Grand Banks 46 Classic for sale in Argyll and Bute United Kingdom

First launched in 1984 the Grand Banks 46 has proven to be an ideal long-distance cruiser, available in the Classic or Europa styles. A true semi-displacement hull it strikes the perfect balance between the extremes of full planning and displacement hulls; comfortable cruising between 8-10kts and capable of nearing 20kts if pushed hard.

First launched in 1984 the Grand Banks 46 has proven to be an ideal long-distance cruiser, available in the Classic or Europa styles. A true semi-displacement hull it strikes the perfect balance between the extremes of full planning and displacement hulls; comfortable cruising between 8-10kts and capable of nearing 20kts if pushed hard. Designed for longer-distance cruising the Classic layout boasts two spacious double cabins with a third crew cabin and elevated saloon. With over 300 hulls leaving the factory the Grand Banks 46 has built a loyal following.

Displayed at the 2005 London boat show JO JAY has been UK-based since new; now with her fourth owners, based in Scotland during the current and previous ownerships. Internally she has the more modern layout with a linear galley in the deckhouse and a spacious third single cabin forward. Wintered ashore undercover with her current owners she has benefitted from recent upgrading. Her inventory highlights feature:

Underwater hull finish in blue International Paints antifouling, applied spring 2024

2x Caterpillarhp) marine diesel engine

NMEA 2000 engine gateway, engine information displaying on Raymarine Axiom displays (2022)

Engine space CCTV system with 3 cameras (2021)

Onan 7kw marine diesel generator

Vetus bow and stern thrusters

Bennett trim tabs

All batteries replaced for the 2022 season

Victron charger / Inverter

Raymarine EVO autopilot system (2021)

2x Raymarine Axiom Pro12 RVX MFD’s (2021)

Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler radar scanner (2021)

Raymarine RV200 fishfinder transducer (2021)

Raymarine AIS

Raymarine Ray90 Black Box DSC VHF with CommandMics at both helm stations (2021)

4G onboard wifi router (2023)

Gaggenau electric 4 ring halogen hob

Panasonic Combination oven 230VAC (2022)

Tecma 'silence plus' electric heads units x2

Eberspacher blown air heating system

Honwave inflatable dinghy with outboard

EPIRB (2022)

Just launched after spending the winter ashore under cover the Grand Banks 46 JO JAY is available for immediate viewing by appointment.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:

Heavy weight, hand consolidated, GRP moulding

GRP formed internal structural members, laminated to hull internally

Simulated planking finish moulded into topsides.

Moulded rub rail along the line of the deck edge, capped with a stainless steel capping rail.

Transom is finished with a varnished solid teak planking effect panel finished in varnish

Topsides finished in original white gelcoat

Underwater hull finish in blue International Paints antifouling, applied spring 2024

Transom finished in varnished solid teak veneer panel

Bathing platform mounted on transom

Boat wintered ashore, undercover annually during current ownership

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Heavy weight, hand consolidated, GRP moulding incorporating decks and superstructure.

Heavy weight, hand consolidated, GRP moulded flybridge

GRP mouldings finished in white gelcoat.

Laid teak decks to finish flybridge sole, foredeck, side decks and aft deck

Solid teak capping rail

Stainless steel stanchions with tubular stainless steel guard rail running the length of the side deck.

Solid teak grabrail to top stanchions with gates port, starboard and aft

All brightwork professionally maintained on an annual basis

Stainless steel guard rail around access steps to flybridge

GRP moulded seating units on the flybridge

Stainless steel guard rail around aft end of the flybridge

Alloy mast and derrick boom

Perspex forward raked windscreen around flybridge

Keel & Rudder:

GRP moulded skeg keel as part of hull moulding

Twin bronze plate rudders

MACHINERY

Port Engine:

Caterpillar 3126 marine diesel engine

Full rebuild by Finnings Caterpillar in 2022

450HP @2900rpm

Inline 6 cylinder, turbocharged, electronic fuel injection.

ZF Marine 280 1-A hydraulic marine gearbox

Aquadrive engine mounts and coupling

Racor duplex fuel filtration system.

Two-stage exhaust muffler system

Analogue gauges to show RPM, Water Temp, Charge, Oil pressure

NMEA 2000 engine databus gateway, engine information displaying on Raymarine Axiom displays (2022)

Dual station, twin lever morse engine controls

Starboard Engine:

Caterpillar 3126 marine diesel engine

450HP @2900rpm

Inline 6 cylinder, turbocharged, electronic fuel injection.

