Capricorn was commissioned by an experienced Nauticat owner moving from sail to power. His plan was for an extremely comfortable motor cruiser with minimal draft to explore the European inland waterways and coastal cruising employing a well proven sea kindly hull. Nauticat delivered on the request and featured the boat in the Earls Court London International Boat Show. Capricorn is now offered for sale.
She has a displacement yacht hull with twin Yanmar 3JH3E 40HP Diesels, fuel consumption is around 0.7 litres p/h at 6 knots allowing a 800 mile range, top speed around 10/12 knots. Twin engines and bow thruster offer ultimate manoeuvrability.
2014 copper coat completely removed and reinstalled in 2024.
Nav equipment replaced in 2023 with twin Garmin GPS 923, with Navionics EU 628L maps UK Ireland and Holland and Worldwide Basemap, radar and AIS
Upgraded bow thruster as well as auto-pilot, heating with full replacement of fly by wire control system by Golden Arrow in 2025.
She is presented lovely condition with aft cabin and very generous master cabin forward with both benefitting from en-suite
GRP Hull
White gelcoat with Nauticat livery, Coppercoat replaced in 2023 and refreshed in 2024
Hand laminated GRP construction using alternate layers of mat and woven rovings, longitudinal stringers and transverse floor members where appropriate.
All structural bulkheads are teak faced plywood bonded to the hull
Skeg hung GRO rudder on steel stock
Encapsulated keelson
All windows of toughened safety glass in alloy frames
All exterior trim including handrails in teak
Deck and superstructure are of hand laid GRP. Decks with anti-slip finish, laid with teak.
Engine beds in GRP with bonded in steel plates.




The interior joinery is of satin varnished teak, counter tops in the galley and toilet compartment are of low maintenance durable laminates.
PILOT HOUSE LAYOUT -
DECK SALOON / WHEEL HOUSE -
SALOON -
GALLEY -
NAVIGATION STATON -
FORWARD CABIN -
AFT STATE ROOM -
2 x HEADS -


Autopilot
Garmin GPS 923 plotter on pod at exterior helm - 2023
Garmin GPS 923 plotter at interior helm - 2023
AIS Transponder - 2023
Garmin radar - 2023
Depth sounder both internally and externally
Log-Speedometer
VHF





Cockpit Tent canopy
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