2015 Leopard 48 - The Amazing Marvin
******Leopard Catamarans Brokerage is Proud to Present 2015 Leopard 48 Owners Version "The Amazing Marvin" - Available Now - US Import Duty Paid - Asking $649k ******
From the Owners: The Amazing Marvin is an owner’s version 2015 Leopard 48, hull #086. Length is 48’ 5" and draft is 4’ 10”. He is USCG-registered (no import duty!
2015 Leopard 48 - The Amazing Marvin
******Leopard Catamarans Brokerage is Proud to Present 2015 Leopard 48 Owners Version "The Amazing Marvin" - Available Now - US Import Duty Paid - Asking $649k ******
From the Owners: The Amazing Marvin is an owner’s version 2015 Leopard 48, hull #086. Length is 48’ 5" and draft is 4’ 10”. He is USCG-registered (no import duty!) and has 3 bedrooms, 4 showers (one in each bathroom and one deck shower with both hot and cold water), and 3 Jabsco QuietFlush electric heads. The saloon table can be lowered and converted into a bed. We have slept a total of 7 adults (on mattresses) and 4 children (on the saloon bed) comfortably onboard!
From the Builder: From the 360 degree visibility at the helm to the well protected fore and aft cockpits, the Leopard 48 is designed for a modern blue water lifestyle. Stepping on board the wide transoms, you are only 2 steps away from direct access to the cockpit and side decks. The raised helm station offers exceptional visibility and is easily accessed from the cockpit and side deck. The standard electric winch and all lines led aft make short-handed yacht control very manageable. From the helm seat, all sail handling and engine controls are within reach. The Leopard 48 also offers comfortable seating for up to 3 at the helm. The starboard hull is entirely dedicated to the Owner's suite. The walk around center line queen size bed allows for easy access. The spacious interior dining area can seat up to eight guests comfortably and the dining table can be converted to an optional double berth.
Additional Specs
CONSTRUCTION
- HULL CONSTRUCTION: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with Balsa core
- DECK MATERIAL: Textured G.R.P. Balsa core
- RUDDER TYPE: Balanced spade rudder
- KEEL TYPE: Multihull
- WHERE BUILT: South Africa
ENGINES AND CONTROLS
- CONTROLS: Morse
- COOLING SYSTEM: Heat exchanger
SAILS AND RIGGING
- TYPE: Sloop
- SPAR MAKER/MATERIAL: Sparcraft / Aluminum
- STANDING RIGGING MATERIAL: Stainless steel wire
- RUNNING RIGGING MATERIAL: Cored braided line
- MAINSAIL REEFING: Slab reefing
- HEADSAIL ROLLER FURLING: Profurl Titanium
WINCHES
- GENOA WINCHES: (2) Lewmar (1 x Electric)
- MAINSHEET WINCH: (1) Lewmar
INSIDE EQUIPMENT
- FANS: Interior fans in every cabin / salon x 2 (5 total)
- BLINDS: Interior Saloon Blinds
- SALOON TABLE: Convertible to Coffee Table / Double Bunk with cushion
- FRESH WATER PUMP: Fresh hot and cold water – Jabsco Parmax 3.5 GI / minute with accumulator tank
- COOKER TYPE: ENO gas 3 burner hob, gas solenoid shut-off valve with control at switch panel & warning light at cooker, gas cylinder regulator in dedicated cockpit LPG locker
- SINK: (1) Double stainless steel basin in galley, single lever mixer faucet with combination mixer - extendable. Dish and cutlery drying recess with drainage.
- WASHER/DRYER: Splendide
- SHOWERS: (3) stall showers, faucets extendable, plus transom show (hot and cold)
DECK EQUIPMENT
- STEERING SYSTEM: Wheel, cable
- TEAK DECKS: Aft and Forward cockpits, helm platform, transom steps
- UNDERWATER LIGHTS: Blue mounted on stern
- COCKPIT REFRIGERATION: 12V Refrigerator
- WINDLASS: Quick Hector 1000W 12V Electric with remote control at base of mast
- DECK WASH: Fitting and pump, dual fresh/salt water system
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT: CE safety package including 8 man liferaft, Epirb, Life Jackets
Additional Details
- Two Yanmar 4JH57 57 hp engines with just over 100 hours on them (replaced
due to accident; contact us for details)
- Factory-installed Northern Lights 9 kW generator
- Spectra Newport 400 watermaker
- Fresh water capacity of 780 L/ 206 US gallons
- Fuel capacity of 700 L/ 185 US gallons
- Black water/holding tank capacity of 170 L/ 45 US gallons
- Two 11-gallon water heaters
- Splendide Clothes Washer/Dryer (YES! DRYER!)
- Cruisair Air-Conditioning in both hulls and saloon
- Raymarine e125 Wifi chartplotter, dual i70s, AIS 650 Transceiver, VHF,
autopilot with p70 remote, Fusion Bluetooth radio with two zones and helm
remote
- Digital Radome radar
- Iridium pilot sat phone system
- ENO gas oven and 3-burner hob
- Vitrifrigo front-opening fridge/freezer
- Vitrifrigo “beer fridge” in aft cockpit (your beer is waiting for you!)
- Zebrawood laminate finishes
- 4 custom latex foam mattresses, including one mattress (sleeping one person)
custom-fitted to the port forepeak
- Runs on US standard 230/115 V at 60 Hz
- LED lighting
- Electric winches and windlass
- Electric dinghy davit
- Dive bottle rack
- Composite teak decking
- Stackpack for Ullman mainsail
- Anchor bridle system with 165 ft of anchor chain
CUSTOM Improvements made over time to spruce Marvin up even more: (YOU
LUCKY DOG!)
