The gold standard in modern offshore cruising vessels. Robust, seakindly, fast, and comfortable: an Outbound can take you anywhere. Manawa was freshly updated for offshore cruising in 2024 but a change in circumstances means she is fully ready for your adventures – whether high latitude or the tropics – immediately. 

Rave reviews: 

- Attainable Adventure Cruising: “Great voyaging boat”

- Bluewater Cruising Magazine “Might be the perfect couples bluewater cruiser”

- Cruising World “elegant blend of sensibility and sophistication”

Fully equipped for extended adventures: watermaker, full electronics, Starlink, washing machine, solar, diesel heat, air conditioning, liferaft and more !

Manawa is presently in Mexico and will be shipped shortly to Sidney, BC. Canadian registered and imported vessel.

Name                                                               Manawa

Year                                                                      2017

Builder                                                Outbound Yachts

Designer                                             Carl Schumacher

LOA                                                                     46’ 4”

LWL                                                                         40’

Beam                                                                    13’6”

Draft                                                                        6’6”

Air Draft                                                                 63’6”

Displacement                                                 28,000 lbs

Ballast                                                           10,000 lbs

Sail Area                                                           1083 ft2

Hull                                                               Fiberglass

Deck                                                   Cored Fiberglass

Steering                                                               Wheel

Keel                                                Fin with lead ballast

Rudder                                                                Spade

Fuel                                                                 190 gals

Water                                                               200 gals

Hot Water                                                          11 gals

Holding Tank                                                 Two tanks

CONSTRUCTION

▪  Outbounds are those rare boats actually designed for offshore sailing.

▪  The hulls are 100% hand-laid solid fiberglass. 

▪  The deck is vacuum infused with Divinycel coring for rigidity and longevity.

▪  Watertight bulkhead between the sail locker and the accommodations.

▪  Bulkheads, stringers and longitudinal fully tabbed for rigidity.

▪  Hybrid encapsulated fin keel with lead ballast – no keel bolts to worry about.

INTERIOR

▪  The interior is to a standard rarely seen in modern boats. Excellent fit and finish throughout with careful consideration for comfort at anchor to excellent ergonomics on passage. Beautiful cherry wood throughout.

▪  Entering through the companionway and down three easy steps one enters the large well-lit saloon. 

▪  The well-equipped galley is to port conveniently close to both the companionway and the saloon ideally set up whether providing meals at sea or entertaining.

▪  To starboard is the traditional-sized navigation station complete with a full set of electronics and space for traditional charts. An ideal spot to plan new adventures, monitor the progress of a passage or function as the office.

▪  The saloon features a dining table that adjusts from coffee table size to dinner party size. It also converts to another berth and extensive storage. There are large windows and opening hatches to ensure excellent lighting and ventilation.

▪  The very comfortable master cabin is located forward to ensure excellent ventilation and privacy. It has a large walkaround bed and even more storage. The bed is on hydraulic struts to access the massive storage below. The master cabin has its own ensuite head with shower.

▪  The guest cabin is aft and offers remarkable storage for a vessel of this size.

▪  The day and guest head is conveniently close to the companionway and features a separate shower compartment.

▪  Further aft is the workshop complete with workbench, vice, tool and spares storage and excellent access to the engine and systems.

▪  Splendide Washer/Dryer . The ultimate in cruising comfort – no need to find laundromats in exotic ports. (Installed 2024)

▪  White and red LED lighting throughout.

▪  Heat: Webasto hydronic heat

▪  Air Conditioning:  Marine Air

GALLEY

▪  Perhaps the gold standard in cruising galleys – seakindly for offshore meals yet extensive storage and preparation surfaces of bigger meals at anchor

▪  Force 10, 3 burner gimbaled stove with oven

▪  Frigoboat Fridge and Freezer – keel cooled for maximum efficiency in the tropics. Top and front loading for convenience.

▪  Double stainless-steel sink

▪  Corian counter tops

▪  Hot and cold pressure water, backed up by fresh and salt water foot pumps.

COCKPIT and DECK

▪  Well protected and comfortable cockpit. Traditional “T” shaped with high seat backs. Extremely dry, well protected with excellent visibility.

