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Flag of Registry: United States
Port of Registry: Cold Spring Harbor
| FEATURES: |
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| New teak decks including side decks and forward (2020) |
| Recent hull and pilothouse Awlgrip paint (2020) |
| Captain maintained |
| Original owner |
| Most preferred 49 layout down below |
| Notable Upgrades: |
| Date Listed: 11/04/2025 |
PASSION (name reserved) is a lovely Grand Banks 49 Eastbay HX with upgraded 705hp Caterpillar C-12's engines. Available for the first time, this captain-maintained example has seen numerous upgrades over the years and will be sure to turn heads in every port and harbor she graces. Please review PASSION’s specs and pictures below.
HIN/IMO: GNDN1234JD00
Official Number: 1099968
LOA: 49' 11'' (15.21 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 2000
Documented Year: 2000
Beam: 16'
Draft Max: 4' 4''
Cabins: 2
Sleeps: 4
Heads: 2
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hull Finish: Awlgrip
Air Conditioning: Yes
Tower: No
Fuel Tank: 870 Gallons (3293.31 Liters)
Fresh Water: 176 Gallons (666.23 Liters)
Holding Tank: 82 Gallons (310.4 Liters)
Displacement: 45000 lbs
Designer: C. Raymond Hunt
Builder: Grand Banks Yachts
Exterior Color: Flag Blue
This boat features a spacious cockpit with aft-facing seating, 3 large lazarettes, transom door to access the teak-clad swim platform, and engine room access through a large opening, a lift-up door which allows easy access to the engine room. Moving forward, there are full-width teak side decks with stainless steel handrails leading forward on both port & starboard, making access to the teak foredeck extremely safe and easy. The Maxwell Anchor Windlass can be operated by foot switches on the foredeck or at the helm and features a large stainless steel anchor roller with a stainless steel anchor and chain.
• Teak decks in aft cockpit, side decks, and forward
• Buell dual trumpet air horns
• Anchor chain locker
• Stainless anchor roller platform
• Zinc anodes
• Bronze ball valve on thru hull above waterline
• Stainless chocks and mooring cleats
• Diesel, fuel, water, and waste pump-out deck fittings
• Deck, side, and forward house top painted with Moondust non-skid
• Teak dorade boxes
• Engine room hatch
• Engine room vents
• Bow and stern flagstaff holders
• Teak bow and stern flagstaffs
• Foredeck locker
• Inspection deck plates for fuel tanks, port and starboard
• Stainless grab rails
• Aluminum mast
• Heavy-duty vinyl rub rail
• Stainless safety rails
• Seat/storage box, molded with cushions (replaced 2024)
• Skylight hatches with screens
• Teak toe rail
• Trim tabs
• Fuel and water tank vents
• 12V Maxwell VWC-2200 low profile windlass
• Stainless windshield frame
• Hull painted in Flag Blue Awlgrip (2020)
• Pilothouse and cabin top painted in Polar White (2020)
• Stainless steel plow anchor with chain rode
• Electric center windshield actuator
• Four a/c water outlets
• Teak-clad swim platform
• Courtesy lights
• Teak decking
• Freshwater dock connection (inlet)
• Freshwater outlet
• Hatches, hinged with gas cylinder lift-ups
• Stainless scuppers
• Seat/storage box, molded with cushions
• Hinged transom door
• Hot/cold transom shower with retractable hose
Enter the helm deck from the cockpit. There is a large L-settee on the port side with storage below and a straight settee to starboard with storage below. Forward of the settees are two custom bench seats, lavishly finished in high-gloss varnish, with custom-built storage areas on the backsides of each. Outboard of each bench seat is a custom-built teak storage area for binoculars, etc. Forward of the starboard bench seat is the helm, which features Caterpillar electronic and analog gauges. On the port side, forward of the bench seat, is a bar with glass storage and bottle storage, and a large chart locker sits on the cabin top forward of the bar. The port bench seat has a U-line Icemaker underneath, and the starboard bench seat has an Isotherm refrigerator. The aft area of the helm deck is enclosed in EZ2CY. The aft section can be unzipped at the bottom and lifted to the helm deck overhead for additional ventilation. There are two 16,000BTU MarineAir a/c units in the helm deck and two hardtop hatches.
• Alarm panel, engine temperature, and oil pressure
• Teak chart locker
• Compass
• AC/DC control panel
• Console and steering wheel cover
• Teak decking
• Gas cylinder storage
• 12V Helm outlet
• Helm seat - FRP with cushions
• Wine cooler to port
• Bilge pump indicator lights
• Reverse polarity indicator light
• Instrumentation panel overhead
• Rudder angle indicator
• 3x 12V Windshield wipers
• Side-opening, sliding windows
• Teak-rimmed stainless steel custom steering wheel
Electronics & Entertainment Equipment
• 1x Garmin 7612 XSV Touchscreen plotter/GPS, at helm
• 1x Garmin 7612 Touchscreen radar/plotter
• Garmin GMR HD2 Open array radar
• Icom M605 VHF with AIS
• Garmin autopilot
• 2x Garmin GM20 repeaters
• TracVision TV5 Digital TV Antenna (2020)
• KVH TV5 Dome for DirecTV
The salon features a U-shaped settee with a berth, storage cabinets above the settee (outboard), and storage below the settee. Opposite the settee is the TV locker, which houses an LG Smart TV for watching TV in the salon. There are three MarinAire a/c units below (replaced 2023). The settee has double folding leaves, built-in stowage, a deck hatch, and two opening ports. Teak and holly cabin sole throughout below.
