Azimut · Flybridge
Azimut Grande 27M Cost of Ownership
Carbon-fiber superstructure on a production hull, which buys interior volume without the stability penalty.
Purchase price
$9,800,000
88 ft
Running cost / year
$973,220
9.9% of price
All-in per year
$1,788,384
Including depreciation
Charter instead
$107,920
Per week, all in
Baseline: 250 engine hours per year, berthed year-round, marine diesel at $5.50 per gallon, over 5 years. Adjust everything below.
Model your Grande 27M
Pre-filled with Azimut Grande 27M figures. Crew count and engine hours move the total more than anything else on this page.
The yacht
Length drives dockage; value drives insurance and refit reserve.
Crew
Above roughly 80 feet, crew becomes the single largest running cost.
Zero for an owner-operated boat.
A further 30% is added for payroll tax, insurance, and provisioning.
Berth, insurance & refit
Insurance and refit reserve are struck against the declining hull value.
Reduce if the yacht cruises or lies at anchor for part of the year.
Covers haul-out, paint, systems, and the periodic refit.
Fuel
Wildly variable — a planing hull at speed burns many times what it does at displacement speed.
Azimut Grande 27M — annual running cost
$973,220
per year before depreciation
9.9% of purchase price — the 10% rule check
- Crew24%$234,000
- Maintenance & refit40%$392,000
- Dockage5%$52,800
- Insurance10%$101,920
- Fuel20%$192,500
First-year running costs, excluding depreciation.
Value falls to $5,292,000
Running costs plus depreciation
1,250 hours over the period
Year by year
Insurance and refit reserve fall with the hull value; crew and dockage do not.
| Year | Crew | Dockage | Insurance | Maintenance | Fuel | Depreciation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $234,000 | $52,800 | $101,920 | $392,000 | $192,500 | $1,960,000 | $2,933,220 |
| Year 2 | $234,000 | $52,800 | $91,728 | $352,800 | $192,500 | $784,000 | $1,707,828 |
| Year 3 | $234,000 | $52,800 | $82,810 | $318,500 | $192,500 | $686,000 | $1,566,610 |
| Year 4 | $234,000 | $52,800 | $75,166 | $289,100 | $192,500 | $588,000 | $1,431,566 |
| Year 5 | $234,000 | $52,800 | $68,796 | $264,600 | $192,500 | $490,000 | $1,302,696 |
| Total | $1,170,000 | $264,000 | $420,420 | $1,617,000 | $962,500 | $4,508,000 | $8,941,920 |
Azimut Grande 27M at a glance
- Length overall
- 88 ft
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 12V 2000 M96L
- Top speed
- 28 knots
- Guests
- 10 in 5 cabins
- Crew
- 3
- Class
- Flybridge
Where the money goes
Azimut's high build volume means excellent parts availability and softer resale. Composite superstructure repairs need a yard with the right certification.
| Crew3 full-time, including 30% overhead | $234,000 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & refit reserve5.0% of hull value | $392,000 |
| Dockage88 ft at $50/ft/month, year-round | $52,800 |
| Insurance1.30% of hull value | $101,920 |
| Fuel250 hrs at 140 gal/hr | $192,500 |
| Running cost per yearBefore depreciation | $973,220 |
Depreciation curve
From $9,800,000 over five years.
Depreciation over five years totals $4,508,000 — 50% of the all-in cost of ownership.
Azimut Grande 27M — common questions
- How much does it cost to run a Azimut Grande 27M per year?
- Excluding depreciation, roughly $973,220 per year — about 9.9% of the $9,800,000 purchase price, against the industry rule of thumb of 10%. That breaks down as approximately $234,000 crew, $52,800 dockage, $101,920 insurance, $392,000 maintenance and refit reserve, and $192,500 fuel at 250 engine hours.
- What is the true cost of owning a Azimut Grande 27M?
- Including depreciation, the Azimut Grande 27M is modeled at about $1,788,384 per year over five years — roughly $149,032 per month. Depreciation alone accounts for 50% of that, which is why the purchase price is the smaller half of the decision.
- Is it cheaper to charter a Azimut Grande 27M than own one?
- At 6 weeks aboard per year, chartering is substantially cheaper. A comparable charter runs about $107,920 per week including APA and extras, so 6 weeks costs roughly $647,520 against $1,788,384 to own. Ownership only wins beyond about 17 weeks aboard per year.
- How much does a Azimut Grande 27M depreciate?
- The Azimut Grande 27M is modeled to retain about 65% of its value after three years and 54% after five — a loss of roughly $4,508,000 over the five-year hold. Azimut's high build volume means excellent parts availability and softer resale. Composite superstructure repairs need a yard with the right certification.
- How many crew does a Azimut Grande 27M need?
- Approximately 3 full-time crew. At an average salary of $60,000 plus payroll taxes, insurance, training, and provisioning, that is about $234,000 per year — 24% of the total running cost.
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Path to own
How long until you can own this?
Carrying a Azimut Grande 27M costs about $151,570 a month once finance and running costs are combined — implying roughly $606,279 of net monthly income at 25% of net monthly income, plus $1,960,000 up front. Enter your own figures to see which of those two is actually your constraint, and when it clears.
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