Asking Price
$200,000 USD
MakeFeeling
Model546
Year1997
Length16.76m5.21m beam
FuelDiesel797L tank
Cabins35 berths
Overview
About this vessel
Feeling Yachts go all the way back to 1912 when the Kirié shipyard, founded by the Kirié family, set up shop in a small garage on Rue de la Forêt in the Sables d'Olonne. The shipyard originally built small sailing boats. In the 1950s, production turned more towards speed boats. In the late ‘60s, the shipyard expanded and moved to the Château d'Olonne near the Sables d'Olonne. It was one of the first to work with polyester. In the early ‘80s, Kirié launched a range of habitable power cruise ships called "Feeling". In 1986, the 13.5m Feeling won the Route du Rhum in the standard boat category and the 10.9m Feeling was voted "Boat of the year" in 1987.
In 2000, Alliaura Marine took over the Kirié shipyard. As of 2010, Feeling was owned by Privilège Marine Groupe. While Feelings are no longer in production, Privilège continues today and are well known for their line of catamarans.
The Feeling 546 was designed as a fast sea going cutter by Ron Holland and Andrew Winch and built in fiberglass. Due to her quality construction, large fresh water and fuel tanks, the electricity production and the huge livable and storage volumes, this Feeling 546 is an excellent sailboat for life aboard all year long and to sail the world. The large cockpit, with twin steering stations, offers a lot of comfort when anchored or while at sea.
Our offering, TENACIOUS, was the last 546 built and was for the personal use of the owner of the Kirié Shipyard. Her current owner is her third. Under his care, he has invested significantly in upgrading her, as you will see in the listing details. At this point in his life, he is ready to move on to other things, so he has decided it is also time to part with the boat that has provided him with a home and safe passages for years.
TENACIOUS is a solid boat, a ship to go to sea in knowing it will protect you. The fit and finish are impressive and her rugged built is evident throughout. She’s equipped to take you anywhere and, for a boat her size, for not a whole lot of money. At the dock (or wherever you are), she is a spacious home. Underway, she awaits the opportunity to safely take her next caretakers wherever their dreams take them.
Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeFeeling
Model546
Year1997
Dimensions
Length overall16.76m
Beam5.21m
Draft2.01m
Accommodation
Cabins3
Berths5
Heads2
Engine & Fuel
Engine makeYanmar
Engine model4LH110
Engine count1
Engine hours4,875
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel tankage797L
Features
On board
Master stateroom with island queen berth, nightstand surfaces with storage, teak staving lining hullsides, double door lockers, fiddled shelf area, full height hanging locker, dressing table with oval mirror and storage, leather upholstered seat, walk-in cedar lined hanging locker with shelves, 6’1" headroom, four opening overhead hatches, two opening hullside ports, one dorade vent, four overhead lights, one reading light at vanity
Master head ensuite to master stateroom with modular fiberglass unit, locker beneath sink, mirrored hinged medicine cabinet doors, teak shower grate, overhead hatch, circular shower with acrylic curved sliding door, adjustable height bar, overhead LED light, 6’1" headroom in main area, 6’3" in shower
Salon with L-shaped leather settee on port with storage, lockers above seatback, fiddled shelf, teak hullside staving, opening port; starboard side with large U-shaped dinette seating eight, storage beneath and behind seating, cherry staving along hull, opening port, 7’ headroom, four overhead fixed lights, two opening hatches, two opening ports, two dorade vents
Nav station on port in salon, forward facing, leather upholstered seat with storage, huge chart table with storage and pencil tray, electronics console with instruments, pull-out drawer, slide out shelf with storage, chart plotter and electrical controls, 7’ headroom
