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$574,900

2017 Leopard 48 Family Version

September 30, 2025

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LOA 48 Ft
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Beam 25 Ft 1 In
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Draft 4 Ft 10 In
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Location Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

******U.S. import duty paid, NO TARIFFS*****

Sea Way is the most well-equipped 4-Cabin Leopard 48 currently on the market. She has a massive solar array, lithium bank and water maker. Her prior owners purchased the boat out of The Moorings Yacht charters in the lower Caribbean, well outside of the hurricane belt. She has been outfitted for self sufficient off-grid bluewater cruising.

 

She has suffered ZERO hurricane damage, lightning strikes, or any other major damage history.

The boat just arrived in Hilton Head and will be traveling south to Fort Lauderdale, and she is imported to the US and duty paid.

Sea Way ticks all of the boxes in terms of equipment list and outfitting for even the most discerning buyer.

Some of her key features include:

  • Over 3,500 watts of solar
  • Lithium Battery House Bank, 1,200 amp hours, Can Bat with internal BMS
  • Victron Multiplus and Renogy System w/ 9 KW of inverter power
  • Dedicated 3,000 watt inverter for fully electric galley including built in induction cooktop
  • Spectra 400 Water Maker, 16 GPH with new membranes installed 2025
  • 12V Mabru Air Conditioning in one hull that can be run overnight off the lithium batteries
  • New Mainsail and Head Sail in 2022; new Dynema halyard in 2025
  • New Highfield tender in 2022
  • Oversized 88lb. Rocna anchor paired with over 300 feet of new chain in 2022
  • Upgraded Secondary fuel filter system
  • 9KW Northern Lights generator
  • New Raymarine Axiom Electronics
  • Propaneless Galley with induction cooktop, microwave, Breville oven
  • Full exterior polish Dec. 2025
  • Sail drive seals done Dec. 2023
  • New starboard saildrive 2025
  • 2 new rudders and bearings 2025
  • Well maintained Yanmars, approx. 3,700 hours, new heat exchangers
  • Fresh bottom paint 2025
  • New Helm Enclosure
  • New Flexi-Teak in cockpit 2025
  • Heads converted to fresh water flush
  • New dinghy motor, Mercury 15hp with electric start
  • New Water Maker membranes 2025
  • New Radar 2024
  • New jib furler and forestay
  • And so much more

Interior Layout

Salon

 

  • Salon softgoods refreshed in 2024
  • Highly desirable milk colored interior veneers and cushions
  • Forward facing Nav Station
  • Flat screen TV w/ DVD player

 

Galley

 

  • Corian galley worktop surfaces
  • Fully Electric built in Induction Cooktop in lieu of propane cooktop (all propane lines still in place)
  • 3-in-1 Breville Combiwave oven
  • Double basin stainless sink with single lever pullout sprayer
  • Microwave
  • Isotherm Cruise 200 side by side fridge/freezer (Custom)
  • Separate garbage bin locker with side & top access
  • Stowage space in shelf locker
  • Corian galley shelf with spice rack
  • Pots, pans and dishes
  • Galley + salon storage containers

 

Cabins

 

  • 4 cabin / 4 head version with one cabin converted to workshop/office (convertible back to sleeping configuration)
  • All fans upgraded to Sirocco fans for better movement of air
  • Flat screen TV in Stbd aft stateroom
  • Under floor storage under all berths
  • Upgraded mattresses
  • All bedding and lines
  • Additional forepeak berth in port forward bow
  • Starboard forepeak converted into watermaker room with storage

 

Heads

 

  • Factory Jabsco Electric heads
  • Freshwater flush conversion 2024
  • Comfort Access in two of the four heads
  • Starboard forward shower converted to laundry with stand up washing machine (convertible back to factory configuration)
  • All separate shower stalls

Exterior

Exterior

  • New Flexi-Teak in cockpit 2025
  • Full helm enclosure 2025
  • Custom side panels for cockpit 2023
  • Custom cushions with removable covers (covers 2023)
  • Shade panels
  • Fishing rod storage rack for 4 rods
  • Cockpit tables seats 10 people
  • Built-in storage cabinet under helm 2022
  • Hot and cold transom shower
  • Forward cockpit with two fold down tables
  • Custom marine vinyl cushions for forward cockpit

Hull and Construction

  • HULL CONSTRUCTION: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with Balsa core
  • DECK MATERIAL: Textured G.R.P.
  • RUDDER TYPE: Balanced spade rudder, 2 new rudders with new bearings in 2024
  • KEEL TYPE: Multihull
  • WHERE BUILT: South Africa
  • STEERING SYSTEM: Direct chain and cable steering

