1998 Nautor Swan 48

Swan 48-123 ‘E2’ is currently located in Rome, Italy. She has a three-cabin layout and was purchased by the current owner in 2014. She recently underwent a refit in Italy, and the owner is currently having further maintenance work carried out. The boat has been much loved by the current owner, who has frequently sailed with his family on board. The reason for selling is solely to upgrade to a larger Swan. The hull is of single skin construction using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced vinylester laminate A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties. Structural bulkheads are of honeycomb and laminated to hull and deck. Stiffener flanges are unidirectional lay-ups over foam cores. Engine beds are of GRP with steel inserts.  Topside colour is white, boot top and cove stripe are dark blue gel coat.   Bathing platform swim ladder to be a combined bathing/side boarding Shore power intakes through a small hatch in port side of the transom for the cables with the connection in the lazarette. Antimony cast lead ballast keel The mast is stepped through deck onto a mast step with movable shoe for mast rake adjustment   The rudder is in GRP made in core foam Wheel steering, destroyer type, covered in elkhide Teak laid deck is made in GRP sandwich construction, 9 mm teak glue with vacuum bag system Stainless lifelines with gates amidships on both sides     Pulpit of the open type and equipped with a teak seat The pushpit incorporates a gate for the bathing platform - socket for the flagpole - Auxiliary engine support Deck fittings for spinnaker pole Aluminium mast collar bolted through deck for secure support of mast Stemhead fitting of stainless steel with two chain rollers Deck shower, hot and cold water Windless (revised 2014) remote control in the cockpit Stainless steel protection for anchor CQR Anchor mounted on stemhead: CQR 45 and one CQR 28kg Chain m 80 lewmar, diameter 10 mm, grade 40 Winches (all revised 2014) are Lewmar Ocean Series Wavespring (A = Aluminium ST = Self-tailing E = Electric Teak with hand rubbed satin finish is used for all visible woodwork Foam cored floorboards with laid teak veneer Roller blinds/mosquito screens for hinged deck hatches from 0.5 m width upwards Drawers are secured with latches Wooden companionway ladders with non-slip steps Double central berth, drawers under both berths GRP cockpit linings, finished in a light colour with textured surface Shelf with lockers over each side, full-length hanging locker Cameo White Corian washbasin and surfaces Lockers, Mirror, telephone type shower and bulkhead mounted shower head. Shower curtains for all heads except owner's head. White GRP lining to half-height Stainless steel ,three-burner Force 10 gas stove with oven and grill, with fiddles and gimballed Micro-wave oven Siemens HF 13553 230V 50Hz inox Iceberg fridge and