2008 Fountaine Pajot Salina 48 — SUNBELIEVABLE

EXCELLENT CONDITION • EXTENSIVELY UPDATED • NEVER CHARTERED • PERFORMANCE CRUISING CATAMARAN

The ONLY Fountaine Pajot Salina 48 Currently on the Market in the USA!

SUNBELIEVABLE is an exceptionally well-cared-for 2008 Fountaine Pajot Salina 48, offering an outstanding combination of sailing performance, blue-water capability, comfort, and livability.

The Salina 48 is a 48-foot ocean-cruising catamaran designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by renowned French shipyard Fountaine Pajot. The design delivers the spacious accommodations expected from a modern cruising catamaran while maintaining the sailing performance for which Fountaine Pajot is known.

SUNBELIEVABLE is the spacious, complete 4-cabin model, comfortably sleeping up to eight guests, with four private heads. This makes her particularly attractive for family cruising, entertaining guests, or extended voyages with friends.

She is in excellent condition and has benefited from attentive ownership throughout her life. Both prior owners were avid sailors and meticulous about maintenance and care. She has never been chartered and presents as an exceptionally well-maintained and extensively updated example of this highly regarded design.

Powerful & Efficient Propulsion

SUNBELIEVABLE is powered by twin Volvo Penta D2-55 diesel engines with saildrives, providing reliable, efficient propulsion and an approximate 8-knot cruising speed.

The engines, generator, and saildrives have all been recently serviced, making her well prepared for her next owner and extended cruising.

Performance That Sets the Salina 48 Apart

The Salina 48 is not simply a spacious cruising catamaran—she was designed to sail.

With a Kelsall Sail Performance (KSP) rating of approximately 0.83, the Salina 48 compares very favorably with many production cruising catamarans from Lagoon and Leopard, which commonly fall in the approximately 0.60–0.65 KSP range.

As a simplified performance comparison, a catamaran with a 0.65 KSP may be capable of approximately 6.5 knots in 10 knots of wind, while the Salina's 0.83 KSP indicates approximately 8.3 knots in the same wind strength, subject to point of sail, sea state, vessel loading, sail condition, and other variables.

This places the Salina 48 among the faster production cruising catamarans in her class and gives owners something increasingly difficult to find: a catamaran offering livability, comfort, and genuine sailing performance.

SUNBELIEVABLE is further equipped for performance with a bowsprit and dedicated winches for her asymmetrical spinnaker, providing increased downwind sailing capability.

Extensive Upgrades

SUNBELIEVABLE has undergone substantial recent upgrades and refurbishment, including:

• All-new navigation electronics

• New radar

• New lighting

• New air-conditioning equipment

• New ice maker

• New bathroom mirrors

• New galley sink and faucet

• New refrigerators

• New chiller control panel

• New solar panels

• Starlink satellite connectivity

• Watermaker

• Recently painted bottom

• Recently serviced saildrives

• Recently serviced twin Volvo Penta engines

• Recently serviced generator

Professionally Inspected & Refurbished

In October 2024, SUNBELIEVABLE experienced an electrical power surge, believed to have resulted from a nearby lightning event. Following the incident, the vessel's electrical system was professionally inspected, and affected electronic equipment was replaced.

The owner was highly involved in overseeing the refurbishment and went well beyond simply replacing damaged components. The work became an opportunity to extensively update and improve the yacht, resulting in substantial new navigation, electronic, electrical, climate-control, galley, and comfort equipment.

The result is a remarkably well-equipped and well-cared-for Salina 48 that is ready for her next cruising adventure.

Spacious 4-Cabin Blue-Water Cruiser

One of SUNBELIEVABLE's greatest strengths is the combination of performance sailing and genuine liveaboard comfort.

Her complete 4-cabin / 4-head configuration comfortably accommodates eight people, providing four private cabins rather than requiring guests to rely on convertible common areas for overnight accommodations.

Combined with her watermaker, new solar panels, Starlink connectivity, air conditioning, generous living spaces, offshore equipment, and performance sailing capabilities, SUNBELIEVABLE is exceptionally well suited for extended cruising.

The Salina 48 provides the space and comfort buyers expect from a 48-foot cruising catamaran without sacrificing the sailing characteristics that make getting to the next destination part of the experience.

