Italia 13.98 Buyer's Guide
The Italia 13.98 on the used market is a 47-foot performance cruiser from Italia Yachts, designed by Maurizio Cossutti with production from 2011. These are not bare-bones racers: they were built as luxury-performance yachts, and the brokerage pool reflects both private and ex-charter histories, with owner three-cabin layouts more common but two-cabin versions also available.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most used Italia 13.98s show the owner three-cabin arrangement—forward owner's cabin plus mirror-image aft quarterberths—though boats with the port quarterberth given to storage or the forward stacked-singles option appear. Ex-charter examples are common, so wear patterns and inventory completeness vary more than on a private-only model. The conventional belowdecks plan means a forward owner's stateroom and aft doubles, with an L-shaped galley and a convertible starboard settee berth via a dropping table.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Gennakers and spinnakers are commonly fitted, as are autopilot, chartplotter, and life raft. Often-seen upgrades include air conditioning, solar, code zero, asymmetric spinnaker, electric winches, hot water, bimini, swim platform, cockpit shower, radar, AIS, and Starlink. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy—solar with possible air conditioning and electric winches shaping anchoring independence—and sail handling and navigation, where code zero or asymmetric kite plus radar and AIS extend range and short-handed capability. A retractable bow thruster was a factory option for tight marinas.
What to Inspect
The structural story is sound on paper: hull laminated in vinylester with E-glass and PVC core, deck fully laminated to the hull flange, and carbon frames laminated inside hull is laminated in vinylester with unidirectional and biaxial E-glass and a PVC core. Still, verify the teak cockpit sole and optional side decks are well bonded to their fiberglass backing, since these are vacuum-bonded assemblies. Check the belowdeck line runs and recessed traveler for wear, and confirm the multiple fire-suppression systems in engine, battery, and electrical spaces are intact. Excellent engine access through steps and sides aids inspection of the Volvo saildrive and Flexofold prop.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are Greece, the United States, and Italy. When viewing, prioritize: confirm layout matches intended use (three-cabin vs storage); test all belowdeck lines and furler operation; verify teak deck bonding and sole gaps; confirm fire systems and Philippi monitor function; check for bow thruster and carbon rig if specified. The 13.98 rewards a careful survey with a fast, well-built cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Italia 13.98. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $399,000 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $338,690 | -15.1% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $337,194 | -0.4% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $399,000 | +18.3% |
Where they're listed
Italia 13.98 listings appear across 2 countries. Greece has the most listings with 3 (60.0%), followed by United States.
Country view
5 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $338,690 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| United States | $399,000 | 2 | 1 | 40.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italia Yachts 12.98 | 42.58' | $ 571,754 | 23 | 3 |
| Grand Soleil 39 | 40.03' | $ 239,953 | 21 | 7 |
| Solaris 44 | 44.62' | $ 558,000 | 15 | 1 |
| Italia Yachts 11.98 | 39.3' | $ 343,856 | 13 | 1 |
| Italia Yachts 15.98 | 54.46' | $ 578,298 | 7 | 2 |
| Italia Yachts 13.98You are here | — | $ 338,690 | 5 | 1 |
| Grand Soleil Grand Soleil 58 | 57.41' | $ 925,000 | 5 | 1 |