1999 Hallberg-Rassy 46
Hull Number: 126
Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA
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Specs, Equipment and Information
Hull Material: Fiberglass Designer: German Frers
Dimensions (from HR Specifications)
LOA: 48' 6" LWL: 39' 0" Beam: 14' 3"
Displacement: 16.5 Tons Draft: 6' 2" Ballast: 6.6 Tons
110hp Yanmar 4LH-TE Turbo Diesel
Fuel: 174 gallons (660 litres) Water: 243 gallons (920 litres)
- Number of Cabins: 3
- Number of Heads: 2
- Number of Berths: 7
- Keel: Long Fin
- Steering: Whitlock rod
Overview
This Hallberg-Rassy 46 was factory delivered as a complete turnkey offshore cruising yacht. No
expense was spared on the initial construction or in the continued maintenance and improvements.
She has crossed the Atlantic, cruised the Caribbean for two seasons, and also cruised in Mexico, the
Pacific Northwest and Northern California. She has been continually upgraded with an improved
sailing and cruising inventory and is ready for any adventure.
Certificate
Delivered with a CE certificate and a CE plaque for Category A (unlimited ocean voyages). The boat
was built under supervision of a Germanischer Lloyd representative. Germanischer Lloyd has
extended the Hull Construction Certificate to full certification. GL checked the hull, deck and
bulkheads, as well as electronics installation, engine installation, rigging, steering system, safety
equipment, stability range and more.
Hull
The hull is white GRP (color #1000) with a blue stripe (color #1560). A rub strake with brass strip is
located below the blue stripe. She is built with longitudinal stringers and is insulated above the
waterline. The lead ballast keel is attached with stainless bolts. The rudder blade is GRP with an
80mm stainless steel shaft. Heavy cast rudder fittings in bronze.
Below Decks
First class workmanship in selected mahogany, hand rubbed and treated to a silk smooth finish. Sole
boards in teak with holly strips, varnished and with carpet. The ceiling is lined with panels. Wooden
inner frames for skylights. Upholstery is factory upgraded Dinamica in tan/taupe, carpets are
blue/grey and curtains are cream. Dual Webasto diesel heating system with heating vents throughout
boat.
Galley Seagoing galley, arranged so one can work safely even in heavy seas. Deep, double sinks.
Two well-insulated fridge boxes with Frigoboat sea water cooled 24v electric compressors. Each has a
dual thermostat for use as a refrigerator or freezer. Pressure hot and cold water. Freshwater foot
pump at galley as reserve. Drawers (including silverware compartments and knife holders), separate
cabinets for china and glass, plus stowage for pots, pans, etc. Opening porthole. Gimbaled gas
FORCE 10 range with three burners and counter-top insert. Xintex propane solenoid. Microwave
oven. Seagull water filter for drinking water at sink. Two hammocks for stowage.
Main Cabin Two armchairs to starboard separated by a drink table with drawers and a cabinet with
decorative glass doors. Varnished magazine rack. Stereo radio with CD changer and auxiliary input
for DVD and iPOD. Louvered cabinets and shelves above chairs. SHARP flat screen TV. DVD player
and iPOD dock. "L" shaped settee berth around dinning table to port with wine/liquor bottle stowage in
the table. Two directors chairs (in matching fabric) for additional seating at table. Stowage above and
below seating. Six opening side windows in coach roof, large central deck hatch. Main companionway
hatch lockable from the outside with key or inside with latches. Binocular rack just inside main
companionway. Locking safe for valuables.
Navigation Station The control for all systems is centered to this area. Chart table, 108 x 73 cm with
drawers and cabinets. Instrument shelf for comfortably angled instruments (see detailed inventory).
Cushioned navigator's seat. The electric switchboard, with circuit breakers and light diodes indicating
circuits in use, is situated directly aft of the navigation table. 12v/24v DC & 110v/220v AC outlets
provide for flexible power supply. Freezer, cupboard and wet-locker aft of nav seat. Walk-through to
aft cabin has double doors to access large engine room, and a cabinet containing watermaker
controls, 220v breakers, a 110v powerstrip for accessories and a custom tool rack.
Heads Fore and aft: heads/shower compartments in white laminate. Separate shower with curtain and
towel racks in each. Showers are drained through strainers and pumped overboard without going to
the bilge. Jabsco Quiet Flush Electric large bowl toilets with holding tanks and convenient valves to
control discharge. China wash-basin with hot and cold running water, counter top and cabinet. The
floor is a formed GRP-showerstall pumped overboard. Opening ports in both heads. A large mirror
with light. Washing machine in cabinet in forward head.
