Linssen DS 45 Variotop

Owner circumstances have changed and he wants this boat sold. Another price reduction makes this an extremely attractive buy.  With this recent price reduction you can now buy this beautiful yacht for well under $300,000! If you are looking for a unique, high quality, head turning yacht in like new condition, look no further-- this Linssen DS 45 is the boat for you. Talk about quality, this boat originally had a base price of over $1,000,000 and Shazam is one of the few DS 45s, if not the only one, for sale in the US.

The DS45 Linssen's unique design, high quality Dutch workmanship and engineering ranks this boat right up there with the best of the top of the line boats of this type. She has been identified as the Most Exclusive 45 footer in the world as awarded by Boating Magazine for her unique features and has won the Professional Design Award for her extraordinary features.

From the moment you board this 45 foot cruiser you know you are on one very special boat. Every detail, from the overall structure, one of a kind Variotop convertible top and a solid tank like construction bespeaks quality throughout.

Besides being a real head turner, the Linssen 45 is a technological delight, chock full of hydraulic conveniences that take the work out of just about everything.

Some of the unique features of this offshore performance cruiser include: an electro-hydraulic mast lowering system, propeller pockets that increase thrust at low RPM and boost speeds via a surface piercing effect, high skew five blade props designed to significantly reduce vibration and noise, an aft downward flare design that generates stern lift necessary for an optimum running angle, a teak planked transom that hydraulically swings flat to create a cockpit sole extension, To obliviate bottom blistering two layers of isophthalic gelcoat are applied to the bottom followed by three layers of Cerakote 54, a pricey ceramic with low frictional resistance and permeability.  

The current owner is one you want to buy a boat from. He has maintained this boat to showroom condition by paying attention to maintenance and cosmetic detail. Shazam is washed monthly and waxed every three months. Full maintenance was recently completed to include oil changes, filters, impellers, new zincs, heat exchangers cleaned, new belts and more. The bottom was recently painted with barrier coating and two layers of bottom paint.