1995 Custom Kurt Hughes 45 for Sale – 45 ft – La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico

Kurt Hughes is a renowned designer of multihull sailboats, particularly catamarans. He is widely respected in the sailing community for his innovative designs and expertise in multihull architecture. Hughes is known for his emphasis on lightweight construction, performance, and efficiency in his boat designs, and this 45ft Catamaran is no exception. Built by Shaw Boat Works, this yacht was designed to cruise fast with a crew of two. If you're looking for a production catamaran like a Lagoon or Leopard, this is not the boat for you. This boat is designed to be easy to maintain and fast to sail! 

The galley to port has spacious countertop area, a double sink, and large top loading fridge and freezers. The salon table has plenty of room for guests, with great visibility and easy access to the cockpit. There is plenty of simple storage solutions throughout the boat.

Measurements

• LOA 45ft

• Beam 26ft

• Draft 4ft

Tankage

• Water 100 gallons

• Fuel 100 gallons

Sails & Rigging

• Standing rigging 2019

• Main Baracouta Spectra main sail, 3 reefs, full battened

• Jib Lee Spectra 125% on roller furling

• Two spinnakers with socks (Sobstadt white/blue/red and Schurr (black/yellow)

• 2 Andersen 46ST Primary Winches

• 1 Barient 28 main sheet winch

• 1 Barient 24-45ST

• 1 Barient 24

• Daggerboards for upwind performance

Engine

• Twin Volvo 2003-T 44hp diesels (4500-5000 hours)

• Sail drives with flex-o-fold props

Galley

• Custom 12V Refrigerator

• Custom 12V Freezer

• Tasco Propane w/ 3 burner stove and oven

• Double stainless steel sink

• Water heater

• Watermaker 25 gallons/hour

• Fresh and saltwater washdown

Electrical

• 4 6V Deep Cycle Lead Acid 232 AH each

• Trace U2512SB Inverter/Charger

• 2 Kyocera Solar Panels 51W each and 2 Solarvolt 85W Panels (272W total)

• Kubuto 1 cylinder diesel generator w/ 190A Ample Alternator and Balmar MC-612 controller

• Engine mounted alternators (150A and 105A) with Balmar ARS-5 controllers

Electronics

• B&G Z12 Chart Plotter

• B&G 12” Chart Plotter at Nav Table

• B&G Depth sounder

• B&G Wind Instruments

• JVC KDS-37 Stero

• Icom IC-M422 w/ command mic cockpit extension

• Pactor III Modem

• CPT Autopilot II, wheel drive

• Simrad 46 Radar

• Icom IC-M700PRO SSB Radio

• SGC SG-230 Smart Antenna Tuner

• AIS

• BTU16 Air conditioner

Ground Tackle

• Rocna 73lb anchor

• 300ft 5/16 HT galvanized chain

• Fortress FX-37 anchor

• Guardian G-16 aluminum fluke anchor

• Lofrans Tigres 12V 1000W Horizontal windlass activated by deck switches and handheld remote

Safety & Equipment

• Davits

• EPIRB

• 2009 Yamaha Enduro 2-Stroke 15HP Outboard

• Hypalon Dinghy

• Lifejackets, lifesling, life ring, ditch bag, MOB pole, strobe, jack lines 

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 desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.