2020 Absolute Navetta 48
$1,249,000
Boat in Essex, CT 06426 US
Built in 2020
Navetta 48
2 Engines (2x Volvo)
49 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
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Condition is all about ownership, and this vessel has been meticulously and lovingly maintained by her owners, with no expenses spared. The cliché "better than new" rarely applies until you see this 2020 Absolute 48 Navetta.
Showing off her impeccable management are the recent upgrades with a partial refit including;
-New WOOL carpeting throughout.
-New Saloon Upholstery In Ultra Leather and herringbone fabric backing.
-2025 Victron 3000W inverter with Victron connect (oversized and larger than factory)
-2025 Highfield 340 Aluminum tender W AST remote and Garmin GPS/depth. 25hp Suzuki OB
-New Garmin Software SD interface
-2025 Marinco spotlight with wireless remote
-2025 Shakespeare Phase III VHF antenna
-2025 Fusion Audio Controller
-Star link HS internet/TV
-Recent Ceramic Coating
-(3) Garmin GPS-Map 8412 Chart plotter's
-Siren Marine Anti-Theft Monitoring System
-Fusion MS_NRX300 Remote Stereo Head
-Low 478 hours on the mains.
Model considerations:
The Absolute 48 Navetta stands tall in the market and feels much larger than her size.
Highlights include her reverse windshield, which gives you the best-in-class visibility, helm space, volume, and natural light.
It's rare to find a vessel this size with a starboard side captain's door, along with a vertical high-low window on the port side. The galley offers an opening and closing smoked glass partition to give you the flexibility of privacy when needed or an open floor-plan feel. You have fully opening sliding aft doors off the galley, adding to the open concept.
She boasts an atrium-style staircase, which makes this saloon and galley layout the best in class.
Operating this vessel is a breeze with the Volvo joystick on both upper and lower stations.
Factory Installed Options
- Champagne Hull Color
- Inlaid Lights Along the Floor, Cockpit and Side Walls
- Hazel Bedding with Ivory Liens
- Ottoman for Vanity in Master Cabin
- Electric Sliding Glass between galley and Aft deck
- Cream and Brown Towels
- Aft Storage Compartment
- Inverter 1800W
- Steering Wheel With Leather Spokes
- Solid Teak Fly bridge Stairs
- Stbd Deck Access Via Manual Door Opening
- Black Antifouling
- Hard Top made of Fiberglass
- Volvo T-D6- IPS6000 Engines 2X 435 Hp
- Privacy Electric Sunshade in Cockpit
- Vanity desk with ottoman in Aft Cabin
- Pearl Gray Wet Exterior Covers
- GPS Chart Plotter 12" Screens
- Camera in Engine Room and Cockpit
- BBQ and Wet bar on Fly bridge
- Teak Hydraulic Swim Platform
- Sunbathing Cushions on Bow Interior
Main deck Instrument Panel
- Dashboard with carbon finish inserts
- 12" GPS display
- Touch screen Volvo 7'' EVC
- Volvo Package Software (cruise control, trip computer, low speed, single lever)
- Maneuvering Joystick
- Electronic and adjustable steering wheel
- Automatic pilot
- Alarms monitoring integrated in GPS display
- VHF with DSC
- Trim tabs control with position indicator
- Anchor windlass remote control
- Compass
- Single sliding leather captain seat with thigh rise flap and glove compartment
- Footrests in sand grey color durmast oak with saw cut effect
- USB port
Main Deck
- Light and dark oak furnishings
- White and grey color fabric U-shaped sofa with light oak table
- Two-seater fabric sofa in white and grey-color, with storage compartment behind it
- Electric opening window
- Sand grey color durmast oak floor with saw cut effect
- Side smoke tinted windows and stainless steel pillar
- Venetian blinds for side windows with manual opening
- TV lift mechanism
- Three-leaves smoke tinted glass access door to the hall with two sliding leaves
- Dimming LED strips along the ceiling
- Leatherette coated ceilings
Galley
- Kitchen designed in an L-shape with the hob on a splayed corner and grey Color Corian counter top and anti splash glass edge
- Light and dark oak corner cabinets with Matt and glossy finish
- Stainless steel sink with telescopic tap
- Electrical household appliances: microwave/grill and cook top
- Pans and fridge column with freezer
- Corian and stainless steel waste bin built-in kitchen counter top
- Extractor vapors and fumes
- Warm grey color wall cabinets with glossy finish
- Dark oak piece of furniture with glossy finish and stone effect
- Sand grey-color durmast oak floor with saw cut effect
Lower Deck Access
- Stairs made of sand grey-color durmast oak with saw cut effect with
stainless steel and anthracite grey leather handrail - Companionway with sand grey-color durmast oak floor with saw cut
effect - Ivory color leatherette coated walls
Bow Master cabin
- Light and dark oak furnishings with Matt and glossy finish
- Double bed with memory foam mattress and drawers
- Dark brown leatherette headboard
- Light oak bedside tables with Matt finish and ivory color leatherette effect
- Warm grey glossy lacquered bed frame
- Desk with vanity and mirror, with glossy finish
- Walk-in wardrobe with drawers, shelves, two bars for clothes hanging and
- Door with mirror inside
- Two Wide windows and opening portholes
- Light velvet and ivory color leatherette coated wall
- Venetian blinds
- Reading lights
- Sliding bathroom access door
- Leatherette coated ceiling
- Hazel colored Carpet
