December 2022

Boat is currently in Mexico, Pacific mainland (Puerto Vallarta)
Currently at Paradise Village Marina, slip transferable to next owner.

With the fall/winter cruising season starting soon, now is the time to grab this cruise-ready boat that is already in Mexico! She is ready to go this season.

S/V Cassiopeia is a 1997 Bavaria 46E (Exclusive), a classic performance cruiser. She has crossed the Atlantic multiple times, cruised the Caribbean, made the passage down the US west coast from Seattle to Mexico, and cruised the Sea of Cortez and mainland Mexico.

Built to German Lloyds GL-100 AF (ALL OCEAN) specifications before boat builders decided those specs were too expensive, she is solid, with many features indicative of a boat ready for challenging conditions.

Cassiopeia is very comfortable on the water, at anchor, and at dock. Seeing her in person allows you to experience the 6′ 6″ headroom and the open, roomy feel the 14’ 8” beam provides. She has a spacious custom owner layout, with a large centerline stateroom master berth forward (approximately a California King-size, with latex mattresses installed in June 2020) with its own head and lots of storage. No crawling over each other to get into bed!

There are two (almost) queen-size berths aft sharing a common head with full shower. (In the photos below, is the starboard aft cabin, the port side cabin is a mirror image–it currently has storage boxes 🙂 ) She comfortably sleeps 6.

The straight-line galley is amidships with a top-loading frig, recessed compartment for the induction hotplate, and counter area for the Instant-Pot. Dual sinks with single handle faucet. Lots of counter and storage space.

Beautiful salon and table, bench has underneath storage, table includes a beautiful inlayed cover hiding a wine storage area. Seating for up to ten (10) adults for entertaining.

Eighty-five (85) pound Mantus anchor and all chain rode mean secure anchoring for a restful night’s sleep on the hook and peace of mind when you are off the boat exploring. Sugar scoop swim step and ladder allow easy access to and from the water for swimming and snorkeling, and the fresh water shower (hot & cold) is right there to rinse off! Wide side decks for safety moving for and aft and provide great places to relax and lay in the sun or watch dolphins while at anchor or under way.

Ten foot inflatable RIB dinghy with 2-stroke 15 HP Yamaha outboard mean you can get around quickly and up-on-plane with 2 people and your groceries.

Lithium house bank (550 Ahr) and 790W of solar allows to you to be off-grid without being concerned about running out of power. Run the engine and a 170 Amp Balmar alternator charges the housebank. All lights are LED for energy efficiency.

We’ve kept Cassiopeia maintained for cruising. The bottom paint is < 2 years old, and still protecting. All through hulls replaced Dec 2021.

Never chartered, her original owner commissioned her for racing on Lake Constance in Germany. Hence, the control line layout where everything runs to the cockpit and the full complement of winches. The two primaries are 2 speed electric. The roller car sail track for the mainsail allows for easy raising and lowering (especially with the incorporated lazy jacks and stack pack). It also facilitates reefing.

All the boat electronics, lighting, and most systems are powered by 12V, including the water maker and all the water pumps. There are 12V USB plugins in every berth on the light fixtures and in the cockpit and the the salon.

B&G MFD and Halo 20+ radar, AIS transceiver, Raymarine instruments; all available instrument data is on the NMEA2000 backbone and broadcast via Wifi, so your phone or tablet can receive and use it for Navionics, iNavx or whatever navigation app you prefer.

The boat was built and wired in Germany for 230V, the norm in Europe, the Caribbean and most of the world. The 230V inverter powered by the Lithium house battery bank provides 230V to outlets through out the boat. These can be used to power almost everything you use. Most electronic devices (cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) are powered/charged by adapters that are designed to be used with either 110V or 230V, because they are sold and used all over the world. This includes StarLink (we used one on the boat). All that is necessary is an outlet adapter, and we have those on the boat already. As described in the specifications, there are several 230V appliances included. The hot water heater is powered by 230V from the inverter, or 240V shore power when that is available (50 amp plugin).

The boat was professionally wired by an electrician to also allow a 110V-60 Hz outlet for things like hair dryers, vacuums, tools, etc., and to power the 110V battery charger to charge the Lithium house bank when on shore power in the US or MX. If 30 amp is available at the dock, there are adapters to allow the 50A power cord to be connected to the 30A receptacle on the power pedestal.

We lived aboard full-time for 6 years and enjoyed 3 years in Mexico. We prepared her for cruising Mexico and beyond. Life and family changes require us to sell her to new owners who can continue to care for and enjoy this beautiful boat.

There is so much more, you have to see her to appreciate and experience her for yourself.

Price includes dinghy and outboard.

You can read Cassie’s history here.

