Welcome aboard CYNTHIA MAE!
Discover the perfect blend of performance, comfort, and style aboard this 2018 Leopard 45 sailing catamaran, now located in Panama.
CYNTHIA MAE boasts the desirable 4-cabin, 4-head configuration—ideal for families, charter programs, or owners seeking space and versatility.
Following five years in charter, she underwent a full phase-out refit before being purchased in 2023 by her current owner. Since then, she’s sailed to Panama and has been significantly upgraded with a focus on functionality and style.
Turn-key and ready to cruise, CYNTHIA MAE is fully outfitted for extended sailing adventures.
Highlights:
- Lithium batteries with upgraded solar array
- Generator & air conditioning
- Watermaker
- New saildrive seals and zincs
- Custom solar rack and helm enclosure
- All exterior seating reupholstered in 2024
- Stylish custom sail bag
- Dishwasher, convection oven, and air fryer
- Modern grey & black exterior finish
Description
- Gross Tonnage: 29t
- LOA: 13.72m / 45ft
- LWL: 42ft 11in
- Beam: 7.36m / 24ft 2in
- Draft: 1.48m / 4ft 10in
- Displacement: 16,400kg / 36,156lb (light)
- HIN number : ZA-RACB3035I1718
- Engines: 2 x Yanmar 4JH45 – four-cylinder, direct injection naturally aspirated diesel engines
- Port Engine: plate number E12632 March 2017 (3600 Hours- June 2025)
- Starboard Engine: number E12633 March 2017 (3600 Hours- June 2025)
- Fuel Capacity: 185 gallons
- Water Capacity: 206 gallons
- Holding tanks
Construction & Design:
- Hull Construction: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with Balsa core
- Deck Material: Fiberglass
- Keel Type: Multihull
- Rudder Type: Balanced spade rudder
- Built In: South Africa
Sails & Rigging:
- Fully battened mainsail with ‘Antal’ luff slide system original
- Roller furling genoa original
- Genoa Furling Gear: Profurl
- Sail Covers: Mainsail stack-pack with lazy jacks – new 2024
- Mast & Spars: Z-Spars (Aluminum)
- Standing Rigging: Stainless Steel
- Boom Vang: Spring-loaded aluminum vang
- Sail Area: 1,318 sq. ft.
Winches:
- Helm Position: 1 x Lewmar 45 (electric) for main halyard, 1 x Lewmar 50 (manual)
- Mainsheet Winch: 1 x Lewmar 45 (manual) on port helm
Navigation & Electronics: All Raymarine
- GPS / Chartplotter
- Autopilot
- Depth sounder
- Wind speed and direction
- VHF at electrical pannel
- VHF mic at helm
- Compass: Plastimo Horizon 135
Tankage and piping:
• Water tanks: 206 US gallons / 780lt in two plastic tanks amidships forward of the mast.
• Diesel tanks: 182 US gallons / 688lt in two 91 USG / 344lt plastic tanks (under the aft bunks).
• Holding tanks: 2 x 20 USG / 75lt fiberglass tanks (port & starboard amidships) & 1 x 12 USG aluminum tank (starboard bow).
• Cooking gas: 2 x 10lb aluminum tanks
• Marine sanitation devices: 5 (4+1 crew) electric
• Seacocks: ‘Forespar Marelon’ (plastic) ball valves.
• Hot Water: 2 x 6 US gallon stainless steel hot water tanks (port & starboard): Water is heated via the engine heat exchanger or with a 110v element.
• Water maker: 110-v ‘Sea Recovery Whisper’ reverse osmosis water maker 118 LPH / 31 GPH.
Interior & Accommodations:
- Cabins: 4 staterooms with en-suite heads
- Air Conditioning
- Refrigeration: Vitrifrigo 12V air-cooled compressor
- Galley:
Stainless steel sink
Eno 3-burner stainless steel propane stovetop
Eno propane oven with grill
Toaster + coffee maker + Air fryer/ convection oven
- Entertainment: Fusion MS-UD755 stereo + interior & cockpit speakers
- TV
- Interior lightning: LED
- Exterior Sun shades
Electrical & Power Systems:
- Voltage: 110V
- Inverter / Charger: Quattro 5000 watts Victron inverter
- Shore Power: 2 x 30A cables
- Generator: Northern Lights 9kW
- Generator hours: 5907 – June 2025
- Solar Panels: 2 x 100W ‘Sunware’ factory-installed
- Solar Panels on davits: 6 x 600 watts = 3600 watts in total
- Shore power cord
- Batteries:
- House Batteries: 13.3 kw 48 volt lithium batteries (Air condition run off solar) with Victron Orion-Tr 48/ 12-30 isolated DC/DC converter
- Engine Start Batteries: 1 x AGM per engine
- Generator Start Battery: 1 x AGM
Deck & Safety Equipment:
- Primary Anchor Delta
- Secondary Anchor
- Windlass electric
- Dinghy: AB 11’ dinghy with NS Marine 18.8 HP and custom dinghy cover
- BBQ
- Dodger: Custom helm enclosure
- Mooring Lines
- Fenders
- s/s fishing rod holders : 4
Safety Equipment:
- Liferaft type and size : Viking RescYou 12 pax
- Liferaft expiration date: Sept 2025
- Flares
- Lifejackets
- Fire extinguishers
Spares:
- Extra filters, belts, and assorted parts
- Linens and pillows
- Kitchen cutlery and crockery
Recent Maintenance & Upgrades 2024–2025:
- Custom solar rack above davits
- Custom helm enclosure
- All custom seating redone throughout entire boat – forward, stern, and salon
- Custom sail bag
- AB 11’ dinghy with NS Marine 18.8 HP and custom dinghy cover
- New saildrive seals and zincs
- Heat exchangers removed, cleaned, and coolant system flushed (port and starboard engines)
- Engine service: oil, belt, and impeller changed (engine and generator)
- New Sea Water Pro 40 gal/hour watermaker
- Dishwasher
- Air fryer / convection oven
- 4 fridges in total
- 5 floor fans
- Vacuum
- Custom bedding and pillows throughout the boat
- Custom towel sets in each bathroom
- 2 custom sunbed mattresses
- Custom LED lighting in bow salon
- Freshwater washdown pump
- Entire boat waxed
- Paint colors changed to grey and black