1999 Offshore Yachts 48' _{(14.63 m)} 48 Pilothouse

Description

New to the market, INDIGO is a sterling example of Offshore Yachts attractively arranged 48' Pilothouse model. The Salon and Galley are on the same level with the aft door leading to the covered afterdeck and walk-around side decks. Forward from the Salon, up three steps to the Pilothouse with wing doors to either side and a raised lounge settee with table aft. To the starboard side aft is a stairway up to the Flybridge. The stateroom level is down a curved stairway to starboard side of the centerline helm. Two double staterooms with heads with great storage and use of space.

INDIGO has had excellent ownership throughout life with a thorough updating done in 2012 and onward yearly into 2017. She was reported to have completed two great loop excursions during that period. The current owner is an experienced yachtsman, acquired this attractive vessel in the Summer of 2021 and started updating. He relocated INDIGO to the Florida Keys that Fall. From Spring of 2023 through until Fall of 2025, the boat was treated to a complete exterior paintjob which was well done and included extensive updating. The engine room is clean and maintained, the interior is warm and comfortable, the exterior with new paint and canvas has INDIGO looking like new.  

Factory Supplied Description

The Offshore 48 Pilothouse possesses a solid hand-laminated fiberglass hull with epoxy barrier coat; its design features a generous beam and finely V-ed and a deep forefoot that gradually tapers to a 12-degree deadrise at the transom.

This design produces a hull that is quick to get on plane and knives cleanly through waves and chop throughout the speed range. The craft's standard exterior includes two-tone, molded non-skid decks as well as window frames, doors and hatches made of gelcoated fiberglass so they can't corrode like aluminum or rot like wood.

Moreover, the cockpit contains a freshwater shower in a molded FRP cabinet, and the boat deck allows internal drainage to the waterline, keeping the lower decks free of runoff. Below deck, the 48 Offshore features quality hand-rubbed, satin finish Burmese teak cabinetry, and teak and holly sole throughout. The salon, staterooms, heads, and galley are built with the attention to detail that Offshore Yachts has been known for since 1948.

Accommodations

There are two staterooms and two heads all accessed down a forward stairway to the starboard side of the pilothouse. The master stateroom is amidship with a walk-around queen berth to the portside with a padded headboard and built in nightstands to either side with wall mounted reading lights. Above on the portside are two opening rectangular portholes which provide natural lighting or there are drapes for coverage when privacy is preferred. 

The forward side of the stateroom has a two-door hanging locker with eight large drawers and a high counter shelf above where there is a decorative lamp and a wall mounted flat panel Samsung TV. To the starboard side, behind the open cabin door is a cabinet which houses a Splendide combo washer/dryer. Overhead there are dome lighting fixtures controlled by a dimmer switch and there is bound edge carpeting over the teak and holly sole. 

On the starboard side, just aft of the washer/dryer is the private master head. Freshwater VacuFlush head and a full length Hi-Macs solid surface, black granite vanity top with an undermounted oval porcelain sink and a mirrored medicine cabinet. The shower is a modest bathtub with handheld shower wand. The head is air-conditioned or there are two opening rectangular portholes for ventilation and natural light.

The forward stateroom has a centerline queen berth with upper cove cabinets to either side and reading lights above the headboard. A small TV is to the portside and counter-top shelves are on both sides. There are two rectangular opening portlights treated with small drapes and an overhead hatch with screen panel which allow the cabin natural lighting. Aft to the starboard side there is a hanging locker. Both staterooms have teak and holly soles fitted with bound edge carpeting. The woodwork is both warm and beautiful.

The guest head is just aft of the forward guest stateroom with door across from the stairway, so it doubles as the day head. Well-finished matching to the master head it also has a separate shower stall.   

Salon

Entering from the cockpit, the salon has an L-shaped lounge to port and a smaller settee on the starboard side with a high-gloss teak drop leaf Hi-Lo table. Overhead pin lights have teak trim rings and are on dimmer control (as is most of the lighting throughout the boat). The settees are covered in Ultraleather material with matching valance panels above. The large deckhouse windows which slide open if desired, have snap-on Textilene mesh privacy covers on the outside and have Oceanair roll-up blinds on the inside. TV is in the aft starboard corner and port aft corner is a built-in end table cabinet. Forward to starboard is a countertop with decorative table lamp and across to portside is the Galley.

