Leopard Catamaran

general specs

Layout & Accommodations

4 double cabins with head en-suite

Aft port head: Haier washing machine installed in lieu of toilet 12V

fans in each cabin
Stand alone airconditioner for when you are on the dock!

12V USB charging ports in each cabin

110V outlet in each cabin

White/blue reading lights in each cabin

New mattresses in all cabins (2018)

Abundant storage in forepeaks, accessed through forward cabins

Well-ventilated with opening hatches and port windows

Screens on most hatch’s.

Black Windows to reduce heat from tropical sun (installed 2017) with new gray covers (2020)

Full front awning year new (2020)

Quality Sanskin upholstery and light wood finish

All new  salon cushions (2020)

New helm seat with side slide protection (2020)

Surround LED remote controlled Lighting Salon (2021)

Galley

Galley 3-burner stainless steel Dickinson Mediterranean stove/oven/broiler

Heat-resistant Corian countertops

12V Dometic refrigerator

12V NovaKool refrigerator

12V freezer (needs recharge)

Ice-maker

Air fryer (New 2021)

Double basin stainless steel sink

Full-size built-in trash can

Two overhead hatches and four opening port

Stand-alone Air con 10,000 btu (New 2021 December)

Led lights main salon (New 2021)

Standalone DometicFreezer (New 2021 by separate negotiation)

Electronic Equipment

Electronics & Navigation

Raymarine axiom 12inch Chart-plotter and GPS at helm station and axiom 9inch chart plotter at nav station.New 2019

Raymarine P70 Autopilot at helm station Raymarine i70 multifunction New 2021 Raymarine ITC5 controller New 2021

Plastimo liquid filled compass at helm station

Raymarine Ray 5 DSC-capable VHF radio at navigation center new (2020)

New Ais/vhf Ariel (2020)

AIS Transmit/Receive

Full-size chart table with reading light and USB charging ports

WIFI booster and WiFi Router (new 2021)

Flat screen smart TV, digital antenna,

DVD Clarion AM/FM Disc/iPod receiver with Fusion and Jensen speakers

Hand held radio vhf

Electrical System

Electrical,

Power & Plumbing

3 heads have shower and 2x Jabsco electric toilets

Solar: 975W (3x325W on hard top)

Solar 1280w (4x 320W on new customer solar arch (2020)

800W Outback solar controller

Spectra CapeHorn Watermaker (12 gal/hr) Fully serviced new Membrane and Pumps (2021)

12VDC and 110VAC/60Hz systems

Victron 3000 inverter/charger new (2020)

Victron x2 150 solar controller new (2020)

Victron Connect new (2020)

Victron smart Bluetooth controller (2020)

10 6-volt batteries, 1080 amp hrs (2020) A

GM charger for engine batteries (2017)

Shore power 30amp (New 2021)

New core battery cable (2020)

Water heater 12V and engine-heated

Under water lights 6000 lumin New 2020

Other Equipment

Engine & Mechanical

2 x 50 hp Yanmar 4JH2E, rebuild:

Port 2086 hours / Stbd 1850 hours

Fixed-pitch 3 blade propellers

Stainless steel fuel tanks, 120 gallons

Plastic water tanks, 210 gallons

Sewage holding tanks, 2 x 28 gallon

Sails & Rigging

All standing rigging replaced 2017

Main: Fully battened 60x20 foot mainsail with black sailcover and lazyjack , 3 reefs new points New (2019)

Lazyjacks replaced (2021)

Jib: Furling 125%

Rolling Furler fully serviced (2021)

Spinnaker: Black Hood 1.2 oz asymmetrical with rigging, 2017

Lewmar manual winches

Mail halyard replaced and new speed rigging added (2021)

Mainsail and jib lines all lead to the helm station for ease of handling

Hardtop provides easy access to mast and boom

New traveler car for mainsheet (2018)

Additional Information

Ground Tackle & Docking:

