Used Sail Catamaran for sale Alajuela Custom Full Specifications
$139,900 S/V Narnia
Mon - Fri: 9:00 - 18:00
4005 N Federal Highway, Suite 200
Narnia: blue-water cruising Alajuela 38 derivative, hull laid up 1974, completed and first launched 2016
Modified Ingrid 38 design with increased mast height, lengthened bowsprit, redesigned interior; double-ender hull with tiller steering
Stored indoors in Maine (intermittent cruising 2016, 2019), recommissioned 2021, current owner purchased 2023
Monitor self-steering windvane
Low-hours Yanmar diesel engine
Twin rollers on bowsprit with three substantial anchors
Maxprop 3-blade feathering prop
Viking liferaft (inspected/recertified April 2022)
Garmin instruments and GMR 24xHD radar
Wind generator (Superwind on stainless pole)
New AGM Lifeline 6V house batteries (Oct 25)
New AGM Lifeline 12V engine start battery (Oct 25)
Low maintenance exterior and stainless steel galley counters
Bauer dive tank compressor
Hull professionally peeled twice, reglassed, epoxy coated and bottom painted (2024)
Fore and aft hatches removed and re-bedded
New through-hulls installed as part of bottom job
New windlass foot switches installed
Below-waterline seacocks grounded to new grounding plate
New Lifesling cover
New tiller cover
Engine serviced
Forward hatch removed, opening ground back and re-glassed and re-bedded
Aft hatch removed and re-bedded
New Five Oceans windlass foot switches installed
Lavac head rebuilt with rebuild kit
Tiller cover replaced
New Lifesling cover
Companionway with removable steps and bifold door (~4'' high) for access to mechanical space under cockpit
Interior: off-white painted surfaces with dark wood trim, bronze oval portlights, stainless overhead hatches, abundant storage
Galley to starboard with stainless steel counters, top-loading fridge/freezer, deep sink with stainless cover, fixed athwartships stove with deep fiddles, outboard and overhead storage
Engine compartment accessible via bifold door aft of companionway and through watertight lazarette locker; Bauer compressor mounted on shelf to port
Head/shower to port of companionway with vacuum manual head, holding tank, stainless counter and basin, forward-mounted shower head, ample lockers
Main salon: single settees port and starboard with teak table and lee-cloths, storage behind/outboard, bilge access below table, tanks and battery stowage under floor between head and galley
Forward cabin: wide V-berth with storage to sides and below, shelves and cave lockers, large deck hatch at foot of berth, dorade vents and opening bronze portlights
Watertight hatch at foot of V-berth accesses chain locker
Custom stainless steel countertops
Force 10 two-burner propane stove with oven (fixed, athwartships)
Top-loading fridge/freezer
Pressurized hot and cold water system
Ample storage
Main electrical panel located on aft bulkhead
Yanmar 4JHSE 48 hp diesel engine, approximately 550 hours (installed/new 2016)
Maxprop 3-blade feathering prop
Fuel polishing system
Bauer dive tank compressor mounted in engine space
High-grade marine hoses
Engine serviced and oil changed 11/2023
Non-return valve for bilge pump replaced 2024
110V and 12V electrical systems
1 × 25'' 30A shore power cable
4 × 6V Lifeline AGM house batteries (replaced Oct 25)
1 × 12V Lifeline AGM engine start battery (replaced Oct 25)
Mastervolt battery charger
Isotherm water heater
Superwind wind generator on stainless pole
Espar Airtronic D4 cabin heater
Amptech 125 amp alternator
Electrodyne 160 amp high output alternator
Garmin 7612 chartplotter
Garmin wind, speed and depth instruments on custom bracket over companionway
Garmin GMR 24xHD radar
Icom 424 VHF
Internet booster
Pelagic tiller autopilot (needs mounting)
Magnetic compass on cockpit bulkhead with custom bracket
Lightly used; sails and rigging in like-new condition
Doyle mainsail (2016) with 3 reef points
Doyle jib (2016)
Doyle staysail (2016)
Storm jib (2016)
Anchor riding sail (2016)
Cruising spinnaker (2017)
Selden twin whisker poles mounted on mast tracks
Safety "granny bars" at mast
All standing and running rigging renewed in 2016
External chainplates
Harken winches at mast and in cockpit
Spars and rigging stored indoors while boat was in storage
Rigging inspected March 2022 — no issues
Spinnaker halyard and two pole lifts
Osmotic blisters discovered fall 2023 due to Coppercoat over polyester; full bottom refurbishment in 2024
Boat shrinkwrapped winter 2023/24
All through-hulls, grounding plates, transducers and Coppercoat removed
Hull peeled twice
Re-glassed with 1808 fiberglass and 1.5 oz matt with vinylester resin
Two coats epoxy applied
One coat Trinidad HD hard coat applied
Two coats Trinidad ablative applied (red "flag" coat and black top coat)
All new through-hulls below waterline wired to new grounding plate
Vulcan 33 kg primary anchor with 300 ft of 3/8" G40 chain
Bruce 20 kg secondary anchor with 300 ft of 3/8" G40 chain
Luke 100 lb storm anchor mounted in custom bracket on foredeck
Danforth-type aluminum "lunch" anchor stored in lazarette
Lighthouse 1501 electric/manual anchor windlass
Johnson anchor washdown system
Twin rollers on bowsprit for ground tackle handling
Excellent, safe cockpit with self-draining footwell and deep coamings
Cockpit spray dodger on stainless steel frame
Cockpit enclosure with screens