• Samsung 32" flat panel Smart TV (2025) with electric lift behind custom louvered doors
• Fusion MS-UD750 stereo with Bluetooth, stereo speakers have area volume control knobs, flybridge, cockpit, salon, and pilothouse
• Fusion NRX-300 remote control head by starboard forward countertop (2023)
• Door to aft deck is a slider and there is a roll down insect screen
• Teak and holly sole with carpet runner and area rugs

Galley

• Sub Zero under-counter refrigerator
• VitriFrigo under-counter drawers (refrigerator or freezer) in cabinet to starboard
• Hi-Macs solid surface, black granite countertops
• Force10 glass electric stovetop, 3-burner
• Cuisinart Convection/Microwave oven
• Two basin stainless steel sink with newer faucet fixture, in-sink garbage disposal
• Filtered water tap
• Complete galley cookware 
• Lots of storage cabinetry - overhead aft, beneath the countertop four slide outs, across to starboard pantry, cabinet on the portside of the steps going up to pilothouse, plus drawers
• LED lighting strip under forward cabinetry
• 6-bottle bar cabinet with slide out drawer by the pilothouse

Master Stateroom and Head

• Walk-around queen berth with custom mattress and nightstands
• Samsung 19" flat panel TV
• Hanging lockers and drawer storage
• Solid surface countertops
• Dimmable overhead lighting plus reading lights
• Combo Splendide 2000 washer/dryer
• Ensuite Head with freshwater VacuFlush toilet, shower stall with mini-tub, Hi-Macs solid surface black granite vanity top with oval undermount sink, mirrored sundries cabinet

Guest Stateroom, Forward

• Centerline queen berth
• Hanging locker
• Ultrasuede headboard
• ViewSonic 15" flat panel TV 
• Solid surface countertops
• Drawer storage

Guest Head

• Hi-Macs solid surface Black Granite vanity top with oval undermounted sink
• Updated VacuFlush freshwater head
• Drawer storage in sink vanity
• Mirrored sundries cabinet
• Handheld shower wand in shower stall

Pilothouse

The Pilothouse has a center helm with a Captain's chair and slide-opening wing doors to either side. Six-spoke teak helm wheel and above helm are three brass Weems & Plath - barometer, temperature, and clock. Aft is a raised Ultraleather settee with teak hi-gloss teak table. Overhead opening hatches above the settee and the helm seat (with screen). To starboard are steps with teak railing up to flybridge.

• (2) Garmin 5212 touchscreen GPS/Chartplotter multi-function displays
• Garmin D22 Black Box depth sounder with 50/200 dual frequency transducer
• Garmin open array radar scanner (new 2025)
• Simrad auto pilot with AP28 control head
• Garmin GSH10 VHF radio and external speaker with volume control
• Garmin AIS 600 Transceiver
• Garmin closed circuit cameras, aft deck and engine room
• Satellite TV KVH M5 antenna (also 2nd dome) with (3) Direct TV receivers (not in use)
• Side-Power DC bow thruster with handheld remote control
• Ritchie PowerDamp magnetic compass
• Stereo speakers with volume control knob
• VDO gauges and tachometers, including rudder angle indicator
• (3) electric windshield wipers
• Maxwell windlass control remote
• Intercom phone - handsets in engine room and forward stateroom
• High water bilge alarm
• Captain’s chair recovered in white vinyl (2023)
• Roll-up insect screen doors on both pilothouse sides

Flybridge

There are two Captain's chairs by the forward helm console and just behind to the portside is an L-shaped settee with a table. To the starboard side is a console with drink refrigerator, sink, and storage. Classy blue and white striped cushions and the fresh white painted surroundings and tabletop show beautifully. There is a fiberglass radar arch and white powder coated aluminum framework extends forward from it with a fresh laced Stamoid top. The three sided enclosure is edged in blue canvas with side U-zips and forward EZ2CY panels (new 2021). Just behind the settee are chocks with the RIB tender and electric davit. On the aft edge of the bridge is a newer emergency cannister liferaft. There are two accesses to the bridge, steps up from the pilothouse and aft there is a ladder down to the aft deck.

• Garmin 8616 GPS/Chartplotter touchscreen (new 2025)
• Simrad autopilot AP44 control head (new 2025)
• Garmin GHS10 VHF/Hailer with remote speaker
• Side-Power bow thruster control
• PowerDamp magnetic compass
• Trim tab toggle control and synchronizer switch
• Tinted Plexi venturi windscreen with polished stainless frame
• Track to track 3-sided enclosure with EZ2CY forward panels
• L-shape Settee has storage beneath the seats
• Table has new aluminum base with white starboard top
• Tabletop has an overlay panel to increase table size for dining
• (2) Pompanette fiberglass P2000 helm chairs with fiberglass backs, cushioned armrests
• Norcold DC refrigerator inside starboard cabinet, also a sink in this cabinet
• Navy Sunbrella canvas covers (new 2024-2025), helm, tender, foredeck hatch, cockpit
• 2nd set of Stamoid covers for storage periods

Hull

INDIGO has been treated to a high-quality complete painting which was completed over the course of two seasons while stored in Islamorada, FL. During 2023-2024 the deckhouse was painted Cloud White. Painters removed and re-bedded all windows, re-caulked/sealed all seams, all portholes and hatches were replaced. Deckhouse brow is non-skid finished for reduced glare and safety. In 2025 the hull was painted Flag Blue, waterline to rub rail. The stainless-steel strike plate of the railing was replaced with new solid material. Previously in 2020 the bottom was stripped and barrier coated. There is a white boot stripe with a red pin accent stripe and black bottom paint.

