New Listing
...$645,000!
BUILDERS REMARKS: The Leopard 46’ is the latest design by Morelli and Melvin. Highest bridge deck clearance of any mid 40’ production catamaran. Reduced underwater surface for increased speed. This is a true performance oriented cruising cat with emphasis on ease of maintenance and strong construction.
BROKERS REMARKS: “Pacifica” is the best-equipped Leopard 46’ in the world.
New Listing
...$645,000!
BUILDERS REMARKS: The Leopard 46’ is the latest design by Morelli and Melvin. Highest bridge deck clearance of any mid 40’ production catamaran. Reduced underwater surface for increased speed. This is a true performance oriented cruising cat with emphasis on ease of maintenance and strong construction.
BROKERS REMARKS: “Pacifica” is the best-equipped Leopard 46’ in the world. All the standard upgrades you would expect on an ocean voyager, and then some more!
She was commissioned in Ft Lauderdale, and prepared for a blue water adventure in the south Pacific. No expense spared. She has had a permanent live-aboard captain from day one. This catamaran is ready to go anywhere.
Owner is developing land in HI, and has little time to enjoy his catamaran.
AVAILABLE: Immediately.
Dimensions
Length Overall: 46'4 / 14.13
Length at Waterline: 44'7 / 13.6m
Beam: 24'10 / 7.57m
Max Draft: 4'5 / 1.35m
Displacement: 24,206 / 10,980
Engines
Total Power: 2 x 56HP
Tanks
Fuel: 185 Gl / 700L
Fresh Water: 206 Gl / 780L
Holding: 2 x 23 Gl
Description
- BOAT NAME: Pacifica
- MAKE/MODEL:Leopard 46 owners version
- DESIGNER: Morelli and Melvin
- BUILDER: Robertson and Caine
- WHERE BUILT: South Africa
- MODEL YEAR: 2008
- YEAR BUILT: 2008
- YEAR/MONTH COMMISSIONED: March 2008
- HULL NO (HIN): ZA-RACA1049B808
- REGISTRATION NUMBER: USCG 1212695
- FLAG: US
- LOA: 14.13m / 46’4”
- LWL: 13.60m /44’7”
- BEAM: 7.57m / 24’10”
- DRAFT: 1.45m / 4’5”
- DISPLACEMENT: 24,206 lbs. /10,980 kg
Construction
- HULL: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with end grain balsa core
- DECK MATERIAL: Textured G.R.P.
- STEERING SYSTEM: Wheel, direct cable drive
- RUDDER TYPE: Balanced spade rudder
- KEEL TYPE: Sacrificial keels in a male / female mold.
Engine
- NO OF ENGINES: 2
- MAKE/AGE: Yanmar
- MODEL: 4JH4C
- HP: (2) x 56 HP
- FUEL: Diesel
- NO. OF CYLINDERS: 4 each
- COOLING SYSTEM: Heat exchange
- LAST SERVICED: November 2008
- HOURS RUN/DATE: 491 / 536
- TYPE OF CONTROLS: Morse
- DRIVE TO PROP: (2) Sail drives
- TYPE OF PROP: Seahawk SS folding props plus 3 blade fixed as spares
Electrics
- VOLTAGE: 12V /110V
- NO OF BATTERIES: (4) house & 2 engine (a toatl of 840 Amph capacity for house batteries)
- Type: AGM
- METHOD OF CHARGING: Alternator / solar panels / battery charger
- GENERATOR MAKE: Northern Lights 8.5 kW
- HOURS RUN:1048
- SHORE POWER: 110V, 2 x 30 Amp
- CABLE: 2 x 80’
- AIRCON: Cruise air 2 x 12000 Btu and Btu 1 x 16000 Btu
- Trace inverter/ charger: 110V/ 2kw/ 100A
Tankage
- NO OF FUEL TANKS: 2
- MATERIAL: Aluminium
- CAPACITY OF FUEL TANKS:
- LITRES: 700 GALLONS: 185
- NO OF WATER TANKS: 2
- MATERIAL: Roto-molded Plastic
- CAPACITY OF WATER TANKS:
- LITRES: 780 GALLONS: 206
- HOLDING TANKS: 2 x 23 Gl / 170 L
Water Systems
- MANUAL: Fresh water
- PRESSURISED: Fresh water Jabsco Parmax 3.5 Gl / minute with accumulator tank
- SEA WATER: None
- WATER HEATING SYSTEM: Yes
- BILGE PUMPS: 4 x automatic with float switches and alarms, and 2 x manual
- WATERMAKER:
Rig
- TYPE: Sloop Rig
- SPAR MAKER: Sparcraft
- SPAR MATERIAL: Aluminum
- STANDING RIGGING MATERIAL: Stainless steel wire
- RUNNING RIGGING MATERIAL: Cored braided line
- MAINSAIL REEFING: Slab reefing
- HEADSAIL ROLLER FURLING: Profurl Titanium
- BOWSPRIT: 3' custom by Nance & Underwood, handles the Code 0 with furler
Sails
- TYPE: Main with Antal system
- MAKER: Quantum
- TYPE: Genoa 130 %
- MAKER: Quantum
- TYPE: Cradle Bag
- MAKER: Quantum
- TYPE: Custom Genaker with sock
- MAKER: Quantum
- TYPE: Code O on furler
- MAKER: North Sails
Winches
- MAKE: Lewmar 54CEST electric (both winches at helm are electric)
- HALYARD WINCHES: (2)