Forward Twin Cabin on port side with over/under bunks. Upper bunk folds up. Storage below lower
bunk. Hanging locker, night stand/cabinet, cabinets over bunk, and large mirror. Head on starboard
side with a separate walk through between twin cabin and head.
V-berth has port and starboard berths with removable infill section between berths. Hinged openings
on bunks for easy access to large stowage area. Lights and movable fans for all bunks. Gear
hammocks by each berth.
Aft Cabin Double berth on starboard, single berth to port with small seat between. Two hanging
lockers and cabinets all around both bunks and aft. Sprung mattresses in light blue/grey. Stowage
under the berth. Four ports, three of them open. Headroom in the walk-through and the aft cabin is 6'
3". Gear hammock by small berth on port side.
Berths Fabric in light blue/grey. Lee cloths, pillows and 2 full sets of sheets for all berths.
Ventilation 4 hatches plus main hatch/companion way, all with mosquito screens. Breeze boosters
for all 4 hatches. Custom storage for all mosquito screens and breeze boosters. 13 portholes, twelve
of them opening. 6 dorade vents with plugs for heavy weather. One large dorade vent with mushroom
cap forward. 24v Hella Jet fans -- 3 fixed and 4 movable. All lockers and cabinets equipped with
louvered doors and a vented panel in the companionway.
Mechanical Systems
Large engine room provides easy access to all sides of engine and other mechanical equipment, and
is fully sound insulated.
Engine Yanmar 4LH-TE 110 HP 4 cylinder, direct injected marine diesel with turbocharger. The
engine is fresh water cooled and equipped with oil cooler. Single lever control for RPM and gear shift
at pedestal. Shaft drive through reduction gearbox with reverse gear. AquaDrive thrust bearing
bonded into the hull in the engine room takes the drive loads allowing softer engine mounts to reduce
engine noise and vibration. Cutlass water-lubricated rubber shaft bearing. Dual Racor filters and
manual diesel tank scavenger pump installed in engine room. Ambassador Rope stripper. Gori 3
blade folding propeller with overdrive gear (new 9/04 with improved larger zincs) and spare 3 fixed
blade prop.
Bowthruster 10hp Sidepower with controls on engine control lever in cockpit.
Generator FISCHER PANDA 06 KB 230v 50Hz 6KW diesel generator. Freshwater cooled. Installed in
the sound-proofed engine room in its own sound shield.
Yanmar dipstick and Genset oil drain hose use same size hose fitting for oil changes using Jabsco
electric oil change kit.
Shore Connection with power cable and Marinco plug and socket.
Watermaker ENWA 30 l/hr watermaker with 7 day programmable rinse timer to avoid pickling. All
controls and filters are located in easily accessible hallway cabinet. Numerous spare components on
hand.
SCUBA Compressor Nuvair 220v SCUBA compressor with softstart. AC powered (shore power or
genset). Fills standard SCUBA tank in less than 30 minutes.
Electrical Systems
Accepts either 220v or 110v shore power using a Mastervolt Soft Start and Mastervolt Isolation/step-
up transformer to support 220/110VAC 24/12VDC systems (see block diagram for details). Numerous
well-placed outlets for all circuits located throughout the boat. A factory wiring diagram book is
included.
220VAC has heavy-duty circuit running off shore power or genset, and light duty circuit running off
Mastervolt Mass Combi Inverter/Charger (2500/2.5KVA) with remote panel.
110VAC Mastervolt inverter (24VDC/110VAC/1KVA).
24VDC 4 x Discover AGM 245ah batteries for 490ah 24v main house bank (new 10/06). Charges from
Mastervolt Mass Combi Inverter/Charger or Balmar 65amp alternator with Balmar MC-624 3-stage
programmable voltage regulator. Working used backup alternator is included as spare.
12VDC 1 x Discover AGM 290ah battery for 12v house service (new 10/06). 1 x Discover AGM 114ah
battery for 12v engine start (new 10/06), with emergency start switch. Both charge from Mastervolt
12v charger (35A/12V, new 10/06). 100amp 12v Balmar alternator with external Balmer 612 3-stage
regulator and built-in regulator as a back-up. Original Hitachi 80a alternator with built-in regulator as a
spare.