• U-shaped dinette/settee
• Stainless portholes
• Reading lamps
• Teak hi-lo table
The U-shaped galley is opposite the salon settee. It features an Isotherm refrigerator and freezer with opening teak doors, a Grunert freezer accessed through a lid on the countertop, and electric stove. There is a Sharp microwave oven aft, with a sink forward, Corian countertops, and two opening ports. For storage, there are numerous lockers, cabinets, and drawers.
• Condiment locker, overhead
• 12V Control panel, LPG
• Corian countertop with backsplash guard
• Drawers
• 12V Exhaust blower
• Single lever faucet
• Dry storage locker
• Sharp microwave/convection oven
• Electric stove
• Isotherm refrigerator & freezer (2020)
• Double stainless sink with teak cover
The owner's stateroom is forward and features a centerline berth with easy access on either side and reading lamps. A large cedar-lined hanging locker, a custom-built locker to starboard, and numerous drawers provide for ample storage. There is a hatch above the berth and two opening ports (port & starboard). This stateroom also features an ensuite head with stall shower. There is a custom-built locker on the starboard side for additional storage or the installation of a 22” LG Smart flatscreen TV. Two opening ports and a deck hatch are featured.
• Island berth
• Bureau with drawers
• Hanging locker with lined cedar wood
• Mirror
• Stainless portholes
• Reading lamps
• Cultured marble countertop and sink
• Faucet
• Holding tank indicator light
• Stainless porthole
• Shower with teak grating and drain pump
• Shower stall with separate bi-fold door
• Marine toilet
• Stainless towel rack
The guest stateroom is to port and offers two athwartship berths with a large cedar-lined hanging locker between the berths, drawers below each berth, and reading lamps above. There are two opening ports and a deck hatch.
• Berths - two singles
• Cedar-lined hanging locker
• Reading lamps
The guest head is located to starboard, forward of the salon, and opposite the guest stateroom. Featuring a VacuFlush freshwater head, Corian countertops and sink, opening port, shower, and storage both above and below the sink.
• Corian Countertop and sink top
• Faucet
• Holding tank indicator light
• Stainless porthole
• Shower with teak grating and drain pump
• VacuFlush head
• Stainless towel rack
• Formica bulkheads
• Lined curtains
• Teak grab rails
• Headliner
• 12V Halogen lighting
• AC outlets
• Screens
• Teak and holly sole
• Clear non-skid steps
• Laminated safety glass windows
• Flag Blue Awlgrip hull painted in 2020 as well as pilothouse and cabin top in Polar White
• Pilothouse and cabin top painted Polar White in 2020
• 2x Garmin 7215 Touchscreen plotter/GPS, at helm
• 1x Garmin 7212 Touchscreen plotter/GPS, at companion
• Icom M605 VHF with AIS
• GSD 24 Sonar Depth Sounder
• Garmin autopilot
• KVH TV5 dome for DirecTV
• TracVision TV5
• Double-wide boot stripe in White Awlgrip (2020)
• Red bottom paint- Interlux Micron CSC (10/25)
• Reverse cycle air-conditioning
• 12V Alternator for each engine
• Engine oil pressure alarm panel
• Heavy-duty batteries with fiberglass boxes (replaced 2024)
• Battery charger with remote meter
• Battery condition indicator
• Battery selector switch
• 3x Automatic 12V bilge pumps
• Bilge pump indicator lights
• Bonding system
• Carbon Monoxide detector
• Circuit breakers
• 12V Engine room blowers
• 12V Engine room lights
• 12V Pressurized fresh water system
• Onan 9 kW generator with sound shield (6101hrs 10/25)
• Ground fault circuit interrupter
• 12V Holding tank with pump out
• TV/Phone inlet aft
• Trace Inverter SW2152MC
• Trojan J185HC Inverter battery
• Wiring for stereo system
• Water heater
• Marine-grade tin-plated wiring
The base Caterpillar 3196 660hp engines were upgraded to CAT C-12 705hp engines at build for a quieter, smoother operation with greater cruise and top-end speeds.
• Twin CAT C-12 705hp each (3200 hours-10/25)
• Manual bilge pump
• Drip pans under engines
• Engine raw water intake strainers
• Fresh water engine room faucet
• Engine room sound insulation
• Seawater-cooled exhaust system, with mufflers
• Flexible couplings with matching engine mounts
• Fuel manifold system
• Fuel tanks with upper & lower automatic, self-closing valves for sight gauges
• Auxiliary fuel tank, fiberglass and baffled
• Main fuel tanks, fiberglass and baffled
• Fresh water outlets in engine room
• Stainless propeller shafts
• Dynamically balanced nickel-aluminum-bronze propellers
• Stainless rudders
• Seacocks on thru-hulls below waterline
• Fuel-water separating filters
• Shaft logs with dripless shaft seals
• Shaft logs with stuffing boxes
• Hydraulic power-assisted steering
• Stern gland/struts, bronze, with rubber bearings
• Single station throttle and gear shift controls
• Aluminum water tank
• Water/gas separator installed on generator's exhaust system
• Computank tank gauge display
• Glendinning cablemaster
• MarinAire A/C system,4 units total
• Bennett trim tabs
• Jabsco fuel transfer pump
• Flojet saltwater pump
• Groco oil change kit
• Racor fuel filters - engines and generator
• Sealand vacuum flush toilets- hoses replaced 10/25
• Sealand vacuum generators
• Sealand macerator pump
• Sealand holding tank level indicator
• Whale Gusher hand bilge pump
• Rule electric bilge pumps
• Delta T system blowers - engine room, galley, and heads
• Exhaust mufflers (Cat C-12s are dramatically quieter than base engines)
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
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.
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