Lavranos Admiral 40 Buyer's Guide
Angelo Lavranos designed this 40-foot cruising catamaran for Admiral Yachts / Celtic Yachts from 2007, with a standard four-cabin charter layout and a three-cabin owners' version. On the brokerage market it draws buyers who want a high-volume liveaboard with shallow draft and a configurable interior rather than a stripped racer.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin layouts are both well represented on the used market, and ex-charter examples are common. The standard version carries four sleeping cabins; the owners' version trades one cabin for higher fit-and-finish specification. In each plan the aft staterooms hold queen-width berths set across the beam, and the galley is up for social visibility. A short forward wing deck centers weight and helps reduce wave slap, so a buyer should note whether the forward trampoline span shows stretch or chafe consistent with charter use.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped examples commonly carry a short-handed setup, radar, chartplotter, air conditioning, solar, freezer, bimini, AIS, autopilot, and life raft. Power and energy clusters are the most consequential for a cruiser: air conditioning, a freezer, and solar together define daily amp draw, while a commonly fitted short-handed sail system affects how manageable the large-main rig is solo. Often-seen upgrades include a watermaker, inverter, asymmetric spinnaker, dinghy davits, and cockpit shower — the watermaker and inverter matter most for independent cruising range. Less common owner additions such as heating, a code zero, spinnaker, electric winches, or hot water are worth verifying as working rather than merely fitted.
What to Inspect
Stern drag under load is the key trait to check: load the lazarettes and water tanks and watch the transom waterline, since the boat sat low by the stern under displacement and payload in Boat of the Year testing and hull one's customization added weight before later molded modules. Check the chainplate bedding and the tabbed hull-deck joint for any weepage, since the deck-stepped mast loads a bulkhead and heavy chainplate structure. Verify the twin 29-hp Yanmar saildrives for leg corrosion and the 4.2-kW genset for run hours, as these are the base power plant.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats are typically found in the United States, Mexico, and Grenada. A short buyer's checklist:
- Confirm whether the hull is a three- or four-cabin version.
- Load tanks and observe stern trim at rest.
- Inspect chainplate bedding for stains.
- Test the genset and both saildrives under load.
- Verify the up galley and athwartship aft berths are intact.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Lavranos Admiral 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $214,900 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $175,000 | -18.6% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $175,000 | 0.0% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $199,990 | +14.3% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $199,990 | 0.0% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $275,000 | +37.5% |
| Jul 26 | 6 | $189,000 | -31.3% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $275,000 | +45.5% |
Where they're listed
Lavranos Admiral 40 listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 9 (52.9%), followed by Grenada and Mexico.
Country view
17 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $189,000 | 9 | 6 | 52.9% |
| Grenada | $275,000 | 4 | 0 | 23.5% |
| Mexico | $229,995 | 4 | 0 | 23.5% |
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