About
Please email Mark Wattrus for additional information
An Opportunity to own a performance orientated Catamaran designed by World Renowned Naval Architect Alexander Simonis does not come around often and especially at this price point.
Dreams Float is a 2006 5 Cabin Maxim 57 Catamaran built in Durban, South Africa. She has just finished a South Atlantic crossing and has arrived in Georgia for the summer season. She recorded some high speeds on her transit and has proven herself as a capable Blue Water cruiser with several South Atlantic and Indian Ocean passages. The cost to build a boat new to this spec would be astronomical.
The MAXIM 57 is a very purposeful seagoing vessel and with a vast amount of usable space on board both inside and out for a boat this size.
With performance sails, a storm jib, a code zero and a Spinnaker she has a sails for all point of sail for long distance cruising. All made by North Sails.
Dreams Float would make an ideal expedition vessel for large families wanting to explore off the grid or perhaps an affordable expedition catamaran for remote charters in uncharted waters. Built to sail around the world with the length over the waterline and bridge deck clearance that most cruisers can dream of.
The previous owner has completely re-fitted her at a cost of over $150,000 with new sails, new standing rigging, new running rigging, new chargers, brand new water maker and a Brand-new Solar Arch with solar creating additional shade and protection in the cockpit.
Dimensions and Details
- DIMENSIONS + DETAILS
- Designer: Alex Simonis
- Builder: Maxim
- Year: 2006
- Length: 17.4 meters
- Beam: 8.5 meters
- Draft: 1.5 meters
- Cruising speed: 7 kts
- Maximum speed: 9kts
- Mast heigh 72 feet
- Bridge height 78 feet
ACCOMMODATIONS
- 4 king size berths/ Fully Air-conditioned
- Headroom in saloon: 2 meters
- 4 showers (Interior)
- 1 shower (Exterior)
- 4 heads (2 electric 2 manual)
- 1 holding tank
RECENT UPGRADES + IMPROVEMENTS
- Brand New High Output Saltech Custom Water Maker
- Brand New Solar Arch and Solar array
- Serviced saildrive units 2021
- Max sailing speed was 15knots
- Max engine speed was 7 knots
- New fold away davit system to support 3.8m RIB 2019
- 2 Fridge + 2 Freezer (one fridge can be wired into a 3rd freezer if needed)
- Loads of deck and interior storage
- Full deck spares
- Assorted Hand Tools included.
- New bottom paint (2022)
- New standing rigging, Associate Riggers Cape Town (2020)
- All new bilge pumps (2018)
- Hand-cleaned fuel tanks and fuel lines (2018)
- New Evolution Autopilot (2018)
- New i60 Instrument Display (2018)
- New I70s Multifunction Instrument (2018)
- New Raymarine iTC-5 Instrument Transducer Converter (plus 1 sparre iTC-5 (2018)
- New Raymarine Fishfinder, sonar computer for multi-screen monitor (2018)
- New Victron Energy Multiplus 12V/3000VA/70A-50/120V VE. Bus Inverter/Charger (2018)
- New Victron Energy Phoenix 12V/2000VA/230V 50hz Smart Inverter (2022)
- New Northsail Main and Gennaker (2018)
- New Northsail UV covers on Genoa (2018)
- New Southern ropes halyards and sheets with complete rope spares on board (2018)
- New Simrad GMDSS VHF handheld (2018)
- Serviced SD50 sail-drive units (2018)
- New Fishing gear with 2 rods and 2 hand lines and assorted lures. (2022)
- New sheets and bedding (2022)
- New bow seats (2022)
- Trampoline restitched and new rope (2022)
- USB plugs added to salon and cockpit (2022)
- NEW Engine Mounts (2022)
- NEW Weber BBQ (2022)
- NEW Blue Sugar Scoop Courtesy Lights (2022)
TANKAGE + PLUMBING
- 500 liters fixed tanks (250 liters each fixed tank) plus 18 x 20 liter jerry cans
- Range of 2000nm
- Air Conditioning needs servicing
- Fuel tanks: 2
- Fuel tank capacity: 250 liters per tank
- Fuel tank material: Fiberglass
- Water tanks: 2
- Water tank capacity: 250 liters per tank
- Water tank material: Fiberglass
- Desalinator: Custom
- NEW fresh water pumps (2022)
GALLEY
- Gas stove + 4 burners
- Gas Oven
- NEW Microwave (2022)
- Fridge/freezer x2
- 2 sinks
- Hot water
- Salt Water faucet
- Bread Maker
- Air Fryer
- Toaster
- Full set of pots and pans
- Full set of plates, cups and silverware
POWER
- 2 x outlets on Aftdeck for 12volt cooler boxes
- 6 x 270W Solar Panels (1620 watts)
- 120V North American and 230V European Inverters on board.
- Shore power
- New 4D Batteries (2023)
- Battery charger + one spare (2018)
- Battery management system
- 2x Onan Generator
- Balmar 150A/12V alternators plus one spare
ON DECK
- Replaced ALL thru hull fittings (seacocks) (2020 and 2022)
- New covers all round. Cockpit, Mainsail, Geneo
- New halyards and sheets 2020. All Dyneema
- 3.8 RIB with 20hp Suzuki 4 stroke (2020)
- Anchor windlass
- 2 anchors
- Anchor chains with one spare
- Electric Deck winches
- Cockpit table
- Marlin board
- Ladder
- Fenders
- Davits
- Mainsail: 1x new (2018)
- Headsails: 1x new (2019)
- Storm jib: 1 good condition
- Spinnakers: 1x new gennaker (2018)
- Code 0: 1x new (2018)
- Rig: One mast, mast pulled and serviced (2020)
- Main mast material: aluminum
- Spreaders: Yes
- Standing rigging: New (2020)
- Underwater lights
NAVIGATION + ELECTRONICS
- Professionally installed ICON M802 SSB Radioi
- VHF/AIS 2020 and antenna with heavy duty cable shielding.
- 1 spare complete Raymarine autopilot ready to go in case of emergency
- 1 spare Raymarine iTC5 unit
- 1 spare Raymarine windvane
- BAT 2019 WIFI ANTENNA
- Separate DATA 3/4G Lte High speed DATA antenna
- Raymarine autopilot, gps and fishfinder (2018)
- 1 VHF Raymarine fixed installed
- Raymarine Wind speed and Direction Model (2018)
- Raymarine depthsounder
- Raymarine Radar
- TV
- NEW Stereo System with bluetooth (2022)
- Compass
- Iridium go
SAFETY
- Navigation lights
- NEW EPIRB (2022)
- First aid
- Gas detector
- Manual and electric bilge pumps
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket
- Flares
- MOB alert
- Life jackets - 4 NEW Offshore Automatic Inflatable Life Jackets (2022)
- Safety harness
- Life rings
