48' Hatteras LRC 1978, QA3
Dockside - water level view
Dockside bow view
Navy Sunbrella canvas windshield mask, name board covers, and 3-sided flybridge enclosure with U-Zips
Pilothouse Door and steps up to flybridge. Teak bow rail cap.
Aft flybridge with steps up to helm deck
Flybridge helm station
New Garmin 16-inch touch screen MFD and Raymarine backup GPS Chartplotter, dual radars
Three teak ladderback chairs with arm and footrests
Helm deck aft companion bench seat with white vinyl cushions
Bimini top
Flybridge helm is well equipped
Teak cockpit sole and coverboards, boarding treads to either side, cockpit freezer, hatch to lazarette
Salon with beautiful wood sole
Settee with recently recovered cushions and expandable Hi-Lo table
Starboard side salon
TV on wall mount
Custom galley with lolded countertop sink and stainless appliances and splash panels
Stailness lined chest refrigerator
Wine cooler drawers below
Pull out shelves - washer dryer combo
Top load counter cold plate freezer, gas range, teak spill railings
Two basin sink with disposal
Force 10 gas range has a full oved
Salon view forward to steps up to pilothouse
Fold-up countertop extension
Countertop with the fold-up extension down
Table opened
Custom teak sole
Salon headliner with teak battens
Lower helm
Pilothouse
Settee with watch berth above
Attractive pilothouse helm with teak console
Naiad stabilizer control pannel and bilge control panel
Recent Garmin suite with two 12-inch displays, autopilot and data station
Pilothouse has wing door and full helm chair
Leather settee is raised offering good visibility
View out the port side pilothouse door
Note Key Power Hydraulic bow and stern thruster levers
Helm wheel with electrical switching panel open
Pilothouse table expanded and helm chair turned
Chart drawer beneath pilothouse raised settee
Pilot berth above the settee
Brass clock and barometer
Stairs down to the stateroom level
Master stateroom with walk-around King berth
Dresser to port side in Master stateroom
Comfortable berth with reading light and drawer storage beneath and in nightstand to either side of the bed
With MSR cabin door closed, shelves for display, storage closet to starboard (beneath stairway), entrance to head to port side
Portlights to either side of the stateroom and note abundance of drawers in dresser next to cedar lined hanging closet and head entry door
Master vanity top with mirrored medicine cabinet and glass shower enclosure with seat
Tile sole and all new Dometic freshwater head system
Forward guest stateroom
Beautiful teak woodwork and hull liner sheathing
Starboard side of V-Berth
Drawer and cabinet storage below the berth
Recently new Dometic AC unit in guest stateroom
Guest stateroom private entry door to guest head, stateroom door closed
Guest head also has second door from companionway. Molded vanity top and new freshwater head
Guest stateroom glass shower door and stall
Tile sole and Dometic head system
Some of the feather teak panelling
Pilothouse windows with wipers and washers
Foredeck lounge seat and two dunnage storage boxes which also have cushion tops
Hatteras pulpit and rebuilt Galley Maid hydraulic windlass. Mounted plow anchor
Foredeck sail shade
Port side deck and stairs to flybridge
AB tender mounted aft
Tender to QA3
20hp Yamaha 4-stroke outboard motor
Nautical Structures davit
Newer 6-man Viking emergancy cannister raft
Radar signal mast with dual arrays and Starlink antenna
Stainless steel lined cockpit freezer
Entry hatch to engine room
Detroit Diesel 4-53 natural aspirated port side motor
Northern Lights 8kW generator
Northern LIghts 20kW generator in sound shield
Detroit Diesel 4-53 natural, starboard side motor
Updated exhaust risers
Pilothouse helm console with windshield mask on
One of the pilorhouse electrical circuit breaker panels
Bow view hauled out, sharp entry and stabilizer fins
Hauled out
Fiberglass swim platform, fold up swim ladder, stern thruster and underwater light
QA3 teak nameboards
Bow view with sail shade deployed
Helm cover
With covers on
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QA3

$329,000
Length48' (14.63m)
Beam16' 6" (5.03m)
Staterooms2
LocationUnited States
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Full Description

QA3 Is one of the ever-popular 48’ Hatteras Long Range Cruisers.

Definitely “QA3” is in the best condition of any 48LRC available.

Owned by a former professional Captain this vessel has benefitted from a mini-refit from mid-2024 to mid-2025, then spent several months in the Bahamas.  Now on the market due to family obligations, it is turn-key ready to return to cruising and easily seen in Stuart, Florida.  Here are some of QA3’s features:

  • Beautiful Teak 2-stateoom Interior with Athwartship King Bed in the Master
  • Comfortable Salon and Spotless Custom Galley
  • Twin Detroit Diesel 4-53 N for exceptional economy
  • Naiad Fin Stabilizers (Serviced)
  • Key Power Hydraulic Bow and Stern Thrusters
  • Newly Updated Garmin Electronics Suite + Raymarine backup system
  • (2) Northern Lights Generators
  • Starlink system allows non-stop communications and streaming
  • Hinged Mast makes the Great Loop travel a possibility
  • Fore Deck seating with Canvas Sail Shade
  • New Dometic MasterFlush freshwater head system with renewed hoses
  • Renewed HRO Horizon reverse-osmosis watermaker, 15 gal/hr
  • 1380 Gallon fuel capacity allows great traveling range

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Yacht Specifications

Length48' (14.63m)
Beam16' 6" (5.03m)
Draft4' 8" (1.42m)
Staterooms2
Sleeps0
HullFiberglass
Build Year1978
Cruising Speed7.5 Knots
Yacht TypeTrawler Yacht
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