Jeanneau Trinidad 48 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Jeanneau Trinidad 48 means looking at a 1980s Ribadeau and Dumas cruiser that served hard in the Caribbean trade and as a European private yacht. The boats you find today split between owner three-cabin layouts and ex-charter examples, both available, with the former more common on the used market. Knowing what was standard, what owners added, and where the hull can hide damage will keep a purchase on firm ground.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Trinidad's interior allows three private cabins with three heads and a large, airy saloon wrapped around a decent-sized galley and a friendly deck saloon-style pilothouse. Owner versions tend to keep this arrangement intact; ex-charter boats are common and may show higher cycle counts on systems but the same commodious footprint. Storage is iffy in either layout, so judge personal gear capacity early rather than after closing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A bow thruster is commonly fitted and a real asset in close quarters. Often-seen equipment clusters around power and energy, canvas and sail handling, and navigation: heating, furling main, electric winches, teak decks, radar, AIS, autopilot, and chartplotter appear frequently. For a buyer, electric winches and a furling main reduce crew load on the genoa-driven rig, while radar and AIS with autopilot and chartplotter make passagemaking safer; teak decks need inspection for soft spots but add grip and looks.
What to Inspect
A tester described a Trinidad in Fort Lauderdale with broken athwartships after a terrible grounding, visible only when hauled anchor, so a haul-out is non-negotiable. The rudder blade can become partially waterlogged, and the boat's rudder rides on bearings in a partial skeg — confirm its condition and the bearing play. With plenty of below-waterline seacocks, each must be operated and checked for free movement and corrosion.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in the United States and Denmark. For a buyer, the short list is: confirm a haul-out showing no athwartship fracture, test the rudder for waterlogging and bearing wear, cycle every seacock, and verify the bow thruster and often-fitted electronics are operational. Prefer an owner three-cabin boat if storage and condition history matter more than charter-ready volume.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Trinidad 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 2 | $54,500 | — |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $54,500 | 0.0% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $155,014 | +184.4% |
| May 26 | 1 | $54,500 | -64.8% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Trinidad 48 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 2 (66.7%), followed by Denmark.
Country view
3 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $54,500 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Denmark | $155,014 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayana 48 | 48' | $ 330,000 | 29 | 5 |
| Hylas 48 | 48' | $ 1,769,000 | 5 | 3 |
| Trintella 44 | 43.96' | $ 64,048 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeanneau Trinidad 48You are here | — | $ 54,500 | 3 | 0 |