Nauticat 311

Lying: Finnsnes, Northern Norway · Flag: Norwegian Ship Register (LE 8360)

A rare chance to own a Nauticat 331 well below market value

This is a well-kept and heavily upgraded Nauticat 331, the much sought-after live-aboard version with a custom open layout, two saloons, two double cabins and two heads. She has been loved and maintained by her owners. Now she offers a clear opportunity for a buyer who wants a world-class Finnish motorsailer at a fraction of the usual price.

The story, told openly

About a year ago she touched ground. Everything seemed fine at first, but a leak later developed at the propeller shaft seal, and over time the boat took on seawater. The water damaged the engine and the electrical system.

What has been done:

• Brand-new Yanmar engine of the same type as the original [model, hp and install date to be confirmed].
• The interior, cushions, carpets and textiles were washed in fresh water and have come out in very good condition, as the photos show.
• Shaft seal repair and inspection after the grounding.

What remains:

• A full electrical refit: wiring loom, 12 V and 230 V distribution panels, breakers and switches, and the electrical and electronic equipment (navigation electronics, VHF, chartplotter, autopilot, inverter/charger, batteries, pumps and similar). A detailed list of items is available on request.
• The owner estimates the cost of returning her to excellent condition at approx. NOK 500,000–600,000.

Why this is an opportunity: you get a strong hull, a teak interior in great shape and a new engine. You also get to choose a completely new, modern electrical and navigation system yourself, which is often the most expensive and most dated part of a 15-year-old boat.

Why Nauticat 331

• Built in Finland by Nauticat, known for over 60 years for high-quality motorsailers.
• A genuine pilothouse motorsailer with a fully equipped inside helm and an outside helm, for comfortable sailing all year round.
• Solid single-skin GRP hull with no balsa or plywood core to rot or delaminate. All bulkheads are glassed in.
• Thick teak deck, glued and screwed into the laminate, with no screws through the deck.
• Masthead Selden ketch rig with in-mast furling main, furling genoa on the bowsprit, and a mizzen. Easy to handle single-handed.
• Air draft of only 15 m, so she passes under 16 m bridges. Draft is only 1.60 m.
• The 331 is the re-engineered successor to the classic Nauticat 33. She is one foot longer, with more freeboard and headroom, a bigger rig, a lead fin keel and semi-skeg rudder, and a lengthened wheelhouse.

What makes this boat special

• Custom open layout: the upper saloon is open to the lower saloon and galley, with over 2.5 m of headroom and natural light everywhere. She feels much bigger than a typical 331.
• Raised seating in the upper saloon, giving a 360° view over the bow while seated, plus extra headroom over the aft double berth.
• Upgraded interior finish: solid teak and holly sole, solid teak doors and trim, brass fittings and rounded corners throughout.
• Comfortable aft cabin with an 18 cm latex mattress, and a V-berth guest cabin forward. Both cabins have an ensuite head.
• Washing machine, a shower in the forward head and a hot/cold deck shower.
• Insulated double-glazed windows, plus air pockets between hull and interior for insulation. Very quiet and warm on board.

Specifications

Deck and sailing equipment (not affected by the water damage)

• Selden masthead ketch rig, professionally checked in 2022. North Sails furling main, furling genoa and mizzen with cover.
• Selden rod-kicker and telescopic spinnaker pole, Harken traveller.
• 2 × Andersen stainless winches on the main mast, 2 × Harken 40ST two-speed genoa winches, a Harken winch on the wheelhouse roof and 2 × winches on the mizzen.
• Teak and stainless bowsprit with pulpit, plus a teak bathing platform with a large boarding ladder.
• Oversized stainless Delta-style anchor with 60 m of 8 mm chain, a back-up plough anchor and a Lofrans windlass.
• Heavy teak and stainless guardrails with gates on both sides and aft.
• Gebo hatches throughout, plus Ertec toughened, insulated windows.
• Magma stainless propane BBQ, soft sprayhood, outboard bracket, covers for windscreen and wheel.
• Eno gas cooker with oven and a Corian worktop.

Price and terms

NOK 1,800,000. The boat is sold as described, with the electrical refit remaining.

Viewing in Finnsnes by appointment. A detailed list of the electrical items to be replaced, together with the owner’s cost estimate, is available on request.

Contact: Jarle Karlsrud, Skippern Yachts · +47 950 41 135 · jarle@skippern.no