About this tender
The Axopar 45 XC Cross Cabin is the build we ask Axopar for when a programme needs a covered, capable day boat that can keep pace with a mothership across open water and still deliver guests in comfort. The XC Cross Cabin variant sits at the top of the 45 range, adding a full enclosed cabin to the proven 45-foot hull platform - giving you protection from spray and weather without sacrificing the deck openness that makes the 45 series useful as a chase and support vessel.
The hull is GRP construction in Axopar's established deep-V form, designed for outboard propulsion in the higher power brackets. The cross cabin arrangement places a proper enclosed forward cabin below and a working cockpit aft, which means your crew can manage a water-sports programme or handle guests from a clear, uncluttered stern area. At 45 feet, the boat sits at the practical upper limit of what most mothership davit systems will handle, so it is worth confirming your lifting arrangements early in the project.
We would put the Axopar 45 XC Cross Cabin alongside the better Finnish and Scandinavian day-boat builders at this size. The production quality is consistent, the dealer network is genuinely international, and the configurator allows enough powertrain and finish specification to suit most owner briefs. For a programme that needs a fast, enclosed tender in the 13-14 metre bracket, it is a credible starting point.
Highlights
The four details we'd point out first to a captain who hasn't seen one on the water yet.
The XC Cross Cabin variant adds a full enclosed forward cabin to the 45-foot Axopar hull, separating overnight or weather-protection capability from the working cockpit aft. That separation is directly useful on a superyacht programme where guests and crew need defined zones across longer coastal passages.
The 45 series is built on a deep-V GRP hull designed specifically for high-output outboard propulsion. The hull form is shared across three 45-range body variants, giving a consistent, proven underwater platform regardless of superstructure choice.
High-horsepower outboard brackets allow the 45 XC to be configured with current top-end outboard engines, keeping the transom serviceable at sea and reducing the underwater appendage load. Outboard replacement and servicing in remote locations is a practical advantage on extended mothership programmes.
Axopar's online configurator allows specification of powertrain, colour, trim, and accessory packages before build. This means your project manager can lock in a detailed spec early and manage the build against it, reducing scope creep on a new commission.
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The full specification
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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Axopar · Helsinki, Finland
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 45 XC CROSS CABIN needs to handle. We come back within 48 hours with a written assessment - fit for the brief, lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives in the same band.
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