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This John Lidgard designed Lidgard 40 was built by Ed Nicholls in approx. 1984. She is double diagonal Kauri, glassed over, with a timber deck and a 47hp shaft drive Yanmar giving her an approx. cruise of 7.5 knots.
The sails are well organised for easy use with a Furling Main, furling staysail and Furling genoa, making the sailing of the boat a breeze. The yacht has a headroom of approx. 6ft with 1 double and 3 single berths; the saloon table does drop down to make another double bed if needed.
She needs attention to bring up to her former glory; realistic owners want yacht sold. The Lidgard family of boat designers are well renowned for their New Zealand vessels. Own a piece of maritime class with a wooden sailing vessel.
The current owner has indicated it's time to move on after owning and caring for this vessel for approx. 19 years.
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