▪  Hardtop dodger with hatches

▪  Custom hardtop bimini

▪  Control panel for lights and washdown

▪  Cockpit table

▪  Extensive storage including dedicated liferaft locker, 2x 20lb aluminum propane tanks, large lazarette and access to the workshop.

▪  Safe seaworthy approach to the deck: extra tall stanchions, mast pulpit (aka “granny bars”) and strong points for teathers/jack lines throughout.

▪  Large sail locker forward with watertight bulkhead

▪  Dorade vents throughout

▪  Integral swim grid (sugar scoop)

MECHANICAL

▪  Yanmar 4JH80 80 HP engine with 1327 hrs

▪  Dual Racor fuel filters

▪  Sidepower Bow Thruster

▪  Flexifold 3 blade folding propeller

▪  Excellent access for maintenance

▪  PSS Shaft seal (2024)

ELECTRICAL + PLUMBING

▪  Fully ready for extended adventures off-grid.

▪  Five solar panels with dedicated Victron MPPT charge controls – 480W

▪  Dual alternators with Balmar MaxCharge external charge controller

▪  Large Victron Multiplug inverter/charger – 3000W. 

▪  Xantrax battery monitor

▪  Large house bank: 980AH, AGM (2024)

▪  Grp 27 AGM start battery (2024)

▪  Dual 30 amp shore power circuits.

▪  ProMariner Galvanic Isolator

▪  DC Water maker – Spectra Cape Horn Extreme 330 with Z-Ion system. 15 gal.hr (Installed 2024)

▪  Splendide Washer/Dryer (installed 2024)

▪  Raritan PII heads

INSTRUMENTS

▪  Full modern electronics suite.

▪  Raymarine Hybrid touch screens – in 2 x in cockpit and 1x at the navigation station

▪  Raymarine i70s displays x 3 – cockpit and navigation station

▪  Raymarine p70s autopilot controls – in cockpit and navigation station plus wireless remote

▪  Raymarine Quantum Radar

▪  Raymarine AIS 350

▪  Icom VHF IC_M506 with DSC and separate CommandMic

▪  Icom MF/HF SSB long range radio IC-M802

▪  ACR Globalfix V6 EPIRB (2024)

▪  Starlink with custom stainless mount on antenna tree and DC power supply(2024).

▪  PredictWind Datahub (2024)

▪  Insignia smart TV and Fusion marine stereo system

▪  Tank tender system

SAILS & CANVAS

▪  Perhaps the ideal rig for extended, shorthanded offshore sailing: the Solent rig.

▪  Fully battened Hood Mainsail on Antal mainsail cars and guided by Spectra lazy jacks/stack pack. Mainsail traveller.

▪  Hood 140% high cut genoa on a Harken furler

▪  Hood 110% solent jib on a Harken furler

▪  Sailrite riding sail

RIGGING + DECK GEAR

▪  All rigging is controlled easily from the cockpit.

▪  Lewmar 65 electric winch x 2 primaries

▪  Lewmar 48 electric winch – cabin top starboard for halyards and more

▪  Lewmar 48 winch - cabin top port for boom vang and reefing

▪  Lewmar 40 x 2 winches at the mast.

▪  Harken genoa and solent furlers

▪  Rigid boom vang

▪  Hydraulic backstay

▪  Forespar aluminum/carbon whisker pole

▪  Pad eye and running backs for storm jib

▪  Boom preventer system and 2nd main halyard (installed 2024)

▪  Anchor: Rocna 33kg

▪  Rode: 250’ 5/16 HT chain

▪  Windlass: Lewmar V4 with handheld remote

▪  Twin anchor roller

▪  Spare anchor: Fortress FX37 with 40’ chain and 200’ rope rode.

▪  Washdown pump

▪  Custom dingy davits

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

▪  Tender: AB RHIB 9.5’ with beaching wheels – all ready for Mexico surf landings !

▪  Outboard: Suzuki 15 HP

▪  Lalizas 6 man Offshore life raft (certified)

▪  BBQ: Dickenson Marine Sea-B-Q

▪  Davis instruments “Rocker stoppers” – Ready for Mexico !

MAINTENANCE

▪  Last haul-out and anti-fouling: September 2024, 2 coats

▪  Last zinc(s) change: November 2024

▪  Last engine oil change: February 2024

▪  Extensive spares and tools

▪  Extensive logs