2001 - RIVIERA M430 SPORTS CRUISER

The Riviera 4000 Offshore launched in 1997 was the first indication that Riviera’s design team was thinking beyond the flybridge design model.

The arrival in 2001 of the M430 Sports cruiser was significant confirmation.
Trade-A-Boat’s reviewer said she “provides adrenalin-charged sportiness and true cruising comforts to boot”.
Club Marine magazine’s reviewer commented on the “light and airy” saloon.
She stared on the front cover of Trade-A-Boat magazine.
The M430 was the first of a line-up of three sports cruisers that Riviera would launch over little more than a 12-month period.
Life onboard centred around the deck that combined a starboard-side helm with companion seat forward, an L-shape lounge around a GRP rectangular dining table immediately aft and a second lounge across the transom. A wet bar was located on the port side opposite the dining lounge.
The entire deck could be hinged up on hydraulic struts to provide easy access to the engine room that housed twin Volvo Penta turbocharged diesel or Mercruiser petrol engines rated up to 425 hp and connected to stern drives.
Forward, the long, sleek foredeck included a sun pad that could be accessed either from side decks or through a door in the aft-raked windscreen.
Forward and below through a sliding door, the single level accommodation offered two cabins, an enclosed bathroom with separate shower stall, a well-equipped galley including a two-burner electric cooktop and a U-shape dinette around a timber table.
The master stateroom forward included a queen walk-around bed and storage and hanging clothes lockers.
The second cabin, aft, was a surprise in its volume. It included both a double and single bed. Natural light came from portholes.
Riviera built 145 M430s over seven years including strong sales overseas, particularly in the United States where she was branded as a Wellcraft Excalibur.

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SPECIFICATIONS

  • Length Overall (inc. swim platform and bow sprit)

    14.53 m

    47' 8''

  • Hull Length (Lh to ISO8666) *

    14.33 m

    47' 0''

  • Beam (inc. gunwale)

    3.76 m

    12' 4''

  • Maximum Draft (inc. props)

    0.99 m

    3' 3''

  • Dry Weight (approx.) **

    8,500 kg

    18,700 lb

  • Fuel Capacity ***

    1,107 L

    292 gal

  • Water Capacity ***

    307 L

    81 gal

  • Sleeping Capacity

    5-6 persons

  • Standard Engine MerCruiser 2x

    370 kW ea

    496 hp ea