Bali 4.3 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Bali 4.3 means looking at a catamaran launched by the Catana Group in 2014 as part of the new Bali range, built at the French facility in La Rochelle and conceived as a volume-driven coastal cruiser rather than a voyaging sibling to the racy Catana line. Used examples reward a buyer who understands the boat’s structural pragmatism and its electrically operated indoor-outdoor spaces, and who knows which documented quirks to inspect before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The three-cabin version places owners in the port hull with a compact-apartment feel, while the four-cabin charter version multiplies private staterooms. Across either plan, the combined salon/cockpit area gives an astonishing amount of space, the aft part of the coachroof pivots upwards and is housed under the roof itself, and a removable bulkhead rises electrically to merge saloon and aft cockpit. The galley sits at the forward end of the salon, benefiting from ventilation through the forward opening panel that also communicates with the foredeck cockpit.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Electric winches, chartplotter, autopilot, inverter, and solar are commonly fitted to used 4.3s. A watermaker, bimini, cockpit shower, swim platform, life raft, and freezer are often seen. Hot water, dinghy davits, and a self-tacking jib fall into the sometimes-or-owner-upgrade tier rather than standard equipment. The folding aft platform offers neat stowage for the dinghy and opens to the sea at anchor, and the raised helm station places all sail handling within sight of the water.
What to Inspect
The steering on the test boat felt springy and imprecise, and under load there were even times when the steering system bound up to a point where the tester was unable to hold an accurate course, so a loaded-sea-trial check of the helm is worthwhile steering system bound up under load. The Solent jib needed a pennant at its tack to make it set properly, limiting pointing ability, and the jib sheet winches were installed incorrectly and therefore difficult to use, meaning rigging and winch-mount inspection should precede purchase jib sheet winches were installed incorrectly. The hulls have balsa cores above the waterline and gray-water tanks in their stub keels, so keel-structure and core-integrity checks belong on the list.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Bali 4.3 are Italy, United States, Virgin Islands British, Martinique, Spain, and Greece. For the shopper, the short checklist is: confirm helm precision under load, verify jib tack set and winch installation, inspect stub-keel gray-water tanks and above-waterline core condition, and decide between the more common four-cabin charter layout and the quieter three-cabin owner version.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Bali 4.3. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 18 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $ 400,580 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $ 274,950 | -31.4% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $ 358,805 | +30.5% |
| May 25 | 1 | $ 330,765 | -7.8% |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $ 526,477 | +59.2% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $ 345,000 | -34.5% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $ 503,586 | +46.0% |
| Sep 25 | 9 | $ 440,638 | -12.5% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $ 406,303 | -7.8% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $ 419,479 | +3.2% |
| Dec 25 | 6 | $ 423,470 | +1.0% |
| Jan 26 | 9 | $ 421,181 | -0.5% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $ 351,084 | -16.6% |
| Mar 26 | 7 | $ 400,580 | +14.1% |
| Apr 26 | 46 | $ 399,643 | -0.2% |
| May 26 | 2 | $ 380,000 | -4.9% |
| Jun 26 | 4 | $ 395,000 | +3.9% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $ 395,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Bali 4.3 listings appear across 15 countries. Italy has the most listings with 30 (32.6%), followed by United States and British Virgin Islands.
Country view
92 listings · 15 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $ 409,842 | 30 | 4 | 32.6% |
| United States | $ 495,000 | 10 | 2 | 10.9% |
| British Virgin Islands | $ 357,547 | 9 | 2 | 9.8% |
| Greece | $ 555,089 | 7 | 1 | 7.6% |
| Martinique | $ 360,522 | 7 | 1 | 7.6% |
| Spain | $ 382,767 | 5 | 1 | 5.4% |
| France | $ 400,580 | 5 | 0 | 5.4% |
| Grenada | $ 291,851 | 4 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Croatia | $ 412,025 | 3 | 0 | 3.3% |
| Portugal | $ 503,586 | 3 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $ 274,950 | 2 | 0 | 2.2% |
| Australia | $ 388,493 | 2 | 1 | 2.2% |
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