Neel 45 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Neel 45 means choosing among a design that ran from 2013 to its final hull in 2020, a cruising trimaran with a 44-foot length and a remarkable 28-foot beam. Both owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin versions appear in good numbers, and ex-charter boats are a common sight, so buyers should decide early whether a former fleet boat's wear pattern fits their plans.
Layouts on the Used Market
Two interior plans dominate the used fleet. Private owners favored a three-cabin arrangement with staterooms to port and starboard holding outward-facing doubles, plus a V-berth cabin forward. Charter operators more often commissioned a four-cabin layout to maximize berths. Either way, the boat keeps its long corridor with a straight-line galley and a nav station opposite the central dinette with wraparound settee, and headroom of 6 feet 8 inches runs throughout. A deep central engine room reached by a ladder through a wide hatch is a constant across layouts.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most Neel 45s on the market carry a strong passage-making kit: chartplotter, autopilot, radar, AIS, life raft, and EPIRB are commonly fitted, joined by solar, inverter, lithium batteries, and a watermaker for off-grid power and water. A bow thruster and cockpit shower appear as standard convenience items, with hot water and heating for comfort. A furling main is often seen, while a self-tacking jib and asymmetric spinnaker show up as owner upgrades rather than base gear. For a buyer, the practical split is power and energy — the solar-and-lithium cluster means less generator dependence — against sail-handling simplicity, where a furling main and self-tacking jib reduce short-handed effort.
What to Inspect
The single most consequential item is the machinery access: confirm the central engine room ladder and wide hatch operate cleanly, since the boat has only a single engine and a bow thruster compensates for maneuvering anchor. The curved coaming and aft decks that curve up and around should be checked for gelcoat stress where the geometry meets the bridge deck. Verify the daggerboard trunk and spade rudder for play, and exercise the multiple padeyes that let the mainsheet anchor in different spots to be sure none are cracked.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These trimarans turn up across France, Portugal, New Caledonia, Thailand, Greece, and New Zealand. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm layout fit (owner three-cabin vs charter four-cabin), verify the single engine and bow thruster work as a team, check the curved deck edges for stress, and validate the solar-lithium-watermaker suite if independent cruising is the goal.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Neel 45. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $555,191 | — |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $394,292 | -29.0% |
| Feb 26 | 2 | $471,071 | +19.5% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $381,343 | -19.0% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $479,808 | +25.8% |
| May 26 | 1 | $392,559 | -18.2% |
| Sep 26 | 8 | $482,287 | +22.9% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $394,803 | -18.1% |
Where they're listed
Neel 45 listings appear across 8 countries. Portugal has the most listings with 8 (38.1%), followed by France and New Caledonia.
Country view
21 listings · 8 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | $482,287 | 8 | 8 | 38.1% |
| France | $471,071 | 6 | 0 | 28.6% |
| New Caledonia | $409,316 | 2 | 0 | 9.5% |
| Fiji | $394,803 | 1 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Greece | $397,147 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
| Martinique | $392,559 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
| New Zealand | $381,343 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
| Thailand | $391,438 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
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