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45' Roberts and Caine Leopard (Visit this link)
Manufacturer: Robertson and Caine
Length in feet: 45'
Item Location City: La Romana
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Item Location Country: Dominican Republic
Engine Type: Twin Diesel
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Asking Price: 379000
Overall design, construction, design awards and significant owner upgrades The Robertson-Caine 45, (also known as the Leopard 45 and/or Moorings 4500) is a very popular and award winning catamaran. In 1998 this innovative design by Alex Simonis, the excellent construction and immediate popularity of the boat launched Robertson-Caine into today being one of the largest catamaran manufacturers in the world. See the very favorable boat reviews written and published by Cruising World and Multi-Hull magazines on this boat. The primary virtues of the boat are roominess, straightforward systems layout and operation, good all around visibility from the helm and salon/galley, ease of handling under sail and power, certainly speed under power and sail, ease of anchoring, four private cabins with queen-sized berths, each with it's own private head & shower, and lastly a very people friendly layout which is just plain great for partying inside and out. This Robertson-Caine 45 has many desireable and expensive owner upgrades for cruising, all installed over the last 24 months. The significant standard features and some of the owner upgrades include: a large cockpit, a large intergral swim platform, overhead main traveler support, combination radar arch, dingy davit system, solar panel support frame, dual stern steps into the water, an easely traversed deck & innovative front steps over the forward windows, twin 50 HP Yanmar diesels, 860 sq ft mainsail and 604 sq ft genoa, mainsail lazy-jacks and stackpack, easily operated windlass and anchor, mainsheet is trimmable from port or starboard, main salon and galley with 360 degree visibility through well positioned, large deck-salon type windows. Significant and recent upgrades for serious cruising, (2005, 2006, 2007) include: redesign/build of the helm station, new Raymarine E120 & E80 radar and chart-plotters, new 1500 GPD watermaker, new Glacier Bay 12 vdc refrigerator/freezer, new mainsail, new stackpack and new genoa, custom SS stern arch/davit/solar power system, new hard bottom RIB inflatable, new 20 HP outboard, new bimini, new gyrocompass auto-pilot, new inverter charger, new Icom 802 ssb, antenna tuner and antenna, tons of paper and digital charts, new salon and cockpit cushions and numerous other items. Simply put, this award winning, performance-cruising Robertson-Caine 45 is ready to go cruising today! Call the listing broker or your broker to learn more or to arrange to see her. She is presently berthed in the Caribbean, at the Casa de Campo Resort and Marina, near La Romana, on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. La Romana has it's own small International airport, (code LMR). It is easily reached via other international airports. Talk to the listing broker to discuss travel and showing details. You will find the boat, the 7000 acre Casa de Campo Resort and the Dominican Republic, are all well worth the visit. Come see the boat. Why not make it a mini-vacation? See helpful map of the DR and an ariel photo of the Casa de Campo Marina at the end of the "Full specs" section. Hull construction: GRP, (glass reinforced plastic) sandwich w end grain balsa core White gelcoat exterior finish Finish on hull is smooth/glossy Each hull fitted with small keel Deck construction: GRP, (glass reinforced plastic) sandwich w end grain balsa core White gelcoat exterior finish Finish on decks is textured Each hull with skeg type rudder Significant owner upgrades for cruising, all within the last 24 months Helm station redesign/fabrication Raymarine E120, E80, radar/plotter Icom M802 150 watt SSB tranceiver Icom AT-140 antenna auto-tuner Icom M422 25 watt FM tranceiver Raymarine gyrocompass/autopilot New Trace Inverter/Charger Aqua-Marine 1500 GPD watermaker New high output alternator Glacier-Bay 12V refrig/freezer New Navionics chart software Anchor chain Custom SS bimini frame & canvass SS arch, davits, solar panel support 3 Kyocera 65 watt solar panels New mainsail and headsail, (jib) New custom mainsail stackpack Caribe 10 ft RIB inflatable Honda 20 HP four stroke outboard Honda lockable engine rail-mount Sea droque and towing line Lewmar winches & handles New settee cushions (blue) New cockpit cushions (white) Cockpit, deck, traveler arch, solar panels & swim platform The deck areas of the Robertson Caine 45 are all accessible and easy to traverse from one area to another. Innovative and convenient steps enable one to simply walk from the forward deck to the coach roof. And they double as sun shades, keeping high angle direct sunlight out of the forward facing windows, helping to keep the interior cool. Moving about the cockpit, stepping down onto the stern platform and stepping down to access the engines or to reach the water is equally easy and safe. People can be in the cockpit, at the helm, on the stern platform or in the salon or galley and be able to see eachother and converse. The layout is excellent for parties or having people onboard for any occasion. Cockpit seating is also exceptional, offering comfortable seating