Premier 45 Buyer's Guide
The Premier 45 on the brokerage market is a 45-foot lifting-keel performance cruiser from Premier Composite Technologies, designed by Botin, Carkeek, Miesbauer, and Snøhetta. She pairs a carbon-reinforced hull and deck with a serious offshore rating, and the used examples you will meet are almost always the original high-spec cruiser-racer. Knowing where the design cuts corners and where the standard kit already does the heavy lifting will keep a viewing focused.
Layouts on the Used Market
The interior follows Snøhetta's minimalist concept and was laid out to sleep seven with convertible aft cabins that reconfigure for guests or stowage. A Corian galley, smoked oak floorboards, and programmable underfloor lighting are part of the as-delivered interior, so most boats will show the same modern, clean arrangement rather than owner-refit variety. The cockpit is spacious with a social table, but the bathing platform is small, a point worth weighing if you plan warm-water swimming stops.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The standard package is strong: a carbon mast and boom, retractable bowsprit, and full Harken deckgear and winch package came from the factory, so a buyer should verify those original items are intact rather than hunting for upgrades. The unobtrusive anchor arrangement is standard and preserves the boat's lines, but it is not a self-deploying setup. A bimini is the kind of comfort addition an owner may have added for lounging afternoons; electric primary winches are a plausible owner upgrade given the press noted the standard primaries could be electric, but confirm rather than assume.
What to Inspect
The one documented operational flaw is the anchor arrangement, which is impractical to use because you must attach a halyard to the bow roller, haul the anchor out of the locker, and flip it over the bow anchor arrangement is impractical. At a viewing, work the bow locker yourself: check that the roller, halyard lead, and locker geometry let you complete the sequence without fouling, and look for chafe or impact marks where the anchor has been dragged up and flipped. A hull with heavy scarring there has been anchored often despite the hassle, or worse, forced. Beyond that, confirm the lifting keel operates smoothly through its 6-to-9-foot draft range and that the carbon rig and Harken gear show no neglected wear, since maintenance access is excellent and deferred service is hard to excuse.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
- Verify the carbon mast, boom, and Harken package are original and undamaged
- Work the anchor deployment sequence and inspect the bow locker for chafe
- Cycle the lifting keel through its full draft range
- Confirm the convertible aft cabins and Snøhetta interior fittings are intact
- Check the 55hp diesel and systems given the excellent access
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