- Hatch with ladder for emergency exit, fly screen and roller blind
- Dimming ceiling spotlights
Master Bow Cabin Bathroom
- Light oak cabinet with drawers and shelves Corian counter top and white
ceramic sink - Wall cabinets with mirror
- Large shower with glass door, walls in HPL with marble nuances and hand spray
with riser rail - HPL walls made of high quality wood
- Opening porthole with roller blind
Left Aft VIP cabin
- Light and dark oak furnishings with Matt finish
- Double bed with memory foam mattress
- Dark brown leatherette headboard
- Light oak bedside tables with Matt finishing and ivory color leatherette effect
inserts - Warm grey glossy lacquered bed frame
- Walk-in wardrobe with drawers and shelves in a Matt finish
- Dark oak piece of furniture with glossy finish for TV housing
- Light velvet and ivory color leatherette coated wall
- Wide window with stainless steel pillar and opening porthole
- Venetian blinds
- Leatherette coated ceiling
- Hazel colored Carpet
- Dimming ceiling spotlights
- Central left bathroom
- Light oak cabinet with drawers and shelves, Corian counter top with white
ceramic sink - Wall cabinets with mirror
- Large shower with glass door, walls in HPL with marble nuances and hand spray
- with riser rail
- HPL walls made of high quality light wood finish
- Opening porthole with roller blind
- Access door from the companionway
Right central cabin
- Light and dark oak furnishings with Matt finish
- Two Single beds with memory foam mattresses
- Bedside table with ivory color leatherette effect insert
- Warm grey glossy lacquered bed frames
- Light oak wardrobe with Matt finish and door with mirror
- Ivory color leatherette coated walls with mirrors
Exterior
Deck
- Stainless steel railing
- Stempost stainless steel protection cover with carbon finish
- Stainless steel deck apparel
- Two Stern bollards with protection plate, two bow bollards and mid-ship
- Two Bollards at stern for crossing lines
- Raised gunwale
- Storage compartment for boat hook
- Non-skid side walkways floors
- Covered side walkways with ecru color microfiber coated ceiling, lighting
and handrail - Screens for windscreen and side windows
- White deck and deck house
- Windshield wipers with washer, hidden when not used
- Ship-hull in white color with smoke tinted windows
- Fuel loading from both sides with protective teak cover and fuel sump pit
Bow
- Area in the bow for mooring with non-skid floor
- Bow dinette with sun pad housing and glass holders
- Anchor winch with zinc-plated anchor and 164 ft of chain
- Anchor winch local control with anchor chain counter
- Stainless steel anchor roller
- Self-draining anchor chain locker with hatch for inspection
Cockpit
- Sofa with ecru color cushions in quick drainage foam
- Dimming LED strips along the ceiling
- Loudspeakers with fixed remote control and local volume adjustment for sound
system connected with the radio in flybridge - Storage compartment under the flybridge stairs
- Storage compartments for fenders
- Ecru color microfiber coated ceiling
- Solid teak floor and steps
- Courtesy lights
- Stainless steel and smoke tinted Plexiglas cockpit access door with logo
- Technical access on port side for mooring purposes
- White fixed platform with regulatory swimming ladder
- Hot and cold water ergonomic shower
- Direct water connection to shore
- Quay power socket and cable with fast security connection protected by the step
- Storage compartment for life raft
Flybridge
- Aerodynamic windscreen with the upper outline made of stainless steel
- Height-adjustable Plexiglas deflector for flybridge dashboard
- Two Sofas in ecru color quick drainage foam on the sides of the piloting place
- Sunbathing cushions in ecru color quick drainage foam towards the bow
- U-shaped sofa with ecru color cushions in quick drainage foam and teak table
towards the aft - Non-skid floor
- Wet bar equipped with sink with Corian lid, telescopic tap, Corian worktop and
storage compartments with doors - Four Storage compartments under the sofa
- Storage compartment for life ring
- Loudspeakers
- Stairway with fiberglass structure, stainless steel handrails and courtesy lights
- Flybridge access with hatchway railing
Flybridge Instrument Panel
- Ergonomic dashboard with anti-glare viewing angle
- 12" GPS display
- Volvo Package Software (cruise control, trip computer, low speed, single lever)
- Maneuvering Joystick
- Electronic and adjustable steering wheel
- Alarms monitoring integrated in GPS display
- VHF with DSC
- Trim tabs control with position indicator
- Anchor winch remote control
- Fusion Radio with iPod and iPhone slot, local volume control in the flybridge
- Sliding driving seat with thigh rise flap and cover
- Dashboard cover
- Glass holder
- USB port
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 11/1/25 | Initial price | $1,249,000 |
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Overview
The Absolute Nevada 48 represents the smallest model in Absolute's cruising series, designed as a long-range cruiser with a focus on comfort and ease of handling. Measuring 49 feet 7 inches in length overall, with a beam of 15 feet 3 inches and a draft of 3 feet 5 inches, this vessel balances size and performance. Powered by twin Volvo Penta IPS600 diesel engines, each producing 435 horsepower, the Nevada 48 is engineered for both efficient cruising and precise maneuverability.
