St Francis 48

PEGASUS for sale

Description:

The St. Francis 48 embodies the 7th generation of the famous South African line of luxury cruising catamarans expertly manufactured by St. Francis Marine. Her full volume bows, high freeboard and bridge-deck clearance and superb construction make her an extremely seaworthy vessel capable of handling the rigors of the South African Coast and beyond. Clean lines, exemplary sail handling and a reputable boatyard with a long history of  building blue water cruising cats, make the boat desirable for both private or charter ownership. An optional 8’ higher "Turbo Rig" will satisfy even the most speed hungry cruisers. The interior is meticulously finished and the exquisite joinery work in a choice of maple, cherry or other hardwood of choice, reminds of long past “old world” craftsmanship. Ingenious touches, such as a walk through cockpit with easy access to the swim platform, a table for 8 that disappears in its custom made compartment below the deck-floor and a clever dinghy retrieval system, show the high level of experience and design work that has gone into this vessel. The very roomy interior can be ordered in various layout choices and is ideally suited for extended voyages. It allows for a high payload, a fact that is often neglected by other cruising multihulls. The vessel comes with a significant builders warranty and is conceived by a sailor, who puts his vast offshore experience into each boat he builds.

KEY FEATURES

Hull configuration: vacuum bagged, hand laid-up foam core, integral low aspect ratio keels, reverse transom with molded boarding steps, walk through swimming platform

Steering System: Direct chain and cable drive

Sail Plan: Fractional cutter rig, fully roached main, roller furling genoa, staysail, gennaker and screecher on bowsprit. Turbo rig available

Accommodations: (choices offered), typical:  Main saloon: Galley up or down to port with navigation station facing forward or aft.

Spacious saloon with raised seating area to starboard. 4 Comfortable en-suite staterooms all with queen size double bunks, ample cupboard space. Fully fitted heads with sitz baths in the forward cabins. Owner’s suite available.

Library/office/workshop  amidships.

Helm locations: Starboard on raised platform, excellent visibility all-round with bench seat.

Deck Layout: Large cockpit with table and lounge area, protected by targa wing and optional solid integrated bimini. Wide, flat antiskid decks.

Trampoline forward with central walkway. Ample lockers & sail storage.

Aux. Engine type and location: Twin 56 or 75 HP Yanmar saildrive marine diesels, fresh water cooled, located port and starboard in well insulated compartments under stateroom berths in the aft cabins.

 Boat Classification: Category “A” OCEAN Luxury Production Cruiser

Year introduced: 2001

Number of boats built: 4

BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Displacement lightship:  22,200 lbs…11 Tons        

Standard Aux, quantity, type: (2) 56 HP, Yanmar saildrives

Overall length:  47’6”…14.45m

Waterline length: 42’6”…12,95m

Bridgedeck length: 35’8”… 10.87m

Wing deck clearance: 2’8”…85cm

Beam: 26’3”…8,00m

Draft: 4’2’’….1,25m

Mast height off water: Standard Rig: 64’0”….19.5m, Turbo Rig: 72’10”…22.23m

SAIL AREA:

Mainsail: Turbo Rig – 947 sqft…88sqm, standard rig: 807sqft…75sqm,

Genoa: 570sqft…53sqm

Staysail: 204sqft…19sqm

Total Area: 1377sqft…127sqm, (Turbo Rig): 1549sqft…143sqm

Spinnaker: (asymmetric): 1829sqft…170sqm (normal), 2153sqft…200sqm (turbo)

CAPACITY:

Berths:  4 doubles, 2 singles (optional in forepeaks)

Number of Staterooms: 4

Number of Heads: 4
Fuel: 2x80 gal…2x360 L

Fresh water: 2x210 gal…2x800 L

Payload: ca: 9,500lbs…4300kg

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