Meta Dalu 47 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Meta Dalu 47 means looking at a French-designed aluminum passagemaker with a clear identity as a long-range cruiser rather than a light-displacement coastal boat. Built on the Joubert design lineage and offered in both owner and ex-charter histories, the Dalu 47 rewards buyers who value tankage and structural simplicity over interior privacy.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The Di specification shows 2 cabins with 8 berths and a passenger capacity of 8, so the difference between a two-cabin and a three-cabin version is meaningful for anyone who wants private staterooms rather than saloon conversions. Either way, the 630-liter water and 1,000-liter fuel capacities are constant strengths across the model.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A chartplotter is commonly fitted to Dalu 47s on the market. Less frequently, buyers will find radar or AIS as sometimes-seen owner upgrades rather than standard equipment. The one engine detail that matters most is the Iveco Nef 100 diesel of 100 hp with shaft drive recorded on the Di example, and any surveyed boat should be checked against that baseline for hours and service history.
What to Inspect
The Dalu 47 Di shows 3,000 engine hours on its single Iveco Nef 100 diesel anchor, so verify maintenance and compression on any candidate with comparable use. The hull is aluminum built as a full-strong structure out of the META yards anchor, and broker notes describe it as a solid construction on Joubert anchor; focus survey attention on weld seams, through-hull penetrations, and any history of electrolysis given the material. Draft on the Di example is 3 meters, so confirm keel and rudder integrity if the boat has seen grounding-prone cruising.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in France and Panama. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm cabin count against your privacy needs, verify the diesel hours and shaft-drive condition, check aluminum hull for weld and corrosion issues, and expect chartplotter as standard with radar or AIS as possible upgrades.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Meta Dalu 47. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $88,000 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $116,424 | +32.3% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $1,142,094 | +881.0% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $63,000 | -94.5% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $90,260 | +43.3% |
Where they're listed
Meta Dalu 47 listings appear across 2 countries. France has the most listings with 4 (57.1%), followed by Panama.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velmare 47 | 46.58' | $ 90,000 | 30 | 5 |
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| Van De Stadt Samoa 47 | 46.92' | $ 290,185 | 8 | 3 |
| Meta Dalu 47You are here | — | $ 88,000 | 7 | 0 |
| Poncin 47 | 47.21' | $ 110,713 | 6 | 0 |