2001 Catana 582

Originally built and delivered in 2001 as "Double Trouble”, MerSea has crossed the Atlantic with the ARC Rally, cruised the Caribbean, and spent years based in Florida. She was acquired by her current owners in 2021, returned to Canet-en-Roussillon, and underwent an extensive refit over the course of three years. After sailing in the Mediterranean and crossing the Atlantic early 2025, the current owners intended on spending at least another year sailing the Caribbean. However, for personal reasons, they recently made the difficult decision to sell what they consider their “perfect boat.”

This is a rare, highly capable performance cruising catamaran, refitted to an exceptional standard with a focus on quality and reliability. MerSea is fully equipped and ready for extended bluewater cruising. MerSea is currently available for viewing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines or Martinique.

Layout & Accommodations

OWNER STATEROOM

Located aft Starboard, it is the most spacious and most comfortable cabin of the boat

• 2 m x 1,55 m bed with front and side access

• 2 x independent slatted bases

• 2 x High Resilient BULTEX foam mattresses, thick and very comfortable

• Linings

Linings stripped and replaced new in 2023 for a more modern and brighter atmosphere.

Some of the vertical (dark) wood panelling has been covered with white felt backed 3.3mm

thick, soft leather effect ARUBA TB 5500.

Headlining: Beige Alcantara replaced with pale grey SPRADLING ZANDER 3110 Arctic Sky L137

over wood panels and new insulation.

• Light and ventilation through 2 portholes:

- 1 giant « sea view » cabin porthole 1200 mm x 400 mm

New roller blind with integrated mosquito net in 2024. DOMETIC SEITZ RASTROLLO 3000,

light grey

- 1 in-board porthole opening towards cockpit

- 1 porthole opening on the starboard side above desk

• New white Caframo Sirocco fan in 2023

• Lighting

Replaced with new LED ceiling lights in 2023

• Reading lights above bed

• Replaced with new LED reading lights in 2023

• Large hanging cupboards and other storage with shelves

• Multiple cubby-holes

• Vanity

Converted in 2023 to a spacious and comfortable office space

OWNERS HEAD

• 2 x washbasins

New mirror cabinet in 2024

• Moulded stall shower, very spacious, with Teak grating

New ¼ circle sliding shower doors in 2024

• Light and ventilation by a porthole 600 mm x 180 mm and by another in-board porthole 450

mm x 320 mm

• Numerous storage cupboards and drawers for linen and toilet articles

• WC area totally separate, with ventilation porthole on outboard side

New electric freshwater flush SANIMARIN SFA WC and 60L gravity holding tank in 2023 with

easy evacuation access beneath and carbon vent filtre

PORT CABINS

• Located Aft and Forward with totally separate and independent access

• Aft cabin double bed 2 m x 1.95 m, convertible into 2 single berths

• Forward cabin bed 2 m x 1,55 m

• All beds on slatted bases

• High resilient BULTEX foam mattresses

• Light and ventilation through giant « sea view», cabin portholes 1200 mm. x 400 mm and

another porthole

New roller blinds on sea view portholes with integrated mosquito net in 2024. DOMETIC SEITZ

RASTROLLO 3000, light grey

New CAFRAMO Sirrocco fans fitted in 2024

• Linings

Linings stripped and replaced new in 2023 for a more modern and brighter atmosphere.

Some of the vertical (dark) wood panelling has been covered with white felt backed 3.3mm

thick, soft leather effect ARUBA TB 5500.

Headlining: Beige Alcantara replaced with pale grey SPRADLING ZANDER 3110 Arctic Sky L137

over wood panels and new insulation.

• Lighting Replaced with new LED ceiling lights in 2023

• Reading lights above bed Replaced with new LED reading lights in 2023

• Desks with storage

New white veneer applied in 2023 by carpenter to desk spaces to lighten the working area

• Various cubby-holes

• Wardrobe, cupboards and drawers in each cabin

PORT HEAD

The 2 original wet heads were stripped out in 2022 to gain access to the underfloor freshwater

tank. Forward head had no external ventilation porthole due to alignment with the dagger boards.

