SOLD

Nordhavn 46

2001

Carolina

Sold in Seattle, WA

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Yacht name Carolina
Brand and model Nordhavn 46
Type Full displacement long range trawler with raised pilot house
Location Bainbridge Island WA
Model year 2001
Hull number 72
Hull color Gray
Deck White deck with gray non-skid
Registry USCG documented
Designer Jeff Leishman
Builder PAE – South Coast yard in Taiwan
Hull material Solid fiberglass
Displacement 60,000 lbs. | 27,215 KG
Ballast 6,600 lbs. (lead) |2,994 KG
Speed and range 7.4 knots provides approximately 2,800 nm range
LOA 45 feet, 9 inches | 13.94 M
LWL 38 feet, 4 inches | 11.68 M
Beam 15 feet, 5 inches | 4.7 M
Draft 5 feet| 1.5 N
Air draft approximately 27 feet | 8.23 M
AB ratio 2.3:1
DL ratio 383
CP – Prismatic coefficient 0.63
Main engine Lugger LP-668D 105 HP (hours 5673.3 February 2026 (Twin Disc MG — 5050 transmissions with 3.0:1 reduction gear |Mathers MicroCommander single lever controller
Propeller/ shaft 2-inch Aquamet 22 stainless steel shaft | PSS dripless shaft seal | Spurs line cutter | 4 – blade bronze 28-inch diameter propeller
Main exhaust Walter keel cooler | Dry stack exhaust
Wing engine Yanmar 3GM30FV 27 HP (27.8 hours February 2026) | Kanzaki KM 3 V-drive transmission (2024) | Morse cable control | 1-inch Aqualoy 22 shaft (2024) | Tides Marine dripless shaft seal (new 2024) | Martec 2-blade folding propeller
Thrusters Side Power 95T 8 HP 12-volt bow and stern thrusters
Stabilization Paravane outrigger passive stabilization system
Electrical 110/ 220 Volt 60 Hertz — US style — 50 or 30 amp
Shore power 50 amp/ 220 Volt with cord |30 amp/ 110 Volt with cord; Boost transformer to 220 VAC
Generator Northern Lights M843NK 12kW 240VAC generator (2007) (3239.0 hours February 2026)
Inverter/ chargers Magnum 2812 pure sine wave 2800-watt inverter, 125-amp charger | (2) 70AMP Victron Skylla chargers (2024) | Sentry auxiliary charger for starter batteries | Balmar 100-amp alternator driven by main engine
Batteries (8) Lifeline L16 AGM house bank (1600-amp hours) (2025) | (1) Lifeline 8D AGM main engine start | (1) Northstar Group 31 AGM generator/ wing start
Interior Lighting LED and halogen lighting
Climate control Hurricane SCH25 hydronic heat system with engine heat and domestic hot water | Dometic reverse cycle AC/ heat 16,000 BTU in saloon (2018); Cruisair AC/ heat 12,000 BTU in pilothouse | Cruisair AC/ heat 10,000 BTU owners /guest staterooms
Machinery equipment Racor 900 series duplex for main (rebuilt 2024) | Racor 500 series for generator | Walbro fuel transfer pump with Racor 900 filter |Reverso oil change system
Windlass Maxwell VWC- 3500 electric anchor windlass with foot button controls on foredeck and remote control in pilot house
Ground tackle 88 LB/40 KG Rocna anchor with 400 feet of 5/16th HT chain |Fortress Guardian 37 spare anchor
Mast and boom Forespar mast and boom (disassembled, stripped, epoxy primed, and Awlgrip painted 2018) | Paravane outriggers (regalvanized 2018 — 2 sets) | Boom fitted with Warn DC-1000 winches (2018)
Tender and outboard Caribe DL11 RIB fiberglass hull (2001). Note: Built-in fuel tank inoperable because of corrosion) | Yamaha 25 horsepower outboard (2013)
Nav/ Com brands Furuno, Simrad, Ritchie, Icom, Vesper Marine, Kingdel computer running Time Zero
Entertainment Samsung TV in owner’s stateroom | Samsung TV in saloon | Pioneer DEH-80 stereo with Alpine power amp and JB Audio subwoofer in saloon | Kenwood KTS-300 with MB Quart speakers in pilothouse
Staterooms (2) staterooms: owner forward, guest to port
Berths Centerline queen forward (owner) with custom innerspring mattress and custom-fitted linens | (2) bunks in guest stateroom | Pilothouse watch berth
Heads (2) freshwater toilets. MasterFlush owner electric head forward |MasterFlush guest electric head to starboard
Showers (3) — Owner’s head separate stall stand-up shower with seat and glass door | Guest head separate stall stand-up shower with seat and shower curtain on stainless steel rod |Scanvik hot and cold shower in cockpit (2024)
Hot water Isotemp 11-gal stainless steel (2022)
Watermaker Offshore Marine Labs (Village Marine Tech) Baltic series (600 GPD) — low-pressure pump, high-pressure pump, and 220 VAC motor new or rebuilt (2023)
Galley (2) Vitrifrigo two-drawer refrigerator/freezers under counter in galley (2025) | Norcold freezer under section of starboard settee in saloon | Force 10 4-burner stainless steel propane stove and oven | GE profile microwave/ convection oven |Broan trash compactor
Interior wood Teak
Interior counters Sand Corian
Interior upholstery Tan Ultraleather (2025)
Interior flooring Teak and light wood
Bilge pumps Whale diaphragm pump | Rule 2000 electric bilge pump with high water alarm
Tankage:
Fuel 1,000 gallons | 3,785 Liters (2 fiberglass tanks)
Holding (black) (2) 25 gallons | 95 Liters each (2 fiberglass tanks)
Fresh water 300 gallons | 1,135 liters (2 fiberglass tanks)
Safety USCG safety package |Fire Boy-Xintex fixed automatic fire suppression system in engine room |Automatic engine shutdown system included but not installed |CO and smoke detectors/alarms in sleeping areas and hallway | Engine room high water bilge alarm | Stainless steel life raft holder on pilothouse roof (life raft out of inspection and removed)

