Used Sail Catamaran for sale Nauticat 40 Full Specifications
$145,000 S/V Aurora
Mon - Fri: 9:00 - 18:00
4005 N Federal Highway, Suite 200
Name: Aurora
Year: 1985
LOA: 40'' Nauticat Pilothouse Staysail Ketch
Air draft: 62''6" (height from waterline to top of mast)
Engine: Ford Lehman Super 90, 90 HP (approx 4,903 hours)
Generator: Northern Lights M673D.3, 3.5 kW (approx 1,396 hours)
Propulsion and shaft: Max-Prop classic propeller; PYI dripless shaft seal (2024); New Cutlass bearing (2024)
Bowthruster: Vetus
Additional major systems: Rainman watermaker; solar panels; Starlink satellite internet; Doyle mainsail stack pack; new standing rigging (2020)
Layout note: Full-beam master stateroom aft with ensuite head and enclosed shower; good liveaboard/bluewater cruising layout; 62''6" height allows ICW cruising
Aftdeck access to side decks or cockpit
Cockpit: seating on each side, Garelick helmseat port aft, helm pedestal
Companionway down into pilothouse
Pilothouse: wrap-around seating with removable table to port; lower helm starboard forward; storage cabinetry and electronics to starboard; companionway to master stateroom starboard aft
Forward from pilothouse down: galley to port, dinette to starboard
Forward of galley/dinette: guest head to starboard, guest stateroom forward (v-berth)
Engine and auxiliary access via salon sole hatches
Cockpit headroom: 6''4"
Pilothouse headroom: 6''5"
Master stateroom headroom: 6''2"
Master stateroom shower headroom: 5''8"
Galley and dinette headroom: 6''5"
Guest stateroom headroom: 6''5"
Pilothouse berth length: 7''
Master stateroom berth length: 6''10" (centerline queen)
Master stateroom berth type: full-beam centerline queen
Guest stateroom berths: v-berth berths 6''5" long with insert; upper single berth to port 6''5"
Dinette berth length: 6''5"
Master stateroom aft: full-beam, centerline queen, storage under berth, teak and holly sole, storage cabinets and drawers, shelves, 2 hanging lockers, 7 portlights with curtains, overhead hatch with screen, fan, benchseat with storage port forward, reading lights, ensuite head with enclosed shower
Guest stateroom forward: v-berth with insert, upper single berth to port, fan, overhead hatch with screen, storage cabinets, hanging locker, reading lights, head access starboard aft
Heads: Guest head currently has composting head; original Vacuflush head in storage and available
Additional berths: Dinette converts to single berth; pilothouse settee converts to single berth
Saloon and pilothouse seating: wrap-around seating in pilothouse with removable table
Wrap-around seating with storage and removable table to port
Lower helm starboard forward
Teak and holly sole
2 overhead hatches with screens
Side windows with curtains
Overhead fan
Electronics and navigation displays (see Electronics section)
Location: Down galley, port forward
Force 10 3-burner propane cooktop and oven
Sea Frost cold-plate refrigeration
Westinghouse microwave oven
Engle portable freezer
Double stainless steel sinks
Storage cabinets and drawers
Shelves
Overhead hatch with screen
Teak and holly sole
Storage under dinette seating
Magma stainless steel BBQ grill on aftdeck
Dinette across from galley converts to dining and a single berth
Additional dining space: pilothouse port seating and table
Garelick helmseat
Benchseat with storage on each side
Fold-up table
Bimini and dodger
Helm pedestal
Engine control and Morse engine control linkage
Bowthruster control
Electronics and instrument displays (see Electronics section)
Teak deck
Transom gate
Magma stainless steel BBQ grill
Same-level side deck access
Teak cap rails on stainless steel stanchions with netting
Stainless steel and teak swim ladder
Powered aluminum tender davits
Sony MEX-M70BT stereo in the pilothouse
Polyplaner and Clarion interior speakers
Polyplaner exterior speakers
Raymarine Quantum radar
Vesper Marine Watchmate Vision AIS transponder
Raymarine Axiom 9 MFD in Navpod in cockpit
Raymarine Axiom 12 MFD in pilothouse
Raymarine Evo 400 autopilot (cockpit and pilothouse)
Raymarine wireless autopilot remote control
Raymarine ST60 tridata and wind displays in cockpit
Raymarine ST60 wind and depth displays in pilothouse
Autohelm wind display in pilothouse
Icom Commandmic III VHF in cockpit
Icom IC-M504 VHF in pilothouse
Icom IC-M802 SSB in pilothouse
Suunto D-165 magnetic compass in cockpit
Ship''s Head magnetic compass in pilothouse
Ritchie Powerdamp magnetic compass in pilothouse
Seth Thomas clock and barometer
