Maine Cat 38 LS for sale (2018) in Southern Shores, North Carolina, United States

Summary

The Maine Cat 38 LS is a respected American-built sailing catamaran, known for its lightweight composite construction, stability, and performance under sail. Designed for efficiency and ease of handling, its an ideal platform for both private cruising and commercial charter use.

Surfer Girl is a 38 LS purpose-built for USCG COI (18+2) and currently certified and operational. She features 3 berths, 1 head, and a galley thats makes her perfect for short-term cruising or as an off-season liveaboard. Operated in the Outer Banks during peak season and stored on the hard during the winter, shes been professionally maintained with annual service.

Recent upgrades include:

New Yamaha T25 engines (2024)

Jib (2022)

Trampoline (2025)

Halyards and sheets (2025)

New cushions/covers (2025)

Swim ladder

As a well-kept and proven charter platform, Surfer Girl is ready for your next adventure or business venture.

U.S. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

Rating for: Lakes, bays & sounds

Boat is set up for nearshore, but not rated as such due to current owners intended use

PROPULSION & STEERING

Engines – 2 x 2021 Yamaha T25 25 Horsepower 4-cycle outboard gasoline engines

High Thrust – 25 extra-long shaft – power tilt

Hours: Port/Starboard – 435 Hours

Twin single-lever Kobelt engine controls on helm console with Mach Zero control cables

Last serviced – 5/2024 / Intermediate service – 7/2025

*Dual water separator filters

*Serviced every 100 hours

*Engines are a 2021 model – installed onboard in 2024

Propellers – 2 x Yamaha 3-blade pitch steel propellers

Rudders – Balanced high aspect ratio fixed under-body rudders in Tides Marine bearing tubs

Steering System – Fixed motors non steering – Forward console mounted wheel steering with 360 degree visibility Edson cable and chain custom designed system with separate autopilot tiller arm at starboard rudder

Performance (under power)

Cruising speed – 6-10 knots @ 3500 RPMs

Maximum speed – 20 knots @ 4500 RPMs

Fuel burn rate at cruising speed – 1.8 gallons/hour/engine

Range – 100 Miles

SAILS, RIGGING, & DECK HARDWARE

Mainsail -Calvert Dacron

Third reef point installed

Sailbag -(2022) Mack Pack

Headsail(s)–

(2021) Calvert self-tacking headsail with Harken furling system, curved track and car with controls

Screecher – Calvert 523 sqft Triaxial cut 5 oz. warp Dacron (only used twice)

Rigging

49 Selden anodized aluminum mast fractionally rigged with double spreaders. Includes spinnaker and screecher halyards and single line reefs at three points.

Selden CX continuous line furler for screecher

Outboard mounted chain plates, 316L standing rigging, all running rigging standard

Deck Hardware

Added deck hardware for screecher

Gull Striker A-frame with compression beam and screecher pole

Block and tackle 4:1 cap shroud tensioner included port and starboard

3 x Harken Radial 46.2 STA two speed self-tailing winches, Lewmar clutches

1 x harken Radial 46.2 STEA electric self-tailing winch at winch pod halyards

9 mainsail traveler track, car and controls mounted on the aft beam

ELECTRICAL & POWER MANAGEMENT

House – 2 x 2022 AGM Lifeline GPL-8DL maintenance-free marine batteries – 225 ah each

Each engine is wired to one of the batteries independently for starting

Power Supply

Shorepower – 50 30-amp cord

Protected 120V shorepower inlet

Solar – 4 x Solara Power – M 140W panels (560W Total)

Engine Alternators – 2 x 16 Amp

Output from engine alternators run to the house battery bank with Flex-charger

Power Management

Battery Chargers – 2 x Flex-chargers NC25A-12

Inverter – Victron 2 kW inverter with 80 Amp battery charger 12|2000|80-50 120V

Solar Charge Controller – Victron MPPT 75|15

Battery Monitoring System – Victron Color Control Cerbo GX

Distribution Panel – Contains 2 x (port and starboard) 15 C-Class DC circuit breaker & 4 AC breakers (Port)

Lighting & Outlets

Lighting

LED navigational lights including foredeck, anchor, steaming and mast top tricolor

