Cattleya | 2000 Wildcat 35

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2000 Charter Cats Wildcat 35 CATTLEYA

CATTLEYA is a well-maintained 2000 Charter Cats Wildcat 35 catamaran, designed and built in South Africa by Charter Cats. With her spacious 4-cabin, 2-head layout, efficient Volvo engines rebuilt in 2022, and extensive equipment list, she is a practical and proven cruising catamaran.

Although lightly used in recent years due to COVID and health circumstances, she has been consistently maintained and is offered with a comprehensive inventory of tools, spares, and cruising gear making her an excellent turnkey opportunity for her next owners.

• Year: 2000

• Make/Model: Charter Cats Wildcat 35

• Designer/Builder: Charter Cats

• Length Overall: 35

• Beam: 22

• Draft: 3.5

• Hull/Deck: FRP, balsa-cored, gelcoat with painted deckhouse

• Displacement:

• Keel: Hollow, glassed-to-hull

• Steering: Hydraulic with dual spade rudders

• Engines: Twin Volvo MD2020, 20 HP each (2000)

• Hours: ~4800

• Drive Type: Saildrive SD120

• Propellers: Kiwi Prop

• Cruising Speed: 5 knots

• Max Speed: 6.5 knots

• Fuel Consumption: < 1 GPH/engine

• Service: Both engines rebuilt in 2022 (low hours since break-in)

• Fuel: 70 gallons (2 x 35 gal tanks)

• Water: 75 gallons

• Hot Water: 22 liters (engine + shore power)

• Batteries:

  • House: 2 x Lifeline GPL-8DA AGM (2019)

  • Engine: Sealed FLA (2024)

• Charger/Inverter: Freedom 25 (2500W) inverter function not operational

• Solar: 3 x 125W panels (375W total) with Blue Sea 3000i controller

• Alternators: 65A alternators with NextStep regulators

• Shore Power: Dual 110V (house + air conditioning)

• Watermaker: Spectra Catalina 300, 12 GPH

• Air Conditioning: CruiseAir 16K BTU + 12K BTU (status unconfirmed, not run in years)

• Galley:

  • 4-burner cooktop

  • 12V fridge/freezer

  • Microwave

  • Fully stocked with cookware, cutlery, and kitchenware

• Heads/Showers: 2 manual toilets, hot/cold showers

• Raymarine instrumentation (depth, log, wind, radar, autopilot, GPS/chartplotter)

• ICOM 710R SSB

• Standard Horizon Intrepid VHF with RAM mic + 2 handheld VHFs

• EPIRB (ACR GlobalFix, registered, 2022)

• Mast/Boom: SparCraft aluminum extrusion

• Standing Rigging: Stainless, replaced 2019 (includes roller furling, Harken ESP)

• Running Rigging: Updated 2019

• Sails:

  • Mainsail (Quantum, fully battened, serviceable)

  • Jib (Quantum, serviceable)

  • Spinnaker (included)

• Winslow 6-person liferaft (expired)

• Lifejackets: 6 x Type I, 2 x Type V

• Bilge pumps: 2 manual, 2 electric

• Flares, first aid, fire extinguishers (expired 2023)

• MOB equipment, harnesses, jacklines, drogue

• Primary: SL Claw 22kg with 150 G4 chain + 50 nylon

• Spare: Fortress Guardian with chain/rope

• Windlass (serviced 2025)

• Bridle and chain hooks

• Tender: Unicat 2.4m + 5HP outboard

• Davits, swim ladder, cockpit cushions, deck wash (salt/fresh), deck shower (hot/cold)

• New bimini (2024)

• Fishing gear, BBQ, mooring lines, fenders

• Large inventory of tools, spares, fluids, rigging/electrical/plumbing parts

• Engines rebuilt in 2022 (low hours)

• Standing rigging replaced 2019

• Extensive spares & cruising inventory included

• Spacious 4-cabin layout with galley-up design

• Turnkey cruising cat with proven build quality

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