Fountaine Pajot Tanna 47 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin layouts are both well represented on the used market; ex-charter examples are common. The Maestro layout zeros in on private ownership with a large owner’s stateroom including a vanity, desk and en suite head in the port hull, plus two double-berth guest staterooms with their own heads in the starboard quarters. The Quintet layout, with five double staterooms and five heads, is optimized for charter or a growing family. In both, the central saloon is the same, with a commercial-grade U-shaped galley to port adjacent to the cockpit’s sliding doors and a redesigned salon/galley with increased storage. The flybridge is a signature feature, expanded from the Saona with a sundeck and settee, over 75 square feet with seating for 10 and 40% larger than the predecessor, while the opening between salon and cockpit is 20% larger for better air circulation and traffic flow.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market, solar, air conditioning, watermaker, autopilot, inverter, chartplotter, electric winches, radar, AIS, swim platform, and bimini are commonly fitted. The Tanna’s standard solar is an array of flat, flexible Solibian panels glued to the cabin top, and up to 1,700 watts of soft solar panels may be added; an 11.5 kW Northern Lights generator supports air conditioning. Often-seen items include lithium batteries, life raft, teak decks, cockpit shower, freezer, and washing machine. Less common owner upgrades include hot water, Starlink, gennaker, dinghy davits, and heating. The helm pod carries a set of Lewmar electric winches, and the boat is sold with Grande Large, Oceanic, and Comfort option packages, so equipment levels vary by original specification.

What to Inspect

The documented handling trait to verify is the hydraulic steering, which gives less feedback and cannot be locked on centerline when maneuvering with engines only, a behavior shaped by rudders that sit forward of the props and change the flow of water and therefore response time and pivot point. The rudder and prop geometry is inherent to the design and should be factored into any close-quarters assessment. No structural defects, flooding paths, or recurrent systemic issues are documented for the model, but the deck and bimini are completely new versus the Saona, so confirm the integrity of those composite joints and the balsa-cored resin-infused structure. The standard engine package is a pair of 50 hp Volvo Penta diesels with saildrives, with 60 hp options available, and some test boats carried 75 hp with folding props—verify the actual fitted drive and saildrive seals on any candidate.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets for the Tanna 47 include the United States, Greece, France, Thailand, Türkiye, and Portugal. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm whether the Maestro or Quintet layout suits the intended use, verify the solar and generator specification against cruising plans, inspect the saildrive seals and rudder stocks given the forward-of-prop arrangement, and budget for the hydraulic-steering handling learning curve. The Tanna 47 is a well-documented, award-recognized evolution of a proven hull, and a careful survey focused on the new deck structure and drive systems will surface any individual boat’s true condition.