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Maine Cat 38 LS

$735,716 Listed price: US$535,000

Presented For Sale By:

The Multihull Company

15 Lockwood Drive
Charleston, SC, 29401
United States
215-866-1510

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Make Maine Cat
Model 38 LS
Year 2018
Condition Used
Price US$535,000
Type Sail
Class Catamaran
Length 11.58 m
Fuel Type Gas
Hull Material Fibreglass
Location Southern Shores, North Carolina, United States
LOA 11.58 m
Beam 6.4 m
Max Draft 2.13 m
Min. Draft 0.74 m
Total Sail Area 778 ft²
Headsail Area 224 ft²
Mainsail Area 554 ft²
Max Bridge Clearance 17.98 m
Gross Tonnage 15 t
Engine Type Outboard
Engine Make Yamaha
Fuel Type Gas
Engine Year 2021
Power 25 hp
Engine Location Port
Propeller Type 3 Blade
Engine usage (hours) 435
Engine Type Outboard
Engine Make Yamaha
Fuel Type Gas
Engine Year 2021
Power 25 hp
Engine Location Starboard
Propeller Type 3 Blade
Engine usage (hours) 435
Maximum Speed 20 kn @ 4500 RPM
Cruising Speed 10 kn @ 3500 RPM
Range 100 nmi
Designer Dick Vermulen
Builder Maine Cat
Guest Cabins 3
Guest Heads 1
Fuel Tanks 24 gal
Fresh Water Tanks 80 gal
Holding Tanks 20 gal
Hull Shape Catamaran

Description

The Maine Cat 38 LS is a respected American-built sailing catamaran, known for its lightweight composite construction, stability, and performance under sail. Designed for efficiency and ease of handling, it’s an ideal platform for both private cruising and commercial charter use. 

Surfer Girl is a 38 LS purpose-built for USCG COI (18+2) and currently certified and operational. She features 3 berths, 1 head, and a galley thats makes her perfect for short-term cruising or as an off-season liveaboard. Operated in the Outer Banks during peak season and stored on the hard during the winter, she’s been professionally maintained with annual service. 

Recent upgrades include:

 New Yamaha T25 engines (2024) 

Jib (2022)

Trampoline (2025) 

Halyards and sheets (2025)

New cushions/covers (2025)

Swim ladder

As a well-kept and proven charter platform, Surfer Girl is ready for your next adventure or business venture.

U.S. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

  • 20 Persons onboard (18 passengers + 2 crew)

  • Rating for: Lakes, bays & sounds

  • Boat is set up for nearshore, but not rated as such due to current owners intended use

PROPULSION & STEERING

  • Fuel Tank Capacity - 24 Gallons (non-ethanol gasoline) Mounted on an external rack

  • Engines - 2 x 2021 Yamaha T25 25 Horsepower 4-cycle outboard gasoline engines

    • High Thrust - 25” extra-long shaft - power tilt

    • Hours: Port/Starboard - 435 Hours

    • Twin single-lever Kobelt engine controls on helm console with Mach Zero control cables

    • Last serviced - 5/2024 / Intermediate service - 7/2025

    • *Dual water separator filters

    • *Serviced every 100 hours

    • *Engines are a 2021 model - installed onboard in 2024

  • Propellers - 2 x Yamaha 3-blade ¾” pitch steel propellers

  • Rudders - Balanced high aspect ratio fixed under-body rudders in Tides Marine bearing tubs

  • Steering System - Fixed motors non steering - Forward console mounted wheel steering with 360 degree visibility Edson cable and chain custom designed system with separate autopilot tiller arm at starboard rudder

  • Performance (under power)

    • Cruising speed - 6-10 knots @ 3500 RPM’s

    • Maximum speed - 20 knots @ 4500 RPM’s

    • Fuel burn rate at cruising speed - 1.8 gallons/hour/engine

    • Range - 100 Miles

SAILS, RIGGING, & DECK HARDWARE

Sails

  • Mainsail - Calvert Dacron

    • Third reef point installed

  • Sailbag - (2022) Mack Pack

  • Headsail(s) 

    • (2021) Calvert self-tacking headsail with Harken furling system, curved track and car with controls

    • Screecher - Calvert 523 sqft Triaxial cut 5 oz. warp Dacron (only used twice)

Rigging

  • 49’ Selden anodized aluminum mast fractionally rigged with double spreaders. Includes spinnaker and screecher halyards and single line reefs at three points.

  • Selden CX continuous line furler for screecher

  • Outboard mounted chain plates, 316L standing rigging, all running rigging standard

Deck Hardware

  • Added deck hardware for screecher

  • Gull Striker “A”-frame with compression beam and screecher pole

  • Block and tackle 4:1 cap shroud tensioner included port and starboard

  • 3 x Harken Radial 46.2 STA two speed self-tailing winches, Lewmar clutches

  • 1 x harken Radial 46.2 STEA electric self-tailing winch at winch pod halyards

  • 9’ mainsail traveler track, car and controls mounted on the aft beam

ELECTRICAL & POWER MANAGEMENT

Batteries

  • House - 2 x 2022 AGM Lifeline GPL-8DL maintenance-free marine batteries - 225 ah each

    • Each engine is wired to one of the batteries independently for starting

Power Supply

  • Shorepower - 50’ 30-amp cord

    • Protected 120V shorepower inlet

  • Solar - 4 x Solara Power - M 140W panels (560W Total)

