Leopard 43 Catamaran For Sale By Owner Location: Fiji (Denerau/ Vuda) Asking: $359,000 (USD)
S/V Tusitala is a is a turnkey, 2007 Leopard 43 four cabin catamaran for sale by owner. She is a proven catamaran capable of long passages and is built for life onboard. Ready to go with significant upgrades over the last 3 years and located in a prime location for cruising! Significant inventory of equipment, parts, and tools for maintenance, fun and safety! Survey available from Nov 2022. Tusitala has everything you need to cruise in off grid locations, including an exceptional Spectra Catalina 300 MKII water-maker, full 2300W solar array with stainless steel arch, 800ah lithium battery bank, an inverter battery charger combo, plotter, AIS, radar, IridiumGo, Starlinks, Offshore Medical kit, main and genoa sails in great condition, large 14 Mercury dinghy, Evinrude 30hp outboard, and so on. The constantly maintained two Yanmar 39hp diesel engines run excellent. It is a four-cabin version with four state rooms and four heads. Salon comes complete with a wash machine! The wide steps at the stern, and large sugar scoope platform on each side offer easy access for swimming and boarding the dingy for trips ashore. Fully kitted for marine watersports, SV Tusitala is the off-grid cruiser’s dream boat. Significant extras included!
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)
Mainsail area: 76 m².
Genoa area: 44 m².
Engines: 2 x 29 hp diesels
Most built for the charter trade.
Owners version available (13) with different layout.
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