LAYOUT: Lower Deck

LAYOUT: Main Deck – Saloon, Galley, Pilothouse

Jeff Merrill

Listing Broker

Jeff Merrill
949.355.4950
Jeff@JMYS.com

Carolina is hull number 72, one of the last Nordhavn 46’s built.  She benefits from multiple product improvements incorporated over years of construction. One feature many buyers seek are fiberglass fuel tanks, she has them.  Carolina has been very well cared for by several owners who have also enjoyed cruising her for thousands of miles.  Her layout is Plan B, owner forward.  She has paravane outriggers for stabilization.  This listing is a shared collaboration between Jeff Merrill, CPYB of JMYS and Tom Gilbert, CPYB of Cap Sante Yacht Sales.   If you want to take off to enjoy the spring and summer cruising of 2026, please get in touch so we can make an appointment to get you aboard!

Swim platform, Cockpit and Side deck

  • Swim platform
  • (2) Swim ladders: Stainless steel folding under platform launchable from water and stainless steel and teak swing down
  • Three boarding doors – aft and port in cockpit, starboard midship on side deck
  • Hot and cold freshwater shower (2024)
  • Fresh and salt water washdown hoses – fore and aft
  • City pressure water hook- up fixture
  • 110V AC electric outlet
  • Red/white LED lighting
  • LED flood light for swim platform
  • (2) Air vents for engine room
  • Removable sunshade awning
  • Dickinson Sea-B-Que propane grill

Lazarette

  • Stern thruster (2018)
  • Engine diesel fuel day tank
  • Hydraulic steering with Hynautic Model K-2-B ram and (2) Hynautic HRP-75 pumps for autopilot, each plumbed separately with appropriate valving
  • Emergency tiller
  • Shelf for storage of BBQ

Saloon

  • Teak and holly cabin sole
  • Custom removable wool carpet
  • Ultra leather upholstered settees (2025)
  • Freezer/fridge under center section of starboard settee
  • Custom sliding high-low teak inlaid dining table with storage base
  • (7) windows with blinds (3 slide open)
  • Custom overhead lockers (port, starboard, and aft)
  • Entertainment locker with Samsung smart flat screen TV on articulating arm
  • LED indirect lighting, dimmable
  • Dometic reverse cycle AC/heating with touch screen control (2018)
  • Pioneer stereo with Bluetooth and USB connectivity, (2) Alpine power amps, (4) Alpine speakers, JB Audio subwoofer (2018)
  • Bookshelves and custom glasses locker
  • Hurricane hydronic heater outlets and controls
  • Chelsea Ship’s Bell clock, Weems & Plath barometer and clock

Galley

  • Force 10 4-burner propane stove and oven (2015)
  • Sand-colored Corian countertops with teak fiddles
  • Stainless steel deep double-basin sink undercounter mounted
  • Grohe mixer faucet with pull-out sprayer head
  • Charcoal filter on cold water
  • GE Profile microwave/ convection oven with outside vent fan
  • Trash compactor
  • Custom secure knife storage
  • LED lighting inside lockers
  • (2) Vitrifrigo stainless steel undercounter 2-drawer fridge/ freezer (June 2025)
  • Custom overhead dishes locker
  • Opening pass-through to pilothouse
  • Teak and holly cabin sole