  • Engine Alternators - 2 x 16 Amp

    • Output from engine alternators run to the house battery bank with Flex-charger

Power Management

  • Battery Chargers - 2 x Flex-chargers NC25A-12

  • Inverter - Victron 2 kW inverter with 80 Amp battery charger 12|2000|80-50 120V

  • Solar Charge Controller - Victron MPPT 75|15

  • Battery Monitoring System - Victron Color Control Cerbo GX

  • Distribution Panel - Contains 2 x (port and starboard) 15 C-Class DC circuit breaker & 4 AC breakers (Port)

Lighting & Outlets

  • Lighting

    • LED navigational lights including foredeck, anchor, steaming and mast top tricolor

    • All interior and bridgedeck 12V lighting is LED, 10 x fixtures

  • Outlets

    • 3 x 120V outlets

ELECTRONICS, NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

  • Chartplotter - Garmin GPS MAP 8612 chartplotter preloaded with BlueChart g2 coastal maps

  • Additional Display Instruments - Garmin GMI 20 display with gWind and depth transducers, all NEMA 2000 network

  • GPS - 2022 Garmin GPS MAP 8612

  • Depthsounder - Garmin Transducer

  • Radar - Garmin GMR 18

  • Anemometer - Garmin gWind

  • AIS - 2022 Garmin AIS 800

  • Autopilot - Garmin GHP reactor Autopilot with Jefa 150 KgM direct drive unit type 1 planetary gearbox

  • VHF Radio - Garmin VHF 315

MOORING & ANCHORING

Mooring

  • Cleats & Chocks - 4 x 12” + 2 x 10” stainless steel mooring cleats & 4 x chocks at bows

  • Mooring Lines - Mantus 25’ Split Mooring bridle

  • Fenders -  6

Anchoring

  • Anchor - Rocna 20 kg

  • Anchor Rode - 80’ ⅜” chain + 150’ 8-plait line

  • Windlass - Lofrans project 1000 electric winch

    • Remote Locations - 2 - locally at the windlass (foot switches) and at the helm station

PLUMBING & WATER SYSTEMS

Freshwater System

  • Water Capacity - 2 x polyethylene freshwater tanks - 1 x 50 Gallons (STBD) / 1 x 30 Gallons (PORT) / 80 Gallons total capacity

  • Hot Water Capacity - Set up for hot water with propane locker - not installed

  • Deck Shower - Port swim platform

  • Anchor Washdown - Saltwater

Grey Water System

  • Shower - 1

  • Sink - 2

  • Sump Pump - 1

Black Water System

  • Holding tank Capacity - 20 Gallons

  • Toilet - 1 x Lavac vacuum marine head - saltwater flush

Bilge Pump System

  • 4 x Rulemate electric automatic bilge pumps with float switches

  • 4 x High water alarms

  • 1 x Manual bilge pump

EXTERIOR HULL & DECK

Hull & Deck

  • Hull Material - Fiberglass/VIC Core Cell SAN closed cell coring

  • Deck Material - Quadraxial E-Glass

    • Bridge deck flooring is Marine Deck 2000 9mm thick composite cork

  • Coachroof - Composite hardtop roof with two horizontal sliding windows forward sections & 4 x flush hatches in house top

  • Keel Type/Attachment - Daggerboard - High aspect ratio 12% NACA composite foils, daggerboard fully retract

  • Last Antifouled - 4/2025

  • Last Paint/Polish - 4/2025

  • Last Haulout - 4/2025

Foredeck

  • 2 x self draining storage lockers in forward beam

  • NEW (6/2025) 2 x ⅜” open offshore trampolines forward with centerline plank

Cockpit

  • Seating Capacity - 12 with cushions

  • Table - Fiberglass

  • Enclosures - Isinglass

  • Helm Station (Located in Cockpit)

    • Stainless steel steering wheel

Transom/Swim Platforms

  • Swim Ladder - Port swim platform

  • Deck Shower - Port swim platform

  • Davit System - Manual Operation

INTERIOR WALKTHROUGH

General

  • All interior bulkheads are resin infused cor-cell foam cored painted finish

  • non- skip no-maintenance cabin flooring each hull/steps

  • Composite storage lockers and counter tops porta and starboard

  • Large (16’ long) tinted acrylic fixed portlights outboard each hull in cabin topsides

  • 2 x sealed air chambers forward each hull per USCG regulations

Heating

  • Wallis Diesel 30 D Warm Air heater vented heater with vents P&S

Salon

  • Table - 1 x Fiberglass

  • Seating Capacity - 4 with cushions

Galley

  • Stovetop - 4 burner stove

  • Propane - 2.5 Gallon (Located on the stern)

  • Refrigeration

    • Custom 5.5 cubic ft Upright freezer/refrigerator with air cooled, 12 volt DC power

    • Keel Cooler for refrigerator/freezer

Port Hull

  • Cabins - 2 (double)

  • 2 x electric fans

Starboard Hull

  • Cabins - 1 (double)

  • 1 x electric fan

  • Head - Fiberglass head starboard forward with sink, marine head, vanity cabinet and fiberglass privacy door

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

  • EPIRB - 2021 ACR 2853 Global Fix

  • PFD’s - 24

  • Throwable PFD’s - 1

  • Fire Extinguishers - 3

  • Flares - 12 Red/Orange Day/Night - Serviceable condition

  • First Aid Kit - Full - Serviceable Condition

  • Bosuns Chair - 1

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.

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Presented For Sale By:

The Multihull Company

15 Lockwood Drive
Charleston, SC, 29401
United States
215-866-1510

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