Helm and Bridge Design
The helm station of the Nevada 48 is thoughtfully designed to maximize visibility and operational control. Surrounded by expansive glass, the central windshield spans nine feet wide and over two feet high, providing excellent sightlines whether standing or seated. The helm features a double-wide adjustable seat with a bolster for comfort during extended periods at the controls. The instrument panel is clean and spacious, accommodating two 15-inch navigation screens on a carbon fiber dash. Controls are logically arranged, including engine ignitions, windlass remote, Bennett trim tabs, and Volvo Penta engine controls with joystick integration. Air conditioning vents flank the panel, and a conveniently located power panel under an acrylic cover allows quick system status checks. A pantograph-style door adjacent to the helm permits easy access to the side deck for docking operations, complemented by an electrically actuated window to enhance ventilation and communication.
Flybridge and Upper Helm
The flybridge helm is positioned further aft than the lower station and includes an adjustable acrylic wind deflector to shield the captain from wind. Dual navigation screens and engine diagnostics are integrated into the console, with controls such as the engine binnacle and joystick placed to the right. The captain's chair is mounted on a single pedestal with flip-up armrests, while companion seating faces inward on both port and starboard sides, creating a social and functional space for navigation and observation.
Engine Room and Mechanical Layout
Accessed via a hatch on the aft deck, the engine room is compact yet efficiently arranged. It houses twin 435 horsepower Volvo Penta diesel engines spaced widely apart, flanking a 21.5 kW generator. Key maintenance points such as raw water strainers, oil dipsticks, and fuel filters are easily accessible at the foot of the ladder. The vessel carries two interconnected fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 476 gallons, monitored by a single sight gauge. Centrally located between the tanks is a Seakeeper gyro stabilizer, enhancing onboard comfort by reducing roll. The IPS pods are directly connected to the engines, with exhaust routed underwater behind the forward-facing propellers. Heavy-duty hardware, including Glen Denning Cablemaster holders and robust double-horned bollards, underscores the boat’s capability for serious cruising.
Deck and Exterior Features
The Nevada 48’s exterior design emphasizes safety and functionality. Wide 17-inch side decks with 34-inch high handrails and hardtop protection provide secure movement around the vessel. Teak deck hatches conceal fuel filler ports, and strategically placed double-horned bollards facilitate mooring. The foredeck is enclosed by a stainless steel tow rail and handrails, featuring heavy-duty bollards, an ultra anchor mounted on a stainless steel bow roller, and an extended scuff plate with an integrated anchor washdown sprayer. The vertical windlass system feeds chain into the locker, with remote and manual backup controls positioned for easy access.
Performance and Handling
During sea trials, the Nevada 48 demonstrated responsive and precise handling, largely attributed to the Volvo Penta IPS joystick system. The boat’s displacement of approximately 39,300 pounds, combined with fuel, water, and test equipment, resulted in a test weight near 41,785 pounds. The vessel achieved a top speed of 26.7 knots at 3550 RPM in moderate sea conditions. Optimal fuel economy was recorded at 18.7 knots and 3000 RPM, with a consumption rate of 29.5 gallons per hour, translating to a range of 272 nautical miles while maintaining a 10% fuel reserve. The boat’s sharp bow entry and narrow forefoot contribute to a smooth ride through light rollers and choppy seas, with spray effectively deflected away from the flybridge. At displacement speeds around 7 knots, the Nevada 48 offers an extended range of approximately 600 nautical miles. While the IPS system results in a wider turning radius at speed, reduced speeds allow for sharper maneuvering, facilitating docking and close-quarters handling.
