1987 Grand Banks 46 Classic

$237,795

Used

Boat in San Diego, CA 92101 US

builtBuilt in 1987
Year the boat was built
model

46 Classic

Boat model
engine

2 Engines (2x Caterpillar)

Engine type and count
length

46 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Nominal Length
46ft
Length Overall
52.5ft
Length at Waterline
44.75ft
Beam
14.75ft
Max Draft
4.75ft
Displacement
43000lb
Cruising Speed
8.5kn
Max Speed
15kn
Cabins
3
Heads
2
Fresh Water Tanks
285gal
Fuel Tanks
300gal
Holding Tanks
80gal
Windlass
electric-windlass
Electrical Circuit
110v
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
displacement
Engine 1
Engine Make
Caterpillar
Engine Model
3208T
Total Power
320hp
Engine Hours
5189
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1987
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Propeller Material
bronze
Engine 2
Engine Make
Caterpillar
Engine Model
3208T
Total Power
320hp
Engine Hours
5180
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1987
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Type
3-blade
Propeller Material
bronze
ACCOMODATIONS / BERTHS

OWNERS SUITE - AFT

  • Air Conditioning
  • Island Queen Berth
  • Ensuite Head with Sink and Storage to Port
  • Vacuflush Head (Fresh Water Flush)
  • Ensuite Shower with Storage to Starboard
  • Large Hanging Locker with Double Louvered Doors
  • Storage Drawers to Starboard
  • Vanity / Desk w Chair to Port 
  • 110VAC Outlets
  • Dual Headboard Reading Lamps
  • Stairs and Private Aft Entry/Exit to Aft Deck/Cockpit
  • Speakers Overhead 2
  • Bedding and Decor Items 
  • Icom SSB Radio w/Antenna, Abandon Ship Bag, Epirb

PORT SIDE FORWARD BERTH (Down 3 Stairs)

  • Air Conditioning
  • Full size Pullman Style Berth w Storage Drawers Below 
  • Night Stand with Storage Drawers and Aircon Vent 
  • Overhead Book Rack
  • Hanging Locker w Louvered Door
  • Bedding and Decor Items 
  • Mirror on Wall
  • Sliding Pocket Style Doors 

FORWARD HEAD

  • Vacuflush Head (Fresh Water Flush) with Control Panel
  • Holding Tank Monitor 
  • Separate Shower Stall
  • Storage Cabinets 4
  • Storage Drawers 3
  • SIngle Sink w Single Lever Faucet
  • 110 Outlet

FORWARD STATEROOM

  • Large V-Berth
  • Overhead Hatch
  • Port and Starboard Port Lights. 
  • Hanging Locker
  • Under Bed Storage 
  • Bank of Drawers 6
  • Large Mirrror On Wall 
  • Dual Reading Lamps
  • 110VAC outlet
  • Bedding and Decor Items 
  • Chain Locker Access
SALON
  • L-shaped Settee w Bottle Storage and Ice-maker at Forward End
  • Helmseat w 3 bank of Drawers Below 
  • Folding Table w Bottle Storage Below 
  • Mini-Blinds Window Covers Throughout 
  • Lower Helm Station
  • Salon Entry Doors to Starboard (Helm/Pilot Door) and to Port (Aft of Galley) 
  • Two Unmounted Chairs
  • Book Storage Rack
  • Brass Clock and Barometer 
  • Teak Parquet Flooring - Carpet Throughout the Vessel
  • Engine Room Access
  • Forward Center Opening Window
  • Port side U Shaped Galley
  • Ice-maker Under Helm Seat
LOWER AFT DECK & FLYBRIDGE ACCOMODATIONS

LOWER AFT DECK

  • Rack For Dinghy
  • Inflatable Dinghy with Outboard Motor 
  • Davit 
  • Aft Teak Rail
  • Stairs to Upper Flybridge
  • Line Real For Tying Off to a Tree (Pacific Northwest Thing)

FLYBRIDGE

  • L-shaped Settee to Starboard w Storage 
  • Teak Coffee Table 
  • Large Igloo Cooler w Cushion
  • Back to Back Seat w Cushions Forward by Helm 
  • Forward Helm Area with storage 
GALLEY