$139,500 USD

For Sale By Owner
For further information, please contact us directly asailof2hearts at gmail dot com

To provide assurance in the proper processing of a sale here in Mexico, we are using Anacortes Marine Documentation to handle the transfer of ownership: holding earnest funds, performing Title searches, creating sale documents, holding funds in trust, and the transfer of Title. They will also apply for new Title documents, which includes collecting and remitting applicable sales tax and/or registration fees. We also have information for dealing with the TIP.
We can involve a broker familiar with boat sales in Mexico to assist, if that is the buyer’s preference.

Specifications:

solid fiberglass hull
LOA: 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Beam: 14 ft 8 in (4.48 m)
LWL: 40 ft 0 in (14.2 m)
Maximum Draft: 6 ft 7 in (2.10 m)
Mast height: 61 ft 10 in to deck (estimated 71 ft waterline to top of antenna)
Displacement: 25300 lbs
Ballast: 9680 lbs. Lead keel, non magnetic
Headroom: 6 ft 6 in
Fin keel
Spade rudder
Cruising speed: 6-7 kts

Rigging

Fractional sloop
Selden mast and boom – mast height 61 ft – deck stepped
Selden Rodkicker Size #3 (replaced internal spring/shock July 2020)
Furlex 400S jib furler
Selden mechanical backstay adjuster
LED anchor light
All standing rigging new in 2015
Spinnaker pole, mounted with track to mast

Winches:

2 electric primaries, Harken ST56 (2 speed self tailing)
2 cockpit secondaries, Harken ST48 (2 speed self tailing)
2 roof top, Harken ST44 (2 speed self tailing)
1 at the mast, Andersen 46ST (2 speed self tailing)

Sails

Ullman Sails
120 Genoa – Dacron (LP 6920/J 5820) (new 2015)
J=18 ft 8 in (18.75 ft) (5,820 mm)
LP=22’10” (22.83 ft) (6960 mm)
I = 59 ft (18,000 mm)
Fully adjustable jib sheet cars
Main sail – Dacron (new 2015)
P = 56 ft 4 in (17,150 mm)
E = 16 ft 8 in (5100 mm)
fully battened
Selden sail track and cars on the mast
fully zippered stack pack with lazy jacks
Asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer (unknown manufacturer or age–it was gifted to us)
All halyards and lines in good to great condition

Power

59 HP Volvo Penta MD22P-B (diesel)
approximately 2,700 hrs
Cruising speed 6 knots at 2800 RPM, 7/8 G/hr fuel
timing belt, belt tensioner, idler pulley replaced March 2018
New start battery AGM Group 31 105 Ahr – Feb 2018
raw water pump replaced – Aug 2019
starter motor replaced – April 2020
Volvo sail drive 120SE
Saildrive was overhauled with new bearings and seals by the previous owner prior to our purchase
Volvo 3 blade folding propellor
QL BP800 bow thruster (Volvo Penta)
Powered by 2 ea Optima Red Top 34-78 12V 800 CCA batteries (new Sept 2019)

Tanks

Fresh Water: (153 Gallons)
Forward tanks: 105 G/2×200 L
Stern tank: 48 G/180 L bladder
Hot water: 6 gallons (230 VDC or 240VAC, or engine coolant circulation)
Fuel: (69 Gallons/262 L) stainless steel with Racor primary filter
Holding: 15 gallon (plastic)

Ground tackle

Mantus 85 lb anchor with Mantus swivel and BR-2 anchor roller (2020)
Rode: 300 feet Acco Galvanized Hi Test, G-4 5/16 inch chain (2018)
Windlass: Anchorlift windlass Mako 1200 with controller
Stern anchor: Fortress G-37 18 lb; 15 ft 3/8” chain and 60 ft rope rode

Electrical/Power System

Victron Multiplus 12/3000/120‐50‐ 230V Inverter/charger (June 2020)
Sterling BB1260 Battery to Battery (B2B) charger, 12V‐ 12V, 60A (June 2020)
(powered by LiFePo house bank to charge the bow thruster bank and the start battery)
Victron Energy Centaur Charger 12/100 24/60
Lithionics 555 Ahr model GTX12V555A hr‐F2509‐DIN LiFePo4 Battery; and Li3‐OPE Never‐Die Dual‐Channel BMS module, 400A, Advanced Series V8 (purchased and installed through Ocean Planet Energy) (June 2020)
Li3‐OPE Never‐Die SOC display (June 2020); status also available via app over Bluetooth
Balmar XT-SF-170 high output alternator installed with pulley kit and serpentine belt (2019)
Balmar MC-614-H external regulator (2019)
All new cabling and fuses installed from engine compartment to house battery compartment (2019)