1. Replaced factory props with 4-bladed Easy Max Props
2. Replaced factory anchor with Rocna 55-kg anchor (Yes, the windlass can
handle it, and that baby cuts through seagrass like butter!)
3. Replaced boatside power plugs with SmartPlugs
4. Replaced factory swim ladder with Garelick steel one
5. Installed freshwater flush system for toilet (extremely useful when going on the
hard to avoid deposit buildup in hoses)
6. Installed fancy blue LED stern lights (because they are cool)
7. Added extra storage cabinet built into kitchen
8. Added an extra spice rack and sink rack in kitchen
9. Bought designer outdoor cushions and pillows for fore and aft cockpits
10. Installed 406MHz EPIRB
11. Added block to dinghy davit to improve function
12. Full cockpit enclosure made of 40 gauge Strataglas
13. Forward cockpit curtains
14. Rear privacy shades
15. Custom helm cover
16. Replaced factory helm seat with more comfortable cushion
17. Replaced all factory mattresses with Premium Plush latex mattresses
18. Fitted waterproof covers for new mattresses
19. Upgraded Spinlock clutch for main halyard due to excessive slippage
20. Installed CO detectors in aft cabins (never went off)
21. Installed netting in bilges to increase storage space
22. Installed Phillips InstantTrust UVC active water filter for entire boat and
conventional Culligan RV-700 filter for galley sink
23. Custom-built life raft stern mount (otherwise the life raft would take up the entire
aft lazarette)
24. Multiple electrical upgrades.
- YOU WILL HAVE THE MOST ELECTRICALLY
SOUPED-UP LEOPARD EVER!
a. Replaced lead-acid AGM’s with 900 A-hr Lithium Ion batteries and
upgraded wiring
b. Factory 2 kW inverter replaced with two Victron Phoenix 12/3000 parallel
inverters 6 kW continuous/12 kW surge capacity
c. 300 W factory solar upgraded to 1300 W of solar with seven BlueSky
networked MPPT controllers
d. Single factory 100A inverter/charger replaced with two Mastervolt 100A
networked chargers
e. Factory fixed alternators replaced by Electromaax programmable adaptive
160 A alternators
f. Sterling starter battery isolators used to properly charge and protect starter
batteries
g. Mastervolt and Victron networks monitored via graphical displays and
configurable via USB
h. Electrical system allows up to two air conditioners to be run on battery
power alone or on one engine with the new alternators (very nice under sail
in the tropics)
i. Victron ATR-32A autotransformer used to allow full inverter output to any
system onboard
j. Two Victron 3200W isolation transformers installed to allow worldwide
operation
k. Smart Masterbus shunts and distributors used to track and fuse DC systems
l. Electrical system allows plug-in operation of every device on board in any
marina in the world
25. Air conditioning temperature sensors relocated to aft cabins with curtain made
for main cabin to minimize AC run time and energy usage
26. Electrical panel upgraded and reorganized
27. Two 11-gallon water heaters relocated to bilges in aft cabins (more storage
under beds)
28. Yanmar NMEA-2000 engine harnesses installed – can monitor engine
parameters on Raymarine network
29. Replaced novelty factory anchor bridle hook (you should’ve seen it – it bends
when you look at it askew) with Mantus bridle hook
30. Modified forward reefing system to work without chafing
31. Modified mainsail to fix aft reefing line to eliminate chafe
32. Mounted Iridium Pilot system on roof for internet, phone, and weather
33. Installed ICOM IC-M802 Single Sideband Radio
34. Installed two IP docking cameras on mast for forward and port views
35. Replaced factory Rule bilge switches with Jabsco Hydro Air pneumatic bilge
switches (which have been soooo much better!)
36. Replaced 12 mm jibsheets with 14 mm poly jibsheets
37. Replaced stock 10 mm halyard with 12 mm Dyneema
38. Replaced stock 14 mm spinnaker halyard with 12 mm Dyneema spinnaker
halyard (never used – no chafe!)
39. Added AC outlets to aft cockpit, saloon, kitchen, and master bedroom
40. Put in anchor chain markers
41. Lower shrouds replaced after originals developed stranding in January 2017
42. Had the wooden supports in our saloon cushions replaced with larger ones so
that the cushions sat better in their mounts and were stronger when you stood
on them
43. Two flatscreen LG TVs with speaker systems
44. Internal LAN plus WAN with MicroTik Wifi extender
45. Many spares for the engines and generator
46. Many extra lines and sheets
47. USCG-approved safety package with 8-man Viking liferaft
- Extras available for purchase (not included, all bought new in 2015 unless
otherwise stated):
- Eleven foot Brig Falcon 330HT rigid-floor console dinghy with 20 HP four-stroke
Yamaha, spares, paddles, two anchors, fitted chaps, and fitted offshore cover
- Two large bins stainless (316) hardware, SAE and metric
- WestMarine deckbox in aft cockpit
- Dometic CF-110 portable fridge/freezer
- Custom-made Quantum A3 heavy-duty 1.8 oz asymmetrical spinnaker with lines,
dousing sock, and blocks (purchased new in 2017)
- Para-anchor, unused
- Fortress FX-85 storm anchor
- 4 steel dive tanks
- Electric 230V three-phase dive compressor, spares, and associated drive
electronics
- Electric Airline Scuba Hookah system (great for cleaning the bottom!)
- Most-likely useless but stocked ditch bag complete with flares, flashlights, knives,
etc. Leopards don’t sink.
- Please contact listing broker regarding the insurance claim in January 2017.
