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2004 Passport 470 Center Cockpit

Annapolis, Maryland

$398,000

Vesta a Passport 470 center cockpit is a wonderful cruising yacht designed by Robert Perry and built by one of the very best builders still in existence. The quality of this semi-custom build is evident as soon as you go aboard. This yacht has a warm teak interior joiner work along with the white ceiling panels, and numerous ports give the boat a spacious, and clean appearance. She is a classically styled yacht.

Best of all, Vesta is equipped for extended cruising and should tick the boxes of what yachtsmen would like to find. This includes: 
- Full suite of electronics
- SSB radio
- Watermaker
- 5 kW generator
- Solar panels
- Full cockpit enclosures
- In-mast furling main
- Cutter rigged
- Cruising spinnaker
- Bow thruster
- Rev cycle air conditioning

There are some distinguishing characteristics of Vesta include:
- Ease of handling with all sails roller furling
- A balance between performance and comfort
- Hull shape gives a soft motion offshore and moderate displacement provides a smooth ride
- Easy access from either port or starboard into the cockpit
- A large open aft deck area
- Large lazarette space aft
- ICW friendly mast
- Shoal draft

This is a two-owner boat. The current owners purchased the boat in 2011. In 12 years of cruising the owners explored the Atlantic East Coast (ME to FL), Bahamas, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. 

Disclaimer

Essex Boat Works is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Wagner Stevens Yachts.

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: Vesta
Make: Passport
Model: 470 Center Cockpit
Year: 2004
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Passport Yachts
Designer: Robert H. Perry
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: PAS47136E404
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Fin Keel

Dimensions

Length: 47 ft
Length Overall: 47 ft
Waterline Length: 39'1 ft
Beam: 14'2 ft
Max Draft: 5'7 ft
Displacement: 30,611 lb
Bridge Clearance: 63'7 ft
Ballast: 11,000 lb

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Yanmar
  • Rope Cutter: true
  • Model: 4JH3-TBE
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 75hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Propeller Type: 3 Blade, Bronze, Folding
  • Year: 2004
  • Engine Hours: 3778
  • Engine Location: Center
Displacement Type: Dry Load

Other

Heads Count: 2
Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Cruisers

Recent Maintenance and Upgrades

2023
- Lighthouse 1501 windlass reconditioned and foot switch replaced
- New Mantus 65 lb anchor

- New blades for the Vetus bow thruster
- New ICOM VHF in the cockpit
- New battery switches
- New engine mounts
- New starter motor and solenoid
- New center diesel fuel tank
- New throttle cable
- New Alternator
- New engine cooling manifold and mixing elbow
- Sanitation hoses replaced
- Two new Jabsco head sump pumps
- Two new electric bilge pumps with new switches and check valves
- New deck washdown pump
- New fresh water pump
- New refrigeration and freezer compressors
- New refrigeration keel coolers

2022
- New Gori folding prop
- New stainless steel shaft
- New cockpit canvas and strata glass
- Cabin sole refinished
- New running rigging
- Replaced all instruments and chart plotters to Garmin with NMEA backbone
- Two new head macerator pumps

2021
- Anchor chain re-galvanized

2019
- New Northern Lights generator 5kW
- New air conditioning unit 15K BTU (replaced two smaller units)
- New freshwater tanks

2018
- Added wind generator
- New 6-person life raft
- Added solar panels
- Bottom peeled and barrier coat applied
- New water heater
- New running rigging

2017
- Added spinnaker pole

2015
- New lifelines

Tanks

Fuel: 122 gal. in two 2 aluminum tanks (72 gal and 50 gal)
Fresh Water: 160 gal in two stainless steel tanks
Holding: 34 gal in two 17 gal fiberglass tanks

Accommodations

Wonderfully thought-out interior flows from bow to stern. Features walk-thru galley and walk-thru navigation center allowing access to owner's stateroom aft without disturbing the gourmet cook.

The guest cabin is forward with a centerline berth and custom mattress. There are shelves and lockers outboard of the berth. The sink and vanity are aft on the port side. A stall shower with toilet and teak seat. 

As you enter the main saloon area there is a custom wine and liquor locker. Next aft to port with a C-shaped settee and dining table. There is an additional cocktail table that can be switched out for the dining table. To starboard is a straight settee that has a small removable table. 

On the centerline going aft is the curved companionway steps to the cockpit.

To port is the forward-facing navigation station with electronics and an electrical panel. 

To starboard is the walkthru galley. 

The master stateroom is aft with a centerline berth with a custom mattress and hanging lockers to port and starboard. There is an ensuite head with a separate stall show. There is a walkthru forward past the nav. station.

This boat features
- beautiful honey-colored superior-grade teak veneers
solid teak doors
- louvered lockers doors
- teak and holly sole that has been refinished
- Corian countertops in the galley and heads
- custom faucets
- custom upholstery
- l
ocking floorboards
15 opening Ports with screens
- f
ive deck hatches with teak screens
- t
wo Lewmar Offshore hull ports
- Cantalupi custom lighting with halogen lights
- red interior courtesy lights
- automatic sump pumps for each head
- Techma electric toilet in aft head with salt and freshwater flush
- Grohe manual flush head in the guest cabin
- four 12V fans
- brass clock and barometer