ZF Marine 280 1-A hydraulic marine gearbox

Aquadrive engine mounts and coupling

Racor fuel filtration system.

Two-stage exhaust muffler system

Analogue gauges to show RPM, Water Temp, Charge, Oil pressure

NMEA 2000 engine databus gateway, engine information displaying on Raymarine Axiom displays (2022)

Dual station, twin lever, morse controls

Maintenance & Performance: 

Engines last serviced September 2022 – Approximately 20 hours use since last service

Generator fully serviced winter 2022/23

Port engine stripped and fully rebuilt by Finnings Caterpillar 2022

Engine speed actuators upgraded to latest configuration 2022

High-pressure fuel pump relief valves upgraded to latest configuration 2022

Intercoolers stripped, cleaned and rebuilt 2022

Cruising speed 10kts @ 1800rpm

Max speed 15kts

General set of engine cruising spares aboard

Generator

Onan 7kw marine diesel generator

1500RPM, 50Hz

Dedicated battery for starting

Dedicated Racor fuel filter

Centek Marine water separator, silent running exhaust

Recorded running hours March 2024 – 624hrs

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel prop shafts

Tides Marine Sure Seal shaft seal

Spurs rope cutters

4 Blade bronze foil series high-speed propellors

Propellors overhauled and re-balanced 2023/24

Dual station hydraulic steering system

Rudder Angle Gauge - VDO Gauge and Sender System

Bow Thruster:

Vetus tunnel-mounted electric thruster

Dual joystick control stations.

New motor and solenoids fitted 2023/24

Stern Thruster:

Vetus pod-type thruster mounted on transom

Dual prop

Dual joystick control stations.

New motor and solenoids fitted 2023/24

Autopilot:

Raymarine p70Rs control head x2 (one at each helm station) (2021)

Raymarine EV-1 course computer (2021)

Raymarine ACU400 Actuator unit (2021)

Raymarine hydraulic drive pump (2021)

Trim Tabs:

Bennet Trim Tabs

Dual control station

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

12VDC onboard power system

230VAC shore power system

Shore Power:

Factory installed, hardwired system

Extension lead to connect to shore supply

Connection sockets at the forward and aft ends of boat

Zinc Saver II Galvanic Isolator

RCD protected system with polarity indicator

3 Pin UK sockets, battery charger, water heater

Battery Banks:

Engine Battery

Domestic Battery

Generator Battery

Banks for forward and aft thrusters Battery

All new 2022

Alternator:

Independent Alternators on each engine

12VDC, 110amp each

Battery Charger:

Promatic Alltech Series charger/conditioner

230VAC – 12VDC, 50amp

3 output

Inverter / Charger:

Victron Energy Phoenix Multiplus Charger/Inverter

Remote control panel at lower helm station (2023)

Charger – 230VAC – 12VDC, 120amp

Invertor - 12VDC – 230VAC, 1200w

Battery Monitoring:

Analogue voltmeter display showing all 4 battery banks at the lower helm station

Search Light:

Ray-line remote control searchlight

Joystick control panel at flybridge helm station

Windscreen Wipers:

Wipers for 3 forward-facing windscreens

Pantograph arm wipers with variable speed

Freshwater screen wash system for all screens fitted with wipers

General:

CCTV – 3x engine room CCTV cameras (Raymarine RayCam220), displaying on Raymarine Axiom MFD’s (2021)

12VDC horn

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:

Pressurised hot and cold water system

Mixer tap in galley

Mixer tap in forward and aft heads

Dedicated shower fittings in forward and aft heads

Hot and cold water deck shower

Hot water from engine fed calorifier with 240V immersion heater.

Black Water:

Single holding tank

Plumbed for use from both heads.

Macerator pump to discharge overboard

Deck suction outlet from tank

Tank level indicators in both heads

Bilge Pumps:

Manual bilge pump

Electric Bilge Pump x3 RuleMatic 2000 with manual and auto switching.

Indicator lights to show when electric pumps are in operation

Deck Wash:

Salt water system

Outlet on foredeck

TANKAGE

Fuel:

Extended capacity fuel tanks over standard specifications

Two tanks of approximately 1135ltr capacity

Total approximate capacity 2270ltr 

Fresh Water:

Stainless steel Fresh water tank.

Approximate total capacity 548ltr

Calorifier:

Seaward insulated tank

Heated by engine cooling water and 230VAC immersion heater

Approximate capacity 75ltr

Black Water:

Single holding tank.