There was no access to the rear of the chainplate. Decision was made to create a vast shared

space with 1 shower and 1 head. Access is from both cabins through original doors.

• Moulded shower with Teak grating and ventilation porthole on outboard side

• Washbasin with cabinets above and below New in 2023

• WC

New electric freshwater flush SANIMARIN SFA WC and 60L gravity holding tank in 2023

Galley

Galley on Port side

Extensive refit to modernise in 2022-2023

- Kitchen counter tops replaced in 2023 with DURASEIN PM4768 Silver Falls by shipwright

CHANTIER NAVAL BERNADOU, in Canet-en-Roussillon

- New stainless-steel sinks in 2023

- 3 way freshwater mixer tap (hot, cold and filtered), new in 2023

- GENERAL ECOLOGY SEAGULL Nature Pure RS2QC under sink drinking water filter, new

2023

• Numerous cupboards, drawers, enclosed rubbish bin…

• Domestic gas oven

AIRLUX AFSCW 21 IXN. New 2022

• Domestic 4 burner gas cooking hob with security rail and clips for pans

DE DIETRICH DPE7610X. New 2022

• Refrigeration

Old refrigeration units removed and replaced with new all front access ISOTHERM stainless

door 24v:

2 x 130L fridges CR130D

1 x 90L freezer CR90F

• Gas supply with EC security regulator, leak tester and anti-return valve in external ventilated

locker.

New 2022

• Overhead

Original overhead panels entirely removed, insulation added and new modern panels fitted in

2024, lined with felt backed 3.3mm thick headlining, smooth matt white ADMIRAL L145.

• Lighting

All new LED saloon lighting in 2023

• Ventilation

1 x LEWMAR hatch 300 mm x 300 mm. New 2023. To accommodate the new hatch directly

above the gas hob and oven (no previous ventilation in the galley area), an opening was

created in the coachroof and reinforcements made to the surrounds.

COCKPIT

• Cockpit floor completely slatted with synthetic teak

• Large wooden cockpit table with adjustable feet, seats 8 comfortably

Revarnished in 2023

• Cockpit cushions with closed cell foam

Full new set of cushions with improvements made by EPURE in Canet-en-Roussillon, in 2023

• Stainless steel back rest with cushion between cockpit and galley area

New 2023

• Cockpit seats convertible into “chaise longue”

Improvements and new cushions made in 2023

• Bimini hard top made of honeycomb sandwich with lacquered aluminium support arches

Entirely repaired (old solar panel holes filled). Aluminium support arches entirely removed,

stripped and relacquered white by MULTICOMPOSITES company in Canet-en-Roussillon in

2023.

- 1 x HELLA MARINE NaviLED PRO Stern Light New 2023

• Removable canvas cockpit enclosure

New and improved modular full enclosure made by EPURE in Canet-en-Roussillon in 2024

Blue marine colour Sunbrella with crystal windows. Sides and rear are independent and can be

rolled and stored in Port peak locker.

• Translucid windscreen for the bimini

New and improved windscreen made by EPURE in Canet-en-Roussillon in 2023

• Sunshades

Removable semi lucent (BATYLINE) rollable curtains aft and each side that attach to the

bimini at the top and to the lifelines at the bottom..

• 8 x recessed cockpit lights in bimini

New LED lights fitted in 2022

• 4 x large storage lockers

Improvements, new water evacuation, stripped and repainted in 2023

24v ISOTHERM 49 L drinks fridge with ice box (CR49EL)

Was already on board and functions well. Small cooler fan replaced 2024.

• Ice Maker

Old (nonfunctioning) icemaker removed and space converted to vast dry/recycling waste

cabinet. Very easy to fit a new icemaker if new owner wants.