Galley with enormous L-shaped counterspace, tip-out bin with shelves, stove with cubby space and drawer, front-loading refrigerator space, top loading freezer space, stainless steel lining, spill-over refrigeration system, microwave, three large lockers, large locker beneath single sink, double door unit with integral drawers, smaller sink with Corian/cutting board insert, round lift-up Corian lid for rubbish bin, tall teak sculpted fiddles, continuous grab rail
Aft head on port between nav station and aft cabin, modular fiberglass, 6’3" headroom, head directly ahead, sink to left, toilet in niche with locker above, upper and lower lockers, mirrored door medicine cabinet, shower wand on slide bar, teak shower grate, overhead hatch with shade, two LED lights, dorade vent
Aft staterooms identical and mirrored, full height hanging locker, curved teak countertop with round sink, locker beneath sink, lifting vanity top with storage, queen size berth, teak staving lining hull, large teak panels for engine compartment access, opening ports to cockpit and hull, opening hatch overhead, fixed light, three overhead lights, 6’4" headroom
Arched cabin doors
Teak hullside staving throughout
Teak and holly synthetic cabin sole
Finished teak cabinet interiors
Cream leather upholstery
Louvered locker vents throughout
Pull shades on overhead hatches
Corian countertops with teak fiddles
Deep double stainless-steel sinks; one large and one smaller
Corian cover with cutting board for smaller sink
Corian lid over countertop loading trash bin
Front-loading 9 cu. ft. stainless-steel refrigerator box
Top-loading 6 cu. ft. stainless-steel freezer box
Isotherm refrigeration
Spillover refrigeration system
Alpes 3-burner LPG stove with oven
Whirlpool microwave
Forward head with modular fiberglass bathroom enclosure, fiberglass countertop with molded fiddle, round sink, single lever hot and cold faucet, double mirrored medicine cabinets, separate shower with sliding curved acrylic door, shower sprayer wand on adjustable height bar, teak grates in head and shower areas, Jabsco electric head (’21), Y-valve diverter for overboard discharge
Aft head with modular fiberglass bathroom enclosure, fiberglass countertop with molded fiddle, round sink, single lever hot and cold faucet, mirrored medicine cabinet, shower sprayer wand on adjustable height bar, Jabsco manual head, Y-valve diverter for overboard discharge, teak shower grate
Water systems: 250 gallons of fresh water, electric freshwater pump, Sea Recovery 35GPH water maker, spare membranes, Wema water tank gauges, Isotherm 16-gallon stainless steel hot water heater, 26-gallon holding tank, hot and cold cockpit shower, manual bilge pump, spare washdown pump
Hull and deck: Bottom soda blasted and barrier coated (’25), bottom paint (fall ’25), hull repainted (’18), topsides portlights replaced (’18), salon windows replaced (’19), teak decks, aluminum deck cleats (6), 80# Rocna anchor with 200’ of 1/2” chain, 45# CQR anchor with 200’ of 3/8” chain, Lofrans Falkon 24v windlass (’16), 3/8” chain (rusty), double vinyl lifelines, port and starboard boarding gates, mast safety bars, vinyl dorade vents with stainless steel guards (5), one solar vent with stainless steel dorade guard, walk-thru transom, teak cockpit sole, ballast / Displ: 32.26%, Disp. / Length: 222.82, Comfort ratio: 29.99, Capsize ratio: 2.01
Rigging: In 2019, mast unstepped, stripped down and repainted; wiring, lighting and masthead instruments replaced; sheaves replaced; standing rigging dye tested and worn items replaced; headstay and babystay replaced (’19); electric Genoa furler (new motor in ’23); Profurl staysail furler; in-mast furling; Harken spinnaker pole track and adjustable car; mast mounted Harken spinnaker pole; rigid boom vang; boom brake; topping lift; split backstay; hydraulic backstay adjuster; halyards replaced (’19); running backstays; Harken mainsheet track and car; mid-boom sheeting; Harken Genoa tracks with adjustable cars; Harken #46 two-speed self-tailing halyard winches on mast; Spinlock halyard line clutches on mast (6); Lewmar #66 electric two-speed self-tailing primary winches; Harken #53 two-speed self-tailing secondary winches; Lewmar #48 electric two-speed self-tailing housetop control winch; Spinlock triple housetop line clutches (2); Spinlock double housetop line clutches (2); spare backstay adjuster