All interior and bridgedeck 12V lighting is LED, 10 x fixtures

Outlets

3 x 120V outlets

ELECTRONICS, NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

Additional Display Instruments -Garmin GMI 20 display with gWind and depth transducers, all NEMA 2000 network

GPS -2022 Garmin GPS MAP 8612

Depthsounder -Garmin Transducer

Radar -Garmin GMR 18

Anemometer -Garmin gWind

AIS -2022 Garmin AIS 800

Autopilot -Garmin GHP reactor Autopilot with Jefa 150 KgM direct drive unit type 1 planetary gearbox

VHF Radio– Garmin VHF 315

MOORING & ANCHORING

Cleats & Chocks -4 x 12 + 2 x 10 stainless steel mooring cleats & 4 x chocks at bows

Mooring Lines -Mantus 25 Split Mooring bridle

Fenders – 6

Anchoring

Anchor -Rocna 20 kg

Anchor Rode-80 chain + 150 8-plait line

Windlass -Lofrans project 1000 electric winch

Remote Locations – 2 – locally at the windlass (foot switches) and at the helm station

PLUMBING & WATER SYSTEMS

Water Capacity – 2 x polyethylene freshwater tanks – 1 x 50 Gallons (STBD) / 1 x 30 Gallons (PORT) / 80 Gallons total capacity

Hot Water Capacity -Set up for hot water with propane locker – not installed

Deck Shower -Port swim platform

Anchor Washdown -Saltwater

Grey Water System

Shower – 1

Sink -2

Sump Pump -1

Black Water System

Holding tank Capacity – 20 Gallons

Toilet -1 x Lavac vacuum marine head – saltwater flush

Bilge Pump System

4 x Rulemate electric automatic bilge pumps with float switches

4 x High water alarms

1 x Manual bilge pump

EXTERIOR HULL & DECK

Hull Material– Fiberglass/VIC Core Cell SAN closed cell coring

Deck Material-Quadraxial E-Glass

Bridge deck flooring is Marine Deck 2000 9mm thick composite cork

Coachroof -Composite hardtop roof with two horizontal sliding windows forward sections & 4 x flush hatches in house top

Keel Type/Attachment -Daggerboard – High aspect ratio 12% NACA composite foils, daggerboard fully retract

Last Antifouled -4/2025

Last Paint/Polish -4/2025

Last Haulout -4/2025

Foredeck

2 x self draining storage lockers in forward beam

NEW (6/2025) 2 x open offshore trampolines forward with centerline plank

Cockpit

Seating Capacity -12 with cushions

Table -Fiberglass

Enclosures -Isinglass

Helm Station (Located in Cockpit)

Stainless steel steering wheel

Transom/Swim Platforms

Swim Ladder – Port swim platform

Deck Shower -Port swim platform

Davit System – Manual Operation

INTERIOR WALKTHROUGH

All interior bulkheads are resin infused cor-cell foam cored painted finish

non- skip no-maintenance cabin flooring each hull/steps

Composite storage lockers and counter tops porta and starboard

Large (16 long) tinted acrylic fixed portlights outboard each hull in cabin topsides

2 x sealed air chambers forward each hull per USCG regulations

Heating

Wallis Diesel 30 D Warm Air heater vented heater with vents P&S

Salon

Table -1 x Fiberglass

Seating Capacity -4 with cushions

Galley

Stovetop -4 burner stove

Propane -2.5 Gallon (Located on the stern)

Refrigeration

Custom 5.5 cubic ft Upright freezer/refrigerator with air cooled, 12 volt DC power

Keel Cooler for refrigerator/freezer

Port Hull

Cabins – 2 (double)

2 x electric fans

Starboard Hull

Cabins – 1 (double)

1 x electric fan

Head – Fiberglass head starboard forward with sink, marine head, vanity cabinet and fiberglass privacy door

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

PFDs -24

Throwable PFDs -1

Fire Extinguishers -3

Flares -12 Red/Orange Day/Night – Serviceable condition

First Aid Kit -Full – Serviceable Condition

Bosuns Chair– 1

Disclaimer

Additional Details

U.S. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

• 20 Persons onboard (18 passengers + 2 crew)