Solar

2 each LG 395W rigid solar panels (November 2021)
2 each Victron 100/50 MPPT controllers (June 2020 and November 2021)

controller status and data available over Bluetooth via Victron App

Electronics and Instruments

B&G Halo20+ radar (June 2020)
B&G Zeus3s 9 inch MFD (September 2022)
Vesper XB8000 AIS with VHF antenna splitter and GPS
IridiumGo with external antenna (1 spare SIM card)
Icom M506 VHF with Icom HM-195B handheld remote at the helm
Raymarine GPS
Compass: Ritchie Helmsman HF-742
Raymarine depth, wind, boat speed are connected through a converter (0183 to Seatalkng) and plug-in to the NMEA2000 backbone that runs from the helm to the forward berth. All data is available over WiFi through the Vesper 8000 that connects to the onboard Netgear router.
Autopilot: Autohelm ST6000
Stereo – Aquatic AV AQ-MP-5UBT-S with Bluetooth receiver, USB inputs, speakers in salon and cockpit

Watermaker

ECHOTec Watermaker
Model 260 – DML – 1
13 gal / hr (50 l / hr)
38 amps 12V DC

Heaters

Eberspaecher D5LC (Espar D5) (diesel) forced air – needs service and some ducting replaced

Safety Gear

EPIRB ACR Electronics 2744, RLB-35 Cat.2 GlobalFix Pro 406MHz
3 fire extinguishers (galley, forward berth, cockpit locker)
Fire blanket (galley)
Fireboy MA2 Automatic Discharge Clean Agent Extinguisher mounted in engine compartment

Heads

Jabsco model 29120-3000 (main head); model 29090-2000 (forward head) — both manual

Interior Equipment

Engel MD040F-U1 freezer (Oct 2021) – 12 VDC or 110 VAC
Dyson Vacuum
Instant Pot / Air Fryer (230V)
Induction Hot Plate (230V)
Braun food processor (230V)
Knife Magnet
7 Interior Fans
3 Hatch shades

Cockpit and Deck Gear

Deck navigation lights; foredeck light
Teak folding cockpit table with leafs
Large port and starboard cockpit lockers
Lifesling
Edson outboard motor mount
Outboard motor lifting crane
2 ea small (1 gallon) propane tanks
Leather wrapped wheel
Swim step shower (hot and cold)
Swim ladder on swim step
Deck wash (salt water)
50 Amp shower power cord (75 feet) with SmartPlug connector on the boat side; various 30 Amp adapters included
Solid stainless steel tube rails from side gates to pushpit
Bimini frame (stainless steel tube) and canvas (February 2021)
Bimini covers cockpit from rail to rail, and includes zip on side shades
Dodger frame (stainless steel tube) and canvas (Sunbrella) (February 2021)
6 ea 20 L diesel (yellow) jerry cans
Sunbrella jerry can covers (February 2021)
5 HTM-3 fenders
2 round fenders
Assorted other fenders
Large sail locker on foredeck behind the chain locker
Lots of spare lines

Dinghy

10 foot Walker Bay Superlight 310 SLRH Hypalon RIB (fiberglass bottom) (Aug 2016)
with chaps (Jan 2021)
2002 Yamaha 15 HP 2 stroke (model 15MSHA)
manual start, standard shaft length
Beachmaster dinghy wheels
2 ea 6 gallon gas cans

Notable Spares

new water maker membrane
watermaker filters
water pumps
Balmar alternator and serpentine belts
raw water pump
starter motor
prop and saildrive zincs
oil and diesel filters
Fixed blade prop for sail drive
bolts for alternator adjusting arm
engine/saildrive oil
bow thruster oil
windlass remote control
spool of 1/4” Dyneema
wire, glue, 5200, caulk, wire connectors, misc nuts and bolts, screws, most everything a cruiser needs to deal with what needs fixing

Updates to the boat

Galley remodel (June 2021 – Puerto Vallara, MX)

added insulation around frig and small 12V circulating fan inside compartment and 12V fan to help cool the compressor
new counter top
removed propane stove and added storage drawers and covered space for induction hot plate

Major maintenance

October-December 2021 (Puerto Penasco, MX)

removed all existing seacocks and thru hulls
fiberglass filled 4 holes no longer used
replaced 10 thru hulls with Marelon Series 93 using Garolite G10 1/4” thick backing plates
sandblasted hull, keel, and rudder
repaired all noticeable blisters
2 coats Seahawk Tuff Stuff primer barrier coat
2 coats Seahawk Islands 44 blue ablative bottom paint
PropGlide on folding prop
installed 2 new rigid solar panels (see details above), bolted to bimini frame with stainless steel tubing

February 2023 (Barra de Navidad, MX)

Removed remaining cosmetic teak laminate on cabin roof to reveal existing molded nonskid, filled any pinholes with epoxy, sanded, and painted with white polyurethane.

June 2023 (Puerto Vallarta, MX)