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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 01-04-2017, 07:00
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Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Hi Dave,

We had Makana on the market for the summer in 2013 with a listing price of $325,000 the reason we listed the vessel was due to our storing the vessel in Florida that summer and at the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 31-03-2017, 09:21
Replies: 95
Views: 15,057
Posted By makana
Re: In Escrow on Lavezzi 40and about to cancel. HELP!!

To me the sail-drive full of water is an indication of how the vessel was overall maintained. A "new" engine in 2014, did they replace the sail-drives as well? What do the zinc's on the sail-drives...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 31-03-2017, 08:34
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Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

The top of the mast is 57 feet from the waterline, we fit under all the bridges on the ICW with the exception of the one between Ft Lauderdale and Miami.
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 31-03-2017, 07:14
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

The owners berths are forward facing as shown in the photos, the other aft berth is side facing as shown in the diagram. Also on Makana there is a nav. station at the top of the steps on the owners...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 30-03-2017, 06:14
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

More pictures (Makana's owners cabin is in the starboard hull not port as shown in the picture).
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 26-03-2017, 12:04
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

More pictures of the layout of Makana, owners hull is starboard with king berth aft head and shower forward. Port hull has queen berth aft and two berths forward with head/shower between fore and...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 26-03-2017, 05:31
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Morning light in Makana's owners bedroom and the Westerbeke 4kw diesel generator. Offers???
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-03-2017, 06:43
Replies: 113
Views: 15,677
Posted By makana
Re: Cat buying causing domestic strife!

Renx

My wife our daughter and I have been living aboard our Admiral 38 catamaran Makana since she was launched in Cape Town SA in 2006. It's safely taken us across the Atlantic in 30+ foot seas,...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 22-03-2017, 06:50
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Yes, these Yanmar 3YM30 engines have 4000 hours; Rotella oil & Yanmar filter changes every 100 hours, valves adjusted every 500, new mixing elbows 2016 and new raw water pumps 2017, enjoy!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 22-03-2017, 06:42
Replies: 113
Views: 15,677
Posted By makana
Re: Cat buying causing domestic strife!

I may have the perfect cat for you, we are selling Makana our Admiral 38 after 11 years of living aboard with our now 14 year old daughter who now wants to live near a ski area and go to a regular...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 21-03-2017, 06:35
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Chris, thanks for the kind words, we visited the Miami boat show in 2005 and felt the Admiral 38 was equipped with everything needed to to safely cruise the world in luxury. After crossing the...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 20-03-2017, 07:12
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Makana is a true sail away package with everything needed to safely cruise the world in luxury, just load the fridg and go!
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 18-03-2017, 07:29
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Cockpit photos taken this morning in Vero Beach. The sails are original and are in excellent condition, they were stored inside when on the hard and covered with the stack pack immediately after...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 17-03-2017, 08:48
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

Draft is just under 4 feet.
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 17-03-2017, 08:35
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Re: Admiral Excutive 38

The mast height is 57 feet, there are 4000 hours on the Yanmar 3YM30 engines (oil and filter changes every 100 hours), the boat is located in Vero Beach FL.

Equipment List:
2 X 29 hp Yanmar w/...
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 07-03-2017, 06:25
Replies: 25
Views: 9,799
Posted By makana
Admiral Excutive 38

We are selling our 38 foot owners version catamaran, we've owned this vessel since it's launch in 2006. Meticulously maintained she show like new with everything need to go cruising; 29hp Yanmars,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 02-02-2017, 09:44
Replies: 58
Views: 13,940
Posted By makana
Re: Looking for first Cruising Cat

We've been living aboard our 38 ft catamaran Makana for over 11 years. We sailed across the Atlantic from Africa in winter and have spent the past 7 years sailing between Maine and the Bahamas, Cuba...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 02-02-2017, 08:54
Replies: 19
Views: 9,129
Posted By makana
Re: Catamaran Blogs

We've been living aboard our catamaran Makana for over 11 years, sailinhg from Africa to Maine, I had a blog for years on SailBlogs, my current blog is at KITCHEN HUI | Food Blog, Easy Eats - Awesome...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-01-2017, 06:49
Replies: 37
Views: 17,226
Posted By makana
Re: Cell Phone in Exumas and other Bahamas points.

I'm in the Exumas as I write this tethered to my iPhone 6 using a BaTelCo sim card. Sim card cost $20, 2Gig's data $7, $1/min calls to USA, free text from BTC customers, $0.50 for all other text,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-08-2016, 09:20
Replies: 49
Views: 8,317
Posted By makana
Re: S-Shape in Main going upwind. Why?

Dave is spot on, this was a classic problem with the first rotating batten sails on windsurfers back in the late 80's early 90's. Not stiff enough battens and wimpy sail cloth.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 04-07-2016, 00:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,349
Posted By makana
Re: cat charters

I'm a certified instructor and awesome cook, we offer limited charters to folks for an all inclusive "live aboard" week in the Bahamas, send us a message and we'd be happy to email you a link to our...
Forum: Crew Archives 02-11-2015, 12:14
Replies: 6
Views: 2,003
Posted By makana
Delivery Capt and 1 crew needed

Looking for a USGC Capt and one crew member to deliver 42 Hans Christian from Pensacola FL to New Orleans around Nov 20th. $300/day for capt. $100/day crew plus $40/day meals.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-09-2015, 14:01
Replies: 12
Views: 8,333
Posted By makana
Re: Spider Cracks on Gemini Sailboat

We have some gel coat cracks in our catamaran, we sailed our across the Atlantic and to and from Maine to the Bahamas for the past 8 years, any FRP catamaran which has sailed will have cracks. it...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-09-2015, 13:53
Replies: 32
Views: 8,520
Posted By makana
Re: Stand Up Paddle Boards on a Catamaran

We keep a SUP board and a surf board in board bags secured to the port stanchion, 6 years no problems. I have a very high end bike which I've kept aboard for 9 years. When not in use it lives in the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-09-2015, 13:42
Replies: 12
Views: 5,645
Posted By makana
Re: Port Washington to Nantucket or Block Island

I have navigated the waters between PW and Nantucket for the past 9 years. It would be wise to pay attention to the current in the Race. If there is any wind against current avoid the area and try...
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