How Much Catamaran Can You Buy For Under $300,000?

We detail our buying experience for our 2005 Leopard 43 catamaran and share specific details regarding the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes with buying a used Bluewater catamaran at this price point.

[@adventureswithryan5474]

Great video!

[@thejp6713]

Appricate the info and vid!

[@svthorasailing4868]

$282 US is still a high price for a 2005 year model cat.

[@petercueter5212]

Glad to see that you have broken free of the land life! Keep on sailing!

[@BFSailing]

Come join us soon!

[@JohnLee-im7iu]

Thank you for the honest review. Would like to know about insurance costs, coverages and company that insured the boat.

[@UUBrahman]

If you decide you want more toilets, given the aluminum tanks, the composting style toilet seems the logical way to go. Nice to have a dedicated shower space.

[@BFSailing]

Yes! It's a conundrum. It's not bad having one of each. Not sure why we can't seem to make a good marine head system. It always seems to be the worst part of a boat.

[@brettbatchelor3205]

Thank you for sharing. We are about 9 months away from our purchace. 10% seems far for an offer.

[@BFSailing]

Be a little braver! You can always come up ini price if they say no.

[@gabrielvanschalkwyk3782]

Great video, if I may, I would not replace the engines, I myself would rather go electric, it's a high cost once off and in the long run it pays for it self. But you have a lot of problems, noting that you cant handle, May you have some great sailing.

[@glennedwards1449]

Do the maths first where is he going to find space for 3 times as much solar panels although the other alternatives are 2 high output alternators (which means keeping the engines) or a either w

[@laurapitre5797]

Buy a paddle if you're going electric!

[@PA96704]

I have 120k for a Cat and get $1500 a month residual income. Do you think I can afford it? Should I look at something around 80k or spend the whole 120k? I lived on a mono and retired Coast Guard so I can do fiberglass, electrical, and mechanical. I am looking at everything under 40' like a PDQ, Dean, Gemini, Fountaine, Admiral, Edel.. Every one that standing rigging and running rigging has been done are around $150k. I want to go around Asia and surf so shallow draft is key for me. Let me what route should I take. Mahalo,

[@BFSailing]

Thank you for the comment! I don't know if I can answer for you. It depends upon so many things and many of things are things about YOU and how you want to use the boat, where you want to keep the boat, how handy you are with fixing things, and what your tolerance for things not being perfect on the boat are. I can say this, if you have a high tolerance for things not being ideal about your boat AND you plan on keeping the boat on the move and out of marinas and expensive environments then you can keep relatively little cash in reserve. The boat needs solid standing and running rigging, a solid main sail and head sail, and it needs to keep water out reliably. If you have those things, you can sail the world on any budget. It's just a question of how fast you'll go and what level of comfort you will live in. People will debate all day long about what must be done to a boat and what you should have on your boat before you set out on your adventure. You won't get that advice from me because the only person that knows what you really need is you. Don't let cautionary tales from others scare you off from breaking free. Good luck!

[@comesatime123]

Did your inspector and sea trial catch any of these issues/modifications?

[@BFSailing]

Yes. He did a very good job and caught a lot of them. They never catch them all.

[@Steve-qn8gn]

I don’t understand, you offered 290k and they accepted, then you went back with an even lower offer?

[@BFSailing]

After the survey, yes. We uncovered some problems with the AirCon on some other things not represented in the listing so there was room to ask for a further adjustment.