ARS MARE Advantage 120

Options and equipment

✔️ Besenzoni hydraulic footbridge
✔️ Generator
✔️ Teak deck in excellent condition (2019)
✔️ Pressurised water
✔️ Chain washer
✔️ 60 m of anchor chain (2023)
✔️ Ambient lighting cockpit
✔️ New exterior upholstery
✔️ Bimini

Interior equipment

✔️ 2 cabins
✔️ 2 shower rooms
✔️ Convertible living room - sleeps 6
✔️ New WEBASTO heating
✔️ Water heating in lounge and 2 cabins with independent control
✔️ WC electric
✔️ Bidet
✔️ TV
✔️ Blackout curtains in cabins
✔️ Radio
✔️ Speakers
✔️ Gas hob
✔️ Microwave
✔️ Lots of storage space
✔️ Extendable coffee table
✔️ New interior upholstery

Electronic navigation equipment

✔️ GPS with repeater on flybridge
✔️ Autopilot
✔️ VHF

Refit

✔️ New WEBASTO heater with water distribution in lounge and cabins
✔️ Taps of cockpit summer and winter
✔️ Renovated rear and front cushions and cockpit
✔️ Renovated flybridge upholstery
✔️ Replacement of WC drains and drinking water circuit
✔️ Grey water system upgrade
✔️ Complete painting of the hold
✔️ Complete overhaul of the generator
✔️ Cleaning exchangers
✔️ Cleaning the diesel decanter and inter-tanks
✔️ Bilge pumps and autoclave replaced
✔️ Bath ladder replaced
✔️ Two fridges replaced
✔️ New television
✔️ New memory foam mattresses in both cabins
✔️ New living room upholstery
✔️ Full LED lighting

Work to be planned

✔️ None

Safety equipment

✔️ RINA liferaft valid until the end of 2030

Other

Boat delivered with engine overhauled.

Our analysis

🛥️ This ARS MARE Advantage 120, an 11.71 m flybridge built in 1997, is in a remarkably good state of preservation, well above the average for boats of this generation. The hull, exterior and interior fittings and all the upholstery bear witness to constant, methodical maintenance. The teak deck (2019) is in excellent condition, the upholstery and fittings are recent, and the general atmosphere on board is healthy, clean and rewarding. With two large cabins, two shower rooms and a convertible saloon, there is plenty of space for a comfortable cruising programme.

Engines & technology

⚙️ The unit is equipped with two Caterpillar 435 hp shaftline engines, with a total of 2,400 engine hours. This type of engine is renowned for its robustness and longevity, particularly when combined with a simple and proven propulsion system such as the shaft line. This level of hours is consistent for this type of engine when maintenance is rigorous, which is the case here. The major refit carried out between 2023 and 2025 strongly reinforces the technical value of the boat. The boat is delivered with the engine overhauled, so you can get to grips with it straight away.

Price positioning analysis

👎 Low range: tired units, deferred maintenance, refit required
👉 Core market: properly maintained units, standard condition
👍 Top of the market: units monitored, significant refit, homogeneous and reassuring condition
Given the extent and quality of the recent refit, the Caterpillar engine's reputation for longevity, the uncompromising general condition and the total lack of work required, this ARS MARE Advantage 120 is logically positioned at the top end of the market for its segment. The asking price is in line with market reality and technically justified. The medium-term residual value remains stable for this type of well-maintained unit.

The team's advice

✅ This ARS MARE Advantage 120 has been completely refitted and is in excellent mechanical and general condition. Built by the Italian shipyard ARS Mare, renowned for the solidity of its hulls, this model is distinguished by a level of maintenance well above market standards. The fact that no work is required is a major advantage for buyers looking to keep costs under control. We would recommend this yacht to a buyer looking for a spacious, technically secure flybridge ready to sail immediately, for a regular Mediterranean cruising programme, with a rational and serene approach.