Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 Boats For Sale

The Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 launched in 2022 as a midsized long-range cruiser that follows the blueprint set by the Swift Trawler 41 from 2019, sitting below the Grand Trawler 62 in the range. It measures 48 feet 4 inches with a 14-foot 9-inch beam, a 3-foot 10-inch draft and roughly 19 feet of air draft, displacing around 28,000 pounds. Built and designed in France and certified CE Category B for offshore use in up to 45 knots of wind and 13-foot seas, it carries up to 14 people and suits couples or a family planning to spend a whole season aboard. Vertical superstructure sides give the boat a high interior volume and generous storage, which is central to its appeal as a liveaboard.

Power comes from twin Cummins diesels, with a choice of 380 hp or 425 hp units. The 425 hp QSB 6.7 engines, mounted on straight shafts with standard bow and stern thrusters, also unlock the joystick docking control. At trawler speed of 7.5 knots the Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 range reaches about 728 nautical miles, while a fast cruise of 18 to 20 knots returns roughly 245 nautical miles, and top speed is about 25.5 knots. Fuel capacity is 510 gallons, with 169 gallons of fresh water and a 45-gallon holding tank. This is a mid-engine boat on shafts, with the engine room reached by a hatch in the galley sole via an aluminum ladder.

The main deck keeps the aft cockpit, galley, dinette and lower helm on a single level. The galley-aft layout includes a full domestic-size fridge and freezer, a Miele convection oven, a three-burner gas hob, a stainless sink and Corian worktops, plus a swivel-out magic corner cabinet and options such as a Villeroy & Boch crockery kit with LED-lit glass cabinet, an ice maker and a wine fridge. The starboard lower helm carries twin Raymarine multifunction displays, bow and stern thruster controls and a joystick, with a side door opening straight onto the wide deck for short-handed docking. The wraparound saloon table drops on an electric lift to form an extra double berth with curtain tracks for privacy, and a pop-up television, around 38 inches, hides beneath a panel forward.

Below deck there are three cabins and two heads. The forward master has a centerline berth with steps both sides, a leather headboard with USB charging, an escape hatch overhead and a private en suite with a separate shower stall. The port guest cabin is arranged as twin singles with a filler cushion to make a large double, sharing direct access to the day head, which doubles as a private en suite when the hallway door is locked. The starboard cabin is an athwartship double tucked under the helm and can instead be specified as storage or fitted with an optional washer and dryer. Headroom in the guest cabins runs to roughly six feet, and a technical compartment in the starboard cabin houses AC breakers and the inverter.

The flybridge seats 10 to 12 around teak tables under a hard top with an opening fabric section, and includes a wet bar with a Kenyon electric grill, sink, fridge and bin, plus a helm with twin 12-inch Raymarine displays. Clever deck details include flybridge stairs that slide back on a track to free up cockpit space, folding acrylic wind doors on both sides of the aft cockpit, asymmetric side decks with a wider starboard walkway and waist-height railings, and a hydraulically raised swim platform rated to 350 kilograms and measuring about 4.2 by 1.2 metres with dinghy chocks. Two large under-cockpit lazarettes house the generator and battery systems with room for a water maker. When considering a Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 for sale, note how heavily options shape the figures: one well-equipped example, with the high-low platform, air conditioning, generator, T-top and a third cockpit helm, listed at a Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 price of £877,000 plus VAT.