• Large sliding French window (with mosquito screen) in metacrylate and aluminium, for

communication with the saloon and galley

• Entrance to saloon

Evacuation piping replaced and teak grating

TRANSOMS

• Completely slatted with synthetic teak

Renovated and repairs made 2024

• Built-in stainless steel swim ladder, port side, with Teak steps

• Cockpit shower port side with pressurised water (cold and hot)

New 2023

• 2 x handrails, each side

• 1 x stainless steel recessed gangway base, each side

• 1 x stainless steel, screw-out cover plate for emergency tiller, each side

• 1 x MAGMA Catalina Classic Gas Grill BBQ, port side

To be connected to main gas bottles

INTERIOR MATERIALS

• All the furniture is made of foam-cored sandwich, ultra-light and rigid

• All the floors are in foam-sandwich veneered with black grooves STRATIFIL process Teak

• Cabinetwork and inner planking in high-gloss varnished Mahogany veneer

• All the trims are in varnished lamellate Mahogany wood

SALOON

• High comfort, spacious saloon

• Large wooden saloon table with dining possibility comfortably for 8 people

Revarnished in 2024

• Numerous storage spaces under the saloon seats with cover-top built-in the cushions

• Numerous other storage spaces around the saloon area.

• Saloon cushions in high-resilient thick BULTEX foam and cushion covers in imitation leather

• Overhead

Original overhead panels entirely removed, insulation added and new modern panels fitted in

2024, lined with felt backed 3.3mm thick headlining, smooth matt white ADMIRAL L145.

• Lighting

All new LED saloon lighting in 2023

• Countertops

The dark mahogany veneer on the counter tops around the saloon area was sun-bleached

and damaged in several places. It was covered by a more resistant white melamine veneer by

a carpenter in 2023

Deck & Equipment

• 24 x opening hatches, MOONLIGHT, for light and ventilation:

- 3 x opaque plexi deck hatches 620 mm x 620mm for access to front deck lockers + crew

cabin

New MOONLIGHT hatch frames and plexis in 2022.

- 2 x solid deck hatches 800mm x 620 mm, for access to the engine rooms

Hatches rebedded in 2022 and repairs to deck surrounds

- 2 x ventilation and escape hatches 500 mm x 370 mm, on in-board side of the hulls +

one 450 x 320

Serviced in 2023

- 4 x roof front hatches 500 mm x 500 mm, for ventilation of the saloon

Plexi, seals and handles new in 2023

- 4 x giant portholes 1200 mm x 400 mm on out-board side of the cabins,

Owner cabin porthole plexi + rubber seal replaced new with Moonlight spare parts in 2023

due to extensive crazing. 1 spare plexi onboard. Others serviced in 2023.

- 1 x porthole 900 x 300 in the owner’s cabin over vanity/desk area

Porthole plexi + rubber seal replaced new with Moonlight spare parts in 2023 due to

extensive crazing.

- 2 x portholes 600 mm x 180 mm in the cockpit

Serviced in 2023

- 8 x portholes 600 mm x 180 mm and 300 mm x 180 mm in the companionways,

bathrooms, and WC

Serviced in 2023

• 1 x LEWMAR hatch 300 mm x 300 mm

New 2023, bedded into the coachroof directly above the gas hob and oven

• Lifelines around the coach roof

White covered cable mostly replaced with Dyneema in 2024

• Deck toerails and handholds in Teak

Replaced new in 2024

• 2 x high comfort woven trampolines, attached mesh by mesh

New in 2024 in black mesh by GILLES DUCHARLET (ex CATANA) in Canet-en-Roussillon

• 2 x small triangular trampolines either side of bow sprit

New 2024 in black mesh by GILLES DUCHARLET (ex CATANA) in Canet-en-Roussillon

• 2 x forward Swedish pulpits with seats in Teak

Renovated 2024

• Stainless steel aft guardrail with gates at transoms

Additional cables added between the 2 aft guardrails in 2023

• 8 x stainless steel stanchions 60 cm

All checked and some rebedded in 2023

• 2 x lateral boarding gates with stainless steel recessed gangway bases.

Removed, decks repaired around bases and rebedded in 2024.

