1988 Sea Ranger 48' (14.63 m) Europa 48
Boothbay, Maine, United States
Raison d' Etre
This lovely boat is truly well maintained and in above average condition. Her bright parquet floors and clean bright work are obvious examples of the love and dedication to the care her owners have given her. Interior furnishings have been reupholstered and updated. Raison d' Etre is a well-e
Flag of Registry: United States
- Trawlers
- Power
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: MON48153B888
Description
1988 Sea Ranger Europa 48
This lovely boat is truly well maintained and in above average condition. Her bright parquet floors and clean bright work are obvious examples of the love and dedication to the care her owners have given her. Interior furnishings have been reupholstered and updated. Raison d' Etre is a well-equipped and maintained cruising trawler.
Specifications
HIN/IMO: MON48153B888
Official Number: 937273
LOA: 48' (14.63 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1988
Beam: 14' 4''
Draft Min: 4'
Cabins: 2
Heads: 2
Cruise Speed: 9 Knots
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Fuel Tank: 600 Gallons (2271.25 Liters)
Fresh Water: 350 Gallons (1324.89 Liters)
Holding Tank: 50 Gallons (189.27 Liters)
Displacement: 38000 lbs
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Engine Model: TAMD 61 A
- Engine Year: 1988
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 306.00
- Power KW: 228.18
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 2275.00
- Engine Location: Port
Engine 2
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Engine Model: TAMD 61 A
- Engine Year: 1988
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 306.00
- Power KW: 228.18
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 2290.00
- Engine Location: Starboard
Full Details
Vessel Details
Construction
The Sea Ranger 48 Europa has a solid fiberglass hull supported by fiberglass internal stringers and marine plywood bulkheads tabbed to the hull. The decks are fiberglas sandwich balsa core construction with teak overlaid.
- White gelcoat topsides
- Black boot and top stripe
- Black anti-fouled bottom
Accommodations
Salon:
- Wrap around upholstered dinette seating
- Custom high/low dining table
- (2) Upholstered seats
- Entertainment console with TV and stereo
- Interior lighting upgraded to LED
- Central vacuum system
Helm Stations:
- Bridge Helm Station
- Lower Helm Station
- Suite of electronics (see electronics)
- Fish Finder
- Search Light
- Trim tabs
Galley:
- Corian counter top surface
- Full size refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave oven
- Three burner electric stove/oven
- Ice maker
- Garbage compactor
- Dish washer
Guest Cabin:
- Over and under bunks
- Vanity mirror
- Desk/bed side table
- Drawers under bunk
- Hanging locker
Guest/Day Head:
- Granite counters
- Hot/cold pressurized shower wand
- Single basin sink
- Large vanity mirror
- Marine toilet
- Built-in media and towel racks
Lower Deck Companionway:
- Washer and dryer in closet
Owners Cabin:
- Centerline island bed
- Separate head with sink room
- Separate shower room
- Vanity mirror on back of head door
Bridge Deck:
- Fully enclosed upper bridge
Mechanical Systems
Engine Systems:
Volvo six-cylinder turbo charged after-cooled marine diesel engines with 2,275 hours on the port engine and 2,290 hours on the starboard engine.
- In-line fiberglass mufflers
- Naturally ventilated
- Twin gear shifts and throttles at upper and lower helm station
- (2) Engine ventilation blowers
- Upper and lower helm station panels fitted with tachometer, hour meter and gauges for oil pressure, engine temperature and charging voltage
- Trim tabs with controls at the upper and lower helm station
- (2) 30"x26" three blade propellers coated with zinc anti fouling paint
- (2) 2" Stainless steel propeller shafts
- (2) Conventional stuffing boxes
- (2) Bronze rudders
- Capilano hydraulic steering system
The engine at sea trial will see 5 knots of speed at 750-800 RPM's, 9 knots of speed at 1600 RPM's, 16 knots of speed at 2600 RPM's.
