Catana 40 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Catana 40 means chasing a handful of boats. The model was the first Catana ever launched, designed by Lock Crowther, and only 16 were built — so any example you find is a scarce one, and the 40S variant is the rarer of the two versions on offer anchor. Knowing the two layouts and the refit history is the difference between a sound buy and a quiet money pit.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 40 came as the 40C and the later 40S, with the C hulls eventually becoming the Catana 42. The 40S carries a narrower beam than the 40C and was built by joining a C39 deck mold to a 42 cockpit mold, a quirk that matters at survey. Below, the standard plan is four double cabins; the 40S Shaman shows a 4-berth, 2-head interior sleeping at least six, with 6 foot 2 headroom and one electric plus one manual head anchor. Owner three-cabin layouts are more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these cats typically carry serious cruising kit. Watermakers and solar arrays paired with lithium batteries and an inverter form the power-and-energy core you should expect, letting a buyer run a washing machine and a hardtop-shaded cockpit off-grid. Dinghy davits are also commonly fitted, supporting the tender without cluttering the deck. None of this is a guarantee on a given hull, but its absence is worth questioning.
What to Inspect
The 40S's spliced C39 deck and 42 cockpit molds meet at a non-standard seam — check that joint for cracks or softness where the two molds were joined anchor. Where a hull shows the 1991-style refit with engines moved aft and a cockpit extension added, confirm the new machinery bedding and shaft alignment, since the original layout placed them elsewhere anchor. With only 11 or 12 of all 40s afloat, verify the specific hull number and refit history before assuming any part is standard production anchor.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Used Catana 40s turn up in France. Before you commit, run this short check:
- Confirm the hull version — 40C or spliced-mold 40S.
- Inspect the deck-to-cockpit mold joint for cracks.
- Verify aft-engine refit bedding and alignment.
- Match the hull number to build and refit history.
- Test both heads, electric and manual, for operation.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Catana 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 1 | $163,147 | — |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $164,024 | +0.5% |
Where they're listed
Catana 40 listings appear across 1 country. France has the most listings with 3.
Country view
3 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | $163,926 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson and Caine 40 (2005-2009) | 39.27' | $ 336,783 | 355 | 80 |
| FP Athena 38 | 38.05' | $ 142,754 | 31 | 2 |
| Catana Catamarans 47 | 47' | $ 575,000 | 27 | 10 |
| Nautitech 40 | 39.67' | $ 225,000 | 21 | 4 |
| Catana Catamarans 50 | 49.87' | $ 1,204,494 | 21 | 7 |
| Pogo 40 | 39.96' | $ 185,522 | 18 | 4 |
| Catana Catamarans 42 | 41.27' | $ 480,582 | 17 | 2 |
| Catana 40You are here | — | $ 163,926 | 3 | 0 |