1990 Californian 48 Sundeck — Fantasea

Fantasea, is a proven cruising motor yacht with just three previous owners and a history that includes completing the Great Loop. After her Loop adventure, she was transported from Florida to St. Croix, where her current owners have made her their comfortable Caribbean home.

Today, Fantasea is located at Green Cay Marina, where her spacious accommodations, generous storage and enormous covered sundeck make her particularly well suited to the liveaboard lifestyle. The marina slip is not included with the sale, but the slip is transferable, offering the next owner an opportunity to continue enjoying the marina and its amenities, including the gym, pool, restaurant, entertainment and community.

This Californian 48 Sundeck offers an impressive amount of usable space both inside and out. The two-stateroom, three-head layout provides privacy and comfort for extended cruising, while the full-beam aft master, large salon, forward galley and expansive sundeck give the boat the feel of a much larger vessel.

Power comes from dependable twin Caterpillar 3208 TA 425 HP diesels, with approximately 2,350–2,370 hours reported in the detailed engine information. The vessel also carries a 16 kW Kohler generator, reverse-cycle air conditioning and heating, substantial fuel and water capacity, and a comprehensive collection of cruising equipment.

Fantasea has received a substantial list of improvements over the years, including bottom paint, updated sanitary systems and pumps, new davits, cockpit cushions, Stamoid bimini, updated Isinglass, new laminate flooring, upgraded salon furnishings, a new smart TV, generator work and more.

Whether your plans call for living aboard in the Caribbean, extended coastal cruising, island hopping or another Great Loop adventure, Fantasea offers the space, equipment and proven cruising history to make the journey comfortable.

She is a rare combination of volume, capability, storage and livability in a proven 48-foot package.

2026

• Handrails/new varnish
• New Isinglass

2025

• Bottom paint
• Generator professionally rewound
• New smart TV
• Galley backsplash
• Upgraded sanitary-system fittings

2021

• Generator brushes, collar and regulator replaced
• New microwave/convection oven

2020

• Complete septic-system and sanitary-line update
• New pumps and macerator
• New dinghy davit
• New cockpit cushions
• (4) new 8D batteries
• U-Line aft-deck ice maker

2019

• New white Stamoid bimini
• New Isinglass

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Accommodation

Fantasea offers a spacious and highly functional two-stateroom, three-head layout designed for comfortable extended cruising and living aboard. From the enormous covered aft sundeck, the salon provides an inviting central gathering space with upgraded furnishings, laminate plank flooring, abundant cabinetry, and excellent natural light and ventilation. Forward and down to port is the U-shaped galley, with the dinette and private guest stateroom farther forward. The full-beam master is located aft and features a centerline queen berth and ensuite head, while convenient engine-room access is located beneath the galley steps. The layout provides excellent separation between owner and guest accommodations while making full use of the vessel’s considerable interior volume.

Interior Comforts and Amenities

• Full-beam aft master stateroom with centerline queen berth
• Ensuite master head with separate shower stall and 3/4 tub
• Built-in master desk and separate makeup table
• Extensive master cabinetry and cedar-lined hanging locker
• Large opening master windows (9)
• Forward guest stateroom with centerline queen berth
• Guest ensuite head with separate shower stall
• Large guest hanging locker and under-berth storage drawers
• Convertible dinette providing additional sleeping accommodations
• Spacious salon with new leather sofa
• Large salon bar with bamboo bar stools (2)
• Reclining salon chair with ottoman
• Smart TV (2025)
• Abundant salon storage and cabinetry
• Laminate plank flooring (2025)
• Large opening salon windows with blinds
• Accent curtains
• Four-zone reverse-cycle air conditioning and heat
• U-shaped galley with Corian countertops
• GE full-size refrigerator/freezer
• Origo four-burner electric cooktop
• Sharp microwave/convection oven (2021)
• Double-basin stainless-steel sink
• Updated galley backsplash
• Teak and holly galley sole
• Central vacuum system
• Water heater
• Large covered sundeck with patio furniture (2025)
• Sundeck couch and side chair
• Sundeck dining table with chairs (4)
• Teak-trimmed wet bar with stainless-steel sink and storage
• U-Line ice maker
• Air conditioning and heat on sundeck
• Multiple access points between salon, side decks, swim platform, and flybridge

Electronics and Navigation

• Furuno NavNet multifunction displays (2)
• Furuno radar
• Furuno VHF marine radios with distress (2)
• Furuno NavPilot autopilot
• WiFi antenna
• Ritchie stainless-steel compass
• Engine instrumentation
• Windlass controls
• Synchronizers
• Searchlight controls

Electrical Systems

• Kohler 16 kW generator, professionally rewound (2025), approximately 4,867 hours
• 50-amp shore power system
• 30-amp shore power system
• Port and starboard shore-power connections
• Sentry 12 VDC / 60-amp battery charger
• 50-amp shore-power cords (3)
• 30-amp power cord
• Shore-power adapters
• 8D main engine/house batteries (4) (2020)

Deck and Hull Equipment

• Bottom paint (2025)
• Dinghy davit (2020)
• MarQuipt boarding ladder with stand-off angle plate (2020)
• Lewmar anchor windlass
• Rocna main anchor with chain and rode
• Stainless-steel rails
• Stainless-steel deck hardware
• Stainless-steel fender holders
• Non-skid decking
• Fiberglass swim platform
• Washdown pump
• Stainless-steel transom ladder with teak steps
• Stainless-steel swim ladder
• Hot and cold swim-platform shower
• Fenders

Mechanical Equipment

• Caterpillar 3208 TA 425 HP diesel engines (2)
• Direct-drive Caterpillar transmissions (2)
• Port engine: approximately 2,370 hours
• Starboard engine: approximately 2,350 hours
• Racor fuel filtration
• Algae-X FPS-500 fuel polishing system
• Oil change system
• Synchronizers
• 4-zone reverse-cycle air conditioning and heating
• Water heater
• Central vacuum system
• Tank Watch system

Safety Equipment

• FireBoy engine-room fire suppression system
• Smoke and CO detectors
• Dual horns
• Searchlight
• Fire extinguishers
• Bilge pumps
• Throwable life ring
• Life jackets

Engine Info

• Caterpillar 3208 TA 425 HP diesel engines (2)
• Direct-drive Caterpillar transmissions (2)
• Port engine: approximately 2,370 hours
• Starboard engine: approximately 2,350 hours

Tankage

• Fuel: 560 gal
• Fresh Water: 210 gal
• Holding: 130 gal

Owners Comments and Boat History

Fantasea has been much more than a boat to us; she has truly been our home in the Caribbean. We loved taking the solid bones of this well-built vessel and transforming her into an updated, comfortable, and beautiful liveaboard. Her spacious layout, abundant storage, generous sundeck, and comfortable living areas made life aboard easy and enjoyable, with plenty of room for family and friends to visit.

Fantasea offers the unique opportunity to enjoy the Caribbean lifestyle from the comfort of your own home on the water, while still having the freedom to explore whenever the mood strikes. We hope her next owners will enjoy making her their own as much as we have.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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Listed by BVI Yacht Sales; specs and price as published by the broker — on the market here since September 2026. Confirm details with the broker directly.