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Bali 4.1

The Bali 4.1 is a 40-foot cruising catamaran from Bali Catamarans (Catana Group), presented in September 2017 as the successor to the Bali 4.0 and built from early 2018 until about 2020; Multihulls World counted more than 300 Bali 4.0 and 4.1 by November 2020, 154 of them 4.0s. The concept is by Olivier Poncin and Yann Chabaud, the naval architecture by Xavier Faÿ and the interior by Lasta Design Studio: like the 4.0 it has a solid foredeck with a forward cockpit instead of trampolines and a large tilting aft door, and it added a fixed platform with a bench seat between the sugarscoops. It came with 3 or 4 cabins and 2 to 4 bathrooms. Bali listed 2 × 19 hp Yanmar diesels as standard and 2 × 40 hp as an option, both with saildrives; listings of charter boats name the 40 hp Yanmar 3JH40, while Multihulls World’s test boat of early 2018 still had 40 hp Volvo Penta engines. Bali publishes no owner’s manual, so this page links the builder’s archived spec sheets, brochure and model pages instead.

Manuals & documents

The links go to Bali’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineYanmar 19 hp × 21,2,3,4,5Standard on the spec sheets A-2019 (August 2018) and B-2019 (January 2019) and on Bali’s model pages up to 2021; the 2017 launch pages and the November 2018 brochure say 2 × 20 hp—Bali names only the make and the rating, never the engine model, so read the plate before ordering filters, impellers or belts. Mechanical (cable) engine controls with engine panels and alarms at the helm; both engine rooms are closed off from the accommodation.
EngineYanmar 3JH40 × 22,6,7,8,9Option in every Bali document (2 × 40 hp); the dealer list of a 2020 boat orders ‘2 Yanmar engines of 40 hp instead of 19 hp’, and listings of 2019 and 2020 charter boats name the 3JH40—Yanmar launched the common-rail 3JH40 in January 2018; its mechanical predecessor, the 3JH5E (39 hp), is on the same page, so check the plate on early boats. Yanmar’s manual for the 3JH40 lists the SD60-5 as its only saildrive.
EngineVolvo Penta 40 hp × 210,1Multihulls World’s test boat of February 2018, one of the first; the A-2019 sheet of August 2018 already names Yanmar—The test names no engine model and praises the access all round the compact engines. Read the plate before ordering parts.
Saildrive—2,9All boats: one saildrive per engine; Bali names neither make nor type—Behind a Yanmar 3JH40 it is Yanmar’s SD60-5, the only saildrive in that engine’s manual (see our SD50/SD60 page); behind the standard 19 hp Yanmar or the Volvo Penta engines of the first boats, read the plate on the leg.
Propeller2-blade fixed × 22All boats: fixed two-blade propellers; three-blade folding propellers as an option—Make not named.
Fuel filter—2All boats: one fuel filter with water separator in each engine room—Make not named. The single 400 l fuel tank has its gauge at the chart table.
Winches2 + 12,11,6,10All boats: one electric winch at the helm for the main halyard, the furling line, the mainsheet traveller and the davits (with the pack) and one winch for the solent sheet, mainsheet and reefing lines (electric as an option); a third winch to port for gennaker, code 0 or spinnaker sheets as an option—Bali names neither make nor size; Boating NZ’s test boat had a Lewmar electric winch with a foot switch next to the helm. The 2020 dealer list puts the electric winch and automatic first and second reefs in the ‘Excellence’ pack. Deck hardware on Multihulls World’s test boat came from Antal and Rutgerson.
Windlass1000 W2,6All boats, with the pack: vertical electric windlass; stainless anchor roller under the nacelle—Make not named. The 2020 dealer list adds a 20 kg anchor, 70 m of 10 mm chain and a bridle as extras.
SteeringØ 800 mm2,10All boats: one composite wheel at the raised starboard helm; two balanced spade rudders on stainless stocks joined by a rigid link bar; cable steering—The emergency tiller fits through a stainless cap in each sugarscoop. Multihulls World liked the direct feel of the cable steering and the access to the rudder link bar and autopilot.
