1998 Grand Banks 46 Classic | BABY GRAND
$425,000
Hilton Head Island, SC
$425,000
LENGTH
46 ft
BEAM
14 ft 9 in
MATERIAL
Fiberglass
MAX DRAFT
4 ft 5 in
ENGINE
Caterpillar
ENGINE TYPE
Inboard
ENGINE POWER
435 HP
OVERVIEW
BABY GRAND is a rare and lovingly maintained example of the iconic Grand Banks 46 Heritage Classic — a boat that has earned worldwide devotion for her craftsmanship, seaworthiness, and timeless teak styling. Rated Above Average condition at her March 2025 survey, with no first- or second-priority findings, she comes with her complete factory build book and a meticulous owner's maintenance log. Her present owner, a licensed USCG Master, has kept her the way the finest yachts deserve to be kept: every filter, impeller, zinc, and service hour recorded, and a steady program of upgrades carried out from 2019 through 2026.
What truly sets her apart is what that owner has added over the years: extraordinary custom teak-and-holly joinery throughout the interior, and a one-of-a-kind piano and television cabinet — a Yamaha P-125 88-key weighted-action digital piano housed in a bespoke teak console engraved "BABY GRAND," with a 50" HD television that rises on demand from the same cabinet and disappears when not in use. Add a 2022 Garmin electronics suite, Starlink, all-new sliding windows, fresh canvas and brightwork, and a long list of renewed systems, and you have a Grand Banks 46 that is ready for extended cruising, liveaboard comfort, or a Great Loop adventure from the day she changes hands.
BABY GRAND significant features include:
- One-of-a-kind piano/TV cabinet containing a Yamaha P-125 digital piano (88 weighted keys) plus a rise-on-demand 50" HD television, in a custom teak console engraved "BABY GRAND" (2020)
- Exceptional custom teak-and-holly joinery and cabinetry throughout, including new pantry cabinetry (2021)
- Twin Caterpillar 3208 TA diesels, 435 hp each; heat exchangers descaled Dec 2025, zincs renewed May 2026, oil analysis clean (2024)
- Garmin electronics suite (2022) with GPSMAP 8612xsv chartplotter at the flybridge helm, remote screen and tablet holder at the lower station, HD radar, Reactor autopilot, AIS, mid-CHIRP transducer (2023), and GHC50 autopilot control plus new electronics pods at the upper helm (2025)
- Starlink satellite internet
- All sliding windows removed and replaced with new tracks and glass, plus 27 new exterior UV screens (2022)
- Hull painted above the rub rail to the gunwale (2024); flybridge windscreen replaced (2024)
- New teak swim platform and ladder (2023)
- All new canvas (2019); mast and boom refinished with folding hinge (2019) and new steadying staysail (2020)
- Bow thruster for easy short-handed docking (thruster batteries 2023)
- Galley renewed: stove/oven and microwave (2020), washer/dryer (2021), refrigeration compressor (2022), icemaker (2023)
- Heads: VacuFlush pumps and toilets replaced (2021), macerator duckbills (2026)
- New potable water pump and Gobius Pro tank level sensors (2026); alternators renewed (stbd 2024, port 2026) with a rebuilt spare aboard
- Above Average survey condition with complete factory build book, Caterpillar records, and documented owner's maintenance log
DECK AND HULL
- Semi-displacement modified-V hull; solid hand-laid FRP below the waterline with closed-cell PVC foam-cored superstructure
- White painted hull, repainted above the rub rail to the gunwale in 2024; white superstructure
- Bottom painted Dec 2023 and refreshed Jul 2024 with all hull and running-gear anodes replaced; port cutless bearing replaced at the same time
- Teak decks — aft deck, side decks, and foredeck — with varnished teak cap rails; 500+ deck plugs renewed and seams re-caulked (2023)
- Brightwork extensively refinished (2023) with maintenance coats applied (2025); all fixed window frames re-caulked and painted (2025)
- New teak swim platform and ladder (2023)
- Stainless steel compression rub rails in good condition
- Stainless steel bow rails integrated with teak deck railings
- Mast and boom removed, refinished, and fitted with a folding hinge (2019); boom serves as the tender lift over the aft deck; new steadying staysail (2020)
DECK FEATURES
- Stainless steel anchor platform with double roller chutes
- Lofrans Tigres 12V windlass with deck controls; serviced Aug 2025 (oil, clutch, chain dog)
- Fortress FX-55 aluminum and CQR 45 lb plow anchors with chain and nylon rode; new Danforth rode (2020)
- Freshwater washdowns at bow and aft deck
- Hot/cold transom shower in the starboard cockpit
- Sunbrella bimini top with stainless framing; all canvas new in 2019
- Flybridge seat cushions and seating covers new (2021); flybridge windscreen replaced (2024)
- New flybridge courtesy lighting (2023)
- Underwater transom lights (2023)
- Opening foredeck hatches and cabin windows for excellent ventilation; all sliding windows and tracks replaced with new glass (2022); 27 new exterior UV screens (2022)
- Salon exterior doors refinished and re-hung (2024)
PILOTHOUSE / SALON
- Bright, spacious salon finished in custom satin-teak joinery and parquet teak sole, refinished in 2021
- Rise-on-demand 50" HD television and Yamaha digital piano concealed in a custom teak console / writing desk (2020)
- LG 50" HD television on a rise-on-demand lift, housed in the custom piano/TV cabinet
- Salon seating recovered and refinished (2021)
- Dining set to starboard
- LED lighting in salon, galley, and aft cabin (2022)
- Reverse-cycle air conditioning with digital controls
HELM STATION
- Two helm stations — enclosed pilothouse and flybridge
- Morse mechanical throttle/shift controls with Glendinning electronic synchronizer
