This 2009 Grand Banks 47 Europa is an elegant, comfortable and versatile

cruising yacht. Powered by twin Cummins QSC8.3 550hp diesels, she is hull

number 70 with the faster Sparkman & Stephens hull design and extended

cockpit. Although her owners enjoy cruising New England waters at 8-10 knots

with excellent fuel economy, she can cruise at 18-20 knots to make a schedule.

Enjoy the comfort and economy of a trawler without being limited to 8 knots!

Her walk around configuration provides a large covered cockpit with lots of

shade. Covered side decks allow secure movement all around the vessel. Crew

can run her from the large fly bridge in nice weather or from the enclosed lower

helm when it’s wet or cold. She has a galley up and two stateroom layout. The

forward master stateroom offers an island queen bed with generous storage and

ensuite head and shower. The guest stateroom has two side by side single

berths with a second head and shower opposite. Her interior displays beautiful

teak joinery and teak and holly soles throughout. Optional upgrades include

Onan 11.5kw generator, three Marine Air a/c zones, Splendide washer/dryer,

Force 10 propane cooktop/oven, starboard salon entertainment cabinet with pop

up TV, second Stidd seat and wet bar on the fly bridge, and Sidepower bow

thruster.

She comes with a 10’ AB rigid bottom tender (with a 2025 9.9hp Honda) mounted

on the boat deck and launched with a Steelhead 800R hydraulic davit system.

A head turner in any harbor, her hull is white with a flag blue boot stripe and dark

blue bottom paint. Her topsides are white with handsome teak cap rails, teak

transom, natural teak cockpit decking and side decks, and she has dark blue

canvas. Her owners have invested in professional maintenance and numerous

upgrade

A large teak swim platform leads to a transom boarding door swinging inward.

Boarding can also be accomplished through port and starboard boarding gates

on the side decks. The overhead boat deck shades an expansive 10’ long

cockpit and secure side decks. A cockpit hatch on gas struts provides access to

a voluminous lazarette storage space below. A sliding door opens to the elegant

salon space. Moving forward, there’s a well appointed L shaped galley area to

port. To starboard, opposite the galley, is a lower helm station with a door

providing convenient access to the foredeck. From the forward salon area,

companionway steps on the centerline lead down to a central passageway. To

starboard is the guest stateroom. To port is a large guest head. Forward is the

master stateroom and ensuite head. From the cockpit, stairs (not a ladder) lead

up to the spacious fly bridge. Aft of the fly bridge is the boat deck with radar

mast, dinghy and davit. The stairs to the fly bridge lift on gas struts to provide

easy access to the engine room.

• Twin Cummins QSC 8.3 550hp diesels with state of the art common railfuel system (approx. 2,750 hours as of August 2026)

• ZF 286A transmissions

• Glendinning electronic engine controls

• 2 ½” Aquamet 22 shafts• Tides dripless shaft seals

• ZF 29” five blade Nibral props

• Cast bronze rudders

• Racor 751000MAX2 dual primary fuel filters for each engine

• Racor 0500MA2 primary fuel filter for genset (New 2025)

• External sea water screens with Groco bonze thru-hulls, sea cocks and

raw water strainers for engines, genset and a/c.

• Reverso oil change system plumbed to engines, transmissions and genset

• Engine room blowers

• Fireboy Automatic/Manual Fire Suppression (tested and recertified in

2023)

• Rule 2000 bilge pumps in lazarette, engine room and forward

compartment

• Whale manual emergency bilge pump in engine room

• Teleflex Capitano hydraulic steering

• Lofrans windlass

• SidePower bow thruster with dedicated 8D Lifeline AGM battery

• Freshwater pump with accumulator

• Seagull IV drinking water purification system

• Fresh water wash down at anchor platform

• Cockpit hot/cold shower and fresh water hose outlet

• Sealand Vacu-Flush head system

• 20 gallon hot water heater (120v and engine coolant heat exchanger)

