Princess V50

Description

1986 Princess 45 with twin 440 hp Yanmar 6LY2A-STP diesel engines, classic Princess lines, 2 cabin layout with lower saloon / galley and upgraded s/s windows / sliding doors in deck saloon. The owner of this renowned flybridge motor yacht was the owner of Boatworks + for 37 years until 2023, one of the leading marine businesses in the Channel Islands. He has owned the boat from new and has spared no expense on a regular programme of maintenance, servicing and upgrades, with the most noticeable being the installation of new 440 hp diesel engines in 2013 (345 hours). Complete cruising inventory includes bow / stern thrusters, generator, cabin heating, radar / chartplotter, fishfinder, autopilot, DSC VHF radio, tender with outboard motor, s/s davits, liferaft and useful rear view camera. Hull last antifouled, anodes replaced, through hull fittings serviced / replaced and engines serviced in February 2026. Now offered for sale in Guernsey due to the owner’s retirement from boating.

TANKS
• Diesel: 341 Gal (1550 Lt)
• Fresh water: 91 Gal (414 Lt)

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
• 2 x 480 hp Volvo Penta D6-IPS650 diesel engines (#A1206702 / A1206758) give 30 knots maximum speed (24 knots cruising)
• Full engine instrumentation / data displayed on Garmin displays (90 hours), single lever electronic controls, cruise control and IPS joystick
• Sleipner bow thruster
• Hydraulic power steering with adjustable tilt wheel
• Volvo Penta Boat Trim Interceptor System
• Engine compartment extractor fans
• 24 volt DC electrical system (3 banks of AGM 90Ah batteries – engine / domestic / generator) with isolator switches, monitors, full circuit breaker protection, 12 volt console socket and USB sockets throughout cabin
• 230 volt AC shore supply with Mastervolt Chargemaster Plus 24/40-3 battery charger and multi sockets throughout boat
• 12kW WhisperPower Piccolo generator in sound proof box
• Pressurised hot and cold fresh water system (immersion / calorifier) with deck / anchor wash and bathing shower
• Holding tank with dockside and electric underwater discharge
• Automatic electric bilge pumps (2)
• Lewmar electric anchor windlass with rope capstan and dual station controls
• Dometic reverse cycle air conditioning / heating with outlets in all cabins
• Windscreen demisters
• Pantograph windscreen wipers with screen wash (2)
• Twin horns
• LED cabin lights with dimmer switches in lower / deck saloons and master cabin
• LED overhead cockpit lights
• LED cockpit, boarding platform and side deck low level lights
• Underwater LED blue / white transom lights (2)
• Fireboy remote / automatic fire extinguishing system in engine compartment

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
• 2 x Garmin 16” multifunction touch screen colour displays (radar / chartplotter / speed / depth / temperature / engine data etc) with 4 kW xHD radar scanner, integrated AIS 800 Class B transponder, GRID 20 keyboard / remote control and European chart
• Garmin GMI 20 4" multifunction display
• Volvo Penta integrated autopilot system for IPS with built in rate gyro linked to Garmin displays
• Garmin GHS 11i DSC VHF radio
• Plastimo compass
• LED navigation lights including ACR remote controlled searchlight

ACCOMMODATION
• Luxurious accommodation for 4 / 6 persons with satin walnut interior joinery, full length hull windows, walnut flooring, Seychelles Stone carpets in guest / master cabins and dark grey venetian blinds throughout
• Forward guest cabin with scissor-action twin berths (convert to double berth when brought together) and deck hatch
• Day / guest heads compartment to port with electric flushing marine toilet, wash hand basin, mirror, separate shower cubicle and direct access to forward cabin
• Lower saloon with ‘U’ shaped dinette arrangement to starboard (manually lowering table and infill cushion converts to double berth)
• Fully equipped ‘L’ shaped galley opposite with Koko white worktop, sink, Fisher & Paykel drawer dishwasher, LP Trident touch control 3 ring ceramic hob, extractor fan, Samsung microwave oven / grill, Crisper fridge / freezer, cool locker, waste bin, Princess china crockery and David Mellor 'Paris' cutlery (6 place settings)
• Steps down to full width master cabin with large central double berth, settee and large panoramic windows
• En suite heads compartment with electric flushing marine toilet, wash hand basin, mirror, separate shower cubicle and heated towel rail
• Opening portlights with Mosquito screens in all cabins
• Companionway steps from lower saloon / galley up to spacious deck saloon with raised black leather helm / co-pilot seats, flip-up arm rests and foot rest to starboard
• Comfortable raised ‘U’ shaped seating area opposite with folding dining / coffee table on s/s electrically operated rise & fall pedestals
• Large electro-hydraulic opening roof (incorporating integral skylights with manual blinds) and large side windows (incorporating electric drop windows on both sides) create very light and airy atmosphere
• Built in cabinet aft of helm seat housing Dometic fridge, television, drinks cabinet and Princess glassware (6 wine glasses and 6 tumblers)
• S/s sliding door to aft self-draining teak cockpit with central al fresco ‘U’ shaped seating and teak table (with manually adjustable telescopic table leg and infill cushion converts to sunbed)
• Additional ‘L’ shaped seating forward on port side with infill cushion creating large seating area for entertaining
• ‘V’ Class styling cockpit / foredeck upholstery with reticulated foam
• Wet bar unit opposite with Kenyon electric BBQ griddle and s/s sink
• Deck hatch with s/s ladder down into engine compartment
• Access on both sides to teak side decks and forward sun deck with cushions, folding back rests and cover
• Aft teak steps on either side down to electro-hydraulic lowering teak boarding platform with folding s/s bathing ladder
• Good stowage throughout boat including hanging wardrobes in both cabins, numerous lockers / drawers, large transom locker and dedicated liferaft stowage in cockpit

EQUIPMENT
• 4 man valise liferaft
• Offshore flare pack
• Manual fire extinguishers
• S/s wrap-around pulpit and extended handrail
• S/s Lewmar anchor with s/s swivel and galvanised chain (50 M)
• Warps and fenders
• S/s mooring cleats, fairleads and chafing bars
• S/s fender racks in engine compartment
• Cockpit awning / camper cover with large windows and s/s telescopic frame
• Windscreen cover
• Cockpit table cover
• S/s ensign staff
• Telescopic boat hook

DISCLAIMER
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.