for at least 10 people. Add in some fun activities, some music and some rum punch and you have the perfect setting for that late afternoon and into the evening party. There is a substantial standard fiberglass stern arch spanning the aft end of the cockpit from hull to hull. The mainsail traveler is mounted to the top of this arch well out of the way of people in the cockpit and yet easily accessible for adjusting the traveler position. Secured to the arch and running aft a few feet is a stainless steel framework which the present owners had installed to support a bank of three large 65 watt solar panels. The frame is securely mounted on the stern platform next to the hull steps. The inflatable sets conveniently and securely amidships on the stern platform. Ingress and egress to and from the water up either the port or starboard hull steps is easy and unempeded. The port hull steps also have an stainless steel swim ladder and a hot and cold pressure shower unit within easy reach. The layout, construction and finishing couldn't be better. Four large boze speakers can surround and envelope the entire deck and cockpit with sound. Two large speakers are mounted forward in the cockpit, and two more are mounted up forward under each of the two bow pulpit seats. The redesigned helm station has seating for two, and access to full instrumention and twin engine controls and guages. This is where the Raymarine E120 large combination radar/chart-plotter is located, as well as the Raymarine ST-7000 auto-pilot, wind, speed, and depth displays, VHF radio and ship's compass. All engine controls (dual morse), and al guages are within easy reach and view. The mainsheet winch and rope clutch is within easy reach, just ahead and to starboard. The helm position gives one a commanding view of the boats decks all the way around. Spars, rigging, deck hardware, (mainsail and genoa new August 2005) Sparcraft aluminum mast (71' height) Sparcraft aluminum boom Dual spreaders swept slightly aft Amply sized rigging & chainplates Raymarine radar antenna on mast Nav. lights, (red, green, white) Steaming light on the mast, (wht) Bow area flood on the mast, (wht) Mechanical boom vang below boom Two Lewmar 44 winches in cockpit Two Lewmar 44 winches on coachroof Two Lewmar 44 winches on the mast Main traveler mounted stern arch Mainsail, 860 sq ft, (new 8/2005) Genoa, 604 sq ft, (new 8/2005) Standing rigging, SS wire Running rigging, dacron rope Generous main salon & galley with all around visibility MAIN SALON & NAVIGATION DESK Convenient "U" shaped settee Settee converts to double berth New settee cushions (blue floral) Oval settee table & insert panel Additional small cocktail table Convenient galley pass-thru shelf Storage compartments under seats NAVIGATION DESK & ELECTRONICS "L" shaped navigation desk Chart table, hinged lifting top 110V and 12V CB/distrib panel Raymarine RL70 chart/radar display Icom M-802 150 watt HF SSB Generator controls and guages Rotary Air AC digital controls Shelving for other nav accessories GALLEY AREA & REFRIG/FREEZER Convenient "U" shaped galley Force 10 4 burner stove/oven Corian counter tops Double stainless steel sinks Grohe tall swivel faucets Full height cabinets below Convenient salon pass-thru shelf Sharp 110 vac microwave oven NEW GLACIER BAY 12V REF/FREEZER (Large, deep free standing unit) (refrigerator & freezer compartments) (12 vdc powered w holding plates) Upgraded electronics and instrumentation Raymarine E120 radar/chartplotter Raymarine E-80 radar/chartplotter Raymarine ST-60 wind instrument Raymarine ST-60 depth instrument Airmar boat speed & temp sensor Raymarine ST-7000 auto-pilot Raymarine ST-7000 linear drive Shakespeare GPS railmount antenna Raymarine smart pilot gyro-compass McMurdo 406 EPIRB with GPS sense Navionics digital charts Paper charts for East Caribbean Hewlett-Packard color printer Icom M802 150 watt HF SSB tranceiver Icom AT-140 HF antenna auto-tuner SCS Pactor PTC Pro II controller Shakespeare 19 ft HF whip antenna Copper strap HF grounding system Icom M422 25 watt VHF radio (DSC) Icom M32 handheld VHF radio Hewlett Packard HP 38 printer Richie 6" ship's compass (helm) Tankwatch fuel/water tank sensor JVC am/fm/cd player & amplifier 4 dual-cone hifi Bose speakers Electrical systems, (120 vac & 12-14 vac) 120 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Westerbeke generator, 7.6kw Two 30 amp shore power circuits Two 30 amp, 30' shore power cords 120 VAC CB & distribution panel Trace 1.5 kw inverter/charger Protec battery charger Promariner battery charger Sentry battery charger 12-14 VDC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 Kyocera 65 watt solar panels Flexcharge NC-25 solar regulator 2 Motorola 90 amp alternators 2 mult-stage 12 vdc regulators 2 100 am engine start batteries 4 138 amp "gel" house batteries 12 VDC CB & distribution panel Propulsion, mechanical & engine compartments Twin Yanmar 4JH3E 50 hp engines Located in large aft compartments With good all around engine access Starboard engine shows 2841 hours Port engine shows 3567 hours (Average is about 3200 hours) Twin max-props, 3 blade, 16" dia. Westerbeke 5.7 BTD, 7.6kw generator Located in STBD engine compartment With good all around engine access Cruise Air AC unit, 17,000 BTU Cruise Air AC unit, 11,000 BTU Aqua-Marine 1500 GPD watermaker Located STBD engine compartment
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