• Engine room fresh water faucet

• Three 16,000 BTU Marine Air a/c units (reverse cycle heat) with air

handlers serving salon, master stateroom and guest stateroom

• Zintex S2A propane monitor/sensor

• Splendide Washer/Dryer

• Wired and plumbed for watermaker in lazarette

• AC and DC distribution panels with back lighting and plexiglass enclosure

at lower helm

• AGM batteries (two 8Ds for house (new 2024), one 8D for thruster (new

2024), two 4Ds for engine start and one Group 27 for genset)

• Onan eQD 11.5kw genset with sound shield (approx. 2,200 hours as of

August 2026)

• Mastervolt 80amp battery charger

• Sidepower bow thruster

• Engine room lighting (12v and 120v)

• Cablemaster with 50 amp 60’ shore power cord

• Forward 50amp shore power receptacle with 50’ cable

• CO Detectors (replaced 2024)• Kahlenburg Air Horn

• LED Interior lighting (replaced/upgraded 2023)

• Exterior courtesy lighting

• Nav, Mast Head, Stern and Anchor lights with LED bulbs

The vessel’s walk around design allows crew to move securely forward and aft

with bulwarks at hip level and handrails encircling the vessel. 

(Handling lines and fenders and lowering or retrieving the anchor do not require gymnastics or high wire acts)

• Rich teak cap rails, teak transom and teak cockpit and side decks

• Teak name boards on fly bridge port/starboard with 3nm Hella LED red/

green nav lights (New 2018)

• SS hand rails around entire vessel exterior and on anchor pulpit.

• Anchor platform with Lofrans windlass, double rollers and 60 pound Ultra

polished SS anchor on 200’ of 3/8” chain (platform can hold second

anchor)

• Foot switches for windlass and separate remote control plug in to permit

operation while standing on the platform

• Self bailing anchor chain lockers with storage lockers for lines, chafe gear,

etc.

• Teak burgee staff mounting on anchor platform rails with blue Sunbrella

cover

• Large foredeck seat forward of cabin trunk flips up to access convenient

storage for dock lines

• Large SS hawse ports and SS cleats

• Fuel fills port/starboard recessed in cabin sides with overflow protection

• Cockpit has ample space for a table and chairs

• Teak ensign staff mounting on aft rails with blue Sunbrella cover

• Large cockpit hatch on gas struts to access spacious lazarette storage for

fenders, cleaning supplies, swim toys, etc.

• Transom door with step to teak swim platform with retractable swim ladder

• Hot/cold cockpit shower for swimmers

• Cockpit fresh water hose connection

• Eight dock lines and three fenders

• Windshield exterior sun cover

• Magma gas grill mounted on cockpit hand rail

From the cockpit, you enter the bright and airy salon through a large fiberglass

sliding door (with hideaway screen). The satin finished teak joinery and teak and

holly sole are stunning. To port, aft of the galley, is a large L shaped setteecovered in tan Ultraleather with a teak and holly hi-lo coffee table that folds open

for dining. To starboard, aft of the lower helm, are two blue upholstered barrel

chairs framing an entertainment cabinet with a pop up flat screen TV and

extensive storage lockers. Just aft of the helm is a custom bar area with bottle

storage. Opposite the bar to port is a smoked glass cabinet with three racks for

glass stemware. Indirect lighting, overhead lighting and reading lamps provide

ambiance. Two Marine Air digital panels control the two a/c zones. A Sea-Fire

alarm monitors for carbon monoxide. The drapes are all in neutral beige.

An L shaped gourmet galley sits on the port side just forward of the settee.

There’s excellent 360 degree visibility from this location. Black granite counter

tops with extensive teak cabinetry above and below complement the galley.

