Hallberg-Rassy 48 Buyer's Guide
The Hallberg-Rassy 48 is a Germán Frers-designed center-cockpit bluewater cruiser; the Mk I was built from 2004 to 2013, and on the brokerage market she appears in owner three-cabin layouts more commonly, though both layout families exist, and ex-charter examples are a common sight. Shopping one means weighing a highly specified standard boat against the upgrades owners have added over two decades of use.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements dominate the used fleet, and the supercabin variant — with a generous double forward of the mast plus two priority double cabins — is among the layouts a buyer will meet, though the conventional two-forward-cabin walkthrough remains available. The standard boat gives a choice of U-shaped or linear galley and centre or twin aft berths, so individual specimens differ markedly in how the interior was ordered. Ex-charter hulls tend to be the more plainly fitted owner versions rather than the elaborate supercabin spec, but both threads of the design are reachable secondhand.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most 48s on the market carry a deep equipment list as a matter of course: chartplotter, autopilot, bow thruster, air conditioning, heating, furling main, electric winches, teak decks, radar, and a watermaker are commonly fitted, with a washing machine and liferaft frequent as well. For a buyer, the consequential clusters are power and energy — where wind generator, solar, inverter, and often lithium batteries support long-term anchoring — and sail handling and comfort, where electric winches, furling main, bimini, dodger, and cockpit shower reduce crew workload. Less uniformly present are lithium banks, dinghy davits, AIS, and EPIRB, which are often seen rather than universal; a code zero, gennaker, asymmetric spinnaker, or Starlink appear as occasional owner upgrades rather than standard cruising kit.
What to Inspect
The period review record is the place to focus a survey. Writing in Cruising World, Alvah Simon noted the hard dodger on the 48 did restrict forward visibility and companionway access a bit, and that the cockpit, while feeling snug for sea, appeared small for entertaining in port. Those are design traits to assess against your own sightlines and boarding habits rather than defects, but they should inform how you use the boat. The available construction details describe a solid fiberglass hull and deck and a CE Category A rating supporting the marque's bluewater intent.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The 48 regularly turns up in Türkiye, Italy, the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm which layout (owner three-cabin or supercabin) and galley configuration the boat carries; verify the Volvo D3-110 and Gori folding prop are serviced; check the hard-dodger sightlines suit your helm preference; and treat lithium, davits, and AIS as nice-to-have rather than expected. A well-kept example is a thoroughly equipped, seakindly 49-foot cruiser with few open questions beyond layout and upgrade level.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hallberg-Rassy 48. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 3 | $475,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $541,854 | +14.1% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $576,812 | +6.5% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $675,861 | +17.2% |
| Apr 26 | 5 | $675,861 | 0.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $1,189,474 | +76.0% |
| Aug 26 | 3 | $558,984 | -53.0% |
Where they're listed
Hallberg-Rassy 48 listings appear across 6 countries. Turkey has the most listings with 5 (45.5%), followed by Italy and United Kingdom.
Country view
11 listings · 6 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | $675,861 | 5 | 0 | 45.5% |
| Italy | $483,007 | 2 | 0 | 18.2% |
| United Kingdom | $1,189,474 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Greece | $576,812 | 1 | 0 | 9.1% |
| Netherlands | $576,812 | 1 | 0 | 9.1% |
| Sweden | $560,104 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
10 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallberg-Rassy 49 | 49.08' | $ 243,660 | 34 | 8 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 46 | 48.5' | $ 390,368 | 33 | 7 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 45 | 46.33' | $ 220,237 | 30 | 2 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 54 | 54.92' | $ 920,569 | 23 | 8 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 41 | 41' | $ 87,396 | 23 | 6 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 53 | 53.94' | $ 470,339 | 22 | 8 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 48You are here | — | $ 576,812 | 13 | 4 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 55 | 54.72' | $ 1,223,541 | 9 | 1 |
| Hans Christian 48 | 47.83' | $ 247,473 | 7 | 2 |
| Hylas 48 | 48' | $ 1,769,000 | 5 | 3 |