Used Motorboat 9.5 Catamaran

Kano is a substantial 9.5m catamaran, originally completed for commercial charter work but now refitted with a focus on versatility, functionality and self-sufficiency. The extensive 2022 refit included a new custom-built wheelhouse, full 12V and 230V systems, diesel heating, overhauled outboards, and a clean, practical deck layout — making her equally suited to leisure use, fishing trips, or returning to commercial service with recoding.

She has been previously coded and the owners have the paperwork for this so it could be returned to code if required. 

The twin Suzuki 175HP outboards sit on hydraulic jack plates and received a full mechanical overhaul in 2022. The large aft cockpit, tough FRP construction, and walkaround deck with high bulwarks all reflect her commercial heritage, while the compact galley and enclosed wheelhouse heads offer the basics for extended days afloat or shelter and facilities for anyone working her as a crewed boat commercially.

Her catamaran design offers excellent stability and deck space for her size, and with electric windlass, solar charging, modern wiring, and practical systems, she’s a highly usable and capable platform — whether for fun or for work.

Cockpit and Deck

• Large aft cockpit suitable for leisure or working use

• Non-slip deck paint throughout

• 10kg galvanised Delta anchor with 8mm chain and stainless swivel

• South Pacific Industrial 900 Pro Series electric windlass (12V)

• Access to storage lockers and bilges through deck hatches

• Coachroof fitted with additional stainless grab rails

• Hinged FRP gangway doors port, starboard, and transom

• Guard height to bulwarks: approx. 1020mm

Cabin / Wheelhouse

• Custom-built wheelhouse installed 2022

• Helm position to starboard with access door aft

• Diesel heater fitted under seating

• Jabsco sea toilet in enclosed heads compartment (port side, wheelhouse aft)

• Galley area with sink and Dometic single burner gas hob

• Ventilated gas locker installed forward in wheelhouse

• Electrical distribution panel mounted at helm

• LED lighting to interior (12V)

• Insulated panelling throughout

Navigation Electronics

• Icom IC-M330 DSC VHF Radio with GPS position/time (installed 2022)

• Magnetic compass at helm

• Instrument mount installed for chart plotter

• Engine gauges and ignition panel at helm

• Port and starboard nav lights, stern and anchor lights

• Windscreen wipers fitted to front windows

Safety and Misc

• 3 x Electric bilge pumps with float switches (Rule 1100 and 500gph)

• 1 x Life ring with light

• 1 x Life ring with line

• Kim MOB rescue sling (aft-mounted)

• Passive radar reflector

• Smoke/CO alarm

• Gas detector installed

• Seago offshore flares (expiry 2025)

• Multiple thermal protection suits in dedicated locker

• Emergency recovery ladder

• Cleats and fairleads fitted throughout

Hull and Build

• 9.5m Catamaran motorboat completed by owner from MasterKat mouldings

• LOA: 9.50m / Beam: 2.78m / Draft: 0.60m / Displacement: 3,500kg

• Built in 2008; major refit completed in spring 2022

• Hull and deck: one-piece FRP mouldings with reinforced FRP frames and sealed reserve buoyancy compartments

• Bridgedeck construction with integrated weather deck and honeycomb cored superstructure

• Wheelhouse: custom-built in 2022 with FRP over plywood, bonded to deck

• New high-grip anti-slip deck paint applied 2022

• Windows: toughened safety glass with rubber seals

• FRP gangway doors fitted port, starboard and aft

• Two FRP flush deck hatches to aft hull compartments

• Mooring gear includes stainless cleats (bow, mid, stern), central bollard, and rubber fendering

• FRP bulwarks with integrated stainless guard rails

• Deck drainage via eight scuppers and three rubber-flapped overboard slots

Engine and Systems

• Twin Suzuki DF175 petrol outboards (year 2006; installed 2008)

• Port engine: approx. 300 hours / Starboard: approx. 350 hours

• Hydraulic jack plates for each outboard

• Full engine overhaul completed 2022:

  • Engine and gearbox oil, filters, water pump impellers

  • Fuel filters (high/low pressure), HP fuel pumps

  • Gaskets, propeller shaft seals, anodes, hydrofoils

• Steering: hydraulic, with helm-mounted wheel

• Stainless 3-blade Solas props (14¾ x 23 pitch)

• Single fuel tanks to port and starboard in transom lockers (polymer)

• Fuel system cleaned and tanks flushed 2022

• Shore power system with onboard RCD/breakers installed 2022

• 12V DC system fully rewired 2022 with blade fuse panel and BEP marine isolators

• Solar charging system with charge controller

• 4-battery setup: 3 banks for engine/domestic use

• Manual and automatic bilge pumps installed in accessible compartments

• Deck wash pump

• New seacocks and skin fittings fitted 2022

• New bilge pumps installed 2022

• Diesel heater with onboard fuel tank (installed 2022)

• Manual Jabsco sea toilet with new installation (2022), overboard discharge