Galley

- Walk-thru galley features
- Double stainless steel sinks
- Princess 3-burner stove with oven and broiler with stainless safety bar
- Trident LPG panel and solenoid
- Dedicated propane locker with two 20lb aluminum propane tanks topside
- Magna rail-mounted BBW topside
- Frigaboat 12-volt DC refrigeration systems with keel coolers for both refrigerator and freezer
- Top and front-loading refrigeration
- Top-loading freezer compartment 
- Whirlpool microwave oven
- Broan trash compactor
- Corian countertops
- Grohe faucets
- Fresh water and saltwater foot pumps 
- Pump to drain the refrigerator and freezer compartments
- 11 gal hot water heater (engine and 110v)
- Full set of tableware and cutler

Navigation & Communication

- Ritchie compass at helm
- Raymarine ST6002 Type III hydraulic linear autopilot with 400G core pack
- Garmin 7600 MFD at the helm in a pod
- Garmin 7610 MFS at nav. station 
- Instrument pod for autopilot and bow thruster controls
- Garmin Radar
- Troi-lens radar reflector
- Icom IC-M424G GPS VHF in the cockpit
- Icom M402 VHF at the nav. station
- Standard Horizon handheld VHF
- Icom M700 Pro SSB at nav. station
- EPIRB
- Skymate email weather at nav. station
- AIS
- Shakespeare TV antenna
- International navigation lights
- Anchor light
- Deck lights
- Windex
- Sansui 21" flat screen TV with built-in DVD player
- Sony stereo with CD player
- Bose speakers in saloon and cockpit

Deck & Hull

- Lighthouse 1501 Electric Windlass
- Stainless steel stem head with double bow anchor rollers
- Manson 65 lb M1 anchor
- CQR anchor 45 lb w/ 250' 5/16" chain
- Fortress FX-23 on the aft side rail
- Stern anchor locker with stern hawse and cleat
- Topside fresh and saltwater wash
- Zodiak Open Ocean 6-person liferaft
- Ditch bag stored in Switlik liferaft case
- Life Sling
- Jack lines
- AB 2016 9'6" RIB with aluminum hull
- Honda outboard
- Kato davits
- Kato outboard motor lift
- Edson outboard motor mount

- Teak eyebrow
- Teak seats on bow and stern
- Teak caprail w/stainless steel stiker
- Teak drop leaf cockpit table with cover
- Teak cockpit sole
- Teak companionway doors and Lexan drop boards

- Custom 316 Stainless Boarding Ladder
- Fresh water and salt water deck washdown system
- Emergency tiller
- Hot and cold water stern deck shower
- Bimini and dodger with Sky Blue Sunbrella fabric
- Stainless steel handrail at the aft end and on the sides of the dodger
- Full cockpit enclosure
- Stataglass in the dodger
- Pedestal cover
- Closed-cell foam cockpit cushions
- Hatch covers
- Windlass and winch covers
- Leather-covered folding wheel

Electrical Systems

- Northern Lights Model M673L3 5kW generator with 182 hours
- 110 Volt shore power with two 30 amp inlets and cables
- Dual Battery Selector Switches
- Xantrex Freedom 25 inverter and charger
- Link 2000 battery monitor
- Balmar 100 amp alternator with 3-stage regulator
- Four Lifeline GPL-4DL AGM batteries (840 amp hr total) (new 2022)
- Two Group 31 AGM batteries (105 amp hr each)
      one for start and the other for windlass and bow thruster. (new 2023)
- engine room and lazarette lights
- Custom Newmar AC/DC electrical panels 
- GFI 110v protected outlets 
- internal bonding system
- two 12-volt utility outlets in cockpit
- Two 140-watt Kyrocera solar panels with Blue Sky 12v 20/25 amp MPPT charge controls (new 2018)
- Air Breeze wind generator with E10 charge control panel

Mechanical Equipment

- Yanmar 4JH3-TBE 2004 turbo 75 hp engine with 3778 hours
- Two VDO fuel tank meters at nav. station
- Vetus Bow Thruster
- 18" 3-blade Gori folding prop
- Shark line cutter
-  Shaft (2022)

- 22,000 BTU Reverse Cycle Heat/AC in two stand-alone systems
- Racor 500 fuel filter for the engine
- Racor 500 fuel filter for generator
- Lead foam insulated engine room
- 12v engine room exhaust fan
- Edson pedestal cable steering 
- Two electric bilge pumps with automatic switches
- One manual bilge pump
- RO Watermaker

 

 

Sails & Rigging

- Forespar aluminum mast
- Schaefer in-boom furling system
- Forespar pole on mast
- Vertical spinnaker track on mast with control lines 
- Harken MKIII genoa furler
- Removeable inner forestay for staysail with Highfield lever (not currently rigged)
- Lewmar Ocean Series ball bearing traveler system with control lines and hardware
- Lewmar Ocean Series genoa and staysail tracks with Lewmar blocks and cars
- Two Lewmar quad deck organizers
- Two Lewmar triple-sheet organizers 
- Solid Rod/Vang
- Four internal halyards
- Internal topping lift
- Running backstays


Winches:

- Two Harken 66.2 CST two-speed primaries
- One Harken 44.2 CST two-speed mainsheet
- One Harken 40.2 CST two-speed utility winch on coach roof port
- One Harken 40.2 CEST electric main halyard/utility winch on starboard
- One Lewmar 44 CST two-speed halyard on the mast
- One Lewmar 40 CST two-speed halyard on the mast

Sails:

- Northsail main - 475 sq. ft.
- North genoa 545 sq. ft
- North cruising spinnaker 
- North staysail on removable stay
- Sails - main, genoa, and staysail were new in 2009. They were removed and inspected every 2-3 years by professional riggers; any needed repairs were done at that time.

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