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- Beam: 14' 11''
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Max Draft: 3' 7''
- Fuel Tank: 1 x 560|gallon
- Fresh Water: 1 x 150|gallon
- Holding: 1 x 80|gallon
- Heads: 2
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Project boat with great bones — over $100,000 in documented work already done, priced at $159,000 for the buyer who finishes it.
Little Dreamer is a 2003 Carver 460 Voyager with only 580 hours on her twin Volvo Penta TAMD75P-A diesels (480 hp each), bow and stern thrusters, and a true three-stateroom, two-head layout in a sub-47-foot package. The current owner purchased her in late 2024 and has invested more than $100,000 in documented mechanical and structural work since, with receipts available. The heavy, expensive, below-the-waterline items are done. What remains is a clearly defined list of systems and cosmetic work — roughly $30,000 to $35,000 by the owner's estimates — and we have itemized every line of it so a buyer knows exactly what they are getting and exactly what is left.
The owner's plans have changed, and the price reflects that honestly. For a hands-on buyer, a cruising couple looking for a Great Loop boat, or anyone comfortable managing a yard for a few weeks, this is a chance to own a well-sorted 460 Voyager well under the market for a turnkey example.
Completed 2025–2026 (over $100,000 documented)
Remaining project list (owner estimates, worksheet available on request)
The boat is offered as-is, where-is, with full disclosure. Ask for the Condition & Repair Summary — it lists each item with the owner's estimate alongside a yard-rate estimate, so you can price the project your way.
Layout and Accommodations
Three staterooms and two full heads. The forward master has an en-suite head with granite vanity and glass-enclosed shower; the two mid-ship staterooms share the second head with matching finishes. The salon carries a leather L-shaped settee, two club chairs, an entertainment center and large windows with wood blinds. The dining settee wraps a pedestal table forward of the salon. The galley has a Sharp microwave/convection oven, Princess three-burner electric cooktop and NovaKool refrigerator/freezer, with a Malber washer/dryer combo below.
Power and Performance
Twin Volvo Penta TAMD75P-A inline six-cylinder turbo diesels, 480 hp each (960 hp total), through ZF280-1A gears (2.227:1) to bronze four-blade propellers. 580 engine hours. Kohler 15.5 kW diesel generator. 560 gallons of fuel for serious coastal range. Owner reported 23 mph at 2,250 rpm on the delivery run in July 2026.
Handling and Systems
Volvo QL electric bow and stern thrusters. 14 ft 11 in beam. 50-amp single-phase shore power. ProSport 20 Plus three-bank charger. Diesel heating system. 80-gallon holding tank.
Electronics
Deck and Exterior
Flybridge with aft-facing curved settee, fixed oval table and separate helm seating. Cockpit with built-in seating, wet bar with sink and a 12 VDC aluminum davit arm. Foredeck sunpad. White gelcoat on a modified-V planing hull with 15 degrees of deadrise aft.
Lying Port Charlotte, Florida. Showings by appointment. Bring your surveyor, your list and your offer.
Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Minted Yachts.
Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
The Carver 460 Voyager occupies a specific place in the motoryacht market that is genuinely hard to replicate at this price point. It is a true three-stateroom, two-head layout in a sub-47-foot package, powered by twin Volvo diesel inboards with bow and stern thrusters — the kind of platform that lets one couple manage the boat confidently without crew. That combination of self-sufficient handling and genuine liveaboard capacity is the core of the value proposition here.
What stands out on this particular hull is the mechanical spec. The twin TAMD75P-A Volvos have been used to only 580 hours — well below average for a 2003 vessel — and the Kohler 15.5 KW generator shows just over 500 hours. The bottom was freshly painted in January 2025 and the anodes were replaced at the same time, so the running gear is current. The 560-gallon fuel capacity supports extended coastal passages without marina dependency, and the Volvo QL bow and stern thrusters make single-handed docking straightforward on a vessel this size.
For a buyer looking for a live-aboard-capable motoryacht or a serious cruising platform without the overhead of a 50-foot-plus vessel, this one checks the boxes. Three staterooms, two heads with granite vanities and glass showers, a full galley, and a 15.5 KW generator make extended time aboard genuinely comfortable. At $233,000, the hours-to-price ratio is one of the better values in the mid-40-foot diesel cruiser category right now.
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