UPDATED GALLEY 

  • New Corian Countertops w Corian Sink cover 
  • New Vitrafrigo Double Refrigerator Drawer Style
  • New Vitrafrigo Single Freezer Drawer Style
  • SS Sink
  • Single Handle Faucet w Hot & Cold Pressurized Water
  • 110v electrical outlets
  • New Princess 4 Burner Stove with Oven
  • Microwave Oven 
  • Coffee Maker
  • Toaster
  • 5 Storage Drawers
  • 1 Storage Cabinet Lower
  • 2 Storage Cabinets with Double Doors upper 
HELM(s) ELECTRICAL / NAV

LOWER HELM

  • Manual Cable Driven Throttle Gear Selector Binnacles
  • New Cables from Shift and Throttle to Engine 
  • Teak Wood Wheel  
  • Raymarine 12" E140w Hybrid Touch GPS Chartplotter
  • Raymarine Open Array Radar
  • Raymarine Wind speed / Wind angel / Wind direction
  • Raymarine Depth
  • Raymarine Boat Speed
  • SIMRAD AP20 Autoplot Control 
  • FloScan Displays 2 - Fuel Usage 
  • WESMAR Bow Thruster Control
  • WESMAR Fin Stablizers CPS 1000 Gyro controlled 
  • Bennett Trim Tabs 
  • Out Back Battery Inverter Display  
  • Electro Guard - Electrolysis Display
  • Furuno GPS GP2 Display (redundant can be connected to a Laptop)
  • FLIR Night Vision Camera with Display Pyle PHR105B Screen Above Chartplotter 
  • Horizon LH5 Loud Hailer with Presets 
  • Danforth 5" Magnetic Compass
  • ICOM VHF Radio w/Antenna
  • Spotlight Control
  • Alpine Stereo/CD player

OTHER

  • AC/DC Breaker Panel
  • Alternator Output Display
  • Alarm Panel w Warning Lights 
  • Windlass Control
  • Fireboy Manual Release for Engine Room and Lite Indicator Display 

LOWER HELM GAUGES

  • RPM Gauge 2 
  • Engine Temp Gauge 2
  • Oil Pressure Gauge 2
  • Voltage Gauge 2
  • Engine Hour Gauge 2 
  • Exhaust Temp Pyrometer Gauge 2
  • Fuel Vacuum Gauge 2 (Indicated When a Filter May be Clogged)

FLYBRIDGE HELM

  • Manual Cable Driven Throttle Gear Selector Binnacles
  • Teak Wood w Stainless Rim Wheel  
  • Raymarine 12" E140w Hybrid Touch GPS Chartplotter
  • Raymarine Open Array Radar
  • Raymarine Wind speed / Wind angel / Wind direction
  • Raymarine Depth
  • Raymarine Boat Speed
  • SIMRAD Autoplot Control 
  • WESMAR Bow Thruster Control
  • WESMAR Fin Stablizers CPS 1000 Gyro controlled 
  • Bennett Trim Tabs with Indicator Displays 
  • Danforth 5" Magnetic Compass
  • ICOM VHF Radio w/Antenna
  • Spotlight Control

FLYBRIDGE GAUGES

  • RPM Gauge 2 
  • Engine Temp Gauge 2
  • Oil Pressure Gauge 2
  • Voltage Gauge 2
  • Engine Hour Gauge 2 

OTHER

  • Stereo Speakers 2 

 

ENGINES / GENERATOR / SYSTEMS
  • Twin CAT 3208's  350 hp, 2800 rpm  Fresh Water Cooled  Port 5189 hrs Starboard 5180 hrs Port Current Owner Bought Boat with Approx 600 hr
  • Engine Sync System 
  • 65 Amp Alternator
  • 2"SS Shafts w 30x25 Three Blade Props (New 5 years ago) old as Spares 
  • Northern Lights 8.5Kw Marine Generator 1982 hrs (Remote Start Panel In Owner Suite)
  • Pull / Pull Steering to Rudder Quadrant
  • Fireboy Fire Suppression System
  • Battery Charger 24v (For 24v Batteries and Thruster) and Second 12v Charger 
  • Dual Racor Fuel Filtration on Main Engines
  • Racor Fuel Filtration on Gensets
  • 2 - 300Gal Painted Steel Fuel Tanks (Tops in Great Shape no Rust as Associated with Boats with Teak Decks that Where Know to Leak On Top of Fuel Tanks)
  • Wesmar Active Fin Stabilizers (1998 larger)
  • Wesmar Bow Thruster (1998)