Docking and Maneuverability
The combination of the joystick control and practical design features such as the pantograph door and side deck access greatly simplify docking procedures. The captain can step outside to gain clear sightlines along the vessel’s side, enhancing safety and confidence when backing into tight slips. This ease of handling makes the Nevada 48 well suited for owner-operators who value both comfort and control.
Conclusion
The Absolute Nevada 48 delivers a compelling blend of performance, comfort, and user-friendly operation. Its well-conceived helm stations, robust mechanical systems, and thoughtful deck layout support both extended cruising and precise maneuvering. The vessel’s ride quality and fuel efficiency further enhance its appeal as a capable and comfortable long-range cruiser. Overall, the Nevada 48 stands out as an ideal choice for owners seeking a manageable yet well-equipped cruising yacht.
Overview from around the web 2020 Absolute Navetta 48
Customers rave about the 2020 Absolute Navetta 48 for its exquisite blend of luxury and functionality
Many appreciate the spacious interior, which offers an airy and comfortable living environment, perfect for entertaining or relaxation. The elegant design boasts high-quality materials, providing a sophisticated aesthetic that appeals to discerning yacht owners. The layout is often highlighted, especially the seamless flow between indoor and outdoor spaces. Buyers are particularly fond of the expansive flybridge, which serves as an ideal spot for sunbathing or enjoying al fresco dining while cruising the open waters. Performance wise, the Navetta 48 is praised for its smooth handling and stability, making it a pleasure for both seasoned sailors and newcomers to boating. The advanced technology and user-friendly navigation systems enhance the overall experience, giving confidence while at sea. Overall, the 2020 Absolute Navetta 48 garners high marks for its impressive craftsmanship, luxurious appointments, and exceptional performance, making it a standout choice in the world of motor yachts.
The Biggest Pros and Cons
Absolute Navetta 48 (2020) - Pros and Cons
Pros
Exceptional Design: The Absolute Navetta 48 showcases an elegant design, blending modern aesthetics with functional layout. Its stylish exterior is complemented by a well-thought-out interior space that emphasizes comfort.
Spacious Interiors: The vessel offers a generous amount of living space, with an open-plan layout that seamlessly connects the salon, dining area, and galley. The large windows provide an abundance of natural light, enhancing the overall ambiance.
Versatile Layout: With up to three spacious cabins, including a master suite with an en-suite head, the Navetta 48 accommodates families and guests comfortably. It's perfect for extended cruising with ample storage options.
Performance and Handling: The Navetta 48 is equipped with powerful engines that deliver impressive performance, ensuring smooth cruising even in challenging conditions. Its solid construction and stable hull design contribute to excellent sea-keeping capabilities.
Eco-Friendly Options: The boat features energy-efficient systems and the option for hybrid propulsion, making it a more environmentally friendly choice in the luxury yacht segment.
Outdoor Spaces: The navetta 48 features ample outdoor living spaces, including a spacious flybridge, which is perfect for entertaining or relaxing while at anchor. The aft deck is designed for easy access to the water, enhancing the overall experience.
Innovative Technology: Equipped with modern navigation and entertainment systems, the Absolute Navetta 48 provides a seamless boating experience, with features that enhance both safety and leisure activities.
Cons
Price Point: As a luxury yacht, the Absolute Navetta 48 comes with a premium price tag, which may be a consideration for potential buyers within budget constraints.
Draft Limitations: While its hull design is optimized for performance, the deeper draft can limit access to shallower waters, potentially restricting some cruising options.
Maintenance Costs: Like many luxury vessels, the ongoing maintenance and operational costs can be significant, requiring commitment and budget considerations for owners.
Complex Systems: The advanced technological systems may require familiarization, and some owners might find them complex to manage initially without adequate training or support.
Size Considerations: While spacious, the size of the Navetta 48 can be a disadvantage for those looking for a more compact vessel for easy maneuvering in narrow channels or crowded marinas.
Made For
The 2020 Absolute Navetta 48 is designed for discerning boaters who crave a perfect blend of luxury, performance, and versatility. Ideal for families and groups of friends, this vessel caters to those who seek both comfort and adventure on the water. With its impressive interior space, it provides ample room for relaxation and entertainment, making it perfect for long weekends or extended cruising. Meeting the needs of both seasoned sailors and novices, the Navetta 48 is equipped with modern technology and user-friendly controls that enhance the boating experience. Whether you're planning to explore coastal waters or host social gatherings at sea, the Absolute Navetta 48 is tailored for those who appreciate high-quality craftsmanship and sophisticated design in their maritime journeys.
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