1997 CNB Frers 56.4 for Sale – 56 ft – Valencia, V, Spain

Recently refitted and upgraded, 3-cabin, 2-heads custom composite performance cruiser from German Frers and with build by CNB Fano. Beautiful lines and effortless performance thanks to her efficient hull shape and powerful carbon rig.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

From the board of German Frers and with custom build in carbon/Kevlar composite by the renowned CNB Fano shipyard under the management of Maurizio Testuzza, CAYMAN is the second of two 56.4 hulls launched in 1997. While her earlier sistership was stripped-back for racing, CAYMAN is luxuriously appointed internally and externally with teak decks, teak interiors and a very high-performance cruising specification, while still offering blistering performance thanks to her slippery hull lines, powerful carbon fibre rig and latest-generation carbon membrane sail wardrobe with a substantial 2018/19/20 refit bringing her fully up to date.

Her specification highlights include:-

•    3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout with owner’s cabin forward, finished in luxurious teak joinery and recently replaced Alcantara upholsteries

•    Advanced carbon/Kevlar composite construction

•    Teak laid side decks

•    3.20m draft lead fin keel with carbon fibre rudder blade

•    Yanmar 106hp diesel engine with shaft drive and 3-bladed MaxProp

•    Twin Solimar helm pedestals

•    Recently installed Raymarine instrument package including chart plotters and radar scanner

•    Carbon fibre mast and boom with rod standing rigging replaced in 2020

•    Recent South Sails Membranbox  laminate carbon / black high-modulus aramid fibre membrane mainsail and genoa plus furling Code 0

•    Staysail, genoa and gennaker

•    Harken electric winches

•    Navtec rig hydraulics

•    24vDC electrics with recently replaced Mastervolt charger and batteries

•    Paguro diesel generator

•    Reverse osmosis water maker

•    Tender and outboard

•    Carbon fibre passarelle

•    Electric heads

•    Twin fridges

•    Webasto diesel-fired hot-water heating system

ABOUT CNB FANO:

In the early to mid-1990s, CNB had a shipyard facility in Fano, Italy (sometimes referred to as NYTECO yard). The CNB Fano shipyard gained prominence for building yachts designed by world-renowned naval architects, most notably Bruce Farr and Nauta Design. It specialised in "performance cruisers"—vessels that combined the speed of racing hulls with luxury interior styling.

In the mid-1990s, the facility underwent a significant change in leadership. Architect and project manager Maurizio Testuzza took over the CNB Fano shipyard in 1995 after working on high-profile projects like the Moro di Venezia.

The Fano facility eventually evolved into Adriasail, a yard founded by Testuzza that continued the tradition of high-tech, custom boat building in the region. 

Today, boats built at the CNB Fano yard are highly regarded on the brokerage market for their "Italian styling" and advanced composite construction.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

•    Carbon and Kevlar composite construction to hull, deck and superstructure

•    Structural bulkheads and floors built under vacuum with carbon fibres and unidirectional carbon.

•    Teak laid side decks, cockpit and bathing platform

•    Topsides and superstructure painted in white

Keel & Rudder:

•    3.20m draft deep fin iron keel with swept-back bulb

•    Carbon fibre balanced rudder supported by two self-aligning JP3 bearings.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

•    Yanmar 4JH2-UTEF, 4-cylinders, turbo-charged diesel engine producing 106hp @ 3,600rpm

•    Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger

•    KM4A shaft drive gearbox 

•    Single throttle control

Service & Maintenance:

•    Engine hours – Estimated approx. 3,000 at the time of the listing 

•    Engine comprehensively overhauled during 2019 refit

•    Date of last engine service – 2025 including overhaul of heat exchanger and injectors

Propulsion & Steering:

•    Shaft drive with stainless steel shaft, supported by bronze p-bracket

•    MaxProp 3-bladed feathering propeller

•    Twin Solimar helm pedestals with custom aluminium helm wheels and chain/line linkage to quadrant

•    Emergency steering gear

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

•    24vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220vAC via generator or shorepower.

Battery Banks:

•    4x 12vDC 160Amp AGM Zenith service batteries connected in parallel and series to supply 320Ah @ 24vDC – 2024

•    1x 12vDC 100Amp AGM engine start battery – 2020

•    1x 12vDC 100Amp AGM generator start battery – 2018 

Charging:

•    Mastervolt Chargemaster 24/60-3 220vAC 60Amp automatic battery charger for service batteries – 2024

•    12vDC charger for engine start battery

Generator:

•    Paguro diesel generator producing approx 4kw @ 220vAC 50Hz

•    Date of last generator service – 2025

Alternators:

•    12vDC engine mounted alternator

•    24vDC engine mounted alternator

Shorepower:

•    220vAC 50Hz shorepower connection with RCD and internal ring main

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

•    Pressurised fresh water supply via 24vDC high pressure pump system

•    The hot freshwater circuit is led into a well-insulated litre hot water tank, heated by the engine or 220vAC immersion heater element. 