Pilothouse

  • Teak and holly cabin sole
  • Ultraleather upholstered settee (2025)
  • Watch berth, pulls out to make double
  • (2) Book racks
  • Tilt-up navigation chart table
  • Sliding doors with screens, port and starboard
  • Wet locker for foul weather gear and life jackets
  • Cruisair reverse cycle AC/ heat
  • Outlet for hydronic heat, and (2) outlets for window defrosting
  • Custom Ultraleather (2021) helm chair with Crown brand polished stainless steel adjustable pedestal
  • 24-inch stainless steel destroyer-type wheel

Navigation & Electronics

  • Furuno 13-inch Navnet TZ Touch3 MFD
  • Furuno Nexxt digital radar with TZ touch chart overlay
  • Furuno 1833 4-inch open array radar
  • Furuno satellite compass
  • Furuno NMEA 2000 programmable instruments with wind, speed, and depth
  • Vesper Marine Watchmate Vision AIS transponder with TZ touch chart overlay
  • Icom IC-M127 VHF
  • Standard Horizon Intrepid secondary VHF
  • Interphase iScan 180 forward-looking sonar
  • Icom IC-M710 SSB (currently disconnected)
  • Ritchie magnetic compass
  • Carlisle & Finch Searchlight remote control
  • Maxwell windlass remote control
  • Inverter bypass switch
  • Victron Skylla-iControl charger remote control and monitor
  • Blue sea systems M2 DC state of charge monitor
  • Kenwood stereo with MB Quart speakers
  • Simrad AP 48 autopilot (2023)
  • ELO 19-inch touch screen monitor (2021)
  • Kingdel computer running TimeZero Navigator networked to TZ Touch3 system (2021)
  • Bow and stern thruster controls with emergency shut-offs
  • Rogue Wave Wi-Fi system and TP-link router
  • Starlink articulating antenna and router

Engine and Mechanical

  • Lugger LP668-D, 105 HP main engine
  • Twin Disc MG-5050 transmission with 3.0:1 reduction gear and two-inch propeller shaft
  • Dry stack exhaust system
  • Closed cooling system circulates through an external keel cooler, eliminating a raw water-cooling pump and raw water contact with engine component
  • Northern Lights 12kW 240 VAC generator
  • Magnum 2800-watt inverter/ charger with control panel in pilothouse
  • (2) Victron Skylla 70-amp (140-amp total) chargers interconnected with control panel in pilothouse
  • Sentry auxiliary charger for starter batteries
  • Fire Boy fixed fire suppression system
  • 100-amp Balmar main engine alternator with programmable Balmar external regulator
  • Yanmar 27 HP wing engine
  • Fuel transfer and polish system
  • Isolated day tank for wing or main engines
  • Racor Duplex 900 series fuel filters with vacuum gauges for main engine
  • Reverso oil changing system plumbed to main, generator, and wing engines
  • Hurricane diesel fuel hydronic heat system (serviced and new compressor January 2026)
  • 50-amp and 30-amp shore power service with cords and boost transformer for 240 VAC
  • (8) Lifeline L16 AGM batteries (1600-amp hours at 12 VDC) (new September 2025)
  • Watermaker — serviced February 2026

Guest Stateroom

  • (2) bunk berths, lower pulls out to make double
  • Bookshelf
  • Desk with file drawers for ships records and manuals
  • 2 opening ports with dead lights and screens
  • Engine room access through Nordhavn 50 style gasketed, dogged door, with window
  • Hanging locker
  • Dorade vent inlet
  • Exhaust fan
  • Outlet for hydronic heat
  • Teak and holly cabin sole

Guest Head

  • Dometic MasterFlush electric head, fresh-water flush (2018)
  • Sealand holding tank level monitor
  • Sand colored Corian countertop with porcelain sink
  • Grohe sink and shower fixtures
  • Standup shower stall with seat and storage locker
  • Shower sump and exhaust fan
  • Opening port with dead light and screen
  • Grohe towel bars and fittings

Owner Stateroom

  • Center line queen berth with drawers below and access to batteries and thruster
  • Ultraleather upholstered changing seat
  • Samsung 30-inch smart TV with articulating mount
  • Furuno instrument repeater
  • Hanging locker starboard and aft
  • Teak and holly cabin sole
  • Large Lewmar “escape” hatch with screen and blackout cover
  • (2) Lewmar vent hatches forward with screen and blackout cover
  • (2) Opening ports with dead lights and screen
  • Dorade vent inlet with cover
  • Custom HMC mattress
  • Custom mattress cover and bed linens
  • Vanity with large mirror
  • Hydronic heat outlet
  • Cruisair reverse cycle AC/ heat
  • Emergency DC main shut off

