Diva 45 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Diva 45 means looking at a Lindquist-designed, Fabola-built solid-fiberglass sloop from the mid eighties, a light-racer cruiser with a fin keel and a deep 7.7- to 8-foot draft that restricts her to major marinas. Ex-charter examples are common, and the boat's documented character is best judged by the known measurements rather than by market lore.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the brokerage market, but both configurations are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The 3.25 length-beam ratio gives the boat a cabin that is more spacious than 58 percent of similar designs, so even the charter-weary three-cabin boats tend to feel open for their size.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market the Diva 45 commonly carries a bow thruster, a furling main, a spinnaker, heating, hot water, a bimini, a swim platform, a cockpit shower, radar, an autopilot, a chartplotter, and a life raft. For a buyer, the bow thruster and furling main speak to close-quarters and short-handed ease, while the radar and chartplotter define her as a modern-navigated coastal cruiser. The spinnaker and autopilot together suggest she was sailed for passage-making rather than purely dock-side living.
What to Inspect
The one quantified limitation in the record is the capsize screening value of 2.03, which indicates that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races anchor. A buyer should confirm the intended use matches that envelope.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is Greece. For a shopper, the practical checklist is short: verify the deep-draft fin keel suits your marinas, confirm the three-cabin or alternate layout matches your plans, and check that the common equipment cluster (bow thruster, furling main, autopilot, radar, chartplotter) is present and serviced. Accept the capsize screen as a coastal-cruiser limit, not a defect.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Diva 45. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 | $61,821 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $69,565 | +12.5% |
Where they're listed
Diva 45 listings appear across 1 country. Greece has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $65,693 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outremer 45 | 44.95' | $ 660,000 | 49 | 8 |
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| Elan 45 | 44.03' | $ 85,796 | 23 | 1 |
| Swan 45 | 45.37' | $ 318,518 | 14 | 1 |
| Beneteau First 45 (Farr) | 46.59' | $ 190,224 | 14 | 0 |
| ShearWater 45 | 51.42' | $ 179,900 | 8 | 4 |
| Salona 45 | 44.45' | $ 100,289 | 7 | 2 |
| Frers 45 | 45' | $ 58,428 | 4 | 1 |
| Fabola Boats 45You are here | — | $ 65,693 | 2 | 0 |