1990 Carroll Marine 45' Frers 45

This 1990 Frers 45 racer-cruiser was built by Carroll Marine with a composite fiberglass hull and has proven itself competitive under multiple rating rules on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. The boat displaces 21,000 pounds with 9,600 pounds of ballast, and carries a single Yanmar 4JH2E diesel engine rated at 46 horsepower. The design balances racing performance with genuine cruising capability, featuring a Leisure Furl boom system that allows easy two-person operation for day sailing while maintaining the capability for serious offshore racing.

The accommodation plan centers on a large main salon with upholstered settees and pilot berths, a navigation station to port, and galley to starboard fitted with a three-burner CNG stove and oven installed in 2019. Two aft cabins provide a queen-sized bunk and single bunk in each, along with storage, port holes, and hanging lockers. Forward is an enclosed head compartment with a full-size VacuFlush toilet and handheld shower. The main holding tank sits under the port salon settee, while a removable six-gallon forward tank in the forepeak functions independently for convenient day sailing.

Recent improvements and maintenance have kept this boat race-ready and thoroughly equipped. The bottom and rudder have been professionally faired and repainted, the keel was removed, re-bedded, and faired in 2019, and the shaft was replaced with stainless steel in 2018. The standing rigging is Navtec rod renewed within the past five years, all running rigging has been replaced or upgraded since 2018, and the sail inventory includes multiple North sails along with storm sails. Electronics span a 12-inch Garmin plotter with radar, AIS, INMARSAT terminal, and B&G racing instruments with five deck displays, all installed or updated between 2018 and 2019.

Safety equipment and systems meet offshore racing standards. The boat carries two six-man life rafts, seven inflatable life jackets with personal AIS beacons, grab bags with EPIRB and emergency gear, and four handheld fire extinguishers. Battery banks and the alternator were renewed in 2018–2019, and the autopilot was replaced in 2020 with its linear control arm serviced in 2022. Ten years of dry-sailing have preserved the hull, and the boat has undergone the upgrades and maintenance expected of an actively raced offshore yacht.