Astondoa 46

[Rickard]

Please share me your info and thoughts about this boat. Year about 2000.
Looking for a three cabin boat. Our first choice would be Fairline 46 Phantom but it's out of our budget.
Could the Astondoa be comparable to Sealine, Azimut, Cranchi in quality maybe?
I like the looks of the Astondoa and pretty much everything about it.
I have seen one only one or two of this model 46 in Sweden so here this one and the brand Astondoa is pretty unknown.
Only negative about the boat except from above would be that the bench on the aft deck does not cover the total beam of the aft deck to the starboard side. Could be easily fixed if I find it as an issue

 

[rafiki_]

Can't comment on the 46, but a friend has a 39. Quality build, packaging poor.

 

[Rickard]

Okay. They don't seem to be to common in UK either

Rodman 41 is almost the same size and also with three cabins
A bit different look on that one and don't know much about that brand either
The hull seems to be used in sport fisher boats

 

[rafiki_]

Rodman and Astondoa both built in Spain. Rodman not uncommon in the UK, sports fishers and motor yachts. Good rep for build quality and hull integrity.

 

[Nick_H]

We had a good look round a Rodman 38 when it was shown at Southampton just after it was launched. We were impressed by the overall quality and finish, and even considered buying one for a while.

I imagine the 41 will have similar build quality, and as Rafiki says they have a reputation for making sound hulls.

 

[kashurst]

Astondoa 46, Around these parts there are loads of them. They are made in Santa Pola in Spain, where they also make some seriously big 120+ footers. My neighbour has one (a 46 that is ). Pretty good layout, similar to Azimuts of similar vintage, seem very well made, volvo 74Ps, nearly bought one myself a few years ago. A bargain boat but if not popular where you live may be hard to move on later.

 

[Rickard]

Yes it seems like a lot of boat for the money. Don´t know how much you can cut of the asking prices in the med but buying a nice/decent Astondoa 46 year 2000 for around EUR 120000 should be possible. For a similar Fairline there is a lot more to put in
It will be a rare boat over here but boats with flybridge always sell sooner or later. Especcially when the price is a lot less compared to brands like Fairline and Princess
We have also given the Fairline 48 Targa around year 2000 some thoughts as it has three cabins. Totally different boat but well known over here. About the same price as the Astondoa 46
Older bigger open boats is very hard to sell here in Sweden. And yes the 48 Targa is to be seen as a bigger open boat here
A big plus for the Targa 48 is that it would fit in my storage with the arch down
A big minus for a lot of canvas and hard to sell
Due to how the summers look in Sweden a flybridge boat would be the best

Can anyone tell about asking prices and selling prices in the m´Med?

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Had a client who I was doing a part exchange for his then Astondoa 46, and after four years the boat looked pretty solid.
This owner averaged just about 500 engine hours in those years going from Venice to Croatia and back.
My p/ex deal did not go through but I can say that I inspected the boat and was pretty impressed by how it held together.
He actually bought a new Astondoa 52 which he still owns.

Excluding Ferretti and the price tag of the 480, I also think the Astondoa 46 had the best three cabins layout for family at the time, Azimut 46 had two large cabins and third with bunks, while Fairline 46 Phantom had also bunk third cabins.
Design was also pretty spot on, done by the very clever Nuvolari Lenard from Venice.

 

[MapisM]

I inspected the boat and was pretty impressed by how it held together.

Interesting to hear that W, 'cause in the only Astondoa I've seen in some depth (a 54), the build quality was mediocre at best.
Maybe comparable with Aicon, if that - but nowhere near the best in class.

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Interesting to hear that W, 'cause in the only Astondoa I've seen in some depth (a 54), the build quality was mediocre at best.
Maybe comparable with Aicon, if that - but nowhere near the best in class.

The 46 I inspected was well maintained and its owner was pretty dedicated. This always plays a part in used boats.
I must say that how it held together I would say it seemed put together better to most Azimut 46 of similar age I was seeing at the time.
Then as I said it must have been the owner, or that Azimut sold so many of the 46 (about 500) that some of them where not made as good.
Guess its like picking a needle in a haystick

Also we had an Astondoa 40 come here from the South Spain, and crew spoke pretty highly about it, and only criticized the fading gel-coat of a ten year old plus boat which possibly never received a polish.

 

[MapisM]

The 46 I inspected was well maintained and its owner was pretty dedicated. This always plays a part in used boats.

Absolutely. And the 54' I saw left a lot to be desired in this respect, so that's surely part of the reason why I was not impressed.
But I also noticed some build/design - related parts which I didn't like, as the engine mounts and the exhaust system.
Anyway, in the OP boots, at that size/age/price, if he wants a quality f/b boat regardless of brand (and of cockpit bench shape ), I would consider also the Carnevali 155 and the Raffaelli Compass Rose.
Or the Mochi 44/46, if he doesn't mind going back to mid 90s (probably among the best value around).

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

Oh nice tips Mapis.

Carnevali is a bit on the bigger scale by about one meter to an Astondoa 46 but nonetheless a very good boat. They are kinda built like the 90s Ferretti, and the flybridge is very spacious for its size.
As big as a Ferretti 53 with the boat being one meter shorter in length.

Raffaelli Compass Rose is also a bit bigger, but loads things to like on these boats.

Late 80s early 90s Mochi are great boats. I cruised a bit with a 44 in around Olbia. Some of these are under-powered in my book, but for the era they still have some a great design.
Also some of the GM fuel burn scares me away of these boats.

 

[Rickard]

I would like to be around year 2000 at least. Early 90.s most of the boats look alot older
Also around 45 feet would be prefered but hard when I also want three cabins

 

[Whitelighter]

Also some of the GM fuel burn scares me away of these boats.

Pah, in the scheme of things they aren't too bad. I get 0.6mpg out of Seralia at 20ish knots. 1.3mpg ish at a pootle.