Saffier SL 46 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Saffier SL 46 means weighing a very new Dutch performance cruiser against its two personalities and its heavily optioned test-boat reputation. The yard's first large cruising yacht, it carries a daysailer specialist's short-handed methodology into a 48-foot fast cruiser, and most used Saffier SL 46s you encounter will be ex-charter or owner three-cabin layouts, both of which remain available.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The two deck configurations remain the defining choice: the Med version with its wide open transom and easy water access, and the North European version with a closed transom and a dinghy garage beneath cushioned lounging. Below, the standard plan gives three cabins and six berths, with a large forward owner's cabin that shares the aft heads and a saloon built for extended stays rather than bare weekending.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A short-handed setup is commonly fitted, reflecting the boat's led-all-lines philosophy. Beyond that, the most consequential buyer items cluster around power, sail handling, and navigation. The standard Yanmar 4JH57 of 57 horsepower can be optioned to a 70-horsepower 4JH70, and the test boat's 600 amp-hours of lithium battery power addressed any consumption worry for extended offshore use. For sail control, the optional Harken captive mainsheet and in-boom Mainfurl furler simplify the large mainsail, while a powered code furler on the carbon bowsprit speeds the reaching sails. Navigation is centered on B&G instruments and large cockpit plotter displays, and comfort touches such as an integrated vacuum cleaner and a foldable transom round out the liveaboard picture.
What to Inspect
The construction centers on a vacuum-infused hull with Divinycell foam coring except in the keel area, where a robust solid laminate and a galvanized steel grid carry the loads solid laminate construction. Pay particular attention to the keel-to-grid joint and the keel-area laminate, since that is where the substantial rig and keel forces concentrate. The engine room is bright with easily accessible filters and a machinery tunnel hatch between the aft cabins, so confirm those access paths are unobstructed and the GRP-embedded engine foundations are sound easily accessible filters. The foldable transom and integrated Arrow windows are structural and cosmetic focal points worth checking for gelcoat and hinge integrity.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Saffier SL 46 are France and the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm which deck layout (Med open transom or North garage) suits your cruising; verify the keel grid and solid keel-area laminate; check the engine access and foundations; and assess whether the optional power, furling, and battery upgrades are present or needed. A well-found example delivers a genuinely single-handed large cruiser with the finish of a small superyacht.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Saffier SL 46. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $1,063,448 | — |
Where they're listed
Saffier SL 46 listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $1,063,448 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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