Description
From the board of Alexander Simonis, the designer behind the very successful Voyage series of catamarans, the Maxim cats were certainly built for strength and elements like skegs make them easy to beach. The 2005 version is wider than previous models and has higher headroom – over 6’ throughout. She is a very comfortable fast catamaran and is easily sailed single handed as all lines come back to the cockpit. The cockpit is especially roomy, with 3 large lockers, over 4’ deep, as well as a separate sealed gas locker venting overboard inside one of the cockpit lockers. There is also a wide underfloor locker for additional stowage / liferaft storage. With the unique dinghy storage on blocks, with centre lifting, once launched you have a full width walking transom from which to dive or Barbeque.
SAILING HISTORY I purchased the vessel in 2012 from Voyage Yacht Charters in the BVI. She had been sailed on her own bottom from Durban, South Africa and was in the charter fleet for 5 years. I have sailed her from Eastern Caribbean to ABC Islands, back to Dominican Republic, to Grenada, up to Antigua, back to Grenada then to ABC Islands and on to Colombia, Panama and, had her professionally delivered to Guatemala. As I work in Africa the vessel has been hauled out for at least 5 of these years, the longest for 19 months. She was hauled out in Guatemala for 10 months and I then did a major refit, before sailing to Belize, back to Guatemala, and then last year to Roatan. She was hauled out in May 2023 whilst I was away working and relaunched in May 2024.
ACCOMMODATION As an owner's version the entire port hull is dedicated to the owners and a large head leading into an actual engine room. Moving forward, there are wardrobes before entering the generous owner's cabin which also has plenty of locker space. Under the queen-sized berth is the watermaker. The starboard hull has one queen and one double berth and a bathroom amidships. The aft double sleeps fore and aft, with large engine hatch underneath. The queen forward sleeps athwartships. The bridge deck saloon is a neat design, tight wrap around galley and aft facing nav desk, complete with a hydraulic drop-down table and fitted cushions, so you have an additional double berth. There are two forward V berths, under which are the stainless water tanks. These are being used as storage of spares, spinnaker, boat covers and table cushions.
REFIT HISTORY
Rigging - Rigging professionally replaced in December 2016 in Curacao – mast pulled and inspected
Battcar system added in December 2019 in Shelter Bay, Panama – mast pulled and inspected
Mast and rigging inspected February 2022 by Professional rigger in Guatemala
Running Rigging continuously replaced ·
New main halyard replaced December 2022 ·
New spinnaker halyards March 2022 ·
New topping lift March 2022 Many spare lines
Insane number of spare shackles, blocks and rigging spares.
Mechanical - New Aluminium fuel tanks constructed and installed March 2022 - Guatemala
Sail Drives SD20 replaced February 2014 – Westech, Curacao
Complete professional service, including replacing engine mounts March 2022 – GYM Services, Guatemala
Exhaust elbows replaced with HDMI Stainless elbows December 2022 – Ellis Mechanical, Guatemala
Automatic Firebuoy system replaced March 2016 - Antigua
Upper seals replaced February 2022 by GYM Services.
Lower seals replaced every haulout- latest May 2024
New 2 blade props March 2021
New Rudders May 2015 – constructed by Woodstock Boat Builders, Antigua
All thru hulls replaced with Marelon
Steering chain replaced with Dyneema
Electrical Transom and Underwater lights added February 2022
Portable Ice maker
Inverter / Charger – Magnum 2800W - 2015 in Puerto Rico
Cathodic Diverter – 2015
General - Coppercoat professionally applied January 2022 by RAM Marina, Guatemala
All new internal upholstery, dodger, cockpit surround canvas February 2022 in Guatemala
Complete boat covers made February 2022
Custom Fibreglass Hard Top added March 2022, complete with internal LED and rain catchment system, by RAM Marina, Guatemala
The interior was painted in 2022
SPECIAL FEATURES The hard top has been especially admired, as has the standard to which I have kept the vessel. I have added an interior step into the cockpit as well as shelves in cabins, and overhead shelf in galley above counter.
OTHER - As a full time liveaboard I have many spares including a spare starter motor, boxes of stainless nuts, bolts, screws, tools, fishing gear, 20 x water filters for both watermaker and taps, Pressure washer, oil changer, electric tools, spare tank sensors, spare windlass solenoid and foot switches. Generally all the items and spares needed to maintain a vessel. I would be happy to include all kitchen, dinnerware items, glassware. all linens and numerous other items, to save you the effort of transporting or buying these items. I also have two dive tanks, Magma Barbeque, Winchrite Winch Handle
Vessel is now in the water at a marina in Rio Dulce. This is a secure Hurricane Proof area with inexpensive living. Anything needed from overseas can be shipped in via Miami, either by sea (4 weeks) or air (2 weeks) at a reasonable cost.
DINGHY - 10.9 AB Dinghy with Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke engine. Fitted with dinghy chaps, fuel/water separator.