• 12 x large deck cleats: 450 mm

• 4 x padeyes to set a harness or the boom preventer

• Deck/hull seal

Entirely removed and replaced in 2023

Electronics & Navigation

All of the old navigation electronics were removed and replaced new 2023, with BROOKES &

GATEHOUSE (B&G) STANDARD HORIZON, OCEAN SIGNAL, etc. equipment. Details below

• Navstation

- 1 x B&G Zeus 3S 12 chartplotter

- 1 x B&G Triton² Digital display

- 1 x B&G Triton² Autopilot controller

- 1 x Monitor for connection to laptop

- 1 x STANDARD HORIZON VHF GX2400 MATRIX AIS/GPS with mobile RAM4X handset

1 x OCEAN SIGNAL AIS ATB1

- 1 x AMEC CUBO-162 AIS Splitter

- 1 x B&G NEP-2 Ethernet network expansion port

• Starboard helm station

- 1 x B&G Zeus 3S 12 chartplotter

- 1 x B&G Triton² Digital display

- 1 x B&G Triton² Autopilot controller

- 1 x Up-Off-Down switch for main anchor

• Port helm station

- 2 x B&G Triton² Digital display

- 1 x B&G Triton² Autopilot controller

• Cockpit, above entrance door

- 1 x B&G Triton² Digital display

• Starboard engine room

- 1 x RAYMARINE M81133: Type 2 (short) linear autopilot drive unit

Existing drive unit, serviced and rewired 2023. Works well

- 1 x NAC-3 Autopilot computer

• Mast

- 1 x LJC CAPTEURS CV7-Windyplug – NMEA2000 ultrasonic wind vane-anemometer

- 1 x B&G HALO 20+ radar 36 mn

- 1 x GLOMEX RA304 Glomeasy antenna

Electrical, Power & Plumbing

HOUSE ELECTRICITY (SERVICE)

24 volts and 220 volts 50Hz

• Electric system

Numerous defaults to original electric remote relay system (initial signs of combustion) so it

was entirely stripped out and replaced with resettable fuse boxes for house lighting and circuit

breakers (at switchboard in saloon) for nav equipment, nav lights, pumps, fridges etc.

Absolutely all cabling onboard was reviewed and either reconnected with new connectors

(heat shrink+glue tubing), outlets, lighting etc and/or replaced. Large amounts of old unused

cabling and equipment was removed from the boat including: HDMI cabling throughout the

saloon and cabins; old TVs, VHS/DVD players; several 24/12v converters installed in the bilges;

6 x halogen lamps that supplied the fibre optic courtesy lighting in the saloon and cabins that

was faulty, inefficient in terms of energy and space. Could be replaced by LED strips if future

owners wished.

• 6 x 300Ah 12v ULTIMATRON pro lithium batteries (3 pairs = 900Ah 24v) with internal BMS

monitored via smartphone. Batteries, cabling, switches, busbars etc… new 2024. Installed in

large ventilated, easy access area under saloon seats.

• 4 x 400 W DMEGC Silicium bifacial monocrystalline solar panels (1 600 W) on bimini hard

top. Positioned to leave central access to the boom. New 2024

• 2 x Solar charge controllers VICTRON BlueSolar MPPT 100/50, one for each pair of panels

(port and starboard). New 2022. Controllers are located close to batteries in saloon area.

• 1 x Inverter charger VICTRON Multiplus 24 | 5000 | 120 with VICTRON Color controller at

switchboard. Remote access via internet New 2024

• 2 x 24v 110Ah service alternators New 2023 with external MASTERVOLT regulators (1 x Alpha

Pro II and 1 x Alpha Pro III New 2024)

• 1 x 12.5Kw Phasor Marine generator 220v 60Hz. Dates from approx. 2011 (5 600 hours)

Full overhaul of Kubota engine in 2023. Works well!

As the generator is 60Hz and the appliances currently on the boat are 50Hz (kitchen, washing

machine….), it runs the water maker, heats water and charges the house batteries though, as

charging is through the VICTRON Multiplus, it is necessary to “downgrade the input current” so

charging is not full power.

• 1 x VICTRON 3600 W 115/230 V Isolation transformer

New 2023. Prevents electrolytic corrosion and guarantees a safe electric system. Eliminates

electrical continuity between AC shore power and the boat. Eliminates the need for galvanic

isolators and polarity alarms. Shore power is fed to the primary side of the transformer and the

ship is connected to the secondary. Input: 115 or 230 V. Rating: 32 / 16 A.