Electronics
Completely outfitted for safety, control and communications:
- Suunto Steering compass with light on pedestal
- Simrad/Robertson AP300X Autopilot with 3 control stations and two drive units. Drive unit selectable
from helm.
- AP300DLX controller at helm
- AP300DLX controller at nav station
- AP300CX controller at windscreen
- Whitlock DV120 drive unit for rod steering in engine room
- Simrad HLD2000 linear drive unit on quadrant
- Garmin 192C GPS/Plotter @ helm w/ power and NMEA wiring to nav station
- ShipModul Bluetooth NMEA multiplexer mounted on back of nav station breaker panel
- PC wiring for autopilot (RS-232 plug at nav station)
- Autopilot input selector switch (PC or GPS)
- GPS selector switch (Simrad or Garmin)
- Rategyrocompass RFCS5R
- Simrad GPS/DGPS GN 32
- Simrad IS11 log, depth, wind, central at windscreen
- Simad multifunction display in master cabin
- Simrad VHF - Shipmate RS 8300 Dual SOS
- Handset at helm
- Speaker at windscreen
- Handset and speaker at nav station
- Spare handset
- Pre-programmed loudhailer, Raymarine 430
- Satellite communications: Thrane & Thrane Inmarsat-C/Mini-M dual mode transceiver
- RR Pacific antenna (GSM/VHF/TV/SSB Weatherfax/AM/FM)
- ICOM 802 SSB with AT-140 autotuner (new system 12/06)
- Insulated backstay
- Simrad/Anritsu RA771-3 radar
- CRT radar display at nav station
- 8" LCD radar repeater in cockpit
- Spare 8" LCD repeater
- Furuno weatherfax FAX 208 Mk2
- Speedtech Electronic barometer
- RadioShack clock and wireless 4-location temp gauge (ambient, fridge, freezer and engine room)
- PC RAM mount w/ wiring & 15" flat panel display
Spars
Sloop rig, dual spreaders. Spars and rigging from Selden. Hydraulic Main and Headsail reefing and
furling from Selden with furling controls at helm. Removable inner forestay with staysail halyard and
running backstays (new high tech line-only runners, 7/07). Stainless steel rigging screws with silver
anodized aluminum protectors. Spinnaker pole stowed on mast with heel lift and topping lift. All
internal halyards; decklight; Signal halyard; 2x boom lights for cockpit lighting; second jib halyard;
Blipper radar reflector. Halyard bar at mast base for halyard stowage. Stainless steel bowsprit for
asymmetric headsails. Preventer lines affixed to each side of boom.
Hardware
- 2 x Lewmar CST44 self tailing Halyard winches
- 1 x Lewmar 8C for spinnaker pole lift
- Selden Rod kicker with gas spring
- Navtec hydraulic backstay tensioner
Sails
An expansive set of sails allows for optimum sail selection in any wind conditions.
- Elvstrom vertical battened main (new 6/1/03, 20% additional sail area)
- Elvstrom original non-battened main
- Elvstrom working jib
- Elvstrom 135% Genoa
- Elvstrom storm jib for cutter stay
- Elvstrom tri-radial heavy air spinnaker w/ ATN sock
- Quantum light air asymmetric spinnaker w/ ATN sock
- Elvstrom furling cruising spinnaker (code zero)
Deck Equipment
Solid laid teak deck with bulwark formed in the deck and hull moldings and fitted with a solid capping in
teak. Handrails, companionway, hatch guides, sole and seats in cockpit, and bathing platform are all
in solid Bangkok teak. Laid teak deck on top of the GRP deck and coach roof. The deck is provided
with four 1" scuppers draining below the waterline. Separate compartment starboard of the cockpit for
dual propane tanks, includes a propane pressure system with 2 tank connectors with pressure gauges
and a tank selector switch. Stemhead fitting with two incorporated anchor rollers. Maxwell anchor
rode chain stopper and custom stainless steel deck protector. Fore and custom-extended aft pulpit of
open type. Custom aft dorade cages. International navigation lights plus tri-color toplight with all round
white at masthead (anchor light). Double lifelines on seven pairs of stainless stanchions. Gates
amidships port and starboard, and aft; all with Pelican hook openings. Bimini with stainless steel
frame. Granny bars at mast. Teak folding helm step.