• Rating for: Lakes, bays & sounds

• Boat is set up for nearshore, but not rated as such due to current owners intended use

Additional Details

PROPULSION & STEERING

• Fuel Tank Capacity – 24 Gallons (non-ethanol gasoline) Mounted on an external rack

• Engines – 2 x 2021 Yamaha T25 25 Horsepower 4-cycle outboard gasoline engines

  • High Thrust – 25 extra-long shaft – power tilt

  • Hours: Port/Starboard – 435 Hours

  • Twin single-lever Kobelt engine controls on helm console with Mach Zero control cables

  • Last serviced – 5/2024 / Intermediate service – 7/2025

  • *Dual water separator filters

  • *Serviced every 100 hours

  • *Engines are a 2021 model – installed onboard in 2024

• Propellers – 2 x Yamaha 3-blade pitch steel propellers

• Rudders – Balanced high aspect ratio fixed under-body rudders in Tides Marine bearing tubs

• Steering System – Fixed motors non steering – Forward console mounted wheel steering with 360 degree visibility Edson cable and chain custom designed system with separate autopilot tiller arm at starboard rudder

• Performance (under power)

  • Cruising speed – 6-10 knots @ 3500 RPMs

  • Maximum speed – 20 knots @ 4500 RPMs

  • Fuel burn rate at cruising speed – 1.8 gallons/hour/engine

  • Range – 100 Miles

Additional Details

SAILS, RIGGING, & DECK HARDWARE

Sails

• Mainsail -Calvert Dacron

  • Third reef point installed

• Sailbag -(2022) Mack Pack

• Headsail(s)–

  • (2021) Calvert self-tacking headsail with Harken furling system, curved track and car with controls

  • Screecher – Calvert 523 sqft Triaxial cut 5 oz. warp Dacron (only used twice)

Rigging

• 49 Selden anodized aluminum mast fractionally rigged with double spreaders. Includes spinnaker and screecher halyards and single line reefs at three points.

• Selden CX continuous line furler for screecher

• Outboard mounted chain plates, 316L standing rigging, all running rigging standard

Deck Hardware

• Added deck hardware for screecher

• Gull Striker A-frame with compression beam and screecher pole

• Block and tackle 4:1 cap shroud tensioner included port and starboard

• 3 x Harken Radial 46.2 STA two speed self-tailing winches, Lewmar clutches

• 1 x harken Radial 46.2 STEA electric self-tailing winch at winch pod halyards

• 9 mainsail traveler track, car and controls mounted on the aft beam

Additional Details

ELECTRICAL & POWER MANAGEMENT

Batteries

• House – 2 x 2022 AGM Lifeline GPL-8DL maintenance-free marine batteries – 225 ah each

  • Each engine is wired to one of the batteries independently for starting

Power Supply

• Shorepower – 50 30-amp cord

  • Protected 120V shorepower inlet

• Solar – 4 x Solara Power – M 140W panels (560W Total)

• Engine Alternators – 2 x 16 Amp

  • Output from engine alternators run to the house battery bank with Flex-charger

Power Management

• Battery Chargers – 2 x Flex-chargers NC25A-12

• Inverter – Victron 2 kW inverter with 80 Amp battery charger 12|2000|80-50 120V

• Solar Charge Controller – Victron MPPT 75|15

• Battery Monitoring System – Victron Color Control Cerbo GX

• Distribution Panel – Contains 2 x (port and starboard) 15 C-Class DC circuit breaker & 4 AC breakers (Port)

Lighting & Outlets

• Lighting

  • LED navigational lights including foredeck, anchor, steaming and mast top tricolor

  • All interior and bridgedeck 12V lighting is LED, 10 x fixtures

• Outlets

  • 3 x 120V outlets

Additional Details

ELECTRONICS, NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION

• Chartplotter – Garmin GPS MAP 8612 chartplotter preloaded with BlueChart g2 coastal maps

• Additional Display Instruments -Garmin GMI 20 display with gWind and depth transducers, all NEMA 2000 network