• Water, fuel gauges and voltmeters at switchboard

• Remote control panel for the generator

• Waterproof shore 220 V (AC) inlet, with extension cord Both new in 2024

• Numerous interior and 1 exterior 220 V (AC) outlets

PLUMBING

• 6 x freshwater tanks: total 750 litres

The old freshwater tanks were integrated amidships in the bilges of each hull. The 20-year-old

paint inside was severely flaking into the fresh water and the plywood lids were waterlogged,

rotting and no longer watertight at all. New owners decided to remove entirely and replace in

2022 with polypropylene tanks. Without altering the cabin soles, the only access is through the

lifting floorboards. It was necessary to link 3 tanks together, each side, to approach the original

holding capacity.

• 1 x watermaker SEA RECOVERY Aqua Whisper Compact SRC AWC 1500-2 230 V (60Hz so

runs off generator). 200-250 Litres/hour.

Full overhaul in 2024 with various parts replaced, inc new booster pump and both membranes.

Current owners would add an additional smaller 24v water maker to the boat as top up and

back up.

• Plumbing for drinkable water in rigid tubing. All checked, some replaced where necessary in

2023.

• Pressurized hot and cold water, 2 x independent MARCO UP12/E 2.5 bar, 36 litres/minute

pumps with accumulators.

New pumps and accumulator membranes in 2023

• 2 x water heaters, 60 litres QUICK Boilers BS60 220 V (AC), engine exchangers and

generator. New 2023

• 2 x Shower sump pumps (tanks + pump)

New 2023. 8 L WHALE sump pump tanks with Electric Field Sensor float switches. WHALE

Gulper 220 diaphragm pumps 14 litres/minute.

• 2 x holding tanks

New 60L gravity tanks fitted in 2023 in port and starboard heads

• 3 x fuel tanks: total 1400 litres

- 2 x 600 litres for the engines, in lockers forward of coachroof, connectable.

- 1 x 200 litres for the generator, in locker under cockpit table, connectable for the

engines.

• Bilge pumps

- 4 x RULE 1500 submersible pumps (2 x in each hull) at more or less midships. 100

litres/minute. New 2022

- 2 x WHALE Bilge Waste Pumps with suction strainers with IC automatic sensor (1 x each

engine compartment). 19 litres/minute. New 2022

- Manual bilge pumps behind each helm station.

• 25 x Through-hull fittings

All new fittings and seacocks in 2023-2024. TRUDESIGN for all the fittings and seacocks below

the waterline except for engine room where bronze has been used and some higher fittings

where TRUDESIGN wasn’t available in the necessary lengths for hull thickness.

Engine & Mechanical

• 2 x YANMAR 4JH3-DTE In-Board 125 HP turbo diesel engines

Integrally dismounted, stripped, rebuilt, exchangers changed, hoses, seals, silent blocks, rust

primer, repainted etc. etc. by Chrisian ROL, in Canet-en-Roussillon in 2023-2024.

Both run perfectly and total absence of electronics!

Hours Port: 5 000

Hours Starboard: 5 200

Sails & Rigging

115 m² Full Batten Mainsail, 3 reefs

110 m² Gennaker

41 m² self-tacking Solent-jib

Sails are between 5-10 years old and have not been replaced by current owners. They planned to

do so within the next year. The sails were removed, checked and minor repairs made by EPURE in

Canet-en-Roussillon in 2024.

MAST / RIGGING

• Free-standing carbon fibre ESPACE COMPOSITE mast

Mast was unstepped, prepped and white lacquer reapplied “as new” by the company MULTI

COMPOSITES in Canet-en-Roussillon in 2023.

All new wiring was run through the mast while unstepped.

• Deck projector and navigation lights

New 2024

- 1 x AQUA SIGNAL Series 34 LED Anchor/Masthead Light

- 1 x TREM ORSA EASY LED steaming light

- 1 x UNITECK UNILEDBAR 36W LED deck projector

• Radar support see electronics for radar

• Mast foot on ball and socket

• Mainsail luff HARKEN batt-car system

• Park Avenue carbon fibre ESPACE COMPOSITE boom

Boom was removed, prepped and white lacquer reapplied “as new” by MULTI COMPOSITES in

Canet-en-Roussillon in 2023.

