The Prout 46 is a well designed, well maintained luxury Catamaran that has been fitted and equipped by the owners for round-the-world sailing. The Prout 46 is designed to be a responsive coastal or blue water cruiser built to the normal high quality standards of Prout Catamarans.
The boat on offer has the optional Open Plan Layout, i.e. the Owners Version interior, as slightly adapted to the present owners' wishes, i.e.
The Prout 46 is a well designed, well maintained luxury Catamaran that has been fitted and equipped by the owners for round-the-world sailing. The Prout 46 is designed to be a responsive coastal or blue water cruiser built to the normal high quality standards of Prout Catamarans.
The boat on offer has the optional Open Plan Layout, i.e. the Owners Version interior, as slightly adapted to the present owners' wishes, i.e., 2 aft state rooms, large owner bath with separate shower, guest heads/shower combination, custom made cabinets and cupboard, bunk bed cabin starboard forwards, and separate cabin for tools and spare parts. Outside: custom-made hard top with sides in cockpit plus bimini aft of hard top. In addition, the boat has a "winter garden" that provides dry and cozy conditions in nasty weather at anchor or in the marina. She fully meets European Union boatbuilding standards and has a EC Certificate confirming that she was built to the highest level of the European Recreational Craft Directive, Category A (Ocean), hand built to ISO 9001 Design and Build Quality Assurance, using Lloyds approved materials.
Both one-piece hull and deck mouldings are hand laid using powder bound mat and Isopthalic resins to the Scott Bader system. Biaxial and unidirectional cloth was used, with Kevlar reinforcement in high load areas. Below the waterline, the hulls are solid laminate. Above this the hull and deck incorporate end grain balsa core. The structural bulkheads are of vacuum bagged foam sandwich, saving considerable weight, allowing a large number of full and half bulkheads to be incorporated into the design making the Prout 46 extremely safe and strong without compromising performance. The deck has an integrally moulded non–slip finish. Rudders are skeg hung on stainless steel stocks with self-lubricating bearings. The steering system is hydraulic with the rudders linked together by a cross-link beam. The starboard rudder has an access cover above and is designed to accept an emergency tiller. The critical hull and deck join is fully bonded and protected by a substantial rubbing strake; it does not rely on bolts that can be prone to leaks. The Prout 46 is virtually unsinkable due to its watertight bulkheads and buoyancy compartments fore and aft. High volume hulls with minimum draught wing keels provide stability and a comfortable motion in the most confused seas. The keels are integrally moulded and sealed off from the hulls forming a double bottom. Antifouling paint. The Prout 46 sails well on all points of sailing, even loaded for cruising. The in-mast furling main sail is aimed at facilitating the use of sails even for less experienced or strong sailors. Mainsail and genoa winches are electric winches (for easier handling as husband-wife team). All sails can be handled from inside cockpit - an absolute safety feature and great comfort in rough conditions. The Prout 46 is designed for the cruising couple who desires extra comfort and generous storage aboard. The galley and saloon are very spacious (standing room throughout the boat). The hard top with glass windows in front and on top as well as attachable plastic windows on the sides provides excellent protection for the helmsman from waves, rain and heat and creates a dry, smooth, seakindly ride for everybody in the cockpit.
The boat has been equipped with twin 41 KW / 55 PS/hp Volvo Penta saildrive engines (instead of the standard 30 hp Yanmar engines), giving her extra power for potentially critical situations.
The end result is a beautiful boat that delivers comfort and safety at sea.
The boat never had any serious damage, only the usual wear and tear (she has only been sailed by the owners, in Europe only. Service and maintenance work has been carried out on a regular basis). She is currently located on the island of Evvia in Greece.