Folding stainless boarding ladder (mountable port or starboard)
Cockpit table
Perch seat on bowsprit
Forespar outboard motor lift
Externally mounted propane tanks
Cockpit shower plumbed from head
Cockpit cushions
Wooden tiller with canvas cover
Freeman locker on aft deck for lines and fender stowage
Stainless steel guard rails around cockpit to midships
Viking liferaft mounted on stern rail (inspected and recertified April 2022)
ACR EPIRB
Drogue and retrieval line
Monitor self-steering wind vane
MRUD emergency rudder for wind vane
Lifesling with new cover
Many spares for engine, pumps and systems onboard
Bauer dive compressor mounted in engine space
Dyer Dow Midget 8'' dinghy with sailing package available separately
Honda 2 HP outboard engine available for separate purchase
No other dinghy/tender included with sale
Listing details provided in good faith; accuracy and vessel condition not guaranteed; buyer advised to inspect and survey prior to purchase
Narnia is a unique blue-water cruising yacht which will appeal to traditionalists who enjoy simplicity coupled with modern materials and smart design ideas. Narnia will appeal to sailors who might lust after a Bristol Channel Cutter but who cannot live in the cramped space that the BCC offers. Narnia will appeal to sailors who appreciate the seakeeping qualities of a double ender and who can live with the cockpit storage limitations these designs have. Narnia will appeal to sailors who understand the beautiful feeling of a well-balanced tiller-steered boat that signals when it’s time to reef and at the same time transmits the thrill of water flowing over the transom-hung rudder.
The Alajuela 38 is a derivative of William Atkin’s Ingrid 38 Ketch and, in the case of Narnia, the design was further modified with the assistance of naval architect Ed Joy. The interior was completely changed from previous versions, the mast height was increased and the bowsprit lengthened to create a functional and powerful blue-water boat in the double-ender tradition. The yacht shows like a new yacht both inside and out, from the gleaming low-hours Yanmar to the superbly executed welds on the stainless steel to the crisp sails and well-executed green canvas.
Narnia’s redesigned rig with increased sail area provides performance improvements not found on earlier versions of the Alajuela design. The hull shape is lean and graceful and benefited from hull design tweaks over the original Ingrid design, improving the yacht’s light-air performance. Narnia is a true voyager’s yacht designed and equipped to take on the world’s oceans.
Narnia started out as a hull/deck and bulkheads project for an owner in California. The hull was laid up in 1974 (hence the hull number reflects a ’74 build). The original owner never really got going with the project and the uncompleted and never-launched hull was sold to the current owners in 2010. They trucked the hull and deck to Maine’s Great Island Boatyard where the project took a further six years to complete. The yacht you see today was first launched in 2016. (Please note that Narnia is advertised as a 2016 due to its final completion though the hull number shows a 1974 build date.)
The previous owners sailed the coast of Maine on shakedown cruises in 2016 and 2019. In the interim years the yacht was stored indoors in a heated storage facility in Maine. In September 2021, Narnia was trucked to Zimmerman Marine in Deltaville, VA, and recommissioned. The owners then sailed it south to Florida for the winter of 2021–22. The current owner purchased Narnia in 2023 and had dreams of a Bermuda passage and other offshore adventures. After a year of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and a major refurbishment of the vessel, his circumstances have changed and he has decided to sell this beautiful boat.
Narnia highlights include:
Please contact the broker for details of equipment and inventory.
Maintenance Project at Yankee Point Boatyard, Virginia.
The hull was professionally peeled twice, reglassed, epoxy coated, and bottom painted. Fore and aft hatches were removed and re-bedded, and new through-hulls were installed as part of the bottom job. New windlass foot switches were installed, below-waterline seacocks were grounded to a new grounding plate, new covers were fitted for the Lifesling and tiller, and the engine was serviced.
Other 2024 maintenance and new items:
The forward hatch was removed, the opening was ground back, reglassed, and re-bedded; the aft hatch was removed and re-bedded; new windlass foot switches were installed; the Lavac head was rebuilt with a rebuild kit; and new covers were fitted for the tiller and Lifesling.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors to investigate such details as the buyer desired validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may not properly reflect the current condition of the actual vessel offered for sale. In some cases stock photographs may have been used.
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing.
All dinghies are considered separate vessels and should have separate titles and documents. There is no guarantee as to the title of the dinghy on this vessel so Buyer accepts that while he may receive the dinghy included in the transaction, he may not receive the proper title to it.
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