New build · Steel ocean motorsailer · George Buehler design
A brand-new bluewater passagemaker by Seahorse Marine with $119,800 of factory options, ready in 3–4 months
Price: US$880,000
KEY FEATURES
The Diesel Duck 462 gives you a true ocean-going ship in a 50-foot package: a heavy steel hull built from CCS-approved marine steel with X-rayed welds, five watertight bulkheads and commercial-grade aluminium sea doors and ports — the kind of boat you can take across an ocean or into high latitudes without second thoughts. At an economical 6–7 knots her single, slow-turning John Deere 4045 commercial diesel runs at only a fraction of its power and burns around 8 litres per hour, so almost 7,400 litres of fuel give you over 5,000 nautical miles without refuelling — enough to cross the Atlantic with fuel to spare for the way back. Unlike most boats of her size, the layout gives you a separate galley, a dining area and a large saloon, three cabins and two heads, all finished in solid teak — real liveaboard comfort for a cruising couple and their guests. A generator, solar panels and a wind generator keep her comfortable and independent far from any marina.
INCLUDED AS STANDARD
- John Deere 4045 Tier III, 125 hp continuous duty, keel cooled — no raw-water engine cooling to clog
- Northern Lights 9 kW generator with sound shield
- Four 16,000 BTU keel-cooled air conditioners with heating
- Two Victron 24 V 3,000 W inverter/chargers, engine alternator with Balmar regulator
- Four solar panels and a wind generator
- 9 kW toroidal isolation transformer — accepts 120 or 240 V shore power worldwide
- Raymarine package: radar, chartplotter, sounder, autopilot, VHF, AIS transponder
- Hydraulic steering with teak wheel, pilothouse with large chart table and raised dinette
- Five watertight bulkheads, commercial aluminium sea doors, hatches and ports, 10 mm toughened windscreens
- Full alarm system: high bilge water, engine water flow, engine-room overheat, pumps running
- Three 3,000 GPH electric bilge pumps plus large Edson manual pump
- 24 V windlass, two anchors, 200' of 1/2" chain plus 300' nylon rode, high-pressure anchor wash
- Stainless 316 handrails, boarding ladders both sides, stainless bollards, stainless davit for lifting the dinghy
- Teak interior with solid teak doors and drawers, teak & holly floors, 80" headroom and berth length
- Full galley: LPG stove with leak monitor, fridge-freezer, separate freezer, microwave, washer/dryer
- Dash monitor with cameras aft and in the engine room, debris-spotting LED lights, remote spotlight
- Safety pack: 6-person liferaft, EPIRB, SOLAS flares, 12 SOLAS life jackets, 2 life rings
OPTIONS ON THIS YACHT
This hull is ordered with factory options worth US$119,800 and further upgraded on top of that — equipment that turns a capable motorsailer into a fully independent expedition yacht:
- DMS MagnusMaster rotor stabilizers — an all-electric roll stabilization system for displacement yachts from DMS Holland (approx. US$80,000 installed). Spinning rotors use the Magnus effect to counter roll underway, with no hydraulics, and retract when not in use. Together with the flopper stoppers at anchor, you get a stable, comfortable boat both on passage and in the anchorage.
- Lithium yttrium iron phosphate batteries (LiFeYPO4) — unlike classic LiFePO4, yttrium-doped LYP cells handle peak loads and low temperatures better: a reliable house bank, including for cold-water cruising.
- Flybridge with full engine and thruster controls, helm seat and bimini — a second helm with 360° visibility for coastal piloting and warm-weather cruising.
- Ketch rig — two masts and three sails on simple, easy-to-handle external furlers. The sails cut fuel consumption, take load off the engine, extend range, stabilize the boat in a seaway — and give you an alternative means of propulsion if fuel runs short or anything happens to the power plant.
- Flopper stopper roll stabilizers — stainless and aluminium booms on both sides lower underwater stabilizer plates that sharply damp side-to-side rolling: calm, comfortable nights at anchor even in open, rolly bays.
- 24 V bow thruster — easy, confident handling in tight marinas.
- Diesel heating (Webasto type, 4 outlets) — warm and dry from Norway to Patagonia, without running the generator.
- Watermaker, 200 US gal/day — unlimited fresh water and freedom from shore supply.
- Ice package
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