•    Fresh water foot pump at galley

Watermaker:

•    HP SC200 220vDC reverse osmosis watermaker producing up to 200 lt/h - 2022

Bilge pumps:

•    Electric bilge pump with Y-Valve

•    Manual bilge pump

•    Automatic pump out for shower drains

Black & Grey Water:

•    Black water discharges to holding tanks or to sea

•    Grey water discharges to sea

TANKAGE

Fuel:

•    Approx 450 litres fuel capacity in 2x stainless steel tanks

Fresh Water:

•    Approx 400 litres fresh water capacity in 2x stainless steel tanks

Holding Tanks:

•    2x black water holding tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

•    Raymarine Axiom 12’’ GPS chartplotter and radar display at starboard helm – 2025

•    Raymarine closed-array radar scanner

•    Raymarine wind, speed and depth transducers

•    Raymarine autopilot

•    Compasses mounted on steering pedestal

Below Decks:

•    Raymarine Axiom 12’’ chartplotter – 2025

Communications Equipment:

•    Shipmate VHF with DSC

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

•    Stainless steel gimballed gas stove with 4 burners 

•    Front opening stainless steel fridge

•    Top opening stainless steel fridge

•    Sink with hot & cold pressurised water supplies

•    Salt and fresh water foot pumps

Heads:

•    2x 24vDC electric flush heads

•    Hot & cold showers with 24vDC automatic pump out

Heating & Air-Conditioning:

•    Webasto diesel-fired hot-water heating system with outlets and controls in all accommodation cabins

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

•    A spacious owner forward cabin full beam with separate beds, shower and bathroom, a dinette, two aft guests cabins. CAYMAN can easily accommodate a family with children or owners and their guests.

Accommodation Finishes:

•    Teak interior joinery with white painted bulkheads

•    Exposed hull-sides finished with teak battening

•    Teak floors with holly inlay

•    Laminate countertops

•    Blue Alcantara upholstery – replaced 2025

•    Grey Alcantara headlinings

•    LED lights with night mode

Accommodation layout from Forward:

Forward master cabin:

•    Forward heads with shower cubicle

•    Double separate beds

•    Hanging locker all around

•    space below the beds

Saloon:

•    L shape sofa on starboard side.

•    Settee to portside

•    Centre table

Galley

•    Aft of saloon area to portside

•    Stainless steel gimballed gas stove with 4 burners and oven

•    Double stainless-steel sinks 

•    Front opening Fridge 

•    Top opening fridge

•    Stowage cupboards and lockers

Chart table

•    Face forward chart table area to starboard

•    Concealed chart stowage over bookshelf

Aft guests cabins

•    Twin double bed guests cabins

•    Head with shower in the middle with shared access between the cabins

•    Hanging locker

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

•    Omohundro carbon fibre white painted mast and boom

•    Keel-stepped 15/16 fractional rig with 3-sets of swept-back spreaders

•    Stainless steel rod standing rigging – replaced 2020

•    Navtec hydraulic adjustment for backstay, vang and outhaul with control panel in the cockpit

•    German mainsheet system

•    Bamar under deck genoa furler

•    Checkstays

•    Inboard jib and genoa tracks

•    Spinnaker pole track on mast

•    Bamar furler for Code 0

                   

Winches:

•    2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing manual primary winches

•    2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing electric halyard/control line winches at companionway

•    2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing manual halyard winches at base of mast

Sails:

•    South Sails Membranbox  laminate carbon / black high-modulus aramid fibre membrane fully-battened mainsail – 2025

•    South Sails Membranbox  laminate carbon / black high-modulus aramid fibre membrane furling non-overlapping jib – 2025

•    South Sails furling Code 0 – 2025

•    Dacron furling genoa

•    Dacron staysail

•    Gennaker with snuffer

General:

•    Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin-guardwire stanchions

•    Stainless radar antenna pole at transom with canting mechanism for scanner

•    Folding cockpit table

•    Deck showers with hot and cold water in cockpit and bow locker

•    Carbon fibre passarelle

•    Removable carbon fibre steering footsteps in the cockpit

•    Extended aft bathing platform in stainless steel with teak

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

•    Mainsail cover

•    Folding sprayhood over companionway with stainless steel frame

•    Bimini with stainless steel frame

•    Sun-awning

•    Cockpit cushions

•    Cockpit table cover

Anchoring & Mooring:

•    24vDC reversing anchor windlass with remote control and chain counter at helm

•    Mantus anchor with 80m of chain

•    Warps and fenders

Tender & Outboard:

•    Arimar 270cm inflatable dinghy

•    Yamaha 2.5hp outboard engine

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Life saving:

•    2x Liferafts

•    Lifejackets

•    Flares

•    First aid kit

•    406Mhz EPIRB