US 46 Buyer's Guide
The US 46 is a 46-foot Tripp-designed cruiser built from the late sixties by Grampian Marine Ltd. and later at other yards, a centerboard-equipped monohull that appeals to buyers who want a heavy, sea-kindly boat with the draft flexibility to explore shallow harbors. On the used market she is encountered as a single overarching type rather than a sequence of upgraded generations, and the buyer's work is less about model-year differences and more about the condition of a 25,000-pound solid-fiberglass hull that has often seen decades of service.
Layouts on the Used Market
The constant is the 33-foot waterline and 12-foot beam that bound any accommodation plan, with the stub-and-centerboard keel trunk occupying the saloon or forward area depending on the individual build. Buyers should expect a voluminous cruising interior shaped by the 361 displacement-length ratio rather than a racer's open plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
No equipment tiers or upgrade prevalence are published for this model, so no specific fittings can be cited as commonly fitted. A shopper should evaluate each boat on its own rig and systems, using the original masthead-sloop rigging specification — 32.5-meter, 14 mm halyards and 16 mm sheets — as the yardstick for whether running rigging has been renewed to proper size.
What to Inspect
The sourced record documents no structural defects, systemic failures, or known weak points for the US 46. The construction notes confirm only that she was built by Grampian Marine Ltd. and at other yards in solid fiberglass, with a stub/centerboard keel whose board mechanism should be cycled and checked for free movement and leakage at the trunk. Beyond verifying the centerboard operation and the integrity of the solid hull and deck, the buyer has no model-wide defect pattern to chase.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
- Verify centerboard raises and lowers without binding
- Inspect keel trunk for moisture or staining
- Confirm halyards and sheets match original diameters
- Check solid hull and deck for prior repair
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