1997 Feeling 546 54'

Price

$150,000

Overall Length

54 ft

Location

Galesville Maryland United States

THE OWNER WANTS THIS BOAT SOLD! JUST REDUCED AGAIN TO $150,000!!!!

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.

Call today and make an appointment to come see her before she is gone!

IKONIC Yachts is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Crusader Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Master stateroom: The focal point of the master stateroom as you enter is the island queen berth. On either side of the berth at the head are nightstand surfaces on either side, with storage beneath both. Teak staving lines the hullsides and above the nightstands are double door lockers on either side. Aft of that is more staving, with opening ports in the hull. On the starboard side below the port area is a fiddled shelf area, with top access as well as an opening door to storage below. Aft of that is a full height hanging locker.

On the port side is a dressing table, with an oval mirror above it and storage beneath the lid. The leather upholstered seat faces aft, with storage below it. Above the dressing table and along the hull is a large locker with shelving. Aft of the dressing table is a curved panel door; inside it is a walk-in cedar lined hanging locker with shelves.

Headroom in here is 6’1”. There are four opening overhead hatches, two opening hullside ports, one dorade vent, four overhead lights and one reading light at the vanity.

Master head: The master head is on port and ensuite to the master stateroom. As you enter, the sink and head are to your left. The compartment is a modular fiberglass unit for easy wipe down. There is a locker beneath the sink and mirrored hinged medicine cabinet doors.; the floor has a large teak shower grate and there is an overhead hatch for ventilation

To the right is a circular shower, with a teak shower grate and an acrylic curved sliding door. The shower is on an adjustable height bar and there is an overhead hatch for ventilation and an overhead LED light. Headroom is 6’1” in the main area and 6’3” in the shower.

Salon: Moving aft into the salon from the master stateroom, there is a comfortable L-shaped leather settee on port, with storage beneath and behind the seating. A pair of lockers are above the seatback on the forward bulkhead, while along the hull is a fiddled shelf, teak hullside staving and an opening port.

Across on starboard is a large, U-shaped dinette that can seat eight. There is storage beneath and behind the seating, cherry staving along the hull and an opening port. Headroom in the salon is 7’. For lighting and ventilation in the salon there are four overhead fixed lights, two opening hatches, two opening ports and two dorade vents.

Nav station: The nav station is on port in the salon and forward facing. The seat is upholstered in leather, wide, comfortable and has storage beneath it. The chart table is huge, with lots of storage inside it and a nice integral pencil tray. The electronics console wraps around the nav desk, with the instruments arranged nicely and in easy reach. Outboard by your left arm is a pull-out drawer and a slide out shelf with a large storage area beneath it. The chart plotter and electrical controls are above that. Headroom here is 7’.

Galley: The galley on the Feeling 546 is enormous and has loads of counterspace. L-shaped, it is to the right between the aft cabins and the salon. Starting at the aft end along the hull, there is a tip-out bin with shelves to the right of the stove and a lift-up in the countertop with storage below. Moving around to the left is the stove, with a cubby space and drawer beneath it for pots and pans. To the left of the stove is a front-loading refrigerator space, followed by a top loading freezer space. Both units are lined with stainless steel and function as a spill-over system for cooling the refrigeration space. Along the hull behind the countertops are the microwave and three large lockers.

The counter L’s out at this point, with a large locker beneath the single sink and a double door unit with integral drawers to the left of that. On top is a smaller sink with a Corian/cutting board insert and a round lift-up Corian lid for access to the rubbish bin. There are tall teak sculpted fiddles surrounding the countertops and a continuous grab rail runs along the hull above the lockers, providing good handholds throughout.

Aft head: The aft head is located on port between the nav station and the aft cabin. The space is predominantly fiberglass, keeping maintenance easy. Headroom in here is 6’3”; as you enter the space the head is directly ahead of you and the sink is to your left. The toilet sits in a niche and has a locker above it. Moving around toward the sink are upper and lower lockers, with another locker under the sink as you continue around. Above the round sink is a mirrored door medicine cabinet and a shelf area beside that. There is a shower wand on a slide bar to the left of the sink. A teak shower grate covers most of the floor. There is an overhead hatch with a shade, two LED lights and a dorade vent.

Aft staterooms: The aft cabins are identical and mirrored in layout. As one enters, outboard is a full height hanging locker, followed by a curved teak countertop with a round sink. Beneath the sink is a locker with a curved door. That curves around toward the hull and has a lifting vanity top with storage beneath and a locker above and forward of the lid. The berth is queen size. Teak staving lines the hull and a pair of large teak panels are on centerline and provide access to the engine compartment. The space is well lit and bright; there are opening ports to the cockpit and on the hull, with an opening hatch overhead and one fixed light as well. There are three overhead lights for further illumination; the 6’4” headroom makes it feel even more bright and spacious.

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

Modular fiberglass bathroom enclosure for easy wipe down
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
Single lever hot and cold faucet
Teak grates in head and shower areas
Jabsco electric head (’21)
Y-valve diverter for overboard discharge

Aft head

Modular fiberglass bathroom enclosure for easy wipe down
Fiberglass countertop with fiberglass molded fiddle
Round sink
Single lever hot and cold faucet
Mirrored medicine cabinet
Shower sprayer wand on adjustable height bar
Single lever hot and cold faucet
Jabsco manual head
Y-valve diverter for overboard discharge
Teak shower grate

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

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, the mast was unstepped, stripped down and repainted. At that time, the wiring, lighting and masthead instruments were replaced, as were the sheaves. The standing rigging was all dye tested; items showing wear were replaced at that time.

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

The engine and generator were completely removed from the boat over the summer in ’25. While they were out, both were media blasted and painted. At that time, all hoses and electrical connections were inspected.