Accommodations
Open Plan Layout, i.e. Owner Version, as slightly adapted to the present owners' wishes
- 2 aft state rooms (big beds)
- 1 forward double bunk bed cabin
- 2 Heads, 1 separate shower compartment
- Air Conditioning unit (heat/cool)
- 1 water-cooled fridge ("cooler")
- 1 freezer
- 1 washing machine
- Fire extinguishers in each cabin and in saloon
Interior Finish
- Handcrafted joinery in light American Oak
- Seating: Alcantara (light blue)
- Floor: Teak & Holly synthetic no maintenance flooring
Saloon
- Large main saloon with panoramic views
- Seating area for six people
- Storage area (4 separate lockers) under saloon seating
- Fixed large dining table, custom made, with much storage room (1 cupboard, 2 drawers)
- Designer lighting above table (Ken Freivokh design)
- Chart table with chart light
- Custom made storage area for paper charts
- Extra cupboard aft - custom made - for storage of tableware & glasses etc
Galley
- 4 burner gas stove (hob)
- Stainless steel oven
- Stainless steel 12v fridge
- Stainless steel double sink
- gas solenoid
Electronics
- 2 Raymarine Radar and chart plotters Pathfinder RL70CRC Plus 7" LCD colour radar screen in Cockpit and at chart table
- Ray 430 Loudhailer ST7001
- Raymarine ST60 Speed instrument and ST60 Depth Instrument
- Raymarine ST60 Wind & Closed hauled wind instruments
- Raymarine ST60 Multi-instrument at chart table and in both aft cabins
- 2 independently operating Type 150/400 Autopilot Systems and 2 St6001 +Autopilot control units
- 2 Hydraulic pumps
- Raymarine Pathfinder scanner PC/Seattle/NMEA 2kW plus (radar)
- Interface box
- MF/HF Transceiver + DSC Controller Icom IC-M802
- VHF Transceiver + DSC Controller Simrad RS25E
- 2 Icom VHF Handheld Transceivers
- EPIRB: McMurdo Smartfind G8
- NAVTEX + Weatherfax: Furuno DFAX Fax-207
- GPS: Raystar 112LP GPS Receiver
- AIS: Easy AIS Receiver + Easy Antenna Splitter
- Magnetic compass at helm station
- Stereo – Am/Fm/CD/USB Kenwood KDC-4047UA
- Portable SW/VHF/LW Receiver
- 2 speakers cockpit
- 2 speaker saloon
Electrics
- 4 X 50 watt Sun Ware solar panels with regulator
- Generator ONAN Typ MDKAZ (10 Ah (46 V) output)
- Studer Innotec Compact HPC2512 Battery Charger/Inverter
- 3 x 60 amp/hr non-serviceable start batteries
- 1040 amp/hr domestic batteries
- DC distribution panel with circuit breakers
- Volt meters and amp meters
- Shore power, with panel
- 4 x 20m cords with a wide selection of adapter plugs
- 7 x 230V outlets
- 5 x 12V outlets
- Fuel and water tank gauges at chart table
- Holding tank gauge in heads
- Steaming and deck floodlight
- Diesel polishing system for both fuel tanks
Engines And Mechanical
- Twin 41 KW / 55 PS/hp Volvo Penta saildrive engines (instead of the standard 30 hp Yanmar engines)
- 230 amp/hr alternators + one spare
- 2 x Volvo 3 Blade Folding Props with rope cutters
- Seafresh Type H206 A/LE Water Maker
- 2 x long range fuel tanks in stainless steel (total of 172.5 UK gal / 785 liters), with custom made inspection hatches
- 2 x hot water boilers
- Auto fire extinguisher in each engine bay
- Manual engine stops at helm
- Siphon breaks fitted to raw water lines to engines
- Bauer diving compressor with 2 x 10 l + 1 x 3 l diving bottles
Sails And Rigging
- Standard rig with in-mast furling main
- Furling genoa with U.V. strip
- Furling staysail with U.V. strip
- Furling flying Reacher plus furling drum
- 2 stainless steel chainplates
- 2 x electric genoa winches
- 1 x electric winch for mainsail
- 1 x manual winch for furling foresails
- 2 x Spinnaker booms, mounted on mast; alternative deck mounting fixtures available as well
- Roller for transom anchor
Deck Gear
- Stainless Steel Simpson Davits
- Life raft (6 people)
- Bimini aft of Cockpit Hard Top
- Life gates to transom and to starboard/port sides
- Large self draining cockpit
- Cockpit table
- Helm seat with foot rest
- Cushions & custom made backrest for cockpit seating
- Transom steps stainless steel boarding ladder to port side
- Sockets for passarelle (both on starboard and port sides)
- Anchor and warp lockers & gas locker to foredeck
- 2 x Propane gas bottles with spanner
- 2 x Holding tanks (80 l)
- 2 x Water tanks (total of 160 UK gal / 727 liters) c/w inspection hatches, filler and vent
- 4 watertight bulkheads and buoyancy tanks
- "winter garden" (3 pieces) for closing-off cockpit in colder temperatures.
Anchors And Docking
- Electric Lofran Windlass
- 1 x 25 kg Ultra Marine anchor with 100m 10mm chain + 50m warp
- 1 x 25kg CQR anchor with 5m 10mm chain
- 1 x 25kg Kobra anchor
- 2 x 50m warp
- 1 x 50m belt on stainless steel anchor belt reel
- 1 x 50m floating warp
- numerous mooring warps of 8m - 20m length
- 6x standard fenders
- 5 ball fenders of various diameters
- 2 custom made passarelles (aluminum)
Dinghy And Outboard
- 320 cm Zodiac Dinghy
- 9.9 Hp Suzuki - mounted on transom railing or on dinghy
- Davits for dinghy
Miscellaneous
- Operation manuals for all fitted equipment
- 1 x owners manual
- Emergency tiller
- Lots (seriously!!) of spares and tools
- 2 x 20" folding bikes
- 1 stainless steel fishing rod holder
- various fishing gear
- 2 x Scuba diving equipment and 7 mm neoprene diving suits