• Carbon fibre cross beam compression beam and bowsprit, cross shaped single unit

• 2 x forestays. Reacher stay is stainless steel rod.

Jib stay was replaced prior to “return” transatlantic crossing in 2022 by DAM RIGGING in Fort

Lauderdale. Compact wire swage (19mm).

• 2 x cap shrouds and 2 x lower shrouds

Replaced prior to “return” transatlantic crossing in 2022 by DAM RIGGING in Fort Lauderdale.

Compact wire swage (19mm diam for capshroud, 14mm for lower) with black PVC chafe

guards.

• Martingale

Replaced prior to “return” transatlantic crossing in 2022 by DAM RIGGING in Fort Lauderdale.

Compact wire swage (19mm).

• HARKEN MKIII, black aluminium, Gennaker roller furling gear

Fully serviced in 2022. Tog nut replaced 2024

• HARKEN MKIII, black aluminium, Solent-jib roller furling gear

Fully serviced in 2022

• Automatic reefing system for the Mainsail from the cockpit

• Mainsail canvas lazy-bag

Replaced new by the company EPURE, in Canet-en-Roussillon in 2022

Other

FEW WORDS FROM CATANA

Design

A boat that is easy to sail with a family crew or short-handed, balanced so that it can hold its

course well and offers a smooth and precise helm in any weather. Tacking and reefing is easy and

done from the cockpit. An extremely solid boat, reassuring and efficient in all conditions.

Stability

An excellent beam/length ratio and hull inclination give a CATANA outstanding static and

dynamic stability. A cruising catamaran offers you an important stability (righting moment several

times greater than that of a monohull of comparative length. Thus, no more heeling. This feature is

even enhanced on a CATANA. To increase the overall stability of the boat without overly increasing

its total width (meaning added weight and efforts on the structure), the hulls are tilted outwards.

Hulls

The elongated, torpedo-shaped hulls lessen the "rocking chair" effect in heavy seas and create

less drag than a normal wide-hulled catamaran. Boat speed is therefore higher for the same sail

area or equivalent engine power. The aerodynamic shape of the coach-roof windows reduces

windage, as well as being more aesthetically pleasing. When lifting the daggerboards, there is no

drag when reaching or running, the boat cuts effortlessly through the water and cruising speed is

much higher during long passages downwind. The volumes at both ends of a CATANA floater are

important, thus more resistant to pitching in swell.

Centering the weights

The elongated waterline, as the centering of the weights, stabilise the boat and reduce pitching.

Bulbed and tulip-shaped bows to prevent pitching

The bulb section under the waterline is tuliped towards the deck, which greatly improves

performance in heavy weather. The bulb increases the volume of the hull submerged at the bows,

reducing pitching and submersion of the hulls. The tulip shape produces a resistance to pitching

directly linked to the rapid increase in volume on top of the hull. The very narrow section at the

waterline means excellent performance in calm seas.

Unsinkability

Even when totally filled with water, the boat will not sink. The density of products used, the volume

of foam in its sandwich construction and the absence of ballast provide buoyancy. The totally

waterproof bulkheads add to the insubmersibility of the boat. In the case of a collision strong

enough to crack the hulls, no water can enter the living quarters. The "crash boxes", with

waterproof casing forward and aft, will keep any holes or leaks away from the living quarters in

the event of a collision.

Sandwich construction

CATANA boats are built entirely of sandwich construction under vacuum. For a catamaran where

each hull sails over different waves, its strength and long life depend on the rigidity and

consistency of the boat's structure. The core of the hulls and bulkheads is made from PVC foam,

with a density of 75 kg/m' and a minimum thickness of 20 mm. The core of the decks, platform

and coach-roof is made with foam up to 40 mm thick. Thick gelcoat (8/10 th) + Uni-directional,

high-resistant + tri-axial glass fiber + core of PVC foam + uni-directional, tri-axial Twaron®

materials.

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