• Multi-color changing underwater lights (new 2025)
• 4-blade primary propellers
• 3-blade set of spare propellers (reconditioned by Wildcat, stored in lazarette)

Deck Equipment

• Bow anchor pulpit with dual rollers and fresh water washdown spigot in adjoining hatch
• Mounted plow anchor with approx. 300' chain
• Mounted Danforth Fortress FX37 Anchor with 25' lead chain and 250' nylon rode
• Maxwell 2200 electric windlass with wildcat
• Fenders and dock lines, (4) fender storage racks on bow railing, (2) on flybridge
• Foredeck bench seat with cushion (2024)
• Port and Starboard boarding gates
• Stainless steel welded bow railing and side deck railings
• Wide side decks with raised bulwarks - 2 steps up from deckhouse side to PH and bow level
• Freshwater washdown spigot in cockpit (2023)
• Beautifully varnished teak cap railing in cockpit with blue Sunbrella covers (2024)
• Stainless steel flag staff aft
• Textilene deckhouse snap-on window covers (2025)
• Forward windshield canvas mask (2024)
• Kahlenberg dual trumpet air horns
• Stainless steel welded flybridge railings
• Marquipt electric davit, new motor and cable (2025)
• Dingy chocks and straps
• 2013 AB / Mares 10.5' center console RIB tender with Garmin GPS/plotter/depth (new helm seat backrest) with 20hp Tohatsu 4-stroke outboard
• Custom hinged SS anchor light mount
• Datum emergency container liferaft in quick launch cradle (2024)

Cockpit

• Teak cockpit decking with hatches which open to lazarette and aft engine room door
• Walkthrough transom door
• Starboard side cockpit helm with engine controls and wheel
• Cockpit center cabinet with VitriFrigo ice maker (2025)
• Cockpit shower wand, hot and cold in fiberglass box
• Docking lights (2024)
• Fiberglass swim platform
• Stainless swimming ladder
• LED cockpit lights
• (2) fishing rod holders
• Magma SS Propane Grill
• Stereo speakers and Garmin backing camera
• Transom combo stainless hawse pipe/cleat
• Stainless steel emergency tiller

Electrical

• Northern Lights 12kW generator in sound shield (approx. 4200 hrs)
• 240V AC ships system with pilothouse breaker panel and switching
• 12V DC ships system with pilothouse breaker panel and battery monitoring
• Shore power is 50 amp with connections port and starboard forward
• Another 50 amp inlet is in the cockpit
• 50' shore power electrical cord (2022)
• Magnum Energy charger / inverter with display in pilothouse
• ProNautic 12-60P Smart battery charger (2024)
• AGM house batteries
• AGM main engine start batteries, with shut off switches and parallel switch
• Separate generator start battery
• Blue Sea 7610 120V isolators to reduce voltage drop
• Alternator battery charging from port motor

Engine Room

• Cummins CTA 8.3 Diamond Series 450 diesels
• ZF Transmissions, 2.55:1 reduction
• Hynautic engine controls
• Glendinning mechanical synchronization
• Racor primary fuel filters with vacuum gauges, mains and gen
• Teak and Holly engine room center sole
• Tides dripless shaft logs
• Hynautic wheel steering
• Fireboy engine room suppression system
• Emergency bilge pumping system
• (3) automatic/manual bilge pumps
• Gray water sump boxes
• High water bilge alarm
• Engine room camera
• Exhaust system updating (2022)
• Cooler service (2023)
• Sea water pumps serviced (2026)
• Custom engine room ventilation and blowers
• (4) Dometic/Marine Air reverse-cycle A/C units (all newer units)
• Torrid hot water heater with engine heat exchanger connection
• Jabsco Flo-Jet water pressure system with accumulator tank
• Head system runs to holding tank with TankWatch III monitor system - deck pump out
• Updated whole boat's head hoses
• Spectra 200T watermaker (unit was reported as new in 2015, but has been pickled and unused since 2022), remote panel in pilothouse

Broker Comments

INDIGO is a very comfortable and well-maintained vessel which has benefited from a history of good ownership and continual updating. Virtually every system on the boat has been upgraded, replaced, or at minimum thoroughly serviced within the past 15 years. This current ownership has taken a great boat to another level cosmetically through a very complete paint process.

Custom Disclaimer and Exclusions

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

There are many personal belonging aboard which may be excluded. A list of exclusions will be provided upon request when accompanied by a written offer. Specifically excluded are the remote mounted Starlink antenna and router, dive and fishing equipment, charts, photos and some artwork.

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