Primary anchor: Vulcan with 250’ of chain needs replacing

Backup anchor:

Delta 34.7kg with 20’ chain and 200’ 1 inch rode

Electric windlass with remote control at helm station

Fenders and dock lines

Tender:

West Marine 11.5 feet Hypalon (2018)

25hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard (New 2018)

Safety: IridiumGO! (2018)

EPIRB

Day and night distress signals (USCG compliant)

Fire extinguishers,

Full offshore First Aid kit New 2021

Emergency Ditch Bag complete

Sacrificial  Keels have been removed and reset and fiberglassed over with a thin fiberglass layer.New 2020

Portable power winch drill.

Lots of tool by separate negotiation

2x drills ,polisher, bolt cutter, electrical clamp meter, signal tracer, inspection Camera, rat tail for line pulling

hand tools and more

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Pretty much all you need to maintain the boat.  

Basic Premise of the refit.

This from the previous owner who did all the upgrades:

A new boat in the 45 to 50 foot range costs about $750,000 to over $1.2 mill.

An older used boat in the same range can be as little as $250k. Get 4 or 5 boats for the price of one. That’s a huge difference in price.

The new cats look nicer, have better lines, but are much lighter and flimsier. My favorite production boat is the Lagoon 50 cat. However, I don’t have a million dollars.

My Goal: Find a way to buy an older boat, make it look basically like the new ones, for a fraction of the cost.

New boats have the following:

1)       A good looking, sturdy fiberglass hardtop, that allows people more room, protection from the elements, and a working surface to access the boom, and built in lighting underneath.

2)       Built in, good looking davits to carry the dingy, instead of dragging it around in the pounding waves. The davits carry the dingy out from the transom so as to allow continued use of the deck area. The new boats have integrated the davits into the design and aesthetics of the boat.

3)       The old designed davits were used only as a last resort, didn’t work very well, and carried the dinghy on the transom, causing you to have to crawl undernearth to get out onto the back. Nobody used it, and most cutlass bearing damages were caused by people running over their own dinghy tow lines with their props.

4)       I solved that, and all the new design boats have too. A heavy duty and attractive built in propane grill, instead of a flimsy charcoal one that is constantly rusting out and depending on lighting campfires on your boat…the propane tanks are built into a locker. Side and back curtains to keep out the sun, some rain, yet still allow air movement and visability.

5)      An upgraded stereo system with great sound up front, in the galley, and in back. Control of the vhf from the helm instead of having to go inside. Single handed control of the anchor windlass from the helm and also from up front.

6)      The old  boat design required somebody up front at all times, and somebody at the helm.

7)      Generators and Air conditioning, but without loading everything in the aft engine room to make an existing back heavy problem, even worse.

8)      Green battery charging systems via wind and/or solar

9)      Upholstery all around, in the cockpit and interior that are higher end, match the décor, and not just blue boat cushions to sit on.

10)    Some amount of power winches, probably on the mainsail.

11)   A few boat designs include spacious sugar scoop hull designs so as to accommodate things like fishing chairs, snorkeling access and dinghy boarding better, but not many. I have seen it, and I wanted it.

Given the above list, I started out on my project.

We put in the exact hard top that comes with the new boats. We made a form from the new boats, and duplicated it almost exactly.

Designed davits that completely blend into the look and feel of the targa arch so as not to look “bolt on” or after market.

Extend the hulls almost 4 feet to greatly improve the look, extend the water line, and dramatically improve the job of getting in and out of the boat from a dingy, allow the installation of a good sized fishing chair, and also allow several people to sit on the extended area while getting in and out for snorkeling.

Built railings around the transom to tie the look at feel of the new design together.

Upgrade the upholstery inside and out, put the side curtains on, upgrade the stereo, put remote controls at the helm for the anchor and the vhf, and install led lighting with a dimmer in the cockpit area.

Disclaimer

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.