Owner Head

  • Dometic MasterFlush electric head with freshwater flush (2018)
  • Dometic holding tank monitor with automatic shut off (2018)
  • Sand colored Corian countertop with porcelain sink
  • Grohe towel bars and fittings
  • Grohe sink and shower fixtures
  • Glass shower door
  • Standup shower stall with seat and storage locker
  • Shower sump and exhaust fan
  • (2) Opening ports with dead lights and screens

Deck Gear

  • Trawler mast and boom with Warn DC-1000 winches (2018)
  • Winch cover (new 2025)
  • Boom winch control plugs on boat deck and in cockpit
  • Winch lines replaced with Dyneema (2018)
  • Maxwell 3500 electric anchor windlass with remote in pilothouse
  • Windlass cover (2025)
  • Rocna anchor (40 kilograms) (regalvanized 2023)
  • 400+ feet of 5/16 inch chain
  • Second anchor — Fortress Guardian with chain and 5/8” rode
  • Fresh and saltwater wash down (fore and aft)
  • Stainless steel life raft holder (life raft out of inspection and removed)
  • Sunshade awnings for foredeck and cockpit
  • Storm covers for port side windows
  • (2) fiberglass deck storage boxes — foredeck and boat deck
  • Freeman hatch access to forepeak
  • Magma kayak racks
  • Carlisle & Finch Searchlight
  • LED spreader lights
  • LED anchor, steaming, and aft navigation lights
  • Starlink antenna
  • Stern tie line and reel
  • Propane locker on port side of Portuguese bridge — (2) 20# aluminum tanks
  • 50 amp and 30-amp electrical cord inlets
  • 2001 Caribe DL11 RIB with 2013 Yamaha 25 HP outboard. Note: Built-in, underdeck fuel Tank has developed pin holes and cannot be used – six-gallon stand-alone tank is provided

Notable Updates

2018

  • Entire rig dismantled, stripped, epoxy primed, and repainted
  • All paravane related rigging replaced
  • Regalvanized “fish” (X4); replaced boom winches and cable
  • Installed new MasterFlush toilets in both heads; replaced head hoses – replaced with PVC pipe where possible
  • Installed stern thruster

2022

  • Replaced wing engine transmission, V-drive, shaft (Aqualoy 22), dripless shaft seal, and hoses
  • Isotemp hot water heater

2023

  • Installed Simrad AP-48 autopilot

2024

  • Asko clothes washer and dryer
  • Victron Skylla battery chargers with remote controller

2025

  • Vitrifrigo fridges and freezers
  • Lifeline AGM house batteries (8) L16, 1600 AH
  • New foam and Ultraleather upholstery on all seating surfaces

2026

  • Main and keel cooler coolant flushed and refilled
  • Replaced hoses between main engine and keel cooler
  • Keel cooler cleaned and replaced anodes
  • Bottom painted and replaced anodes

PropSpeed on main prop

EXCLUSIONS: 

Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht.  These specifications are believed to be true and correct but cannot be guaranteed. Items excluded include, but are not limited to; personal items in lockers and drawers. *Owners’ personal effects and clothing will be removed prior to closing.

 

DISCLAIMER: 

Specifications and details of this vessel are provided in good faith for informational purposes only. Details regarding the specifications, operating characteristics and condition of the vessel have been obtained from sources believed reliable, but the owner and brokers cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or the condition of the vessel. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, capacities, consumptions and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided and agrees to instruct his/her agent or surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price and inventory changes and withdrawal from market without notice.

Brokerage: JMYS is a US based (licensed and bonded yacht brokerage in California, Florida and Washington) with an international emphasis specializing in ocean capable trawlers and recreational tugs. Our brokers are experienced boaters, most are trawler owner/operators with thousands of hours and miles at sea.  The team at JMYS has extensive trawler and motor yacht product knowledge and our skills are available for coaching after the sale has concluded.

Co-Brokerage: Fellow yacht broker association members: Next Dimension is available for Co-Brokerage, please call to discuss special listing arrangements in place.  This listing specification has been approved by the sellers for accuracy. The photos, images and descriptive content are copyrighted by JMYS and may not be copied or used without specific written permission.

Listing broker. Jeff Merrill, CPYB (Certified Professional Yacht Broker) has extensive product knowledge of the trawler market plus direct experience with the Nordhavn brand (14 years working at PAE) and is very well acquainted with the Nordhavn model (including a leg on the famous N40 ATW circumnavigation. Jeff is a familiar face to YouTube viewers and a regular presenter at TrawlerFest.  He has written dozens of articles about trawlers for Ocean Navigator and PassageMaker magazines and is one of the online instructors for Boaters University.

Please contact listing broker, Jeff Merrill, CPYB by phone, text or email for additional information or to schedule your personal showing.  Jeff is available via Mobile + 1 949.355.4950 (Call, WhatsApp or Text). You can send a detailed Email to: Jeff@JMYS.com.