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1996 Contest 46/48 Boat in San Diego, CA 92110 US

$275,000

Used
builtBuilt in 1996
Year the boat was built
model

46/48

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Volvo)

Engine type and count
length

48 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material

Aisling was built in Holland by Contest, a top quality yacht builder.


The following represent this vessel:


Volvo Turbocharged TAMD31-A 130 horsepower with 2028 hours

6Kw Fischer Pana genset

Sidepower bowthruster 10 h.p.

Gear driven autopilot

B&G electronics with chartplotters at navigation station and helm

AIS transmitter and receiver

Standing rigging replaced and spars painted in 2020

Teak decking removed and replaced with fiberglass in 2000

New LED lighting installed

920 amp hour lithium house bank battery installed in 2024

Installed Starlink in 2025

Victron 12/120/3000 charger/inverter installed

150 amp and 100 amp Balmar alternators installed with external regulators

400 watts of solar power recently installed on dinghy davits

Hard bottom dinghy installed on deck

Spring of 2025 work including: bottom paint, new prop shaft, refurbished Aquadrive, refurbished Max Prop, replacement of several thru-hull fittings, rebuilt both Vacuflush heads, replaced comressors, thermostats, refrigeration lines, cooling plates in refrigerator and freezer, fore and aft mattresses replaced with high density foam.

Nominal Length
48ft
Length Overall
47.5ft
Length at Waterline
38.75ft
Beam
13.75ft
Max Draft
6ft
Dry Weight
33960lb
Ballast
13668lb
Cruising Speed
8.36kn
Cabins
3
Heads
2
Windlass
electric-windlass
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
displacement
Engine 1
Engine Make
Volvo
Engine Model
TAMD31L-A
Engine Hours
2028
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
1995
Drive Type
direct
Propeller Material
bronze
Teak Cockpit
✓
Electric Winch
✓
Davits
✓
Radar Reflector
✓
Bow Thruster
✓
Electric Bilge Pump
✓
Oven
✓
Manual Bilge Pump
✓
Microwave Oven
✓
Marine Head
✓
Heating
✓
Hot Water
✓
Refrigerator
✓
Fresh Water Maker
✓
Deep Freezer
✓
Battery Charger
✓
Depthsounder
✓
Radar
✓
Log Speedometer
✓
Radar Detector
✓
Wind Speed And Direction
✓
Repeater
✓
Navigation Center
✓
Plotter
✓
Autopilot
✓
Radio
✓
Compass
✓
Gps
✓
Cockpit Speakers
✓
Vhf
✓
Flat Screen Tv
✓
Ais
✓
Bimini Top
✓
Cockpit Cover
✓
Genoa Cover
✓
Shore Power Inlet
✓
Generator
✓
Inverter
✓
Steering Wheel
✓
Furling Mainsail
✓
Furling Genoa
✓
Disclaimer

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

DateEventPrice
6/21/26Initial price$275,000

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