foam filled and glassed across the top to isolate it from the hull. This keel provides nearly a foot length of protection before the running gear.

On deck she has the mainstay walk-around decks in combination with high bulwarks and a Portuguese bridge, which ensures security for both children and pets. The decks are natural teak all new and glued down, with all of the caprails, trim, and combing boards being varnished teak. The cockpit features a control station located starboard of the salon doors while additional storage and a cockpit sink is to port, behind the step ladder that leads up to flybridge. On the cockpit deck are four gasketed and lockable hatches that provide access to the engine room and spacious lazarette. The transom of the cockpit features a large gate that swings in to allow ingress to the swim platform. Overhead, the cockpit is covered by a Bimini awning that extends from the aft boat deck.

Moving forward along the side decks you will discover entry gates on either side of the cockpit side decks, these gates provide lower entry close to the water line. Up to the bow will bring you to a teak foredeck with varnished teak handrails. Special attention has been paid to the ease and safety in which the heavy duty ground tackle is set and retrieved. The anchor platform accepts two anchors, the primary can be controlled by a handheld unit at the platform or by controls at both the pilothouse and flybridge helm stations. The anchor locker directly beneath the pulpit can serve as a great place for fender storage as well. Furthermore the inside wall of the Portuguese bridge includes two storage cabinets that give convenient storage for dock lines, windshield covers, and cleaning supplies.

• Hand-laid solid fiberglass hull
• Simulated planking grooves in hullside
• Integrated molded guards with stainless rub rails
• Four blade props
• Natural teak decks throughout
• Varnished teak cap rails, combing boards, & bow hand rails
• Stainless steel handrails inboard along side decks and Portuguese bridge
• Swim platform with stainless steel transom handrails & stainless swim ladder
• Stainless steel transom handrails
• Cockpit step ladder to flybridge
• Cockpit control station to starboard —engine & thruster controls, engine start/stop
• Cockpit sink and storage —beneath cockpit step ladder
• Cockpit awning—extends from overhead boat deck
• Cockpit freshwater wash down shower
• Foredeck fresh & raw water hose bibs
• Bow pulpit with Lofrans windlass
• Stainless CQR anchor with 300’ chain
• Fortress anchor with 3/4” nylon rope
• Bimini top overhead of flybridge
• Fiberglass radar arch

MECHANICAL

Superior systems and engineering are key elements for Fleming Yachts, whose philosophy has always been to choose only the best equipment available and have it be readily accessible for maintenance. The main engine room access is from two outside hatches just aft of the salon doors. The salon floor panels can also come apart for greater access to the engine room when needed. Air intake for the engines is accomplished through openings underneath the cockpit combing boards which then travels through the lazarette and then to the engines thus allowing for less salt to come in contact with the engine components. To achieve the extremely low sound and vibration that Flemings are known for, Aquadrive systems transfer the thrust directly to the hull and the engine is isolated by using soft engine mounts.

Aft of the engine room, the lazarette houses the water tanks, steering gear, water maker, and air conditioning compressors while also leaving ample room for storing cruising gear such as deck chairs, spare anchors, rode, lines, fenders, and extra parts. Having the air conditioning compressors located here instead of in a hot engine room improves performance and efficiency while minimizing noise.

• (2) Caterpillar 3208TA at 435HP (~5000 hours)
• Walker Airseps on engines
• Electric oil change system
• Aqua-drive thrust-bearing system
• Hynautic hydraulic steering
• Hynautic engine controls—all 3 helms
• Glendinning synchronizer
• ABT bow thruster
• Bennett trim tabs
• Naiad stabilizers
• Halon automatic fire extinguishing system
• Handheld fire extinguishers throughout
• Engine room sound insulation
• Manual whale pump—within accommodation steps
• Engine start/stop in engine room
• 12v & 110v engine room lights
• (4) Fuel tanks (~1,000 Gal)
• (4) Water tanks (~300 Gal)
• (1) Black water tank (~100 Gal)
• Fuel transfer pump and polishing filters
• Seawater pumps—replaced in 2013
• Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning —with 4 zones & SMX controls (new pumps 2013)
• SK water maker SC-800 (33-35 gph) - 2012

Electrical:

• Northern Lights 12 kw generator
• Northern Lights 6 kw generator
• AC/DC electrical system & distribution panel
• Trace inverter / charger
• 110v & 12v outlets throughout
• 8D AGM batteries
• Battery banks & battery isolators
• Paralleling solenoids and switches
• Selector switches in pilothouse
• Electrical bonding system
• 50 amp shore connections (fore & aft)
• 50 amp shore power cables
• ABT bow thruster

OTHER

Cruising Equipment:

• Life jackets
• Dock lines
• Shore cord (50A, 125V)
• (2) 30 amp cords
• Shore power Y-adaptor
• Stainless steel tool box in lazarette

Canvas & Other:

• Bimini top overhead flybridge
• Flybridge helm & helm seat cover
• Flybridge cushions
• Texalene windshield cover
• Cockpit canvas awning

Exclusions - these items do not convey:

• Owner’s personal items and effects

New Magnum inverter

New Battery Charger

9/2022 to 4/2023 DELTA Marine

Replace Teak Decks

Re-core Decks Except Fly Bridge

Service Naiads

Install 2 new Techma toilets

polish & wax topsides

polish & wax Hull

Add Propeller Line Cutters

Add Stabilizer Fin Kelp Cutters

Service engines

Service Generators

Haul Out

Remove Tracvision & tracphone domes

update all software

install two New VHF Radios pilothouse

install command mike Flybridge

install 2 new VHF antennas

install Stinger arch

install Transducers

Lube Seacocks/clean sea strainers

New Bottom Paint

7/17/2023 DELTA Marine

new AIS antenna

replace 3 wiper motors & arms

8/15/2022 New custom mattress Master stateroom

9/15/2023 New Venturi Polycarbonate

10/2/2023 New Warn Hoist Motor

new Dyneema Hoist cable

New Hoist Remote Control & Cable

12/5/2023 Strip to bare wood add 10 coats Varnish

2/16/2024 Replace all shore power fuse holders and fuses

2/1/2024 New Stainless fridge

Refinish Salon & Galley floors

7/26/2024 Install original Fleming Table Salon

8/15/2024 DELTA Marine

Misc Maintenance items

replace rollers pilothouse doors

9/27/2024 All new cushions Fly Bridge & Bow

11/2/2024 Sells Marine

service both aftercoolers

4/1/2025 Sells Marine

new washdown pump aft lazarette

6/1/2025 New Carbon Cat tender

New Dyneema Dinghy Bridle

7/14/2025 DELTA Marine / haulout

to 7/30/25 repack stuffing boxes

bottom service & paint

service Naiads

check cutlass Bearings

check & clean props

exercise & lube seacocks

repair bonding wire

repair watermaker

install new watermaker sea strainer

replace raw water impellers

repair depth sounder

new transducer

repair wind sensor

new vinyl boot stripe

fix oil pressure sender

10/30/2025 Renew all Brightwork

5/5/2026 Replace Master shower stall

7/1/2026 new salt water washdown pump

8/18/2026 2 new 8D Batteries

8/15/2026 New Windlass Remote

7/24/2026 S3 Maritime

install New Alternators

alternator surge protection installed

9/15/2026 Skagit Diesel

Service engines , generators & transmissions

oil change engines & generators & Marine gears

new raw water pumps both main engines

replace stainless exhaust cans

NOTE: Annual oil changes and oil analysis

Annual Brightwork renewal

Annual Fuel filter & Raw water pump impellers

for main engines & generators

primary & Secondary fuel filters as needed

engine zincs as need