Overview
The Gunboat 48 is a catamaran from Gunboat, designed by Morrelli & Melvin and first built in 2006. It carries a fractional sloop on 48.36 ft overall and 24.25 ft of beam.
Design and Construction
Length on the waterline is 45.93 ft. Displacement is listed at 17,700 lb with about 1,372 sq ft of reported sail area. The hulls are built of fiberglass, and the boat has twin daggerboards: draft is 7.38 ft with the boards down and 1.97 ft with them up. Power is two Volvo Penta D2 diesels, 40 hp.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates the Gunboat 48-90 range 4 of 5: “Expensive, innovative semi-custom rocketships now built in France.”