Starlink satellite internet system
Northern Lights M673D.3 3.5 kW generator (approx 1,396 hours)
Xantrex Freedom Marine battery charger (inverter side not connected)
Xantrex Link 2000 battery monitor
3 × Northstar NSB-AGM 8D batteries
2 × 12 VDC outlets in pilothouse and 1 in cockpit
Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 charge controller
Genasun solar controller
Bestek 500 watt inverter dedicated for Starlink system
30 amp shore power cord
Solar array: 120 watt panel aft; 2 × 100 watt panels on cockpit bimini; 2 × 100 watt flexible panels
Ford Lehman Super 90 main auxiliary, 90 HP (approx 4,903 hours)
Borg Warner Velvet Drive gearbox
Morse engine control
VDO gauges
Groco sea strainers
PYI dripless shaft seal (2024)
New Cutlass bearing (2024)
Vetus bowthruster
Ocean Breeze reverse cycle air conditioning/heating system
Rainman watermaker
Raritan 20 gallon water heater
Tankwatch holding tank level monitor system
MaxProp classic propeller
Line cutter
Maxwell anchor windlass with foot controls and remote in pilothouse (new windlass motor)
Rocna Vulcan 75 lb anchor
Lewmar 68 lb claw anchor
Danforth anchor
Stainless steel and teak pulpit
Teak decks with solid fiberglass underlay
Stainless steel rails forward
Teak cap rails on stainless steel stanchions (port, starboard, aft)
Dorade vents
Windshield covers
Aluminum deck hardware
Boarding gate on each side
Stainless steel and teak swim ladder
4 rod holders
Powered aluminum tender davits
Selden aluminum masts and booms
Selden Rod Kicker 20
Doyle mainsail stack pack
Harken roller furlers
Schaeffer travelers
Wire standing rigging replaced in 2020
Dacron braid running rigging replaced in 2020
Anderson 16 2-speed winch
Anderson 10 winch
2 × Lewmar 48 self-tailing winches
3 × Lewmar 30 self-tailing winches
Whisker pole
Spinlock rope clutches
Sails included: mainsail, mizzen, genoa 115%, staysail (2020), spinnaker
Fireboy Halon 1301 engine room fire suppression system with remote panel (inspected and tagged 2024)
Portable fire extinguishers
First Alert smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
Bass propane control system in galley
Whale manual bilge pump
Rule automatic bilge pumps
Radar reflector
Loudhailer
ACR GlobalFix EPIRB
ACR RapidFix 406 EPIRB
Lifesling overboard recovery system
Sellers'' personal belongings
Vessel details offered in good faith; accuracy and condition not guaranteed; buyer should verify via agents or surveyors
Engine hours and system hours are representations from owner or instrument readings and should be verified by purchaser or agent
Aurora is a 1985, 40′ Nauticat Pilothouse staysail ketch — a true classic bluewater yacht built to handle long passages while offering the comfortable livability required for extended cruising or full-time liveaboard life. Nauticat Pilothouse models are well regarded for robust Scandinavian construction, a protected all-weather helm, and seakindly, heavy-displacement hulls that inspire confidence offshore.
The pilothouse provides an elevated, sheltered steering position with excellent visibility and quick access to the interior living spaces — a practical advantage in heavy weather and a welcome feature for long-distance voyaging. The staysail ketch rig gives a versatile, easily balanced sail plan that simplifies sail handling and reefing options in a variety of wind and sea conditions.
Aurora’s interior layout is optimized for comfortable long-term use: a full-beam master stateroom aft delivers generous sleeping space and privacy, and is fitted with an ensuite head and an enclosed shower for convenience and comfort underway or at anchor. The arrangement and volume typical of Nauticat Pilothouse designs make provisioning, storage and systems access straightforward for extended passages or liveaboard operation.
With a mast/air draft of 62’6″ above the waterline, Aurora can transit many Intracoastal Waterway routes while still offering the performance and seakeeping expected of a bluewater platform. This combination of rugged build, practical accommodations and a manageable sail plan makes her an attractive option for cruisers seeking a capable passagemaker with liveaboard comfort.
Serious inquiries welcome — available for inspection, sea trial and survey. Please contact the listing broker for additional specifications, systems details and recent service history.
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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