Durbeck 46 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Cutter

LOA

46.75' · 14.25 m

Disp.

35,000 lbs · 15,876 kg

First year

1974

The Durbeck 46 stands as a quintessential monument to the "overbuilt" era of American yacht construction. Conceived in 1974 during the golden age of traditional fiberglass boatbuilding, this heavydisplacement cruiser was built by Durbeck’s Inc. in Bradenton, Florida, under the leadership of founder Win Durbeck. The yard, active from 1973 to 1990, earned a reputation for bulletproof fiberglass layups, so much so that they frequently contractbuilt structural components and hulls for other legendary marques of the era, such as Tartan and CSY. Designed by the noted naval architect Stephen R. Seaton, the Durbeck 46 was intended as a longrange, oceanconquering platform. It is a vessel where safety, structural mass, and tracking at sea are prioritized above all else, offering modern cruisers a vintage baseline of seaworthiness that is increasingly difficult to find in contemporary production designs.