1985 Nauticat 40' _{(12.33 m)} 40

Por Que No is a good example of the legendary Nauticat Pilothouse 40, designed by Sparkman and Stevens and built by Sitala Yachts in Finland.

She features two cabin, two head teak interior layout with stunning pilothouse 270-degree views with seating for four around a teak table.

Featuring a v berth forward with head, a redesigned galley that is good at sea or in port, a large salon with an inside steering station, a comfortable pilothouse and large aft stateroom.

The boat is set up for worldwide cruising!

Other features include:

• Inside steering station with removable helm seat
• Yanmar 110 hp diesel engine (1800 hours)
• Redesigned galley 
• 9.5kw Phasor generator (620 hrs)
• CruiseAir air conditioning 
• Newer Highfield 260 dinghy and Yamaha 9.9 hp outboard
• Newer Viking 6-man liferaft
• Dinghy davits
• New North Sails - Main and Genoa,Staysail, Genniker, spare jib
• New Electronics & Autopilot

Upgrades since recent purchase in mid 2024:

New sails by North Sails - 16,000

New stackpacks - 5000

New running rigging - 6800

New 8 person valise Liferaft - 5000

Entertainment system - Fusion audio / movie projector / pull down screen - 6500

Head lines all replaced - 575

New custom mattress for owners cabin - 3500

New custom bedsheets - 500

Breville oven - 350

Breville Ultra pod coffee maker - 250

Starlink - 500

Unifi dream router - 250

Anker Solar bank with solar panel - 1500

Power tools - 1000

8 brand new diesel Scepter jerry cans - 1250

Scepter water cans - 750

Katadyn emergency water maker - 1000

Electronics upgrades including new autopilot - 16,000

New VHF with AIS

New pedestal in salon for table - 250

TOTAL

66,975

Interior Layout and Accommodations

All the way forward is the "V" berth with center filler that makes into a double with storage below. The is storage on both sides of the berth. To port, there is an upper berth and a hanging locker. Above there is a hatch for ventilation and light.

A door makes this a private cabin. The interior wood is teak and it is air-conditioned.

Aft is the forward head with a marine toilet, sink, and vanity. The plumbing for the head has been upgraded.

Next aft is the galley, with the four-burner Force 10 stove and stainless steel sink with hot and cold running water. There is also a freezer here and a microwave above.

The galley has been redesigned, with newer refrigeration and freezer, magma cookware and toaster oven, and portable icemaker.

To starboard is the refrigeration with pull-out stainless steel drawers There is a lot of counter space here as well.

Up two stairs and you are in the main salon. To port is the table with seating in the pilothouse area with great views out of the pilothouse windows. Under the table and below the floorboards is the 9.5 KW Phasor generator. Under the main floorboard is the 110 hp Yanmar diesel engine.

To starboard is the inside steering station and chart area. Above is numerous electronics and the engine start switch.

There are 270 degrees views from the pilothouse area. 

Continuing aft and down two steps is the aft cabin. Immediately to starboard is the master head with ensuite shower, vanity, and marine toilet.

There is a large comfortable queen berth with storage below along with numerous storage areas to port and starboard. There are Raymarine ST 60+ wind, depth, and graphic displays near the head of the berth.

This cabin is fully air-conditioned.

Electronics

•  Raymarine AXIOM+ 7 RV - 7" MFD REALVISION 3D w/NAG
• Raymarine AXIOM+ 12 RV - 12" MFD RV 3D w/Navionics charts
• Raymarine Alpha 7" Performance Display
• Raymarine 4kW 18" (456mm) HD Color Radome no Cable
• Raymarine 15m digital radar cable Raynet
• Raymarine EV-200 Autopilot Hydraulic Pack Consisting of (1) each:
• -Evolution EV1 Sensor core-
• ACU-200-
• P70Rs color AP Head-
• Raypilot Type 1 12V pump-
• Evolution cabling kit
• Raymarine i70s Multifunction Color Display
• Raymarine 5M Power Cable - Alpha Perform Display
• Raymarine Raystar 150 10Hz GPS/Glonass antenna
• Stainless Antenna Mount
• Raymarine Ray73 VHF Radio with Integrated GPS and AIS receiver
• Raymarine Raymic 2nd Station VHF Microphone
• Ray 63/73/90/91 Raymic 15m Extension Cable
• Shakespeare 5396-AIS Galaxy 4' AIS with stainless steel ferrule RG8X
• Stainless steel antenna mount
• Raymarine Raynet Network Switch

Electrical

• 12v electrical system
•  50 amp 240v shore power
•  120 amp alternator on the engine
• 20-gallon hot water heater
• Heart 2500 inverter/battery charger
• 6 pairs of 6-volt deep cycle golf cart batteries totaling 1125 amp hours for the house and 225 amp-hour batteries for the engine start (New 2021)
• Newmar three-phase smart charger 
• 12v electrical panel, rebuilt in 2015
• Propane detector
• H2 Gas Mitigation System
• 2 X 16000 BTU air conditioners
• New 12 USB outlets in v berth, galley, salon and aft stateroom
• New L.E.D. lighting with red option
• New GFI's

Engines

• Yanmar HJH4-HTE 110 hp diesel engine (1800 hrs)
• 9.5 kw Phasor Marken diesel generator (600 hrs)
• New Raycor fuel filter kit for the generator
• Hart Systems "Tank Tender"
• Max prop
• New tachometer on the pedestal
• New engine room blowers

Deck Gear, Sails, Rigging, Cockpit

• Selden alloy mast and boom
• Mizzen boom raised 18" for better cockpit clearance
• New mizzen halyard
• 12v LeFranz Tigres windlass with foot switches
• 55 lb Rochna anchor (2021) with 340 feet of 5/16 chain
• 70 lb CQR anchor
• Harken roller furler on genoa
• Profurl roller furler on staysail
• North 8.8 oz fully battened mainsail, with three reef points, 365 sq' with Dutchman reefing system
• North Mizzen sail, 8oz,124 sq ' with 2 reefs and Dutchman system
• North 105% Genoa, 7.8 oz, 491 sq '
• North 95% staysail,7.8 oz 254 sq '
• Furling staysail, spare jib
• Solid handrails with teak caps and sunbrella covers
• Teak decking
• Bomar hatches
• Windshield with dodger attached
• Bimini and awning
• Whitlock pedestal hydraulic steering
• Cockpit cushions
• BBQ
• Davits
• Boarding ladder
• Outboard motor bracket
• 6 winches servicing the mainmast, cockpit, and Mizzen mast
• Numerous cleats, lines, fenders
• 8 opening ports in the aft stateroom
• Opening hatches over V berth and 2 in the main salon
• Sliding windows in pilothouse
• New hot/cold cockpit shower

Safety Equipment and Dinghy

• Viking 6 man liferaft (11- 2021) in valise
• Lifering Overboard Rescue System
• Life Jackets
• Flares and horn (11-2021)
• Navigation lights
• MOB pole with strobe and lifering
• Deck floodlight
• 2021 Yamaha 9.9 outboard motor
• 2021 Highfield Classic 260 with bow locker
• Iridium Go

  Spare parts

• Numerous engine spares including fuel and oil filters
• Belts
• Tools