Options and equipment
✔️ Generator
✔️ Air conditioning
✔️ Hydraulic footbridge
✔️ Joystick
✔️ GPS
✔️ VHF with AIS
✔️ Sounder
✔️ Radar
✔️ Loch / speedometer
✔️ Autopilot
✔️ Radio
✔️ cockpit speakers
✔️ New cockpit cushions
✔️ Solid teak bathing platform (2022)
✔️ Cockpit in original teak
✔️ cockpit table
✔️ cockpit hand shower
✔️ WC electric
✔️ Hot water
✔️ Fridge
✔️ Microwave
✔️ Battery charger...
Interior equipment
🛏️ The interior layout features two separate cabins: a double cabin and a second cabin with three berths (a double bed and a single bed), offering real versatility for outings with family or friends.
Care and maintenance
🛠️ The two IPS bases were replaced in 2022. Maintenance is monitored and documented, with invoices available. The boat has a total of around 370 real engine hours, and +- 50 h for the new bases, a very contained figure given the age of the unit.
Work to be planned
🔥 Localized reworking of the deck teak is to be anticipated( +- 50 cm 2).
The exchangers also need to be cleaned.
These elements are identified, not structural, and are already factored into the sale price.
Safety equipment
🦺 The boat is equipped with a life raft.
Our analysis
Aesthetics & general condition
🧱 This Airon Marine 400 HT, an 11.23 m hard-top built in 2009, has a sporty and still up-to-date line, true to the signature of the Italian shipyard Airon Marine. The overall condition is of fine quality, with several recent enhancing upgrades.
The solid teak bathing platform replaced in 2022 is a real asset in terms of comfort and perceived value. The original cockpit in teak shows normal signs of use, with no structural impact.
The new cockpit cushions and the level of equipment contribute to a pleasant and functional exterior.
The interior is clean, well maintained and intelligently laid out. The two cabins offer 5 comfortable berths (master cabin, double bed and guest cabin 1 double bed and 1 single bed).
Engines and technology
⚙️ The unit is equipped with two Volvo Penta D4-300s in IPS propulsion, 370 real engine hours, with rigorous maintenance follow-up and supporting invoices.
This engine is renowned for its excellent balance of performance, fuel efficiency and cruising comfort, enhanced by the joystick control.
Major technical point: the two IPS bases were replaced in 2022 following a collision. This is now a very reassuring factor, as the main propulsion components are recent, so maintenance costs are low in the short and medium term. With a maximum speed of 34 knots, the boat's behaviour at sea is healthy, dynamic and particularly easy to operate.
Price positioning analysis
📊 An analysis of comparable units observed on the French, Italian and Spanish markets for 11 to 12 m hard-tops from the 2008 to 2011 vintages, equipped with IPS or Z-drive, reveals three distinct levels of positioning.
👎 Low range Units with high engine hours, irregular maintenance and limited equipment.
👉 Core market Properly maintained units, with consistent hours and standard equipment.
👍 Top of the market Low-hour units with documented monitoring and/or recent technical data.
With 370 engine hours, ongoing maintenance with invoices, the recent replacement of the two IPS subbases and the level of equipment, this Airon Marine 400 HT is in a class of its own. 👍 top of the market. The price positioning is sound, with no overvaluation, and the resale will remain smooth if maintenance is carried out properly.
RivieraBroker analysis & advice
📌 This 400 HT is aimed at a buyer looking for a sporty, modern and particularly manoeuvrable hard-top, offering real comfort of use thanks to the IPS and joystick. with no major costs in the short to medium term.
💡 The major technical replacements already carried out make the acquisition highly secure and limit post-purchase risk.
The team's advice
✔️ We recommend this Airon Marine 400 HT to a buyer who wants to sail immediately on a high-performance, well-supervised and technically safe boat. It's a coherent choice for a dynamic and comfortable sailing programme, with a clear market reading and easy resale.
