Bali 4.1 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Bali 4.1 means looking at a catamaran from Catana's Bali line, designed by Olivier Poncin and Xavier Faÿ and built from 2019 as the smallest of the marque's four-model fleet. It is a charter-bred cruiser with a rigid foredeck, fixed keels, and a sliding door that opens the saloon to a forward cockpit. Understanding the common layouts, the equipment usually carried, and the few structural or stowage quirks will steady any purchase decision.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin, four-head versions are the more common on the used market, but three-cabin layouts are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The four-cabin plan is the one best suited to charter use, while the three-cabin, two- or three-head arrangements put a roomy owner's suite to port with a large aft double and separate shower stall forward. Belowdecks the boat offers island berths and a forward owner's hull area described as cosy in poor weather. The Maxi Lounge aft seat and service bar are features to verify in person, since they define the 4.1's indoor-outdoor living space.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a chartplotter, electric winches, autopilot, bimini, and solar as standard cruising kit. Often seen are an inverter, air conditioning, cockpit shower, watermaker, and dinghy davits, which together signal a boat set up for extended independent cruising. Less common but worth noting as owner upgrades are hot water, AIS, a self-tacking jib, life raft, and radar. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster of inverter, solar, and watermaker determines how long you can stay off the dock; the canvas-and-handling group of bimini and davits affects daily comfort and dinghy management.
What to Inspect
The davit arrangement requires the outboard to be removed before the dinghy is raised, after which the tender rests at an angle on one tube anchor. Confirm the davits, transom seat structure, and the enlarged side lockers for stress or modification around that stowage method. The fixed keels sit in watertight recesses at the hull bottoms that also serve as graywater tanks anchor; inspect those recesses and their seals for ingress or previous repair. The cantilevered saloon door should operate manually without binding, and the engine compartments — praised for exemplary access — should be opened to check the Volvo Penta saildrives and surrounding structure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats turn up across the United States, Greece, France, Croatia, Italy, and Spain. For a used-market checklist: confirm whether the layout is ex-charter four-cabin or private three-cabin; verify the solar, inverter, and watermaker function; test the davit-and-dinghy stowage sequence; inspect the keel recesses and graywater tanks; and exercise the sliding saloon door and aft bulkhead. A well-kept 4.1 rewards the buyer with volume, easy handling, and straightforward engine access.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Bali 4.1. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 16 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $446,628 | — |
| May 25 | 2 | $419,763 | -6.0% |
| Jun 25 | 4 | $391,065 | -6.8% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $440,000 | +12.5% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $495,000 | +12.5% |
| Sep 25 | 11 | $436,554 | -11.8% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $430,957 | -1.3% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $425,360 | -1.3% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $449,000 | +5.6% |
| Mar 26 | 6 | $377,787 | -15.9% |
| Apr 26 | 37 | $437,076 | +15.7% |
| Jun 26 | 12 | $440,000 | +0.7% |
| Jul 26 | 5 | $399,995 | -9.1% |
| Aug 26 | 5 | $349,920 | -12.5% |
| Sep 26 | 10 | $321,818 | -8.0% |
| Oct 26 | 3 | $286,268 | -11.0% |
Where they're listed
Bali 4.1 listings appear across 13 countries. United States has the most listings with 16 (20.0%), followed by Greece and Croatia.
Country view
80 listings · 13 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $449,000 | 16 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Greece | $425,360 | 14 | 4 | 17.5% |
| Croatia | $347,564 | 11 | 4 | 13.8% |
| Italy | $347,004 | 11 | 3 | 13.8% |
| Spain | $483,204 | 8 | 1 | 10.0% |
| France | $400,444 | 7 | 0 | 8.8% |
| New Caledonia | $279,842 | 4 | 4 | 5.0% |
| South Korea | $581,706 | 2 | 0 | 2.5% |
| Turkey | $349,861 | 2 | 0 | 2.5% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $399,995 | 2 | 2 | 2.5% |
| Australia | $460,894 | 1 | 0 | 1.3% |
| Cuba | $335,811 | 1 | 0 | 1.3% |
Comparable models
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