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1991 Franchini 45L

San Diego, California

$174,500

45' Franchini 45L '91 "Carpe Diem"

The Franchini 45L is a high-quality performance cruiser built in Italy. She has been extensively upgraded for worldwide cruising with enough solar panels (800W) and wind generation to live in comfort entirely off the grid for extended periods of time.

This is a rare find and truly ready to provision and go.

 

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: Carpe Diem
Make: Franchini
Model: 45L
Year: 1991
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Franchini
Designer: Franchini
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: 912054
Has Hull ID: Yes
Range: 678.96 mi

Dimensions

Length: 45 ft
Length Overall: 47 ft
Length Of Deck: 45 ft
Beam: 13'6 ft
Min Draft: 6'6 ft
Displacement: 46,000 lb
Bridge Clearance: 65 ft
Cabin Headroom: 6'1 ft

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Yanmar
  • Model: 4LH-TE
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 110hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Propeller Type: 3 Blade, Feathering
  • Year: 1991
  • Engine Hours: 6500
Cruising Speed: 6 kn
Propeller RPM: 1800
Maximum Speed: 7 kn

Tanks

Fuel Tanks: 3
Fuel Tank Capacity: 130 gal
Fuel Tank Material: Stainless Steel
Water Tanks: 2
Water Tank Capacity: 300 gal
Water Tank Material: GRP
Holding Tank Count: 1
Holding Tank Capacity: 30 gal
Holding Tank Material: Plastic

Other

Heads Count: 2
Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Cruisers, Deck Saloon, Center Cockpit

Contact

our office
Yachtfinders Windseakers

Office

Yachtfinders Windseakers
2330 Shelter Island Drive Suite 207
San Diego, California, US, 92106
Tel:(619) 224-2349
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


Accommodations

From the center cockpit, sliding door companionway down four steps into the salon which features a U-shaped dinette to port, a forward-facing navigation station and entrance to an inline secure galley to starboard.

Going forward down two steps to the guest cabins with an over and under berth cabin to port, a V-berth cabin forward and an enclosed guest head with vanity and shower to starboard.

Heading aft through the inline galley to the master stateroom aft which features a walk around king-sized berth and tons of storage lockers both port and starboard.

There is an enclosed head with bidet to port with access to the engine room under the cockpit.

The interior is light and airy and is beautifully appointed throughout with teak and teak and holly soles. Tons of storage throughout.

Stand up air conditioner and heater for comfort in any climate.

Galley

Frigoboat 12V refrigerator and freezer

2-burner Nelson propane stove with oven and broiler

Daewoo microwave oven

Brentwood toaster

GE carbon water filtering system

Pressure fresh water system

Salt water foot pump

20-gal water heater

(2) deep stainless steel sinks

Additional Aobosi portable freezer under dinette

Electronics and Navigation

Raymarine wind speed and direction

Raymarine speed and distance logs

Raymarine depth sounder

Dual autopilots: (1) Raymarine and (1) B&G

Ritchie pedestal compass

Raymarine GPS

B&G Halo radar

B&G VHF radio

Standard Horizon and B&G hand-held VHF radios

Icom-M710 SSB radio

Intercom

Nauticalia brass clock and barometer

Rudder angle indicator

Tank level indicator

Sony AM/FM/CD with speakers in salon and cockpit

Electrical

12V DC, Dual 120/240 VAC

(2) LiFePO4 Lithium batteries (300 amp hr)

LiFePO4 Lithium windlass battery

AGM genset battery (100 amp hr)

Battery parallel switch

Battery monitor

Battery charger

Fisher/Panda 4kW generator (1420 hrs)

(4) 150W solar panels

Rutland 913 wind generator

120’ 40kmp shore power cord

Deck

70# Rocna anchor with 250’ of 3/8” chain

(1) Quick electric windlass

(1) Lewmar electric windlass

Dodger (New 2021)

Cockpit bimini with full lee curtains (New 2021)

Side and back awning (New 2022)

Cockpit cushions (Recovered 2022)

2018 Caribe 10’ dinghy with full chaps

15hp Yamaha 4-stroke outboard motor

Anchor and steaming lights

Running lights

Spreader light

Tricolor light

Bow pulpit

Lifelines and stanchions

Boarding gates

Dock lines and fenders

Swim ladder

Swim platform

Magma BBQ

Dinghy davits

Teak redone in 2021

Large aft deck which is ideal for hammock, swinging chair, yoga or just entertaining

Electric cantilever-style dinghy davit on stern

Fresh water shower at swim platform

Custom rainwater collection awning

Foredeck canvas cover

(4) dive tanks

(2) hookahs

Hull

Actual LOA: 47’

Last bottom paint – 2017 (copper coat)

Vacuum infused GRP hull and deck

Sails and Rigging

Yangas manual boom vang

Wire standing rigging

Manual backstay adjuster

Aluminum keel-stepped double-spreader mast (New 2020)

Mainsheet traveler

Spinnaker pole

Roller furling on mainsail

Bamar roller furling on headsail and staysail

Winches:

 (2) Antal 227 two-speed self-tailing primary winches in cockpit

 (2) Antal 224 two-speed self-tailing mainsheet winches in cockpit

 (2) Lewmar 40ST two speed self-tailing cabin top utility winches in cockpit

 (3) Antal halyard winches on mast

Sails:

 Evolution roller furling mainsail

 Roller furling Genoa

 Roller furling staysail

 Asymmetrical spinnaker

Running backstays if needed

Engine and Mechanical

Skeg rudder

3-blade feathering prop

Bilge blower

Bow thrusters

Engine alarm

Extra propeller

Fuel filter

Fume detector

Lube oil storage/transfer system

Raw water sea strainer

Stove fuel shut-off valve

Cockpit engine controls

Thermal and acoustic engine area insulation

Halon manual engine fire extinguishing

(3) electric bilge pumps

Hydraulic wheel steering

(2) Quiet Flush Jabsco electric heads

30-gal plastic holding tank

Tecnicomar 60L/hr watermaker

Safety

Life jackets

Fire extinguishers

4-man Lalizas life raft mounted on aft rail for easy deployment (2020)

Emergency tiller

EPIRB

Horn

Harnesses

Jack lines

LifeSling

Exclusions

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.