Leopard Catamaran
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| Make | Leopard |
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| Model | Catamaran |
| Year | 1998 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$275,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Catamaran |
| Length | 14.33 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fibreglass |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| LOA | 14.63 m |
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| Beam | 7.01 m |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
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| Engine Make | Yanmar |
| Engine Model | 4JH4 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 1998 |
| Power | 50 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | Port |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 2660 |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
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| Engine Make | Yanmar |
| Engine Model | 4JH4 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 50 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | Starboard |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 2443 |
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| Designer | ALEX SIMONIS |
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| Builder | ROBERTSON AND CAINE |
| Guest Heads | 3 |
| Hull Shape | Catamaran |
Description
Although this vessel is USCG documented, import duty has never been paid in the United States—or in any other jurisdiction.
Therefore, a buyer intending to return her to their country of residence would likely be required to pay the applicable taxes or import duties there.
Alternatively, the yacht could potentially be registered under an offshore registry, which may allow for the issuance of a cruising permit.
However, if financing is required, please note that we are not aware of any lenders who would provide funds for a vessel that has not been formally imported, tax-paid, and physically located within the lending institution’s country.
If purchased outright with cash, many of these considerations may not apply.
We strongly recommend that you carefully research your options before committing time or money to a vessel that you may not be able to complete the purchase of for the reasons outlined above.
Feel free to reach out—we may be able to advise further
HERE IS A RARE FIND.
HULL NUMBER 14 OF THE LEGENDARY 45 LEOPARDS THAT WERE BUILT LIKE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
THIS EXAMPLE WAS PROFESSIONALLY LENGTHENED AND HAS A NUMBER OF AWESOME UPGRADES THAT MAKE HER PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE CRUISING CATS AROUND.
CALL FOR LINK TO LARGE SCALE PICTURES
Boat Highlights
The Leopard 45 has received numerous accolades since the model’s introduction due to her open and spacious layout, easy handling, functional galley-up layout, four spacious staterooms with double-size berths and generous headroom throughout. All of the systems are very simple to operate and easily accessed. Comfortably cruise at 8 knots or pick up speed with her powerful twin 50hp Yanmar diesel engines. Her shallow 4' 1" draft is ideal for reaching secluded anchorages and her layout is perfect for entertaining guests. The high quality interior is a tasteful blend of wood; fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) and Corian. The cabin sole is durable, low maintenance teak and holly composite floor panels. You can easily seat 8 guests for dinner at the fixed cockpit table. The helmsman seat is strategically located to allow for a 360 degree view around the boat under a custom hard top. She is a sail away catamaran you really could just step on board and go.
The perfect family cruising boat.
CHECK OUT THE SPECS AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR MORE DETAILS.
general specs
Layout & Accommodations
4 double cabins with head en-suite
new Aft port head: Black and Decker washing machine
fans in each cabin
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)
custom dinette cushions with Sunbrella upholstery and light wood finish
All new salon cushions (2020)
New helm seat with side slide protection (2020)
Galley
Galley 3-burner stainless steel Dickinson Mediterranean stove/oven/broiler
Heat-resistant Corian countertop
Ice-maker
Double basin stainless steel sink
Full-size built-in trash can
Two overhead hatches and four opening port
Portable dockside stand alone Hisence A/C dehumidifier fan
Led lights main salon (New 2021)
Standalone Dometic Freezer
Electronic Equipment
Electronics & Navigation
Raymarine axiom 12inch Chart-plotter and GPS at helm station ( sends AIS does not receive)
Raymarine P70 Autopilot at helm station Raymarine i70 multifunction New 2021 Raymarine ITC5 controller New 2022
Plastimo liquid filled compass at helm station
Raymarine Ray 5 DSC-capable VHF radio at navigation center new (2022
New Ais/vhf aerial (2020)
STARLINK
Full-size chart table with reading light and USB charging ports
Flat screen smart TV, digital antenna,
Electrical System
Electrical,
Power & Plumbing
3 heads have shower and 3 x J Manual Jabsco 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 DC to DC isolator ( 2025)
Victron smart Bluetooth controller (2020)
4 x 200 Amp Hour Lithium ion batteries
1 x 200 a/h AGM battery
2 x new deep cycle engine start batteries.
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 need replacing,
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 cockpit 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 replaced 2022
Backup anchor:
Delta 34.7kg with 20’ chain and 200’ 1 inch rode plus Bruce anchor
Electric windlass with remote control at helm station
Fenders and dock lines
Tender:
hard dingy
20hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard
Safety: IridiumGO!
EPIRB
Day and night distress signals (USCG compliant)
Fire extinguishers,
Coastal First Aid kit New 2025
Emergency Ditch Bag needs updating.
Sacrificial Keels have been removed and reset and fiberglassed over with a thin fiberglass layer. New 2020
Portable power winch drill.
some tools to be left on boat
2x drills ,polisher, bolt cutter, electrical clamp meter, signal tracer, inspection Camera, rat tail for line pulling
ADDED
PORTABLE GENERATOR
LI ION BATTERIES 2022
2 NEW START BATTERIES 2023
ALL NEW BATH FAUCETS 2025
GALLEY FAUCET 2023
DC TO DC ISOLATOR 2025
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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 may look nicer, have better lines, but are much lighter and flimsier.
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 underneath 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.