Approximate capacity 300ltrs

Tank Monitoring:

Analogue gauges at helm station for all four tanks

Water tank gauges replaced 2023, spares aboard

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

Plotter/Radar/Fishfinder - Raymarine Axiom Pro12 RVX (2021)

Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60 Tri-Data display

Radar Scanner – Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler scanner, mounted on mast (2021)

GPS Antenna – Raymarine RS150 antenna (2021)

Wheelhouse:

Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60 Tri-Data display

Plotter/Radar/Fishfinder – Raymarine Axiom Pro12 RVX (2021)

Plotter – Furuno NAVnet vx2

GPS – Furuno GP32

Fishfinder Transducer – Raymarine RV200 transducer (2021)

Communications Equipment:

DSC VHF #1 – Raymarine Ray90 Black Box DSC VHF with CommandMics at both helm stations (2021)

DSC VHF #2 – Simard RS87

AIS – Raymarine AIS

4G onboard wifi router – SIM card not included (2023)

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

Cooker – Gaggenau electric 4 ring halogen hob

Oven – Panasonic Combination oven 230VAC (2022)

Fridge/Freezer – Built-in front-loading fridge with icebox/freezer compartment

Twin stainless steel sinks

Hot and cold water mixer tap

Galley extractor fan

Crockery and cutlery

Heads:

Electric marine toilets - Tecma 'silence plus' electric heads units x2

Dedicated shower fittings x2

Wash hand basin x 2

Mixer tap x2

Heating:

Eberspacher D8L-C diesel-fired blown air heating system

Heater overhauled 2022

Insulated ducting through the boat

Thermostatic cabin controller

Outlets – Forward cabin, Starboard cabin, Saloon and Aft Cabin

230VAC tube heaters mounted in engine space x2

Entertainment:

Alpine CD/Radio/MP3/WPA head unit

Speakers in saloon and aft cabin

Sony Bravia LCD TV

Lighting:

Overhead lighting throughout the interior

Reading lights in saloon

Reading lights in way of bunks in cabins

Pelmet-mounted LED downlighters (2023)

Engine space lighting, 12VDC and 230VAC

On-deck courtesy lighting

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

Twin cabin forward

Single cabin to starboard

Forward heads

Galley

Deck Saloon

Master double cabin aft with en-suite heads

Accommodation Finish:

Joinery work of teak veneered plywood with solid teak trims and fittings

All joinery work finished in a satin varnish.

Teak strip planking to finish hull sides where visible

Teak parquet-style flooring throughout

Parquet flooring forward of saloon striped, re-furbished and re-varnished 2022/23

Corian worktop surface in galley

Corian countertop surfaces in heads

Cloth headlining with varnished teak trims

Upholstery throughout replaced 2021

Curtains or blinds fitted for all portlights and windows

Blinds and insect screens fitted to all deck hatches

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

Twin V-berth forward

Access to chain locker via hatch forward of berth

Storage drawers below both berths at aft end with storage locker centrally

Bin-type storage lockers beneath bunks forward, accessed by lifting bunk cushions with access to bow thruster and batteries forward

Large space aft of bunks with full standing room

Hanging locker outboard to port side aft with countertop above

Full-length mirror mounted on aft bulkhead to starboard

Large storage locker beneath cabin sole

Forward Passageway:

Providing access from wheelhouse forward.

4 steps down from saloon level

Access to the forward cabin, starboard cabin and forward heads

Forward Heads:

Accessed from the port side of the forward passageway

Inboard facing, electric flush marine toilet located centrally outboard

L-shaped Corian countertop wrapping around the forward end of the compartment with inset wash hand basin

Vanity lockers below countertop and outboard

Dedicated shower stall space aft with folding plastic screen and teak grating seat outboard

Starboard Cabin:

Accessed to starboard side of the forward passageway

Large two-part sliding door opening cabin up to walkway if desired

Pilot/Skippers cabin with generous single, fore and aft bunk located outboard

New bespoke mattress fitted 2023

Storage drawers beneath the bunk

Hanging locker forward of bunk with countertop above

Bedside cabinet outboard with countertop and drawers beneath

Galley:

Linear galley to the port side of the deck house

Corian worktop with in-fill covers to conceal hob and sinks

Inset electric hob forward with built-in combination oven beneath

Double stainless steel sink inset to worktop centrally

Worktop area aft with built-in fridge/freezer beneath

Storage unit overhead with drop-down storage racks for crockery above sinks, storage locker aft

Selection of drawers and lockers beneath worktop

Internal Helm Station:

Located opposite galley to starboard.