Engines and Saildrives

  • 2) Yanmar 4JH5 57 hp engines with sail drives approx. 3,600 hours
  • SD 60 saildrives, full service and one new saildrive in 2025
  • (2) 3 Blade Fixed Props
  • CONTROLS: Morse
  • COOLING SYSTEM: Heat Exchangers replaced 2025

Electrical

  • ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT: 110V Shore Power Pack with 2 X 30 amp shore power
  • VOLTAGE : 110V
  • Northern Lights 9kw Generator 8480 hours, full service done at 8455 hours
  • 12V : Twin Victron Multi Pluss II 3kw inverter/chargers (6KW power)
  • Additional Renogy 3,000 watt inverter dedicated to galley
  • 3680 Watts of Solar installed in 2022
  • All Victron MPPT solar controllers
  • Victron Smart Shunt with GX Color Display
  • (4) Upgraded HOUSE BATTERIES, 1,200 amp hours (3 x CanBat lithium batteries)
  • (3) AGM  ENGINE BATTERIES, 1 for each engine and GENERATOR BATTERY
  •  Ventilation Fans in cabins, galley, and saloon
  •  Genset - Northern Lights 9kW supplied from port fuel tank with fuel transfer ability from starboard tank
  •  Air conditioning Cruisair: 16,000 BTU in the salon, 12,000 BTU in porthull running off 110V
  •  Mabru 8,000 BTU in starboard hull.  The system can be run all night off Lithium batteries.
  •  Electric Sheet Winch - Lewmar 55EST

Electronics and Navigation

  • Starlink gen 2 system
  • Raymarine Axiom 12 at the helm 2022
  • Raymarine Radar new 2024
  • Raymarine Axiom 9 at the nav station 2022
  • Ray73 VHF base at nav with remote mic at helm 2023
  • Raymarine AIS 700 transponder VHF splitter with silent switch at nav 2023
  • Raymarine I70 new 2022
  • Raymarine Wind speed direction transducer 2022
  • Raymarine auto pilot p70 display,iTC5 converter, EV-1 course computer, ACU400 actuator
  • Raymarine HS5 switch 2022
  • Fusion 755 stereo
  • Raymarine CAM220 camera 2022
  • Raymarine DT-800 transducer 2023

Plumbing

  • Electric Flushing Toilets: Comfort Access Head
  • Fresh water flush conversion 2025
  • Watermaker: Spectra Newport 400 12v Watermaker with spare filters
  • Washing machine (110V) installed in starboard head shower area
  • Stern Shower: Hot/Cold Water
  • FRESH WATER PUMP: Jabsco Parmax 3.5 Gl / minute with accumulator tank
  • 2 X 400L of Freshwater

 

Sails and Rigging

  • TYPE: Sloop
  • MAST HEIGHT: 74 ft. 10 in.
  • SPAR MAKER/MATERIAL: Sparcraft / Aluminum
  • STANDING RIGGING MATERIAL: Stainless steel wire
  • MAINSAIL REEFING: reefing line lead aft to electric winches at helm
  • HEADSAIL ROLLER FURLING: Profurl Titanium new 2025
  • Boom Cover (Quantum Stackpack) Standard Mainsail & Genoa
  • 2 x Lewmar Electric Winches
  • 1 X Lewmar Manual Winch
  • New Ullman Mainsail in 2022
  • New Ullman Head Sail in 2022 All running rigging replaced in 2022-2023

Cockpit

  • Custom Helm enclosure 2025
  • Custom Aft cockpit privacy covers
  • Stainless steel davit system with electric winch & tackle
  • Custom Cushions & Pillows (all weather fabric, aft and forward cockpit)

Anchoring and Mooring

  • Lewmar Anchor Windlass105 meters of 10mm G4 anchor chain in 2022
  • Rocna 40KG anchor in 2022
  • Danforth style secondary 25kg anchor w/ 30' feet of chain and 250' feet of rode
  • Fenders
  • 5/8 in. docklines new in 2022
  • 22MM mooring lines new in 2022
  • Assorted extra lines
  • Anchoring bridal

Safety Equipment

  • Lifejackets
  • Safety harnesses and lanyards
  • Port and starboard jack lines
  • Fire extinguishers in every cabin, cockpit, and galley
  • Plasstimo transocean 10 liferaft iso9650 (recertified 2022)
  • Ditch bag
  • First aid kits Offshore (2023)
  • First aid kit inshore (2022)
  • Flare kits
  • 4 inflatable life vests, 2 with integrated harnesses
  • Red night light at the helm
  • Radar reflector
  • Horn Signalling device

Cruising Equipment and Extras

  • Bosuns chair
  • Stand alone dehumidifier
  • diesel jerry cans
  • gas cans
  • water jug
  • Various assorted hand tools
  • Spare filters
  • Various other spares and miscellaneous parts

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