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The Nordhavn 46 is a timeless passage maker with renowned sea keeping ability, it has achieved an impressive record of successful ocean voyages and circumnavigations and is easily handled by a couple. 'MARKTIME' is capable of cruising non-stop 3,000 nautical miles at 8 knots, current fuel load, 2600 lts. 'MARKTIME' has had no expense spared in preparation for long term cruising and has some excellent features. In point of fact the boat has received many expensive upgrades in successive ownerships.
Her present owner spent heavily in 2022 and has remodeled the boat in interesting ways.. the upper deck is now sheltered by a rigid bimini structure, has surround seating combining large capacity stowage plus a navigation repeating station and new BBQ. At the stern, Tim designed a new swim platform c/w surround railings and a diving ladder. A new diesel diving compressor and 3 tanks in 2022. The interior has been nicely improved and benefited from all new soft furnishings, cushions and window shades etc.
A non exhaustive list of Tim's renewals and upgrades are at the end of the listing.
| Boat Name | MARK TIME |
| Location | Langkawi, Malaysia |
| Year Launched | 1994 |
| Registered | Malaysia |
| Designer | Jeff Leishman |
| Builder | Pacific Asian Enterprises, (Ta Shing) Taiwan |
| Hull Material | Fiberglass |
| Cruising Speed | 6.5 kn |
| Max Speed | 8 kn |
| Range | 3000 nmi |
| LOA | 13.94 m |
| LWL | 11.68 m |
| Beam | 4.7 m |
| Max Draft | 1.52 m |
| Ballast | 4,600 kg |
| Displacement | 60,000 kg |
| Fuel Tanks | 4 x 3000 litres |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 2 x 1060 litres |
| Holding Tanks | 2 x 200 litres |
| Engine Brand 1 | Lugger |
| Engine Model | L668D |
| Engine Hours | 9724 |
| Engine Year | 1994 |
| Power | 140 hp |
| Drive Type | Shaft Drive |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine Brand 2 | Yanmar |
| Engine Model | 3GM30F |
| Engine Hours | 148 |
| Power | 30 hp |
| Drive Type | V Drive |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Propeller Type | 2 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
SALOON
The saloon features a teak dining table with comfortable U-shaped wrap around sofa seating four -five persons, and great views of the surroundings providing an ideal place to gather whether underway or at anchor. On the starboard side, the recently converted seating arrangement includes housing for a fridge/freezer.
MASTER STATEROOM – MIDSHIPS
MARKTIMEhas a spacious stateroom midships. The bulkheads are white laminate, with teak slats on the port hull side, completing the 'Herreshoff' styling.
A desk/bureau/dresser area (with drawers and a mirror) is located on the after bulkhead, and on either side of the island berth sit bed-side teak cabinets. The island berth is athwartships. A large bookcase lies above the bed, and the cabin has two storage lockers. There is a large hanging locker on the port-forward corner, and a smaller locker in the port aft corner. The master sleeps two on a comfortable inner-spring, cushion mattresses. (2) singles, forming a queen.
A door forward leads to a landing area that accesses the guest cabin, the washer/dryer, and up to the pilothouse.
MASTER HEAD
The master head (and shower) is located directly opposite the Island berth, on the starboard side.
GUEST STATEROOM – FORWARD
The guest stateroom is located forward and is accessed via the stairs leading down from the pilothouse, or via the master cabin through-way. The guest head is directly forward of the guest cabin and provides access to the anchor locker. There is one double bed to port and one bench-style settee to starboard, providing comfortable accommodation for two. The overhead hatches and portlights outboard allow plenty of light and ventilation. Numerous lockers provide a selection of storage options.
GUEST HEAD – forward
This head also provides access to the anchor locker
LAUNDRY
The laundry appliance is located in the pilothouse stairwell.
Accessed via the starboard or port doors or from the salon, the pilothouse is notable for the Pompanette helm chair, a rare feature in 46’s and an array of instruments that includes dual radar, sonar, dual autopilots, dual VHF radios and SSB radio, all-round excellent vision from starboard to port, typical of raised pilothouse vessels. From the helm chair navigation and engine instruments can be readily seen, autopilot and engine control adjustments comfortably made, steering and communications easily reached.
Electrical breakers are beneath the dash to port from the helm. Autopilot hydraulic manifold is located under the dashboard and accessed by a locker from the port stairwell. Behind the helm chair is a locker containing SSB radio equipment and PFDs. A printer sits on the count top of this locker.
