C-Cat 48 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used C-Cat 48 means looking at a 48-foot Italian performance cruising catamaran from Comar Yachts, designed by François Perus and launched under the C-Catamarans banner. It is a lightweight, fast cruiser with carbon daggerboards and a sleek sail plan, offered in two specifications — the sportier Antigua and the more luxurious Saint Barths — so the brokerage stock you find will vary in how much comfort gear was specified against raw speed.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both two- and three-cabin versions are available, and ex-charter examples are common. Every layout has two separate heads, with an optional crew cabin accessible privately from the starboard bow. The cockpit and dinette sit on one level divided by a large sliding door, and a fully closable bimini turns the sheltered cockpit into year-round outdoor living that opens onto a large saloon. A true helm station is integrated into the navigation area, allowing the boat to be handled from inside in challenging weather.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most C-Cat 48s on the brokerage market are commonly fitted with an inverter, lithium batteries, AIS, chartplotter, watermaker, air conditioning, solar, and an autopilot — the core energy and navigation backbone for independent cruising. A dinghy davits, radar, life raft, self-tacking jib, asymmetric spinnaker, and freezer are also typical, supporting shorthanded sail handling and offshore self-sufficiency. Often-seen additions include a code zero and electric winches for easier light-air performance, plus a washing machine, bimini, and cockpit shower for comfort. Less common owner upgrades run to heating, a furling main, hardtop, trampoline, Starlink, and full circumnavigation rigging — worth noting when present, but not expected.
What to Inspect
A buyer should still verify the epoxy-Corecell hull and carbon-structure integrity and confirm the four watertight compartments — totaling over 22,000 liters — are intact and properly sealed four watertight compartments with a total volume exceeding 22,000 liters. Check the daggerboard trunks and C-foil boards for wear across their 0.90-to-2.95 m draft range, and confirm the carbon mast, crossbeam, and compression beam show no delamination. The two 42 hp S-drive engines should be surveyed for alignment and corrosion at the saildrive seals.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
C-Cat 48s typically appear in the United States, France, and Italy. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm which specification (Antigua or Saint Barths) and layout (two- or three-cabin, ex-charter or owner); verify the core safety structure and daggerboard systems; and review the level of commonly fitted cruising equipment against your intended use.
- Decide Antigua vs Saint Barths and cabin count for your cruising style
- Survey watertight compartments, carbon structure, and S-drive seals
- Confirm typical gear: lithium, watermaker, autopilot, AIS, solar
- Expect code zero or electric winches as a bonus, not a baseline
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the C-Cat 48. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 | $827,347 | — |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $1,499,000 | +81.2% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $1,421,638 | -5.2% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $1,459,906 | +2.7% |
Where they're listed
C-Cat 48 listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 6 (60.0%), followed by France and Italy.
Country view
10 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $1,499,000 | 6 | 0 | 60.0% |
| France | $1,420,812 | 3 | 0 | 30.0% |
| Italy | $827,347 | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage Yachts 480 | 49.54' | $ 469,000 | 25 | 3 |
| Nautitech 48 Open | 48.13' | $ 1,187,775 | 14 | 5 |
| C-Catamarans 48You are here | — | $ 1,499,000 | 10 | 0 |
| Dufour Catamaran 48 | 46.59' | $ 675,000 | 9 | 1 |