Bali 4.8 Sailboats for Sale

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 4.8 was offered in up to five accommodation versions, each with en-suite bathrooms, ranging from a three-cabin owner's suite layout to a six-cabin charter configuration. The six-cabin version is distinguished as the first multihull under 50 feet to offer six double cabins with en-suite bathrooms, and in that arrangement the opening deck hatches provide the only entrances to the aft cabins. The three-cabin version places a large owner's suite in the port hull with a window-facing double bed aft and direct transom access, while the five-cabin adds a portside midships bunk cabin. A 290-square-foot combined saloon, galley, and chart area with a 神10-foot-wide tilt-and-turn door defines the social core regardless of cabin count.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Solar is commonly fitted across the used fleet. Often seen equipment includes a watermaker, inverter, chartplotter, dinghy davits, air conditioning, autopilot, bimini, self-tacking jib, electric winches, swim platform, and AIS. The boat itself was delivered with huge 220 V refrigerators — a 615-litre unit on the port side between saloon and galley — and an 8-foot 6-inch Corian galley worktop with a waste-sorting compartment as standard interior equipment. Less commonly seen, and typically owner upgrades, are a cockpit shower, hot water, heating, lithium batteries, hardtop, radar, life raft, and Starlink. The standard self-tacking jib is 47 square meters, with a 90-square-meter Code 0 available for light-air reaching.

What to Inspect

The available documentation records no structural defects or systemic failures for the 4.8. The foredeck door is slightly offset to starboard, and the rigid foredeck replaces a trampoline, so inspect the integrity of the foam-sandwich structure and the laminated bulkheads rather than expecting trampoline wear. The reviewer's only handling note was that the helm winches sit low relative to the high boom, so confirm their service and reach from the helm. No drainage, flooding, or construction-quality issues appear in the source record, and no documented known issues beyond these characteristics exist.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets for the Bali 4.8 include the United States, Greece, Italy, the British Virgin Islands, Spain, and the Bahamas. For a buyer, the priority checklist is brief: confirm the accommodation version matches intended use (charter-grade four-cabin versus owner's three-cabin), verify the tilt-and-turn door and rigid foredeck function, check the 220 V refrigeration and galley equipment, and assess whether often-seen cruising gear (watermaker, air conditioning, autopilot) is present or requires addition. The 4.8 is a well-documented, structurally conventional Bali with no flagged defects — the used-market risk lies in layout and equipment tier, not in the hull.