- Two Ritchie 5" compasses
- Engine instrumentation and audible/visual alarms at both helms
- New electronics pods at the upper helm (2025)
HELM ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
- Garmin GPSMAP 8612xsv chartplotter at flybridge helm (2022); remote screen with tablet holder at the pilothouse station
- Garmin GMR424 HD radar (2022)
- Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot (2022) with GHC50 control added at the upper helm (2025)
- Garmin AIS-600 and GPS 24xd GPS/heading antenna (2022)
- Garmin mid-CHIRP transducer (2023)
- Icom IC-M502 VHF with CommandMic III remote handset
- Starlink satellite internet
- Weems & Plath barometer, thermometer, and ship's clock
COCKPIT
- Teak-laid aft cockpit with self-bailing deck drains
- Hot/cold shower to starboard
- New teak swim platform and ladder (2023)
- Direct access to salon and side decks
INTERIOR BELOW
- Finely crafted satin-teak cabinetry, wall liners, and trim throughout
- Parquet teak sole
- Custom teak-and-holly detailing — a hallmark of this particular vessel
- New pantry cabinetry (2021)
- No signs of water intrusion noted at survey
GALLEY
- Grunert built-in refrigeration with new compressor (2022) and separate chest freezer
- U-Line icemaker (new 2023)
- Force 10 electric oven and three-burner electric cooktop with stainless exhaust hood (new 2020)
- LG stainless microwave (new 2020)
- White Corian sink molded into the countertop; new galley faucet (2022)
- Splendide washer/dryer combo (new 2021)
ACCOMMODATIONS
- Master stateroom aft, offset to starboard with walk-around berth and ensuite head; new mattress (2022)
- Forward VIP stateroom with V-berth and ensuite head; new mattresses and custom linens (2025)
- Padded headliners and finely fit joinery throughout
HEADS
- Forward: SeaLand VacuFlush 12V head with stall shower; pump and toilet renewed 2021–2022
- Aft: Raritan 12V electric head with stall shower; pump, seals, and valves renewed 2021
- Corian sinks in both heads
- Aft shower sump pump, switch, and valve replaced (2023)
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- Twin Caterpillar 3208 TA diesels, 435 hp each
- Engine hours approx. 3,910 (port) / 3,903 (stbd) as of September 2026
- Recent service: oil and filters, Racor and secondary fuel filters, impellers, and transmission fluid/screens (Aug 2024); oil and transmission samples to Blackstone (2024) returned with no issues; coolant (2025); heat exchangers descaled (Dec 2025); all nine engine, transmission, and generator zincs renewed (May 2026)
- Sea strainers serviced with new screens (2025); port engine strainer replaced (2024)
- Twin Disc MG5061-A transmissions, 2.47:1 ratio
- Cruises at 12 knots burning approx. 8.5 gph (roughly 1.5 nm per gallon); 17 knots top speed
- Aluminum fuel tanks, 600 gal total capacity
- 30" x 28 four-blade propellers on 2" stainless shafts
- Dripless shaft seals; cable-and-pulley steering with quadrant
- Reverso automatic oil-change system
- Westerbeke 8.0 kW diesel generator (±2,200 hours, Sep 2026)
- Bow thruster with two dedicated 12V batteries (2023)
- New LED engine room lighting, 120V and 12V (2023)
- Alternators: starboard new (2024), port new (2026), rebuilt spare carried aboard
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 12V DC house and start system; six Group 31 batteries (engine banks 2021, generator 2020) plus two dedicated bow-thruster batteries (2023)
- ProMariner ProNautic 1250P 50-amp battery charger
- 120/240V AC shore power with two 50-amp inlets and galvanic isolator; inlet fuse holders and caps replaced (2024)
- Heart Interface Freedom 25 2500-watt inverter
- New master start relay (2024)
ENTERTAINMENT ELECTRONICS
- LG 50" HD television on rise-on-demand lift in the salon
- JBL stereo system with speakers (new 2020)
- Yamaha P-125 digital piano in the custom piano/TV cabinet
- Starlink satellite internet
PLUMBING
- 290-gallon fresh water in two tanks with Gobius Pro tank level sensors, forward and aft (2026)
- New potable water pump (2026); backflow valve renewed (2023)
- Seaward 8-gallon marine water heater
- Type III MSD sanitation with 55-gallon holding tank, macerator overboard discharge, and deck pump-out; TankWatch sending unit (2023), holding tank vent filter (2024), macerator duckbills (2026)
- Greywater sump systems serving both showers
SOUND REDUCTION
- Mylar-faced foam thermal and acoustic insulation throughout the engine room
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- Halon 1301 fixed fire-suppression system with automatic and manual activation
- Full complement of USCG PFDs, throwable devices, and current flares
- ACR GlobalFix EPIRB
- Bilge high-water alarm and carbon monoxide detector
- Two Rule 2000 electric bilge pumps plus new manual/emergency bilge pump (2023)
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
- West Marine 10'6" RIB tender with Honda 8 hp four-stroke outboard (new 2022), stowed on the aft deck and launched with the mast-mounted boom; conveys with the sale
- Three-unit Cruisair reverse-cycle air conditioning; units descaled and serviced 2022–2025, salon and forward units recharged
- Complete factory build book, Caterpillar delivery records, ship's papers, and detailed owner's maintenance log
- USCG documented (Official No. 1061566), hailing port Webster, NY; documentation current through 2027
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SPECIFICATIONS
Yacht Type
TrawlersBrand
Grand BanksYear
1998Hull
FiberglassDays Listed
2Price
$425,000Length Overall
46 ftBeam
14 ft 9 inMax Speed
17 knCruising Speed
12 knEngines
2