SERVICE / MAINTENANCE

  • Maintenance Records for Past 20+Years ( Boat was used lightly past 4 Years )
  • Turbos Replaced approx 15 years ago 
  • Injectors Replaced 
  • Exhaust System Replaced
  • Shift and Throttle Cables from Lower Helm to Engine Replace 
EXTERIOR / DECKS
  • New Bottom Paint (March 2026) Pettit Trinidad 
  • White Gelcoat Hull and Top Sides (Polished & Waxed late 2025)
  • Varnished Teak Rails 
  • Varnished Teak Transom
  • Varnish Work in Great Shape (Done Dec 2025)
  • Teak Swim Platform (Replaced not Original)
  • Decks Finished at Factory Non-Skid (Not Teak / No Leaks) Contrast Color Tan Non-Skid
  • 3 Forward Openable Plexiglas Deck Hatches - (Replaced not Original)
  • Bottom was Stripped and Redone with Vinylester in 1998 
ELECTRICAL
  • Life Line Batteries  4 - 6V DeepCycle Wired to 12v 4 years old - little use 
  • Optima Batteries 2 Engine Start - 4 years old - little use 
  • 12v DC and 120/240v AC Panels Located at Lower Helm
  • Outback Inverter
  • 12v battery Charger / Inverter
  • 24v Battery Charger for Thruster Batteries 
  • Blue Sea Battery Switches at Lower Helm for Fast Disconnect. ACR Blue Sea for Auto Separation House to Start Bank.Entire Engine Room Wiring and Switches Replaced Including Blue Seas Remote Battery Disconnect.
PLUMBING
  • FCI 35 GPH Water Maker 110v  (In Cockpit Locker / Remote Panel in Owner Suite)
  • Water Filtration 2 Filters 1st Carbon, 2nd Standard and Infrared Light UV Filter
  • Marine Heads Vacuflush - Fresh Water Flush
  • Sanitation Hoses replace 10 years ago 
  • 10 US Gal Hot Water Heater
  • Hot & Cold Water Faucets in Galley, Heads, Showers, Aft Cockpit Shower 
  • 3 Auto Bilge Pumps  w High Water Alarm
  • Manual Bilge Pump
  • Fresh Water Pump  
  • Shower Sump Pumps 2
  • Sea Water Wash Down Pump 
  • Macerator Pump - Sewage 
  • Tank Watch Holding Tank Level Indicator 
  • Sea Strainer - Raw Cooling Water Intake  
  • ALL Thru Hull Fitting - Replace 5 years ago = Bronze
DINGHY
  • 2006 11 ft Novurania RIB W Helm
  • Yamaha 25hp Outboard 
  • Full Canvas Cover (Pacific BLUE)
  • Lower Unit Motor Cover (Pacific BLUE)
  • Nick Jackson Davit
CANVAS / COVERS
  • Entire Boat Cover Down to Water (3 piece construction, Used Once)
  • Bimini Canvas w SS Frame (Pacific BLUE)
  • Fly Bridge Forward Seating area Canvas Cover (Pacific BLUE)
  • Fly Bridge Front Windscreen Canvas Cover (Pacific BLUE)
  • Fly Bridge Aft Section Wrap Around Rail Canvas (Pacific BLUE)
  • Teak Rail Canvas (Pacific BLUE)
  • Transom teak Canvas (Pacific BLUE) 
  • Forward Hatches 3 Canvas (Pacific BLUE)
  • Saloon Window White Mesh Window Covers
SAFETY / SPARES

SAFETY GEAR 

  • 105 lb CQR Anchor w 400ft Galvanized Chain
  • Spare Anchors 65 lb CQR and 45 lb CQR
  • Reel with Floatling Line to Stern Tie Vessel   
  • Lofrans Tigres Electric WIndlass w Bow Roller
  • Life Jackets Adult and Children
  • Life Ring
  • MOM 
  • 2-CO2 and Smoke Detectors 
  • Flares
  • 5-Fire Extinguishers
  • Fireboy Auto Fire Extinguisher in Engine Room
  • Paratech Sea Anchor
  • USCG Discharge Plaques
  • USCG Doc Number 
  • Spot Light 
  • Air Horn
  • Swim Ladder off Teak Swim Platform 
  • Flir CameOa (Night Vision)
  • Nav Lights
  • Fenders and Dock Lines  

SPARES  / OTHER 

  • Spare Props 2
  • Spare Autopilot RAM and Brain
  • Spare Alternator
  • Spare Pumps Float Switches 
  • Spare Part for Vacuflush Heads 
  • Many Spare Engine Parts
  • Belts / Hoses
Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Price History

DateEventPrice
4/14/26Initial price$237,795

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