• Three burner Force 10 propane cooktop with oven and broiler

• Overhead built in microwave

• Refrigerator built in under counter top with teak door

• Isotherm freezer under helm seat (new 2023)

• Stainless steel sink with single lever faucet and sprayer and teak sink

inserts for extra work space

• Drinking water tap with Seagull IV water purification system

• Overhead fold down cabinetry for plates, bowls and cups

• Storage for condiments and galley tools and large under counter storage

compartment for dry goods

• Pull out teak trash drawer

• Galley fan and sliding window for ventilation

• Zintex S2A propane monitor/sensor

To starboard, opposite the galley, is the lower helm station with an oversized

Stidd chair in tan Ultraleather. A classic teak wheel accents the modern

electronics. Grand Banks control panel contains engine start/stop buttons, air

horn switch, bilge/high water alarms, and various warning lights. Easily

accessed overhead electronics cabinets hold VHF radios with room for additional

electronics. A plexiglass door opens to the electrical distribution panel for 12v

and 120v power. Visibility is excellent in all directions. The center windshield

window opens with an electric lift for ventilation.

This Europa layout sleeps four in two staterooms. The salon settee can

accommodate a additional guest. From the forward end of the salon, a centerline companionway leads down into

the accommodation spaces. Wide steps and a teak hand rail allow for secure

movement underway. Steps flip up and slide out to access considerable storage

space underneath.

To starboard is the guest stateroom with two side by side single berths (not over/

under bunks) with three large drawers. A generous cedar lined hanging locker is

located outboard. There’s a reading light over each berth, and both an overhead

hatch (with screen and blackout shade) and an SS opening port light (with screen

and curtain) provide natural ventilation. A switch controls the flow of a/c to the

guest stateroom.

To port, opposite the guest stateroom, is a roomy guest head with black granite

countertop, teak cabinet under, teak vanity above with sliders, vacu-flush toilet,

exhaust vent and roomy tiled shower with bi-fold glass door. A SS opening port

(with screen and curtain) provides natural light and ventilation.

Forward is the well appointed master stateroom with island queen bed. Direct

and indirect lighting and reading lights brighten the master stateroom. An

overhead hatch (with screen and blackout shade) and three SS opening ports

(with screens and curtains) provide lots of natural light and ventilation, and 12v

fans provide airflow, while a Marine Air digital panel controls a/c for the

accommodations area. A large cedar lined hanging locker with a drawer under,

two drawers under the queen berth and extensive drawers and lockers port and

starboard provide ample storage space. There’s a wall mounted full length

mirror. A Garmin remote display allows the owner to monitor info such as depth

and anchor alarm, and a Sea-Fire alarm monitors for carbon monoxide. An

ensuite head on the starboard side has black granite countertops, teak cabinets

under, teak vanity with sliders over, mirror, vacuflush toilette, exhaust vent and

tiled shower with bi-fold glass door. A Tankwatch 4 display in the master head

monitors the level of the 77 gallon holding tank.

The fly bridge is what you’d expect to see on a much larger vessel. It provides a

spacious and inviting location from which to run the vessel, enjoy the sights or

host cocktail hour or dinner. The current owners often eat meals on the fly

bridge.

Access to the fly bridge is via easily navigated stairs in the cockpit. (No need to

pass food up a near vertical ladder.) There’s seating for up to eight. Two Stidd

chairs and a single bench seat face forward, but the Stidd chairs can be rotated

to face aft for additional cocktail hour seating. To starboard a large L shaped

settee fits around a beautiful teak table. To port a bench seat adjoins a wet bar

with icemaker. A blue Sunbrella bimini provides shade to the entire fly bridge

area.The fly bridge helm station has a cleverly designed pop up instrument panel that

stows. A beautiful teak destroyer wheel serves as a focal point, and a

windscreen provides comfort underway.

Blue Sunbrella covers protects the helm station, Stidd chairs, settees and teak

table when not in use.

Aft of the fly bridge on the same level is the boat deck. A fold down mast holds

radar, AIS antenna, mast head light, stern light and anchor light. A SS bracket

supports a 10.5’ AB 10VS RIB with a 9.9hp Honda outboard with electric start.

Steel cable tie downs secure the dinghy, and a blue Sunbrella cover protects it

from sun and weather. A Steelhead SM800R davit makes short work of

launching and retrieving the dinghy.