1988 Jeanneau Sun Kiss 47

Escape the North Dakota winters. Boat is home-moored in St Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Vessel Overview

Name: Navigator

Asking Price: $73,500

Location: Christiansted, St Croix, USVI

Make/Model: Jeanneau Sun Kiss 47

Year: 1988

Configuration: 3-Cabin Owners Version

Usage: She has been to the South Pacific and back. Most of her life has been spent in the Caribbean and southeastern US.

Engine & Mechanical

Engine: Yanmar 4JH2-DT(B)E (88HP)

Fuel Capacity: 180 gallons

Electrical & Power Systems

1600W Solar (split in 2 arrays)

2 Victron 150/70 MPPT Charge Controllers

400W Silent Wind Wind Generator

Spreco Wind Charge Controller

Magnum 3000W Inverter/Charger

2 300Ah MeritSun LFP Batteries

Victron SmartShunt

Electronics & Navigation

Raymarine e127 MFD Chartplotter

Raymarine Radar

Raymarine Wind Instrument

Raymarine Depth and Speed Instrument

Vesper AIS Transceiver

Robertson/Simrad AP11 Autopilot

Sails & Rigging

Doyle Sails

Furled head sail

Storm jib

Solid standing rigging

Running rigging is due for replacement

Living Comfort

New Built-In Sea Frost Fridge

Stand-alone Engel Fridge

~150 Gallon Freshwater Tankage

Spectra Watermaker

Starlink Internet

Force10 Stove

Magma BBQ

Included Equipment

Zodiac dinghy with 9.9 Mercury outboard

Horizon VHF Radios (1 fixed, 2 mobile)

2 ACR EPIRBs

2 Kong Security Leashes

Revere Life Raft (recertification due)

Assorted Life Jackets

A full tool assortment including battery-powered power tools

Additional Notes

Vessel has seen active offshore use and is a proven bluewater boat.

All systems are fully functional.

The anchor locker was rebuilt this past spring (2026).

The bottom was repainted in March (2026).

To our knowledge we are the third owner of Navigator. She had an early life as a charter and then spent ~25 years with the second owner. We have owned her since 2021.

We are choosing to sell Navigator due to wanting to spend our winter and spring elsewhere (skiing as one thing we have been missing).

We were in the process of remaking the headliners (new plywood backing is installed but uncovered right now). We stopped that project when we decided to sell to allow the new owner to pick their fabric color.

There may be some locations of internal spongy wood that need to be addressed (nothing that seemed too serious as we packed up).

None of the ports and hatch leak, but eventually they will benefit with some caulking and resealing attention.

Navigator was manufactured with a flip keel. However the mechanism was a maintenance problem so the second owner bolted the flip keel in the up position giving Navigator a shoal keel with a 5.5 ft draft.

The mooring in Christiansted Harbor (St Croix, USVI) can be included if interested.

The boat can be delivered anywhere in the world for a commensurate fee.

From https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-kiss-47-jeanneau

Length Overall (LOA): 47.42 ft / 14.45 m

Length Water Line (LWL): 37.25 ft / 11.35 m

Hull Speed (at 37.25 ft): 8.178 knots

Beam: 14.40 ft / 4.39 m

Displacement: 25,353 lb / 11,500 kg

Gross Tonnage: 13 Tons

Ballast: 10,150 lb / 4,604 kg

Navigator is a solid older bluewater monohull. She is a comfortable live-aboard with a three-cabin layouta master and two quarter berthsand two heads. She has a classic wood interior. She is a fully equipped offshore cruising yacht for extended voyaging or liveaboard use.

While fully functional and ready to sail, Navigator has typical wear for her age: chips in the top-side fiberglass, pitted aluminum rails and stanchions, weathered teak, sun-fading and a few wear holes on the bimini and dodger, some loose lifeline stanchions, some delaminated wood under a port or two and under the settee, etc. None of this affects her use, but the cosmetics might bother some.

Please reach out with any questions or if you would like to schedule a visit.

Best regards,

Jay Sperl