Main Features: |
Ketch, cutter rig, masthead rig, 2 spreader mast, deck stepped mast, semi-long keel, center cockpit, raised stern, transom stern, supported rudder |
Country Built, builder: |
TAIWAN, built by Shing Fa Boatbuilding Co. Ltd., designed by Doug Peterson |
Power (HP): |
90 HP (Fresh water cooled) approximately 2,300 total running hours, overhauled in 2011, 160 running hours since overhaul, engine driving a fixed 3 blade propeller Propeller shaft & propeller new in 2022. |
Electricity Generation: |
Generator - Fischer Panda, prior to 2000. Not used under current ownership. 4 batteries – 4 x 140 ah (one of 2017 & 3 of 2020) |
Sails (reefing? if yes where?): |
Roller Genoa, roller staysail, roller Main sail (external to mast), roller Mizzen (external to mast) |
Sails Condition: |
All sails reported in good condition Staysail reported still unused. |
Sails Age: |
Genoa and Main sail of 2017, Mizzen of 2000 (or prior ?). Standing rigging placed new in 2000. |
Cabins / W.c’s: |
2 / 2 – master cabin aft at full beam with centerline double berth and ensuite wc & shower |
Household Appliances: |
Gas cooker with oven, electric fridge, water heater of 2017 (operating both from engine as well as from shorepower) |
Navigational Aids: |
(Echo sounder, speed log, wind speed & wind direction) - B&G, autopilot – Scanpilot AH207, GPS portable, CB radio –Monacor Model PA - 300, VHF, wheel steering – wire & chain transmission |
Liferafts (capacity) / Dinghy: |
Old liferaft, requires replacement / Dinghy of 2020 (unused as of November 2022) |
Outboard Motor (type & hp): |
Mercury 3.5 hp, 2 – stroke, of 2010 |
Tank Capacities: |
Diesel = 750 lt (in 2 tanks) , FW = 1,000 lt (in 4 tanks) , holding tank of approx. 40 lt (in GRP construction). Diesel & fresh water tanks in stainless steel construction. |
Miscellaneous other important Equipment: |
Stainless steel gangway, bowsprit, stern davits, fixed windscreen, sprayhood, solar panels x 2 – 1 x 30 w + 1 x 45 w, battery chargers x 2, various sun awnings |
Comments / Remarks: |
Yacht hull design on the Delta 46, is based on the PETERSON 44 and LIBERTY 458 but with different interior. In Europe was marketed as Delta 46, by the German Company Delta Marine, thus the model name. Model was built both as Cutter or ketch. Interior design on this model was developed by H.S. Ives of Main Cruising Design and by German interior architect, Jorg von Rehden. |
