Californian 45 Motor Yacht
Built 1988–1991 by Californian Yachts (Carver-owned)
About the Californian 45 Motor Yacht
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1988–1991
- Builder
- Californian Yachts (Carver-owned)
- Length
- 45 ft
- Beam
- 15.17 ft
- Draft
- 4 ft
- Displacement
- 40,000 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 400 gal
- Water
- 190 gal
- Holding
- 70 gal
- Stern thruster
- none
Flush-deck aft-cabin motor yacht on a solid fiberglass modified-V (15 deg); hardtop and aft-deck enclosure standard; lower helm optional. Good rough-water performer per HMY. The 52 Cockpit MY is the same boat with a cockpit.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Detroit Diesel 6-71 (inline, N / T / TI) parts: good
Factory optional engine — you entered “Detroit Diesel 6-71”
Two-stroke 71-series engine with a huge commercial, bus and marine population; basic engine parts and complete overhaul kits (liners, pistons, injectors, blowers, bearings, gaskets) are cheap and widely available from Diesel Pro Power, Highway and Heavy Parts and others. Some marine-specific parts (coolers, manifolds) are harder to find. Designed to be rebuilt in-frame repeatedly; naturally aspirated engines with good care have been reported past 15,000 hours, turbo versions more like 3,000–5,000.
Parts sources: Diesel Pro Power (Detroit Diesel parts), Highway and Heavy Parts (Series 71)
Common problems (2)
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Oil leaks engine
Owners describe 71-series Detroits as habitual oil leakers; chasing leaks with the right gaskets and sealants is a routine topic even on freshly rebuilt engines.trawlerforum.com · cruisersforum.com
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Noise and smoke exhaust
Injector and exhaust noise is loud unless mufflers are well designed, and some smoke is typical of the two-stroke design.trawlerforum.com
Model sources (2)
Other Californian models
- Californian 38 Motor Yacht 1983–1987
- Californian 43 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1983–1987
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.