Nautitech 40 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Nautitech 40 means looking at an early compact catamaran, 39 feet 7 inches on the waterline with a 21-foot-3-inch beam and twin 58-horsepower Volvo Penta diesels. She is a 2003-onward production boat from the Mortain/Mavrikios design partnership, solid fiberglass in hull and deck, and her shoal 3-foot-11-inch draft suits island and shallow-bar cruising. The used fleet is dominated by ex-charter examples, which shapes both what you find and what you should check.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The manufacturer's original specification required four cabins for charter, so most boats you meet will reflect that brief with cabins spaced across the twin hulls and a saloon serving the central bridge deck. A buyer cross-shopping a Lagoon 380 or Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 will find the Nautitech's slim hulls make for less interior volume than those later volume-driven designs, but the trade is a livelier sail.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, solar, watermaker, inverter, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, radar, chartplotter, and life raft are commonly fitted, meaning a typical ex-charter boat will already support off-grid stays and safe navigation. Often-seen additions include a bimini, spinnaker, Starlink, AIS, and autopilot — useful for shorthanded passage work. Less common owner upgrades run to heating, gennaker, freezer, hot water, trampoline, lithium batteries, and asymmetric spinnaker, so a boat with those is a more personalized cruiser. For buyer consequence, prioritize the power-and-energy cluster (solar, inverter, lithium where fitted) and the navigation cluster (radar, chartplotter, AIS, autopilot), since these define whether the boat is turnkey or a project.
What to Inspect
The hulls were approaching twenty years old in the review period anchor, so a survey should focus on typical age-related composite and rigging wear. Because the specification demanded the catamaran must not capsize in 30 knots under full sail anchor, confirm the original modest sail plan and rigging integrity remain as designed rather than altered toward higher loads.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Nautitech 40 are the United States, France, Spain, Australia, Croatia, and the Netherlands. For a shopper, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Expect ex-charter four-cabin boats to dominate listings
- Verify age-related hull and rig condition given the early-2000s build era
- Confirm the conservative original sail plan is intact
- Check that commonly fitted cruising gear (solar, watermaker, inverter, nav suite) is present and working
- Budget for less common comfort upgrades (heating, lithium, freezer) if not already installed
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Nautitech 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 13 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $234,066 | — |
| Mar 25 | 2 | $225,000 | -3.9% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $126,931 | -43.6% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $256,192 | +101.8% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $356,405 | +39.1% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $239,603 | -32.8% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $227,079 | -5.2% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $242,003 | +6.6% |
| Apr 26 | 5 | $225,000 | -7.0% |
| May 26 | 3 | $225,000 | 0.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $262,014 | +16.5% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $180,499 | -31.1% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $197,049 | +9.2% |
Where they're listed
Nautitech 40 listings appear across 9 countries. Australia has the most listings with 4 (19.0%), followed by France and United States.
Country view
21 listings · 9 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $283,034 | 4 | 1 | 19.0% |
| France | $227,447 | 4 | 1 | 19.0% |
| United States | $225,000 | 4 | 0 | 19.0% |
| Spain | $285,304 | 2 | 0 | 9.5% |
| Croatia | $174,676 | 2 | 0 | 9.5% |
| Netherlands | $180,499 | 2 | 2 | 9.5% |
| United Kingdom | $487,810 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
| Italy | $256,192 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
| Panama | $150,000 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson and Caine 40 (2005-2009) | 39.27' | $ 336,543 | 355 | 80 |
| Nautitech 40 Open | 39.3' | $ 349,352 | 125 | 26 |
| Trimeran 43 | 43' | $ 454,158 | 38 | 6 |
| Elan 40 | 39.04' | $ 91,996 | 30 | 6 |
| Manta 40 | 39.67' | $ 200,000 | 22 | 3 |
| Nautitech 40You are here | — | $ 225,000 | 21 | 4 |
| Pogo 40 | 39.96' | $ 185,157 | 17 | 3 |
| Siltala 40 | 39.37' | $ 129,900 | 16 | 2 |
| Island Spirit 40 | 39.66' | $ 200,066 | 16 | 2 |
| Beneteau 40 | 39.83' | $ 152,460 | 14 | 1 |
| Jeanneau Sun Fast 40 | 40' | $ 167,689 | 13 | 4 |