At one hundred thousand euros the inboard engine is often the single largest risk in the purchase, and the single most rewarding thing to get right. An engine near the end of its life can absorb a fifth of the budget, while a well maintained older unit in an accessible compartment will run for another two decades. The Yacht Collection lists inboard sailing yachts around one hundred thousand euros.
The bracket contains a wide spread of installations. A twelve metre production yacht from the last fifteen years with a saildrive and a partial service history. An older, larger boat with a shaft drive engine that may have been rebuilt or may never have been opened. Occasionally a premium yacht where the installation was engineered properly and has been cared for accordingly.
Age tells you very little. Hours, service records, how the engine was installed and whether anyone can reach it all matter far more than the year on the plate. Marine diesels are long lived when serviced and fail through cooling systems, exhaust elbows and stern gear rather than cylinders. Survey with an engineer if you can, covering oil analysis, compression, heat exchanger and exhaust elbow, gearbox, shaft and cutless bearing, or saildrive diaphragm date and anode condition. Budget for a fuel tank on older boats. Browse the inboard sailing yachts around one hundred thousand euros and speak to our brokers.
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