Broker Remarks

The Contest 48CS is celebrated for its robust construction, thoughtful design, and reliable performance, making it a favoured choice among sailing enthusiasts seeking a capable and comfortable cruiser. 

This Contest 48CS, built in 2000 is a renowned blue-water cruiser designed for comfortable long-distance sailing, it offers a spacious and well-appointed interior. The yacht's design emphasizes ease of handling, making it suitable for small crews or even single-handed sailing. Features such as hydraulic or electric furling sails, electric winches, and a bow thruster enhance its manageability. The interior typically includes three separate cabins, providing ample privacy and comfort for extended voyages. 

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• Manufacturer: Contest
• Price: €265,000
  Part Exchange Considered
• Location: Corfu
• Year: 2000
• LOA: 48'5" (14.75m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft in M: Max: 2.05
• Keel: Fin keel
• ID no.: 21F9682384

• Cabins: 3
• Aircon: Yes
• Heating: Yes
• Heads: 2
• Showers: 3
• Watertank Size: 959 Litres
• Engine Make: Yanmar 4JH3-HTE
• Horsepower: 100hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 625 Litres

Accommodation

Equipment List

Contest 48CS Specifications

Upholstery in Dark Blue Velor
Gas oven with 2 burners, gimbaled, with mounting for the gas installation
Gas bottle in separate locker with outboard drainage. 

 Central instrument fuse panel, with 12V plug and battery control unit.

Electric lights in saloon, fore cabin and after- cabin
Water tanks, 750 lts, electrical hot and cold pressurized water system and indicators
2 Separate W.C. compartments, each with seawater toilet, shower and ventilators
Chart table with chart storage
Electrical indicator for fuel tank
Windows of acrylate safety glass in hydronalium frames
Teak rub-rails with stainless steel strip
2 Stainless steel sinks in galley
Washbasin in W.C. compartments
Refrigerator and GRP cool box in galley
Curtains on rods for all windows
Crockery rack with sugar, storage containers, 6 cups, 6 mugs, 24 plates and 24 glasses
Wastewater tank, aft
Fire- extinguish system
Electric bilge pump
Battery control - Battery charger 220V - Battery charger - inverter 12- 220V - Electric ventilator
Generator
Bow thruster
Self adjusting propellor 4- bladed
Deck wash pump
Barometer and clock -

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.

Mechanical and Rigging

Manufacturer Provided Description

The Contest 48CS is designed and built to be sailed by a small crew in comfort. She is an all-round performer, capable of making swift passages. Designed by Dick Zaal and Georg Nissen, the Contest 48CS offers an optional winged keel designed in close cooperation with Piet van Oossanen (who also designed the famous wing keel of Australia when she won the America's Cup) of the Marin Naval Institute.

Mainsail and genoa II with sheets
Single line reefing system
Halyards of pre- stretched terylene
Mast winches for genoa and main halyards
2 Sheet winches 2- speed, self- tailing
Burgee halyard and 2 flag halyards
Genoa tracks and blocks
Aluminium anodized mast and boom with track for spinnaker boom
Stainless steel standing rigging
Kicking strap

Wing keel with lead
Hull painted in AWL- Grip
Genoa I - Jib I - Jib II
Storm jib
Spinnaker with halyard and sheets
Cruising chute with halyard and sheets
UV- strip on reefing genoa
Spinnaker pole with halyard and guy
Reefing genoa system Furlex
backstay adjuster - winch
Stowaway system Furlin with winch
Stowaway system Furlin electric.
Stowaway system Proctor hydro-white
Fully battened mainsail
Windex
Winch for spinnaker halyard
Radar reflector - Tricolour masthead light incl. strobe - Cockpit light in boom - Rigid boom vang, Selden - Rigid boom vang, Proctor - Lightning conductor

Inventory

B&G network with all the instruments, 2 plotters (in + out) , log, echosounder, wind, autopilot, VHF, radar , GPS, meteocom receiver, Navtex with printer, radio CD player, clock, barometer.
Outboard + tender, Sprayhood, Bimini
Life raft 2023
CQR type anchor on stem head fitting with 50 m anchor chain 10 mm
Electric anchor winch
2 Lifebuoys
Ensign staff
2 Bilge pumps one fixed and one loose with a minimum capacity of 60 lts per minute
Stainless steel hand grips on the coach roof
6 Cleats
2 Lazarette lockers for sails and gas bottle
Red- green navigation lights, stern light and steaming light, masthead light and deck light
Self draining cockpit - Stainless steel double railed pulpit with step
Stainless steel double railed opening push pit, openable
Stanchions with double lifelines
Skylights
Sell draining anchor bin
Wheel steering with compass
Emergency tiller
Teak gratings on cockpit seats
2 Fire extinguishers
Teak deck
220V shore power with plug in galley
Swimming ladder
Spray dodger with s.s. frame - Tent over cockpit - Cover for anchor winch - Cover for steering pedestal - Windscreen and dodger - S.S windscreen - sprayhood 
Anchor winch - Anchor winch, electric - Anchor chain, 50 m
Cockpit table
Gates in lifelines - Safety lines - 4 Harness eyes in cockpit
Support for outboard engine

Finance