Starboard door to access side decks immediately outboard

Large diameter teak wheel

Dedicated helmsman seat with backrest

Selection of storage drawers beneath the helm station

Engine displays immediate forward of the wheel with controls outboard to port and starboard

Raymarine/Furuno navigation instruments mounted within the instrument cluster forward

Switch panel above helm station overhead

Main switch panel inboard of the helm station

Saloon:

Spanning the full width of the wheelhouse aft end

Port door to access port side deck outboard forward to port.

L-shaped settee to starboard

Storage lockers beneath settee bases, all accessible without lifting base cushions

Fixed saloon table with double folding leaves positioned inboard of starboard settee.

L-shaped countertop storage unit to port, aft of door.

TV built into the unit, rising up out of countertop when in use.

Selection of drawers and lockers within the storage unit

Stateroom Aft Cabin:

Accessed from saloon via companionway steps.

Folding doors to isolate the cabin from the saloon

Full-size double berth offset to starboard aft

Beside counters outboard of bunk to port and starboard with drawer storage beneath

Countertop running length of bunk forward to starboard with storage drawers beneath

Dressing table outboard to port with drawer beneath table top

Storage drawers beneath countertop forward to port

Aft Heads:

Ensuite for aft cabin, located to the port side of the cabin

Forward facing, electric flush marine toilet located inboard at the aft end of the compartment

Corrian countertop spanning the width of compartment forward with inset wash hand basin

Selection of storage lockers below the countertop and outboard

Aft Shower Room

Located to the starboard side of the aft cabin, forward.

Full standing room shower

Storage lockers outboard

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

Alloy mast and boom derrick

Spars finished in white paint

Stainless steel standing rigging to support

Steadying sail, brand new, never used

Canvas Work:

Spray Dodgers - On flying bridge and around after end (2022)

Seating Covers - For all seating on the flybridge

Flybridge Cover – Bimini style cover with zip in from screen and side panels, set on stainless steel frame

Flybridge table cover

Windscreen cover

All canvas work washed and serviced in winter 2023/24

Anchoring & Mooring:

Main Anchor – CQR anchor on chain rode

Kedge Anchor – CQR chain and warp

Anchor Windlass - Lofrans Tigress 12VDC, 1500w. With chain gypsy and warping drum. Foot button switch controls on foredeck

Warps – Selection, all new 2021

Fenders – Selection, all new 2021

Tender:

Tender – 3.3m Honwave inflatable dinghy with hard transom

Outboard – 6hp Suzuki

General:

Double bow roller on short bowsprit, anchor self-stowing in starboard roller

Anchor windlass mounted at the aft section of bow sprit raised above deck level with foot buttons below.

Stainless steel ‘Panama’ style fairleads fitted through bulwark forward, midships and aft

Stainless steel mooring cleats mounted on bulwarks forward, midships and aft, 10 mooring cleats in total

Walk around decks running the full length of the boat with a short section of the foredeck and aft deck.

Stainless steel grabrails running along outboard edges of coachroof superstructure forward and aft

GRP moulded deck storage boxes running along the aft end of the aft coachroof superstructure, 3 independently opening teak lids

Hardwood deck chocks to the port side of aft coachroof for storing tender on.

Lazzarette locker beneath the aft deck with two opening deck hatches providing access.

Teak grating floor to locker space which also provides access to steering gear

Stainless steel tubular fender baskets mounted outboard of transom grabrail to port and starboard sides

Teak grating to form a transom-mounted bathing platform

Fold down swimming ladder

Access to the flying bridge via steps to the port side of aft coachroof

Stidd Admiral seats for helm and navigator at the forward end of the flybridge, new cushions and covers 2021

Moulded GRP seating unit to the starboard aft side of the flybridge with teak grating type table

Removable alloy gangway, with grabrail

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, 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.

Navigation Lights:

Masthead anchor light

Steaming light

Navigation lights

Life saving:

Liferaft – 2x Ocean Safety 8 person cannister liferafts. Mounted in self-release cradles on flybridge. Both now due servicing

EPIRB – (2022)

Seago MOB rescue system

Horseshoe lifebuoy x3

SeaFire carbon monoxide alarm system with units in all cabins and saloon

DISCLAIMER

In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

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