Very smart blue-hulled performance cruiser from X-Yachts in Denmark. Lightly used and ideal for both bluewater cruising and racing.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
A great performance cruiser example of the hugely popular Niels Jeppesen-designed X-Yachts X-482. Launched in 2000 as Hull No.40 of 156 into French ownership and based in the South of France, BLUE LION moved into her current Italian ownership in 2004. She is equipped for effortless coastal and offshore cruising. Her specification highlights include:
• 3-cabin, 2-head layout with additional upper bunks in port and starboard aft double cabins
• ‘Modern’ interior finish with hand polished satin-finish varnish
• Teak decks
• Blue gelcoat topsides
• Yanmar 75hp turbo charged diesel engine with shaft drive and 3-bladed folding propeller
• Webasto diesel heating system
• Twin fridges
• Inverter
• Holding tanks
• Raymarine radar and chart plotter
• B&G instruments and autopilot
• Sparcraft masthead rig with rod standing rigging
• Carbon fibre spinnaker pole
• Harken electric primary winches
Italian Registered, EU VAT paid and with RINA inspection until 2029, BLUE LION represents a great to acquire one of these very popular Scandinavian-built performance bluewater cruising yachts.
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
The X-482 replaced the X-512 and incorporated most of the deck details introduced on the X-612 such as the main sheet systems being led beneath deck and integrated storage for the sprayhood and captive wash boards.
Production Years: 1996 — 2004
Number Built: 156
Hull Length: 14.63 m
MANUFACTURER’S HISTORY:
In 1979, one of today’s most successful and quality orientated production yards was established in Denmark.
During the 1980’s, X-Yachts designed and built winning IOR yachts for World Class Racing. Our success with this market attracted the attention of the cruising market, which was then looking for fast, high quality and comfortable sailing yachts. It seemed very clear to us that we should use our boat building experience from the fast racers and combine this with building high performance cruising yachts.
Throughout the 1990’s, X-Yachts Range of Performance Cruisers was established. The X-412 was the first model in the new line, and was followed by the X-512, X-382, IMX 38, X-442, X-362, X-332, X-302, X-612, X-482 and finally, in 1999, the X-562.
SPECIFICATION
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
• Built in sandwich with polyester resin n construction with structural foam core, Bi-directional and uni directional E-glass
• Blue hull with white stripes
• Solid laminate in high stress areas in way of keel top, sail drive and rudder tube
• Steel frame – hot galvanized, high strength, laminated into hull absorb all loads from keel, mast and rigging
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• GRP deck laminated in polyester resin, hand laid-up with a sandwich construction.
• Teak deck, cockpit sole and seating and bathing platform.
Keel & Rudder:
• 2.49m draft ballast fin keel with cast iron fin and lead bulb
• GRP rudder blade with aluminium alloy rudder stock and low-friction needle bearings
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 4JH3-TE 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine providing 75hp
• Shaft drive gearbox
• Freshwater engine cooling using raw water inlet and heat exchanger.
Engine Hours:
• Engine hours: estimated approx. 3,034 as of Summer 2025
• Date of last engine service – serviced prior to laying up ashore in 2023
Propulsion & Steering:
• Stainless steel shaft supported by bronze p-bracket, driving a 3-bladed feathering propeller
• Extra-large “destroyer” type hide-covered helm wheel
• Emergency steering gear
ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC start circuit and 230v AC via shorepower and inverter
Battery Banks:
• 1x 12vDC engine start battery
• 21vDC service battery bank
• Engine and winch batteries can be linked
Charging / Inverter:
• Automatic battery charger
• Inverter
Alternator:
• Yanmar engine mounted 12vDC alternator
Other Electrical:
• 220vAC shore power connection with RCD and ring main
• 12vDC power sockets in accommodation cabins
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• 12vDC pressure system
• Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element in well-insulated hot water tank
• Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and shower
Bilge Pumps:
• Electric bilge pump with control at chart table
• Manual bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Approx. 250 litres diesel capacity
Fresh Water:
• Approx. 450 litres fresh water capacity in 1x stainless steel tank
Holding tanks:
• Holding tanks to forward and aft heads
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Navigation Equipment:
• Raymarine RL70 chart plotter at chart table
• Raymarine closed-array radar scanner on stainless steel transom pole
• B&G multi-function display with wind, speed and depth transducers
• B&G autopilot system
• Steering compass
Communications Equipment:
• Raymarine VHF with DSC at chart table
• Shipmate VHF handset with external speaker for cockpit
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Twin stainless steel sinks with hot & cold pressurised water supply.
• 3-burner gimballed gas cooker with oven
• Top and front opening refrigerators
Heads:
• 12vDC electric heads in forward and aft heads compartments
• Heads showers with hot & cold pressurised hand-held shower head
Heating & Air-Conditioning:
• Webasto diesel-fired hot air cabin heating system with outlets throughout interior
• 12vDC ventilation fans in all cabins
Entertainment:
• Sony Radio/CD player with speakers
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• ‘Modern’ layout option.
• Up to 9 berths in total three cabins, plus saloon, along with two heads and sail locker in forepeak
• The X-482 is an attractive, modern cruising boat with twin double guest cabins aft and a large spacious double owner’s cabin forward.
• Both double aft cabins feature additional upper single berths.
• The chart table and aft head are on either side of the companionway ladder, placing the navigator close to the cockpit and providing a good wet locker for dripping foul weather gear.
• The galley runs along the port side of the saloon.
• The wraparound dinette is opposite to starboard.
Accommodation Finishes:
• Teak interior joinery with hand polished satin varnish finish
• Blue Alcantara upholstery
• Teak & holly floors
• GRP moulded headlinings
• Cloth curtains
• Laminate counters in galley
• Moulded counters in heads with teak shower grates
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Sparcraft aluminium alloy mast and boom
• Keel-stepped mast, masthead rigged, with 3-sets of spreaders
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging - 2000
• Removable Inner forestay and associated deck gear.
• Babystay with tension adjuster
• Rod vang adjustable from cockpit
• Hydraulic backstay tensioner
• Carbon Spinnaker pole and associated gear
• Harken genoa furler
• Solid kicker with gas strut
• “German” mainsheet system with adjustable track forward of helm pedestal
• Fixed and adjustable genoa cars
Winches:
• 2x Harken 64.2 2-speed electric self-tailing primary cockpit winches
• 2x Harken 56.2 2-speed manual self-tailing secondary cockpit winches
• 2x Harken 46.2 2-speed manual self-tailing companionway halyard winches
Sails:
• Dacron semi-battened mainsail
• Dacron furling genoa
• Dacron furling jib
• Dacron non-furling jib for inner forestay
• 2x spinnakers
General:
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardrails and stern pushpit seats
• Gates in guardrails port and starboard
• Stainless steel radar pole to starboard quarter
• Cockpit table with folding leafs
• Pressurised fresh water deck shower in cockpit
• Teak outboard bracket
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Lewmar 12vDC reversing anchor windlass
• Delta anchor with chain
• Mooring cleats
• Fenders and warps
Covers & Canvas:
• Mainsail cover
• Stainless steel frame for sprayhood
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.