Balance Catamarans 451

Price US $519,000 SOLD



Price
US $519,000
Details
Balance 451 "Rendezvous"

The 451 a top-rated blue-water performance Cat designed and built to restore balance to a catamaran market which has grown filled with production charter catamarans and racers. With her sharp forward raked wave piercing bows, the Balance 451 is striking to behold and while resembling more race-oriented catamarans, the 451 was designed to strike the ideal balance between comfort at anchor and performance wth control at sea.
She is fast, strong, safe, extremely comfortable to live on, simple to operate, and easy to maintain and sustain.

There is ample storage throughout for long range cruising and Rendezvous has been generously spec'd to have all the capabilities to operate in even the most remote parts of the world.

Other features:
o Ultralight hardtop bimini
o Vinylester resins and foam core in her hulls and decks reinforced with carbon fiber for extra strength and light weight
o Buoyant, high aspect ratio dagger-boards
o Lithium ion batteries - eliminates need for a generator
o Large solar panel array on custom arch
o Longer stern platform for easy loading/unloading
o All lines ran to a central location for single/short handling
o Protected, raised helm station for easy viewing & comfort
o ABS Offshore Racing engineering standards and exceeds ISO standards.
o Sculpted, semi-circular seating in the cockpit
o Huge master suite with walk-in shower
o Self-tacking jib
o Screecher for improved off wind sailing performance
o Custom spinnaker for downwind sailing
o ICW Mast clearance (62.11 height off water)
o Raised helm station for maximum visibility
o Premium grade trampolines
o Carbon Fiber bow sprit

Locations: Coffs Harbour - Port Macquarie - Pittwater - Sydney Harbour - Batemans Bay
Region
Asia
Location
Phuket Thailand
Usage
Cruising, Live Aboard
Reference
B451PSTL
Year
2015
Rego Number
1266139
Designer
Roger Hill and Phillip Berman.
Length
45' 0" - 13.72m
Beam
23ft 4in /7.11m
Draft
Draft - Daggerboards up: 2ft 7in/0.80m Draft - Daggerboards down: 6ft 11in/2.10m Dual daggerboards
Displacement
18,500lbs / 8,391kgs
Hull Material
Composite Vinylester resins / foam core hulls and decks reinforced with carbon fibre
Deck Material
Composite + carbon
Engine
2x40hp Volvo D2-40 Diesels with Sail Drive Features Volvo folding propellers.
Engine Make
Volvo
Fuel Type
Diesel
Propulsion
Volvo folding propellers
Genset
NextGen 3.5KW Generator (+spares kit) Victron Smartsolar 150/70 MPPT Victron Color Controller GX, Victron 24/70/3000 inverter/charger 120V, 1360 Watts of solar on custom arch
Fuel
425 L
Water
350 L
Galley
Microwave
3 burner stove top
Propane oven
Induction cooktop
BBQ Grill-Magma propane
Kitchen and cockpit sinks
Refrigeration
1 galley fridge/freezer
1 cockpit fridge/freezer
1 starboard freezer
WaterMaker
Cape Horn Extreme watermaker, 17GPH 24v
Accommodation
3 cabin layout with office desk in port, aft cabin
Entertainment
Fusion 755 Marine Stereo w/ upgraded speakers, TV and computer monitor
Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning (2, port/ starboard) Dometic with SmartStart technology
Dinghy
3.1m Highfield hypolon dingy w/ aluminum bottom, Custom dinghy davits
Outboard
Mercury 15HP 2 stroke dingy motor New 2020
Covers
Clear panels for protection from wind/rain, removable
Sunshades for entire boat for use while anchored, removable UV window covers black.
Ground Tackle
Lewmar CPX3 electric windlass, G4 stainless steel anchor chain, Primary anchor-Rocna 33 +100ft 3/8" C4 chain+200ft 5/8" Yale braid rope
Secondary anchor-Fortress FX37 + 50ft chain + 200ft nylon rope
Safety Gear
Paratech Sea Anchor+bridle+rode
ACR EPIRB
6 man Viking RescuYou premium life raft with auto release
Bilge Pumps
Electric / manual
Life Raft
Yes-
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Fire extinguishers, fire blanket
Electrics
Victron BMV-712 battery monitor
123/Smart BMS control LiFePO4 Batteries
CALB LiFePO4 batteries 400ah @ 24V New 2019
Victron 24/70/3000 inverter/charger 120V
Victron Skyla-I 220V battery charger
Start Batteries 12V x 2 (new 2021)
All LED lighting
1360 Watts of solar on custom arch -Currently no solar panels on the bimini. However, the wires are run and a Victron Bluesolar 100/50 MPPT is installed for that purpose. So if more solar required just add panels.
Electronics
Upgraded Raymarine Electronics, with radar, autopilot, AIS, dual depth sounders
Upgraded Raymarine ACU-400 auto-pilot & pumps for more robust performance
Icomm 802.1 HF Marine Radio
Raymarine Ray55 VHF Radio and cockpit handset
Sail Inventory
Mainsail: 706.5 ft2/65.63m2
Self Tending Jib: 260.7ft2/24.22m2
Self-tending blade jib on a curved track to simplify tacking
Screecher: 711.6 ft2/66.1m2
Large roller furling screecher to sail in winds as low as 5 knots on all points of sail and reaching in excess of 16 knots.
Spinnaker: 1,367 sq '
Mast Height Off Deck: 56ft 6in/17.22m
Mast Height Off Water: 62ft 11in/19.19m Specifications
Deck Gear
1 power winch and 3 manual Lewmar winches
Manage the mainsail halyard and all reefing lines at a single station positioned aft of the helm seat with an electric winch Galley and Cockpit
Remarks
Performance blue water cruising catamaran.
Thoroughly equipped and set up for comfortable fast passage to remote destinations to enable a life completely off the grid.
For additional information or to schedule inspection.
Contact Jason +61 0 435 66 55 33

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