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Jeanneau 45 (46.5') "Esprit de Mer"

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Esprit de Mer layout
  • LOA: 46' 6"
  • LWL: 38' 5"
  • Beam: 14' 8"
  • Draft: 6' 7"
  • Displacement: 20570 lbs
  • Year: 1999 (regularly upgraded since)
  • 3 staterooms: Spacious owners cabin forward with queen sized island bed (with memory foam topper) and two spacious guest cabins aft. Down duvets for all berths.
  • 2 electric fresh water heads
  • Separate circular shower stall in forward head
  • New (2025): Webasto diesel forced air heating on thermostat
  • Deluxe salon table (teak w/holly inlay) with fold-out leaves. (New dinette cushions in 2022.)
  • Large teak cockpit table
  • Custom teak folding companionway doors plus flip-down canvas companionway cover for convenience.
  • 6 full back folding cockpit cushions
  • Double bar chest in salon
  • Flat screen 26" HDTV w/ DVD player
  • Stereo with bluetooth input. Bose salon and cockpit speaker systems with remotes.
  • Fender Step for boarding convenience
  • 8 auto-inflating suspender style PFDs
  • Collapsible boarding step for dockside use
  • New (Sept 2024): Starlink internet connectivity
  • 88HP Yanmar turbo diesel engine with 3-blade Max Prop (new in 2024)
  • 7.5HP Maxpower bowthruster with joystick at starboard helm
  • Cruising speed 7+ knots @ 2000 RPM, 1.25 gph
  • House battery bank (new in 2025): 2 x 330 amp hour (660 Ah total) LiFePO4 (lithium-ion) batteries
  • Separate start battery bank
  • New (2025): Victron battery management, monitoring and control
  • New (2023): 170 amp alternator and Wakespeed smart regulator
  • New (2025): 2000 watt charger/inverter
  • New (2024): Solar panels (240 watts)
  • New (2023): Force 10 3-burner propane stove w/oven & broiler
  • Sea Freeze refrigerator with top-load & front-load SS door and top-loading freezer (super-insulated)
  • Propane BBQ on stern rail
  • Microwave on inverter for brief reaheats
  • In line carbon water filter in galley for bottled water quality and taste
  • New (2024): 12" Garmin 8612xsv touch screen chart plotter (starboard helm)
  • New (2024): Garmin AIS (send and receive)
  • New (2024): Garmin digital radar
  • New (2024): Garmin autopilot
  • New (2024): Garmin multi display for speed/depth/log at aft end of cockpit table
  • New (2024): Garmin wind instrument at each helm
  • New (2024): Garmin VHF at Nav Station with RAM VHF at starboard helm.
  • Compass
  • 2 speed electric primary winches (Harken 53)
  • Full battened mainsail (new 2022) mainsail with full battens; custom "stack pack" style boom cover (new in 2021) and lazy jacks
  • 130% genoa (new 2022) with Harken roller furling, adjustable fairlead control lines
  • North symmetrical spinnaker w/sock and pole (available by advance request, with qualified spinnaker resume)
  • New standing rigging in 2023
  • Navtech hydraulic backstay
  • Custom tall rig (extra 5') GMT Carbon mast, boom, spreaders, spinnaker pole
  • Primary anchor: 66# Bruce anchor with 300' 3/8" chain
  • Secondary anchor: 25# Fortress with 30' 3/8" chain and 150' rode
  • New (2024): Maxwell HRC10 electric anchor windlass
  • Deck washdown pump in anchor locker
  • Hot/cold cockpit shower
  • Dodger and bimini (new in 2021) with zipped-in connector for full overhead cover. Bimini is foldable for enjoying sunny days.
  • New (2022): 10' aluminum bottom RIB inflatable dinghy
  • 2.3 HP Honda outboard (new 2020)
  • Fuel: 45 gallons
  • Water: 120 gallons
  • Holding: Two 13 gallon SS tanks, gravity drain
    2025 Rates:
  • Summer: $6225
  • Spring/Fall: $5600
  • Early Spring/Late Fall: $4975

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