2000 X Yachts X 482

Very smart blue-hulled performance cruiser from X-Yachts in Denmark. Lightly used and ideal for both bluewater cruising and racing. A great performance cruiser example of the hugely popular Niels Jeppesen-designed X-Yachts X-482. Launched in 2000 as Hull No.40 of 156 into French ownership and based in the South of France, BLUE LION moved into her current Italian ownership in 2004. She is equipped for effortless coastal and offshore cruising. Her specification highlights include: • 3-cabin, 2-head layout with additional upper bunks in port and starboard aft double cabins • ‘Modern’ interior finish with hand polished satin-finish varnish • Yanmar 75hp turbo charged diesel engine with shaft drive and 3-bladed folding propeller • Webasto diesel heating system • Raymarine radar and chart plotter • B&G instruments and autopilot • Sparcraft masthead rig with rod standing rigging • Harken electric primary winches Italian Registered, EU VAT paid and with RINA inspection until 2029, BLUE LION represents a great to acquire one of these very popular Scandinavian-built performance bluewater cruising yachts. The X-482 replaced the X-512 and incorporated most of the deck details introduced on the X-612 such as the main sheet systems being led beneath deck and integrated storage for the sprayhood and captive wash boards. In 1979, one of today’s most successful and quality orientated production yards was established in Denmark. During the 1980’s, X-Yachts designed and built winning IOR yachts for World Class Racing. Our success with this market attracted the attention of the cruising market, which was then looking for fast, high quality and comfortable sailing yachts. It seemed very clear to us that we should use our boat building experience from the fast racers and combine this with building high performance cruising yachts. Throughout the 1990’s, X-Yachts Range of Performance Cruisers was established. The X-412 was the first model in the new line, and was followed by the X-512, X-382, IMX 38, X-442, X-362, X-332, X-302, X-612, X-482 and finally, in 1999, the X-562. • Built in sandwich with polyester resin n construction with structural foam core, Bi-directional and uni directional E-glass • Solid laminate in high stress areas in way of keel top, sail drive and rudder tube • Steel frame – hot galvanized, high strength, laminated into hull absorb all loads from keel, mast and rigging Deck & Superstructure Construction: • GRP deck laminated in polyester resin, hand laid-up with a sandwich construction. • Teak deck, cockpit sole and seating and bathing platform. • 2.49m draft ballast fin keel with cast iron fin and lead bulb • GRP rudder blade with aluminium alloy rudder stock and low-friction needle bearings • Yanmar 4JH3-TE 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine providing 75hp • Freshwater engine cooling using raw water inlet and heat exchanger. • Engine hours: estimated approx. 3,034 as of Summer 2025 • Date of last engine service – ser