Description

Discover the joy of cruising with this well-regarded Catalac 8M – a classic British-built catamaran known for its exceptional stability, comfort, and seaworthiness. At just over 26 feet, she’s the perfect size for coastal cruising, weekend adventures, or even extended liveaboard life.

Spacious Accommodation: Sleeps five comfortably with a light, airy saloon, galley, heating, shower, and heads.
Stable & Safe: The twin-hull design provides minimal heel, making it ideal for families and relaxed sailing.
Reliable Power: Equipped with a dependable diesel engine and a straightforward rig for easy handling.
Shallow Draft: Perfect for exploring estuaries, anchorages, and shallow waters others can't reach.
Classic Build: Solid GRP construction – built to last, with a loyal following and proven pedigree.
Cockpit Canopy: A high-quality full cockpit cover creates a vast amount of space.
Galley: Full galley including microwave and fridge.
VHF Radio

Sillette Sonic Drive. Single inboard. Less weight. The lifting Sonic Drive means no drag. Very easy to beach with lifting rudders.

The Catalac 8M delivers comfort, character, and capability in one tidy package. Sturdy, Spacious & Ready to Sail.

Currently lying in Chichester Harbour – viewing highly recommended. Priced for early sale.

Specifications

Accommodation

Main front double cabin

Main front double cabin

Centre cabin that converts to double bed

Construction

Solid fibreglass hulls with white topsides, white decks, and superstructure.
Accommodation for five berths in two cabins.

Forward - light and airy queen-sized bed. Access via the starboard hull.
Main saloon - twin singles in main saloon, which, if needed, is easily converted to another queen-sized bed.

Port hull - pilot berth and heads.
Starboard hull - galley.

6"3" headroom to both hulls.

Equipment

Steering - twin rudders with wheel steering and emergency tiller.
Water tanks - New water tanks to rear lockers
Water - pumped and manual hot and cold water to both sinks.
Cooker - Spineflo Neptune cooker with two burners and oven.
Heater - Propex 1600W heater
Fridge - Electrolux
Microwave
Battery charging - Alternator from engine, Uni-solar USF-32 solar panel, Rutland Wind Generator 913 12V, Rutland HRDi charge regulator.
Shorepower - 240V sockets to main saloon.
DC power - 12V socket in main saloon.
Gas - 2 x Propane gas bottles
Wiring - solar, wind turbine
Heads - 1 x Jabsco Manual Toilet, 1 x Holding tank with Jabsco self-priming macerator pump. Ideal for French canals.
Shower - includes sump pump.
Antifouled
Stopcocks - Brass stopcocks
Windlass - Lofeans' Tigres electric windlass
Anchor - Fortress
Anchor chain - 30m 8mm calibrated anchor chain.
Other - Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, cockpit cushions, boarding ladder, winches, davits, boat hook, mooring warps, fenders

Engine(s)

A single inboard lifting engine is the perfect solution for these boats. Having a single engine means significantly less weight aft compared to twin engines, making the boat sail more efficiently.

Twin diesels also slow the boat down due to the drag of two propellers - the lifting Sonic Drive on this boat means no drag and faster sailing. The Sonic drive leg is coupled to the twin rudders, making this boat very manoeuvrable.

Very easy to beach with hydraulic lift on Sonic Drive leg and twin lifting rudders.

Sails & Spars

Fully battened mainsail by Seateach with lazy jacks and mainsail cover.
Plastimo furling genoa with sail by Seateach (good condition).
Spinoa - asymmetric cruising spinnaker by Barker & Hugget (good condition).
Storm sail.
Kemp mast.
Kemp boom with reefing system fed back to the cockpit.
Kemp Rodkicker.
New lazy jacks matching the cockpit cover.

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