Adjacent to the locker is a built-in upholstered bench seat, foot locker and table reaching to the port doorway. Above and behind is watch berth. The foot locker houses all vessel operating and installation manuals. A comprehensive library of navigation and boating volumes exists outboard of the pilot house stairs, next to the MOB light storage and autopilot manifold pump.
Main Engine: John Deere Lugger six-cylinder normally aspirated 6414D keel-cooled diesel engine of 143 hp., turning a 3-bladed 30″ diam x 22deg pitch propeller.
Lugger engines are renowned for reliability and economy. This engine will survive a lightning strike that will in most cases defeat newer diesel engines with electronic controlled fuel injection. It will run day after day at 6-7-8 Kts depending on sea conditions and the oil pressure and the engine temperature stays the same. You can run her at WOT (wide-open-throttle) and the engine is happy. .
MARKTIME has clocked less than 10k hrs, considering that the boat went non-stop from Dana Pt California to Hawaii and non-stop Hawaii to Singapore in 2011, this is a reliable engine. Engine oil has been religiously changed every 200 hrs plus any necessary renewals.
Total fuel capacity of vessel is 3400 litres, giving a nominal range of 2700Nm or 5000Km under similar sea and weather conditions.
The prop shaft was replaced Dec 2017, cutlass bearing replaced, stern gland repacked with ‘set and forget’ dripless Gortex and shaft coupling cleaned and repainted.
Twin Disc MG5050 SC gear box, 109 hrs, installed new Mar 2013.
Fuel filter system: Dual Racor 500FG water separator/fuel filter, magnetic debugger on main engine, separate Racors for genset and Yanmar.
Oil Changing: Perko 12vdc servo reversible delivery and extraction pump and manifold and back-up hand pump oil extractor.
Auxilliary: Backup get-home 35HP Yanmar 3GM30F auxiliary diesel engine, raw water cooled, 148 hrs, driving a folding Martec prop through a V-drive, as the “get-home” power. The auxiliary unit will push the yacht at 4 knots and will have minimal drag when not in use.
Genset: New PHASOR genset replaced the old 8Kva Northern Lights genset in the 2022 refit
Bow Thruster: New 15HP 12 vdc installed 2022 refit
The galley is an open forward extension of the salon and has a very useful overhead hatch to serve the pilothouse. The dividing counter is used as a food and drink servery and contains a large storage locker below. Ample 220v and 120v power outlets exist. There are (10) lockers, (3) double doored and (7) single. A cookware drawer exists beneath the new unused Force 10 oven, with ample space for cooking essentials.
The vessel is set up for both 220 VAC and 110 VAC.
At dock the vessel is 220 VAC/50Hz running from shore power and at sea 120 VAC/60Hz supplied by a PHASOR generator (2022)
Two VICTRON 3600W isolation transformers distribute 220 VAC shore power to 220 VAC outlets and 120 VAC to the MAGNUM inverter charger. There are 220 VAC and 120 VAC outlets throughout the vessel.
MARKTIME has power to spare, a total of 920 amps in two banks of 12 VDC batteries, either of which can be isolated if necessary. Each bank is 2 x 230 amp TROJAN 8D AGM batteries, new 2022.
Battery management, including BLUE SEA ACR, by VICTRON.
Charging from BLUE SEA smart battery charger, MAGNUM inverter/charger, two solar panels and PHASOR generator.
In 2022 MV MARKTIME went into Northern shipyard, Langkawi for a 6mth midlife, upgrade refit.
It is important to appreciate this vessel was purchased and no expense was spared to bring the 1994 build #32 into today’s world. The upgrades, enhancements and general repairs that were all targeted, to get the boat “fit for a long passage” and extensive time away at sea, however due to personal reasons the vessel was only used on a few Malaysia, Thailand weeklong passages. To have it sit in the marina, not being used for what it was bought and upgraded to do, has convinced me that the MARKTIME is ready for a new owner, a fourth owner.
A true liveaboard, in every capacity, if you know about NORDHAVN you know how well these boats are made and made to last. The tragedy will be, my regret that I won’t find another in this condition, price or as ready as she is, now to go to work.
This is not a fire sale, and the new owner/s must fit the boat. If you’re in no rush to get anywhere, but want to do it in style, comfort and safety, this is your boat, she ages gracefully. Many boat owners end up having a “love affair” with their boats, I am not that person, but I know what MARKTIME is and how good these boats are both whilst in use and when passing them on to their next caretaker. These boats normally don’t change hands that often, they are usually bought and kept, they hold their value and are very appealing, my personal situation doesn’t support the need for MARKTIME at this point in time.