44' Catalina 445 Racers and Cruisers

Catalina 445 Overview

The Catalina 445's hull form is optimized to provide the gentle, predictable motion underway, which is so appreciated in other Catalina models. The deck is strikingly handsome with a low profile cabin structure, twin helm stations and a roomy cockpit with tall, secure comfortable coamings and a cockpit table that seats 4-6. The deck is finished with a traditional diamond-patterned non-skid.

The owner's cabin is forward for privacy and optimum ventilation. Private head access from the forward cabin along with a electric head and separate shower complete the forward cabin arrangement. The guest cabin is aft with a large comfortable double berth, angled for easy access and greater headroom. This design incorporates a innovative cabin on the port side. This cabin is a flexible space that can easily be converted to whatever your cruising style dictates at the time-sleeping quarters, storage, or a work room with a bench. The galley has the storage and features needed for extended cruising.

The Catalina 445 main salon and galley flow seamlessly together with abundant light and ventilation. The entire interior of the yacht is on one level, no step ups or down. Some of the more important features include:

• LED lights throughout
• Teak bulkheads and cabinets with matchbook grain throughout
• Quad-fold dinette table for either full dinette or cockpit table size
• Low maintenance laminate cabin sole in teak and holly pattern
• Stainless steel handholds port and starboard and in galley
• Ultra leather seat cushions
• Weems and Plath clock and barometer in salon
• Shades on all hatches and portlights
• Fire/Carbon monoxide detector in salon
• Two 16,000BTU (32,000 BTU total) air-conditioning with reverse cycle heat systems, one in main salon and one in port flex/convertible stateroom
• Large forward facing chart table with 12 volt and 110 volt distribution panel
• Icom M422 DSC VHF radio at chart table with remote access mic at helm station
• 32" LCD TV w/DVD player on forward mainsalon bulkhead
• Starboard sette can convert from full sette to game table and two settes
• Selector switches, stereo and VHF located at chart table
• Isotherm refrigeration with freezer in galley
• Additional counter top refrigeration in galley
• Three burner LPG stove and oven
• Micro wave 
• Deep double stainless steel galley sink
• Numerous bins, drawers, shelves and lockers

The Catalina 445 owner's stateroom features a large island berth. Other features include:

• Innerspring mattress
• Head of mattress that raises and lowers to preferred position
• 19" LCD TV with DVD player
• Caframo 12 volt three speed fan with dedicated breaker
• Large storage bin under foot of mattress
• Cedar lined hanging locker
• Open hatch over berth with shade and insect screen
• Small vanity
• Numerous bins, lockers and drawers
• Reading lights
• All lights LED
• In-suite head with electric toilet
• Dedicated shower
• Air conditioning vents in stateroom and head

The VIP aft stateroom features an innerspring mattress and direct access to the aft/day head. Other features include:

• Mattress on an angle that makes laying down or getting up easy
• LED 12 volt cabin and reading lights
• Opening hatch with shade and insect screen
• Cedar lined hanging locker and shelves
• Direct access to aft head
• Aft/day head with shower curtains
• 12 volt Caframo three speed fan in VIP stateroom
• LED lighting
• Air conditioning vents in stateroom and head

The Catalina 445 features a flex space in the aft port section of the yacht. The space can be used in several different configurations based on needs at the time. One of the unique features of this flex space is the "dailies locker" that houses the engine raw water strainer, the fuel filter, and the engine coolant reservoir.

• As a stateroom there can be a large double berth or with a berth above the double or as bunkbeds
• The flex space can be used as a walk in cockpit locker
• There is a hanging locker and shelves with pull out wire baskets at the forward end of the flex space
• A Splendid washer/dryer can be installed in the hanging locker space if desired
• Air conditioning vent
• Reading light

Opportunity has a full suite of Raymarine navigation electronics. They include:

• Raymarine E120-12" MFD multifunction display in NavPod mounted on cockpit table and GPS antenna
• Navionics chart chip
• Raymarine Smart Pilot ST-6002 type two with corepack
• Raymarine Depthsounder
• Raymarine knot meter
• Raymarine wind point and wind speed
• Raymarine radar 24" HD 4KW digital mast mounted radome
• Raymarine AIS500 class B transceiver-for E series
• Raymarine Sirius satellite weather receiver-for E series
• Icom M422 DSC VHF w/Command Mic in cockpit and stainless steel masthead antenna
• Raymarine Ray Tech RNS navigation software v 6.1
• Navionics Platinum plus chart chip model 1109 3937 chip # 632