• GPS -2022 Garmin GPS MAP 8612

• Depthsounder -Garmin Transducer

• Radar -Garmin GMR 18

• Anemometer -Garmin gWind

• AIS -2022 Garmin AIS 800

• Autopilot -Garmin GHP reactor Autopilot with Jefa 150 KgM direct drive unit type 1 planetary gearbox

• VHF Radio– Garmin VHF 315

Additional Details

MOORING & ANCHORING

Mooring

• Cleats & Chocks -4 x 12 + 2 x 10 stainless steel mooring cleats & 4 x chocks at bows

• Mooring Lines -Mantus 25 Split Mooring bridle

• Fenders – 6

Anchoring

• Anchor -Rocna 20 kg

• Anchor Rode-80 chain + 150 8-plait line

• Windlass -Lofrans project 1000 electric winch

  • Remote Locations – 2 – locally at the windlass (foot switches) and at the helm station

Additional Details

PLUMBING & WATER SYSTEMS

Freshwater System

• Water Capacity – 2 x polyethylene freshwater tanks – 1 x 50 Gallons (STBD) / 1 x 30 Gallons (PORT) / 80 Gallons total capacity

• Hot Water Capacity -Set up for hot water with propane locker – not installed

• Deck Shower -Port swim platform

• Anchor Washdown -Saltwater

Grey Water System

• Shower – 1

• Sink -2

• Sump Pump -1

Black Water System

• Holding tank Capacity – 20 Gallons

• Toilet -1 x Lavac vacuum marine head – saltwater flush

Bilge Pump System

• 4 x Rulemate electric automatic bilge pumps with float switches

• 4 x High water alarms

• 1 x Manual bilge pump

Additional Details

EXTERIOR HULL & DECK

Hull & Deck

• Hull Material– Fiberglass/VIC Core Cell SAN closed cell coring

• Deck Material-Quadraxial E-Glass

  • Bridge deck flooring is Marine Deck 2000 9mm thick composite cork

• Coachroof -Composite hardtop roof with two horizontal sliding windows forward sections & 4 x flush hatches in house top

• Keel Type/Attachment -Daggerboard – High aspect ratio 12% NACA composite foils, daggerboard fully retract

• Last Antifouled -4/2025

• Last Paint/Polish -4/2025

• Last Haulout -4/2025

Foredeck

• 2 x self draining storage lockers in forward beam

• NEW (6/2025) 2 x open offshore trampolines forward with centerline plank

Cockpit

• Seating Capacity -12 with cushions

• Table -Fiberglass

• Enclosures -Isinglass

• Helm Station (Located in Cockpit)

  • Stainless steel steering wheel

Transom/Swim Platforms

• Swim Ladder – Port swim platform

• Deck Shower -Port swim platform

• Davit System – Manual Operation

Additional Details

INTERIOR WALKTHROUGH

General

• All interior bulkheads are resin infused cor-cell foam cored painted finish

• non- skip no-maintenance cabin flooring each hull/steps

• Composite storage lockers and counter tops porta and starboard

• Large (16 long) tinted acrylic fixed portlights outboard each hull in cabin topsides

• 2 x sealed air chambers forward each hull per USCG regulations

Heating

• Wallis Diesel 30 D Warm Air heater vented heater with vents P&S

Salon

• Table -1 x Fiberglass

• Seating Capacity -4 with cushions

Galley

• Stovetop -4 burner stove

• Propane -2.5 Gallon (Located on the stern)

• Refrigeration

  • Custom 5.5 cubic ft Upright freezer/refrigerator with air cooled, 12 volt DC power

  • Keel Cooler for refrigerator/freezer

Port Hull

• Cabins – 2 (double)

• 2 x electric fans

Starboard Hull

• Cabins – 1 (double)

• 1 x electric fan

• Head – Fiberglass head starboard forward with sink, marine head, vanity cabinet and fiberglass privacy door

Additional Details

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• EPIRB – 2021 ACR 2853 Global Fix

• PFDs -24

• Throwable PFDs -1

• Fire Extinguishers -3

• Flares -12 Red/Orange Day/Night – Serviceable condition

• First Aid Kit -Full – Serviceable Condition

• Bosuns Chair– 1

Additional Details

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.