- MAKE: Lewmar 46 CST
- Mainsheet Traveler WINCHES: (1)
- MAKE: Lewmar
- Dinghy Davits: Lewmar 16, one on each davit to raise dinghy
Accommodation
- NO OF BERTHS: 6 + 2 in Saloon
- DOUBLES: 3 + Saloon
- SINGLES: 1 (in port bow)
- NO. OF CABINS: 3 plus saloon converts
- AFT CABIN: 2
- COOKER TYPE: Force 10 (3 burner)
- GRILL: Stainless steel BBQ on stern
- FUEL: Propane
- MICROWAVE: Mounted in galley
- FRIDGE: Seafrost 12V front opening fridge and freezer 60 Gl / 220 L
- ICEBOX: Cooler under helm
- SINK: (1) Double basin in galley
- NO. HEADS: (3) electric heads
- MAKE: Jabsco
- HANDBASIN: (3)
- SHOWER: (3) stall showers plus transom shower (hot and cold water on transom)
- CABIN HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING: Yes
- UPHOLSTERY/COLOUR SCHEME: Beige
- INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION/WOOD TYPE: Laminated marine ply, cherry
- HEADROOM: 6’3
- WHICH LAYOUT VERSION: 3 Cabin
Ground Tackle
- PRIMARY ANCHOR: 60 Lbs CQR, 150' of 3/8 chain
- SECONDARY ANCHORS: Fortress 37' and Delta 60Lbs both 50' of 3/8 chain with 250' of rode
- WINDLASS: Electric
- MAKE: Quick Hector 1000W
- OTHER GROUND TACKLE: Sea anchor
Navigation Aids
- COMPASS: Plastimo
- ECHOSOUNDER: Raytheon Tridata ST 60
- SPEED: Raytheon Tridata ST 60
- WIND: Raymarine ST 60
- VHF: RAY 240 base station, 2 handsets (at nav station and at helm)
- GPS: Raymarine E120 colour chart plotter, 2 units, one at helm and one at nav station inside
- AUTO PILOT: Raytheon ST7001+
- RADAR:2kW 24M radar on dome
- FISHFINDER:Raymarine 300
- AUTOPILOT REMOTE: 2 x wireless
General Equipment
- SEARCHLIGHT: yes
- HORN: yes
- BILGE PUMPS: Electric 4 x and manual 2 x
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT: Fire extinguishers throughout vessel
- NAVIGATION LIGHTS: Yes
- GUARDWIRES/PULPIT/PUSHPIT: Extra stanchion and s/s wire on stern
- SPRAYHOOD/DODGERS: Complete enclosure for helmsmanseat
- RADIO/ CD: Clarion CDMD 4 radio CD with 2 loudspeakers inside, 2 in hardtop and 2 on fore deck. Remote control for radio at helm station
- DAVITS: GRP custom with tackle
- SWIMMING LADDER: On port stern
- BIMINI: Hardtop with side and back curtains
- DINGHY / OUTBOARD: 9' Caribe dingy w/ 20 hp Yamaha 4 stroke w/ anchor, boarding ladder, extra 6 gal gas tank
- WARPS: (8)(Panama canal lenght)
- FENDERS: (8) Yes
- BOATHOOK: (3)
- ENGINE SPARES: Numerous
- CUTLERY/CROCKERY/UTENSILS: Yes
- CLOCK/BAROMETER: in salon
Factory Installed Options
- Interior salon blinds
- Salon table conversion (dining table, double bed or small cocktail table)
- Wine rack in salon
- Stainless upholstered swing seat at desk in owners cabin
- Shaver outlets in all heads
- Ventilation fans through out vessel
- TV / DVD in salon 26" flatscreen DVD HD TV in saloon
- Watermaker: Sea Recovery 90 ltr/25 Gl/hr, 110V
- Deck wash fitting on fore deck (salt / fresh)
- LPG outlet on stern rail with Stainless BBQ
- Icemaker 110V in galley
- Cockpit side and back shade curtains
- Cockpit cushions
- Dive bottle rack (stainless) on stern
- Leather covered steering wheel
- GRP davits
- Collapsable bathing platform
- Mainhalyard leads to electric winch for helsman control
- Standard 1.5 Oz genaker with dousing sock
Owner Installed Options
- 12' parachute sea anchor w/ line, floats shackles
- Iridium phone and antenna for voice, email, and weather thru Oceans server
- Dell XPS laptop computer w/ Admiral nav program and separate GPS input
- Wi Fi amplifier with antenna on spreader for Wi Fi service up to 10 miles
- Electronic charts for Caribbean, Pacific and west coast US
- Hard wired connection from Raymarine plotter to flatscreen in fwd port cabin
- Hard wired connections from inside helm to saloon TV and to owners cabin TV (for lap top, etc)
- Hard wired connection to stereo at inside helm for ipod, laptop, etc
- 37" flatscreen HD TV & DVD in owners cabin w/ swivel bracket
- 2 additional flatscreen DVD HD TVs in port cabins
- HD TV and internet cable ready
- 4 solar panels - 28amps of 12 V max
- 3/4 enclosure for helm station
- additional closet in owners cabin