Engine, generator and mechanical items include:

• Yanmar 4JH5-4cylinder 54HP diesel engine with 461 hours
• Engine maintained by Mastry Engine Center each year (records available)
• Fireboy fire suppression system in engine box
• 3 blade bronze cruiser propeller
• 6 KW Fischer Panda diesel generator with 169 hours (cooling hose and mixing elbow replaced in September 2018 by Sailor's Wharf)
• Two 16,000 BTU air conditioning systems with reverse cycle heat
• Bow thruster with control at starboard helm station
• Electric anchor windlass with open chain gypsy with up and down foot switches
• Two 8D house batteries (new in fall of 2017)
• One 8D bow thruster and anchor windlass battery (new in fall of 2017)
• Dedicated Group 27 engine start battery with combiner and emergency crossover switch (new in fall of 2017)

The Catalina 445 is a medium displacement performance cruising yacht with a sloop rig sail plan. Features include:

• Selden in-mast furling mainsail with partial vertical pattens
• Continuous mainsail line furling with electric sail handling winch at companionway and manual winch at mast
• Furling 135% genoa headsail with sacrificial sun cover
• Removable bow sprit for asymmetrical cruising spinnaker
• Lewmar Ocean Series electric sail handling winch at companionway with all rope clutches labeled
• Lewmar Ocean Series self tailing primary winches
• Locking winch handles
• Measurements
  I : 53.50 ft
  J : 15.58 ft
  P : 51.50 ft
  E : 17.00 ft

Opportunity enjoys the benefit of the Catalina 445 proprietary 5 Series features including:

• Strike Zone watertight collision bulkhead and high density foam beneath anchor locker for shock absorption-unique to Catalina
• Dedicated structural grid for hull stiffness and load dispersment-unique to Catalina
• Secure Socket chainplate system-unique to Catalina
• Deep Defense rudder system-unique to Catalina
• T-Beam mast step system-unique to Catalina
• Lead shoal draft wing keel
• Teak interior

Additional deck and hull features include:

• Rub rail with stainless steel striker
• Tall life line stanchions
• Wide weather deck walk ways for easy of movement fore and aft
• Varnished teak cockpit table and companionway doors
• Leather wrapped helm wheels
• Extra deep anchor chain and rope locker
• Extra long genoa tracks for better headsail trim
• Extra wide mainsheet traveler for better mainsail trim
• Walk through transom with SS swim ladder
• Outboard engine motor mount
• 12volt and USB outlets in cockpit

The canvas package was custom built by Lippincott Marine Canvas and includes:

• Dodger with three part hard polycarbonate windows-Captains Navy Sunbrella
• Port and starboard and aft end of dodger stainless steel handholds
• Bimini with stainless steel bows and stiff bars (no nylon webbing used) and mainsail trim windows-Captains Navy Sunbrella
• Connecting panel-Captains Navy Sunbrella
• Closed cell foam cockpit cushion set with Textelene covers
• Sternrail seating cushion set with bolster cushions-port and starboard
• Sunbrella hatch and winch covers

Opportunity has a Kato davit set and includes these features:

• 6:1 lifting tackle
• Cam cleats

The Catalina 445 has a 5'0" lead wing keel. Lead is approximately 20 times more expensive than cast iron. The ballast to displacement ratio on the Catalina 445 is 33%  Benefits of a lead versus a cast iron keel include:

• Lead does not rust and is low maintenance
• Lead is much heavier in volume than cast iron allowing for a smaller and fairer keel section
• Lead absorbs shock much better than casts iron, a safety at sea benefit

The ground tackle package on Opportunity includes:

• Delta 44 pound anchor, shackle, chain and 5/8" anchor rope

Opportunity comes with the following:

• Four 5/8" X 30' of three strand dock lines
• Two 5/8" X 35' of three strand spring lines
• Three 10"X26" white fenders
• Three mounted fire extinguishers (new in spring of 2018)

Exclusions include:

• Manson anchor, chain and rope
• Dinghy and outboard motor (negotiable at additional cost)
• Viking liferaft (negotiable at additional cost)
• EPIRB
• iPod mount on starboard pedestal guard
• Pots/pans/dinnerware/cups/silverware
• Lifesling
• Non-mounted fire extinguisher in locker
• Black docklines
• Round orange fender balls

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Contact Ed Massey for additional information at 941-725-2350 or email at edwardm@masseyyacht.com