Kelly Peterson 46

Kelly Peterson 46 - Bluewater Pedigree

No two ways about it: this KP46 is the real deal. Since purchasing her in 1998, her owners have put her modified full keel with skeg rudder to the test in bad weather and she came through with flying colors every time. \"It is in these situations that the KP46 really takes care of you,\" they write.  \"In the cruising community, some stay put; others keep moving. The KP46 allowed us to sail when many stayed put.\" Cutter-rigged, HAVANA GOODTIME is the very embodiment of safe sail handling. Her mainsail can literally be raised entirely by hand with the aid of a smooth Dutch-made Freidricksen ball slide system and reefing is an easy 30-second job. In winds under 20-22 knots, a full mainsail and 130 % Yankee-cut genoa gives good speed and a comfortable ride. Put in one reef and use the staysail and the boat can go to 30-33 knots. Above that, double-reef the main and fly the staysail and the boat is still manageable to 40 knots. HAVANA GOODTIME\'s construction is robust, even surviving a brush with Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Below the waterline, her hull is coated with 5 layers of West System epoxy with a moisture barrier additive. Her reliable fresh water cooled VW Pathfinder 85hp diesel works in concert with a Hurth transmission turning a 22-inch MaxPro feathering prop. HAVANA GOODTIME will convey with a comprehensive inventory, including an Entec 5.5 Kw generator, a Village Marine watermaker, two solar panels, a wind generator, a Johnson 15-hp outboard engine, and a Caribe 9-foot RIB, purchased new in 2012.

As center cockpit designs go, the KP46 puts her owners way ahead of the game. Where other boats sacrifice the common area in favor of more cabin space in the aft stateroom, the KP 46 preserves plenty of room for entertaining. The salon gives up nothing in this regard, making room for both a large \"surround\" settee to starboard and comfortable \"lounge\"-style seating to port, with a cabinet in between each built-in chair. The starboard settee can also be converted to additional sleeping berths, should the need arise, by simply lowering the large dinette. Forward of the salon is a spacious head compartment for guests, followed by a large cabin with a pullman-style double berth. At the aft end of the salon to port of the companionway is the galley and a workroom, while to starboard is the outboard-facing nav station. A passageway to starboard leads past the engine compartment to the aft owner\'s stateroom, which boasts an ensuite head compartment, complete with separate shower.

• 10 opening salon portlights
• 2 overhead opening salon hatches
• 4 opening portlights in owner\'s stateroom
• 1 overhead opening hatch in owner\'s stateroom
• Separate owner\'s stateroom exit to cockpit
• 1 overhead hatch and 2 opening portlights in forward cabin
• Workroom

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