Location & New-Owner Support

SUNBELIEVABLE has relocated to Savannah, Georgia for the summer and is available there for showings. She is scheduled to return to Florida in November.

For buyers who would like additional assistance transitioning into ownership of a large cruising catamaran, vessel relocation and At the Helm training services can be made available to the new owners if needed. This provides an excellent opportunity for buyers to become familiar and comfortable with the vessel's systems, handling, docking, sailing, and day-to-day operation.

Fast. Spacious. Comfortable. Extensively updated. Never chartered. Exceptionally well cared for.

SUNBELIEVABLE represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of Fountaine Pajot's most capable performance-oriented cruising catamarans—and the only Salina 48 currently offered for sale in the USA.

Contact Professional Yacht Broker AARON LEATHERWOOD for more information. 

Specifications & Equipment

Layout & Accommodations

• Spacious 4-cabin / 4-head layout, comfortably sleeping up to 8

• Additional daybed to port

• Four private heads

• Electric marine toilets throughout

• Semi-dry head compartments with shower curtains separating shower and toilet areas

• Reverse-cycle air conditioning throughout

• LED overhead lighting throughout cabins and heads

• Dimmable LED reading lights with blue night-light function in staterooms

• New cabin ventilation fans

Galley

• 3-burner gas cooktop

• Gas oven

• New ice maker

• (2) refrigerator/freezer units

• Forward refrigerator with new cooling system

• Aft refrigerator/freezer new

• New galley sink and faucet

• New faucets in heads

Deck & Cockpit Equipment

• Sunbrella salon window covers

• Mesh see-through salon window covers

• Sunbrella aft cockpit enclosure

• Permanently mounted Magma Catalina grill with Sunbrella cover

• Facnor LS200 headsail furling system

• Bowsprit with downwind sail rigging

• Harken winch package:

  • (1) ST46 electric winch at helm

  • (2) ST53 manual winches at helm

  • (2) ST44 manual aft winches for downwind sail handling

Electronics & Navigation

Extensively updated navigation and communications package

Navigation Station

• Raymarine Axiom 12 multifunction display

• Raymarine Axiom multifunction display

• Garmin GMI 20 multifunction instrument display

• Icom MA510TR Class B AIS transponder

• Icom M424G VHF with GPS

Helm

• Raymarine Axiom 9 multifunction display

• Garmin GMI 20 multifunction instrument displays

• Raymarine wind instrumentation

• Raymarine Evolution autopilot

Navigation & Communications Systems

• New Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler radar

• New Raymarine Evolution autopilot system (existing steering ram retained)

• New Icom AIS, splitter and GPS

• New Raymarine masthead wind instrument and wiring

• New VHF mast antenna and coaxial cable

• New Volvo engine computers

• New Volvo EDC controls

• Integrated network allows radar, AIS and autopilot information to be displayed across compatible multifunction displays

• Starlink Mobile system including dish, router, wiring and mounts

• ACR GlobalFix EPIRB

Electrical & Power Systems

• North American electrical configuration — 60 Hz, 110/240V AC

• Onan 11.5 kW generator — approximately 431 hours

• New Victron MultiPlus 3,000W inverter/charger

• Victron battery monitor

• New 400W solar array — (4) 100W panels

• New Victron 30A solar charge controller

• Recently replaced Lifeline AGM house battery bank:

  • (8) 6V, 220Ah Lifeline AGM batteries configured for 12V service

• New port engine starting battery

• New generator starting battery

• Complete wiring harness professionally inspected, with repairs/replacement performed where required

New/Updated Lighting

• All-LED navigation lighting

• New anchor light and wiring

• New steaming/deck light and wiring

• New bow and stern running lights

• LED cabin and salon lighting throughout

• Bi-color blue/white LED salon lighting

• Dimmable LED stateroom reading lights with blue night-light function

• LED overhead lighting in all staterooms and heads

Climate Control & Comfort Systems

• Reverse-cycle air conditioning throughout

• New air-conditioning units serving port forward and aft cabins

• Chilled-water system serving starboard cabin and salon

• Submersible raw-water circulation pump for chiller system

• Salon Smart TV

• New-model Fusion marine stereo system

• New Fusion speakers and amplifier

• Interior and exterior audio

• New cabin fans

Engines & Mechanical

• Twin Volvo Penta D2-55E diesel engines

• 55 HP each / 110 HP combined

• Port engine: approximately 1,550 hours

• Starboard engine: approximately 1,550 hours

• Twin Volvo Penta 130S-B saildrives

• 3-blade folding propellers

• New propeller bushings

• Saildrives recently serviced

• Engines recently comprehensively serviced, including:

  • Heat exchanger service

  • Stainless-steel injection elbows

• New Volvo engine computers

• New Volvo EDC controls

• New port engine starting battery

• All bilge pumps and float switches replaced

Generator

• Onan 11.5 kW diesel generator

• Approximately 431 hours

• Recently serviced

• New motherboard

• New generator control panel

• New generator starting battery

Sails & Rigging

• Fractional sloop rig

• Air draft: approximately 68.9 ft

• Mainsail area: approximately 818 sq. ft.

• Foretriangle/sail area: approximately 581 sq. ft.

• Standing and running rigging replaced within approximately the last 2–3 years

• Mainsail with sail bag

• North Sails 3Di Ocean Genoa — January 2023

• Facnor LS200 furling drum and forestay foil

• Bowsprit with dedicated downwind sail rigging

• Gennaker with roller furler and sheets

• Gennaker recently serviced and stored when not in use

• Harken winch package:

  • (1) ST46 electric helm winch

  • (2) ST53 manual helm winches

  • (2) ST44 manual aft winches for downwind sails

Major 2025 Upgrades & Service

SUNBELIEVABLE underwent an extensive program of equipment replacement, system inspection, upgrades, and preventative maintenance during 2025. Major work included:

Navigation, Electronics & Communications

• NEW Raymarine Axiom multifunction displays

• NEW Garmin GMI 20 multifunction instrument displays

• NEW Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler radar and wiring

• NEW Raymarine Evolution autopilot components, retaining existing steering ram

• NEW Raymarine masthead wind instrument and wiring

• NEW Icom AIS, antenna splitter and GPS

• NEW VHF antenna and coaxial cable

• NEW Volvo engine computers

• NEW Volvo EDC engine controls

• NEW Starlink Mobile installation

• NEW mast speaker and wiring

Electrical & Charging

• Complete vessel wiring harness professionally inspected and repaired/replaced where required

• NEW Victron MultiPlus 3,000W inverter/charger

• Victron battery monitoring

• NEW (4) 100W solar panels — 400W total

• NEW Victron 30A solar charge controller

• Recently replaced Lifeline AGM house battery bank — (8) 6V, 220Ah batteries

• NEW port engine starting battery

• NEW generator starting battery

Lighting

• NEW LED cabin and salon lighting

• NEW anchor light and wiring

• NEW steaming/deck light and wiring

• NEW bow and stern running lights

• LED lighting throughout staterooms and heads

Air Conditioning & Interior Comfort

• NEW air-conditioning units serving port forward and aft cabins

• Chiller system serving starboard cabin and salon

• NEW cabin fans

• NEW Fusion stereo system, speakers and amplifier

• NEW ice maker

• NEW bathroom mirrors

• NEW galley sink and faucet

• NEW faucets in all heads

Refrigeration

• Forward refrigerator — NEW cooling system

• Aft refrigerator/freezer — NEW

Mechanical & Below-Waterline Service

• Bottom recently painted

• NEW propeller bushings

• Both saildrives serviced

• Engines serviced, including heat exchangers and stainless-steel injection elbows

• NEW bilge pumps and float switches throughout

Generator

• Generator recently serviced

• NEW motherboard

• NEW control panel

• NEW starting battery

The extensive recent investment in electronics, electrical systems, navigation equipment, lighting, climate control, refrigeration, charging systems, batteries, engine controls, safety equipment and mechanical service distinguishes SUNBELIEVABLE from many cruising catamarans of similar age.

Rather than purchasing an older cruising catamaran and immediately facing a lengthy list of modernization projects, her next owner benefits from a vessel that has already undergone a substantial program of upgrades, refurbishment and preventative maintenance.

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

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.