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The Belize 43 sailing catamaran is one of the most popular cruising catamarans of all time. It’s the perfect boat – fast, safe, comfortable and fun. Easy to handle for a couple, yet spacious for entertaining family and friends or taking on additional crew for passages. It is well known for its superior sailing capabilities in all weather, ease of handling and unparalleled cruising comfort.
S/V Always is fine example of a Belize 43, as this is a one-owner cruising catamaran that has been loved, cared for, and maintained by the present owner.
It is with a very heavy heart that I announce that Always & All Ways, our 2004 Belize 43, is for sale. We ordered her new from France, took delivery in the BVI, sailed her to Belize where we had her in charter with TMM for 5 years, did extensive refit in 2008/9 for live aboard, then did live aboard for 1 1/2 years. For the past many years we have been dividing our time between our house in Panama and cruising the Western Caribbean in her.
We now have grandchildren and a summer cottage in NH and as a result have been spending less and less time on our boat. We have come to the conclusion that you cannot maintain a boat like this for only 1-2 months a year which is about what we have had lately. Rather than let her deteriorate from lack of use/maintenance, we have decided to sell her now.
For those who are not familiar with the Belize 43, she is one of Fountaine-Pajot’s best sailing cats. She is long enough for open ocean passages and small enough for 2 to handle. With her high bridge deck and well shaped hulls, she sails fast. We routinely see 9 kts and have topped out at 11.5 more than once. The Coppercoat bottom and feathering Kiwi props only add to this performance. This one is fully outfitted for live aboard or long distance cruising. The boat is located at our house in Bocas del Toro, Panama. This is an ideal location for exploring the Western Caribbean. We have made many trips to the San Blas Islands of Panama and never tire of them. Bocas is easy to get to via air and if you buy the boat, I will discount your airfare from the price.
Our boat was delivered to the BVI in 2003 where it was fitted with an amazing strong and beautiful bimini (standard on all TMM cats), and all 110 VAC completed (we didn’t want French 250V/50Hz.) This included a Northern Lights genset, air conditioning in both hulls and salon, AC compressor for refrigerator/freezer, and wiring for outlets, etc.
During her years in charter with TMM (2004-2008) she was well, sometimes excessively, maintained. Unlike most charter arrangements where the maintenance comes out of their profits, with TMM, the maintenance came out of my profits. This means they were apt to do more rather than less maintenance. Despite this, the ‘out of charter’ survey identified a fairly long list of defects. After work in Belize City and a haul-out in Guatemala (and $10,000), all defects were corrected and she was all set to go. We sailed North to Naples, Florida, where we tied up at a friend’s house to complete modifications for living aboard.
2009-2016 Our Second Home
After sailing from Florida to the Bahamas to Jamaica to Panama, we arrived in Bocas del Toro July 1, 2009 and lived aboard for several years. In the Fall of 2016 we bought a summer cottage in NH. It has a beautiful beach and was a reasonable distance for our increasing number of grandchildren to visit. We now spend every summer there from May through September – which means we have less time for our house and boat in Panama. The worst thing you can do is let a boat sit, unused and we do not want to do that. For that reason we have decided to sell her now so someone else can enjoy her the way we did in the past.
She is fully equipped for living aboard and long distance cruising, but does need some deferred maintenance. The boat does show its age a bit in places and we are in the process of doing some repairs and cosmetic upgrades. When done, she will sell at our asking price. If you want to finish these yourself, talk to me and ‘let’s make a deal.’ Contact us for the details. Specifications Builder: Fountaine Pajot Designer Joubert-Nivelt Model Belize Year Built: 2004 Length Overall: 43 ft / 13.1m LWL 41 ft / 12.5m Beam: 23 ft / 7m Draft: 4 ft 2 inches / 1.25m Displacement: 24250 lbs Mast height: 64 ft 6 inches / 19.65m Sails: Mainsail: Full batten Jib: Genoa on Furler Stack pack / lazy bag with lazy jacks: 2012 Batten car brand and type: Z Spars Torlon balls Engines: 2 x Yanmar 29hp 3GM30 diesel engines coupled to saildrives Engine Hours: 5000 Propellers: 3 blade feathering Kiwi props Cabins: 4 Heads: 2 Fresh Water Tank: 150 gallons (300 liter X 2) Fuel Tank: 75 gallons (300 liter) Holding Tanks: 35 gallons
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Replaced the VENEZIA 42.
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