Thru-Hulls:
- Bronze fittings above waterline
- Bronze fittings with bronze ball valve seacocks below waterline
Pumps:
- (2) Rule 2000 bilge pumps with float switches
- Fresh and salt water wash-down pumps at bow
- Fresh water wash-down in cockpit
- Swim platform fresh water shower
Air Conditioning:
- HVAC 3 Zones: main Salon 16000 BTU, owners stateroom 10000 BTU updated 2019, guest stateroom, 7000 BTU updated 2018
Electrical System
Generator:
- 12kW Westerbeke three-cylinder generator has 3100 hours
Batteries:
- (4) 4D Full River AGM batteries (house/cranking) in containment boxes ~ 2019
- Group 31 AGM battery for generator in containment box
Charging/Inverter:
- Xantrex Freedom Marine 30, 300watt/140A charger/inverter
Panels:
- 12 Volt DC electrical distribution panels with breakers for all branch circuits
- 120 Volt AC electrical distribution panel with double pole main breakers for shoe and generator power and Amp and voltage gauges
Shore Power:
- (2) 50 Amp shore power inlets
- Shore power cables
Wiring:
- Stranded coper wire cable
Electronics
Lower Helm Station:
- ICom IC-M55 marine VHF
- Data Marine multi-function display for depth/speed/temp
Upper Helm Station:
- Northstar 600i multifunction display
- Raymarine C80 radar display
- Simrad autopilot control display
- Simrad IS20 multi data display
- Standard Horizon Eclipse+ marine VHF
- Ritchie 5" Powerdamp marine compass
On Arch:
- Raymarine closed array radar
- TV antenna
- GPS antenna
- VHF antenna
Tankage
Diesel:
- (4) 150-Gallon painted stainless steel tanks are installed outboard of engines
- Vented outside
- Deck fuel in-fills
- (2) Dahl primary fuel filters/water separators
Fresh Water:
- (2) 175-Gallon stainless steel water tanks
- PVC water lines
- Rheem 11 gallon water heater
Sanitation:
- (2) Polyethylene 25-gallon holding tanks
- (2) Y-valves
Ground Tackle and Systems
- Danforth anchor
- 200 Feet of chain rode
- Electric windlass
- (2) Bow rollers on bow sprit
- (8) Mooring cleats
2022 Improvements
- New flybridge settee cushions
- New Simrad autopilot
- New Raritan ice maker
- New smart TV's in salon and main cabin
- New Bose Surround Sound system
- Mechanical service at Hodgedon Yacht Center (records available)
- Counter top dishwasher added
- Replaced domestic water pump and expansion tank
- New chairs in main salon
- Replaced high/low table in salon with custom made inlaid compass rose top
- New cushions in main salon
- April 2021 survey available
- (2) New comfort size electric flush Jabsco marine heads
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Contact Us

Scott Woodruff, CPYB
Yacht Broker, CPYB
44 Bay View Street
Camden ME 04843 United States
Office: 207-236-8656
Direct: 954-701-1072
Cell: 954-701-1072
WhatsApp: 954-701-1072
Scott makes his passion his career. Growing up in a sailing family, Scott was on yachts from an early age cruising Block Island Sound as well as the Maine Coast. Upon entering college, he started racing and was introduced to dinghy sailing where he honed his skills. After college Scott joined the Living Classroom Foundation in Baltimore originally as a volunteer and then as an employee where he taught sailing to inner city youth, assisted with their boat building program and met his wife of 22 years, Alex.
Returning to Maine in 1998, Scott started his professional career in the yachting industry by taking a job with Sun Yachts in Camden, Maine as a Sales Agent. From Camden, Maine Scott worked his way up through the ranks as he moved to Portland, Maine as the Crewed Yacht Supervisor for Stardust. Then on to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for 7 Years as the Caribbean Yacht Sales Manager for Sunsail. He then moved to Ft Lauderdale, Florida to take on the position of Global Sales Manager for Leopard Catamarans for 7 years. In 2014 Scott returned home again with his family and joined East Coast Yacht Sales taking over the Camden Office and then opening a second office in Belfast, ME.
Scott knows the yachting industry. Having represented and worked with many of the industry leading manufacturers, traveling globally to work with factories on build projects, and working with many of the industryâs leading designers, Scott is well positioned to help buyers and sellers navigate the buying/selling process.