- aditional stachions and lifelines at stern
- Dive tank rack, motor mount, fish table, gasoline storage combo
- duplex Racor fuel pre-filters each engine
- coachroof outside window sun shades
- Brownie 3rd lung hookah dive system for 4, gasoline engine driven compressor & spare air sets
- complete tool inventory including sawzall, grinder, drill, hand tools, etc
- Spares for all pumps, heads, electronics, etc
- Yanmar spares, alternator, starter, etc
- 60# CQR w/ 150' of chain main anchor
- # 2 and #3 anchors, Fortress 37, 60# Delta plus 50' chain and 250' rope rode for each
- 3 additional SS grab rails, 1 at helm and 2 on fwd coach roof
- Hard wired Raymarine Life Link MOB alarm system for 6
- 6 each auto-inflate life jackets w/ harness, teather, 406 personal epirb & strobe
- Weems & Plath clock and barometer set
- 8 x F-5 fenders
- Matress toppers all beds
- Ditch bag w/ 406 epirb, extra flares, etc
- Adjusable lounge cushions 4 x
- Masthead tri-color light
Captains Comments:
Captain Mike has been the live-aboard captain since delivery of the boat.We asked him for his comments:
“This boat has had the least problems of any boat I've sailed and has been the most comfortable by far. All factory systems and the installations done by the commissioning agents in Ft Lauderdale have performed almost flawlessly for the entire 9,000 nm cruise.
The ease of handling has made the training of the owners a breeze. The ability to set the "Code 0" genaker with the roller furler and electric winches allowed us to use it far more than we would have a standard genaker. We didn't mind if the wind came up and we had to douse it quickly. One person handles it easily from the helm. We were able to sail at 5 knots in 8 knots of breeze and even sail with the wind slightly forward of the beam.
The helm station is very well layed out and thought out: the sheets and the main halyard led to the two electric winches made raising the main sail very simple and dropping it takes about 2 seconds. No more running across to deal with the port jib sheet when tacking, jibing and trimming. The (canvas) enclosed helm was great in almost all weather but the option to sail from the inside helm was great with the plotter, radar, autopilot handy and almost 360 degrees visibility.
I felt very good about the added life-lines across the stern as well as the grab rails on the forward coach roof and next to the helm. The folding props saved us days on the total trip and perform as well as the fixed props in forward and reverse. We could motor with one engine at 6 knots and burn a little over 1 gal per hour giving us a very good range under power. During the day, the solar panels kept the batteries up.
Overall we made very fast passages. After leaving Panama into the ITCZ and 10 kn on the nose and motoring for 3 days, we took off and sailed the 3800M run in 23 days of reaching in the trade winds. Our fastest day was 230 nm and routinely did 180 nm to 190 nm days. The beam reach from Tahiti to Hawaii was 2300 nm in 13 days of smooth sailing.
After sailing lots of catamarans I realized the Leopard 46' has almost no bridge deck slamming and rides as smooth as a larger boat. We got into a tropical wave situation out of Jamaica and "Pacifica" handled the 12 ft quartering seas very well with no problem. I never felt like the boat was out of control and my conservative reefing regiment didn't seem to slow her down at all. We always took one reef at night and used the factory reefing schedule at all times.
I shouldn't even mention the movies on the flat screen at night or the 2 to 3 showers I took each day (thanks to the watermaker) but that and the good meals that came out of the freezers…all this made the long passages very easy. Being able to bring up the Raymarine plotter, radar, wind, SOG etc from my cabin flatscreen TV was great and gave me peace of mind on my off watch times.
I guess I'm spoiled for life. It's not likely that I will do this many miles as fast, as easy or more comfortably than on "Pacifica".
Signed Capt Mike