Sails: In-mast mainsail (’20); 130% jib (’20); 150% Genoa (recut and inspected, approx. 50% service life left per sailmaker); asymmetrical spinnaker with dousing sock; old main (recut and inspected, approx. 50% service life left per sailmaker); Sail Area / Displ: 20.99; I: 61.7; J: 20; P: 55.8; E: 22.2
Engine and machinery: Engine and generator completely removed over summer in ’25; media blasted and painted; hoses and electrical connections inspected; top access to engine compartment under cockpit sole; 2 ½” thick engine room insulation; Yanmar 4LH 110HP diesel engine with ~4875 engine hours; valves adjusted (’25); injectors rebuilt (’25); injector pump rebuilt (’25); turbo replaced (’25); turbo return oil hose replaced (’25); starter motor (’15); spare starter motor; transmission replaced (’15); 189 gallons of fuel total in two tanks and one day tank (holding 15 gallons); fuel lines from day tank to engine replaced (’25); Racor 1000 air/water separator/fuel filter (’25); electric fuel tank gauges (2); prop shaft machined ('25); replaced dripless shaft seal (’25); fixed 3-blade propellor; Lewmar single lever throttle control; Plastimo compasses; MaxPower 15HP retractable bow thruster (’22); MarineAir 16K BTU salon air conditioning and heat (’22); CruiseAir 10K BTU air conditioning and heat for back cabins
Electrical: 120V 30A shore power connection with 50’ cord; 120V AC electrical panels (2); 120V volt and amp meters; Blue Sea Systems VSM 12v vessel monitoring system; 12v DC electrical system; 12v DC voltmeter; 24v DC electrical system; 24v DC voltmeter; DC amp meter; Xantrex Tru-Charge 2 20A battery charger (’14); three 24v lithium batteries @ 200AH for 600 AH house bank (’23); stainless steel wind generator masts (2); Pikasola 12v wind turbine generator (’20); Pikasola 24v wind turbine generator (’20); 700W of solar panels on bimini (’20); two Victron Energy BMV-712 battery monitors (’20); Victron battery isolator (’20); Victron MPPT 100-30 charger controller (’20); two Group 24 lead acid starting batteries ('23); two Group 31 lead acid bow thruster batteries ('23); two Group 27 lead acid batteries with transfer switch for dump charge at float shutoff (’23); Prestovolt 24V alternator; Link 2000 inverter/charger control; LED navigation and masthead lights; generator heat exchanger cleaned (’25); generator hoses inspected and replaced as required (’25); generator intake thru-hull and seacock replaced (’25)
Electronics: Nav station with Raymarine radar, Raymarine C120 chart plotter, Raytheon autopilot control head, Airmar Depth transducer, Airmar Speed and Temperature transducer, Raymarine ST60+ Graphic, Wind and Tridata displays, Standard Horizon Matrix VHF radio on dedicated antenna, Raymarine AIS receiver, Furuno Navtex NX3000 weather receiver (inop), XM weather, Samsung 56” flat screen TV, JVC salon speakers; Helms with Raymarine C9 Chart plotter on swiveling NavPod, Raymarine ST6001 autopilot control heads, below deck autopilot ram, spare autopilot drive unit, ST60+ Graphic, Multi and Wind displays, Standard Horizon Explorer VHF, cockpit speakers
Safety: Survitec Elliot SOLAS Style MKIV 6-person life raft (’20), jacklines, Plastimo IOR Dan Buoy inflatable MOB pole with strobe, Calizas Rescue Sling, Jim Buoy horseshoe rings (2), MOB strobe for one Jim Buoy ring, MOB button at starboard helm
Other equipment: Wempe brass chronometer, Wempe brass hygrometer, Wempe brass tide clock, Hull Shield sonic hull cleaning system (’23), stainless steel davits, Achilles RIB (’20), stainless steel lifting crane for outboard motor, Mercury 15HP 4 stroke outboard engine (’18), stainless steel and starboard cockpit table with drop leaves, clinometer, fenders, dock lines, round Dickinson LPG grill, cockpit cushions, cupholders (6), rod holder, loads of spare parts, sails, rode, etc.
