Maritimo updates a favourite

The most successful flybridge motor yachts that Maritimo has ever produced, the M48 Cruising Motoryacht (hull 108 was displayed at the Sydney boat show in August) has undergone a complete makeover. The new, larger and more refined vessel is already creating interest months before the first one is finished.

The original M48 has been the company’s most successful model with more than 100 sold internationally and satisfied owners now using their M48 flybridge motor yachts in places as far away as Italy, Spain, the UK, the USA and the UAE.

The new-look M48 Cruising Motoryacht takes the tried-and-proven boat and enhances it.

Maritimo Sales and Marketing Manager Greg Haines said the revised M48 was a continuation of the company’s commitment to work on its core strengths and design differences in the Cruising Motoryacht market.

"Our enclosed flybridge designs, internal staircase, walk-around decks and aft galley configuration are what Maritimo has become famous for and we have included and improved all those elements in our new M48," he said.

The highlights include a lengthened hull and new layout with a full-beam master suite, a double VIP/guest cabin forward and starboard bunk cabin.

"The major change in the new M48 is the full-beam master suite which is luxurious and spacious making the boat perfect for families who have several children or for cruising couples who want their own space and privacy while also being able to take up to two other couples with them at times.

"By having their own guest stateroom with ensuite their privacy and comfort is assured."

Haines said, as with the first 48, the positioning of the galley aft is a big plus and feedback from owners is that this is one of the key features in making the M48 so livable.

"The wide walk-around decks also feature heavily in our research as being something that really attracts people to this particular model."

"When we first launched the M48 it was the smallest cruiser in our range to offer a three-cabin layout, which basically provided the same livability of the larger vessels in the fleet such as the M60, albeit on a slightly smaller scale," he said.

Haines said Maritimo has enjoyed considerable success with its new M45 Cruising Motoryacht launched at the recent Sydney International Boat Show and it expected the updated M48 to receive a similar warm reception from the boating public.