Want To Buy: 40 to 45ft Catamaran

[Herman-vr]

I am interested in the following catamarans in order of preference,

1/ Lagoon 440
2/ FP 44ft
3/ Leopard over 40ft
To be less than 10 years old.
3 Cabin Owner version
Australian Registered or capable of Australian Reg.
Suitable for blue water cruising.
Budget up to $400,000 sail away.
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[SV.Louna]

You are joking right!!

[justakiss]

If you haven't already, go to Boats for Sale - New and Used Boats and Yachts - YachtWorld.com.
You can enter your specific search criteria.

Good luck!

[LoudMusic]

The only boats that came up on Yacht World (that actually fit the requirement).

2007 Grainger 433 XC Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com

2009 Oram 40 Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com

Best of luck.

[SV.Louna]

I don't know where you are living. Is it Australia? Then you would be probably better off looking for something in the Schionning / Grainger range or a cheap Seawind. You have chosen the 3 production cats that are mass produced which I find curious when there are so many great designed boats out there at a reasonable price. Don't forget bringing a boat into Australia yourself, you will need to pay 15% on the price of the boat and 15% on your delivery. Starts making it extremely expensive. I have bought quite a few boats into Australia and then you need to make them Australian compliant if you want to use a marina/yacht club. My point being this is all money. So shopping locally will save you money in the long run. Your price of $400k is probably a bit low in my opinion. Maybe think outside the 3 mass produced boats you have picked and look at things like a Fusion 40 and the other boats I have suggested. You'll probably pick something up in your price range and remember it doesn't matter if the boat is only 10 years old as a 10 year old boat is due to have new sails, new rigging, basically a mini refit. Sometime better to look at a slightly older boat that has already had it all done. These are my thoughts from quite a few years experience of playing with boats.
L&N

[ranchero76]

It's big investment, and you have to think about point when you will have to sell it, no matter what. In modern world mass-production boat is easier to sell, period. (Unless it's something like St.Francis 50, but it would be crazy overpriced to buy in first place).
Nearly ALL custom/one-off bigger catamarans that were on the market 1.5 years ago, still on the market today. Ones that been sold - either very cheap or after HUGE price drop (like 50-75%).
I also agree with OP regarding the age. On the old boat MOST LIKELY all systems will be old, outdated, tired, as will be interior, layout.
There are few 9-11 yr old Lagoon 440 currently on the market under $300K. Should be enough room to bring it to Australia and do necessary repairs.

[nmnoonan]

You should also consider throwing in a Lagoon 400 as well.

Are you flying to the boat?