Mast & rigging—2All boats: anodised aluminium mast and boom, 17.85 m air draft; stainless standing rigging with 2 cap shrouds and 2 lowers, solent forestay with furler, ball-bearing mainsail luff cars; bowsprit as an option—Bali names no spar or rigging maker.
Sails48 m² + 32 m²2,5,10,6All boats: full-batten Dacron mainsail with 3 reefs and self-tacking cross-cut Dacron solent on a furler (33 m² in the 2018 brochure); options: 50 m² square-top mainsail, 56 m² code 0 or gennaker, 90 m² asymmetric spinnaker, Hydranet mainsail and solent—Bali names no sailmaker; Multihulls World’s test boat sailed with Elvström sails. The 2020 dealer list has reinforced Dacron sails with UV protection, a lazy bag and lazy jacks.
AutopilotRaymarine P70S6,2Raymarine Electronic Pack 1 in the dealer list of a 2020 boat; the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 list only a Raymarine autopilot control, multifunction display and chartplotter at the helm, depending on the pack—Only the control head is named, not the drive or the course computer.
ChartplotterRaymarine Axiom 7″6,2,7,12Raymarine Electronic Pack 1 in the dealer list of a 2020 boat; the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 list a Raymarine colour chartplotter at the helm, depending on the pack, without naming itRaymarine Axiom Parts & service pageSome boats now have a larger Axiom at the helm and the 7″ at the chart table (listing of a 2019/20 boat, an owner’s report on Bali’s website).
InstrumentsRaymarine i70s6,2Raymarine Electronic Pack 1 in the dealer list of a 2020 boat; the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 list a Raymarine multifunction display at the helm, depending on the packRaymarine i70 & i70s Parts & service page
VHFRaymarine Ray636Raymarine Electronic Pack 1 in the dealer list of a 2020 boat; not named on the spec sheets—
Fridge130 l · 272 l2,13Galley list of the spec sheets: a 130 l fridge and, with the pack, a combined 272 l fridge/freezer with its own inverter; 265 l on the model page from September 2020—Make not named.
Stove—2,6All boats: 3-burner gas hob; gas oven with the pack; gas locker under a cockpit seat for one 13 kg bottle—Make not named.
Toilet—2,1All boats: a marine toilet in each bathroom (2 to 4 depending on the layout)—Make and type not named. Holding tanks of 2 × 55 l (2 × 50 or 60 l on the A-2019 sheet), emptied by gravity at sea or through a deck fitting.
Water pump—2All boats: pressurised fresh-water pump with expansion tank; hot and cold shower in the port sugarscoop with the pack—Make not named.
Water heater50 l2All boats: electric water heater, also heated through the engine cooling circuit—Make not named.
Grey-water tank2 × 150 l2Option: two grey-water tanks with discharge pump—
Bilge pump4 + 22All boats: 4 electric and 2 manual bilge pumps—Make not named.
Batteries2 + 2 × 130 Ah2,10All boats: 2 gel engine batteries (80 Ah in the English text) with battery switch and manual emergency parallel, 2 house batteries of 130 Ah; 2 more house batteries with the pack—12 V DC. Low-charge alarm for the house bank at the chart table; according to Multihulls World the battery bank sits under the saloon floor in the middle of the boat.
Alternators2 × 12 V / 125 A2Option: two additional alternators—
Charger12 V · 1600 VA / 70 A2,6All boats, with the pack: inverter-charger; part of the ‘Excellence’ pack with a battery monitor in the 2020 dealer list—Make not named.
Shore power220 V · 25 m2All boats: 220 V circuit with shore socket and a 25 m cable; sockets in every cabin and the saloon with the pack; 12 V sockets at the chart table and in each cabin—
Doors—2,11,10All boats: tilting glazed aft door in methacrylate with a sliding access door, lifted with gas-strut assistance with the pack; sliding side windows and a fully retractable galley window to the forward cockpit with the pack—Boating NZ describes a watertight seal along the bottom edge of the closed door; Multihulls World found that two small gas struts assist the final closing.
Hatches & portsGoiot2,14All boats: 2 flush hatches over the forepeaks, 2 in the forward cabins, 2 escape hatches under the cabin stairs, GRP hatches over the engine rooms and the forward cockpit lockers (on gas struts with the pack)—Bali’s 2020 recall notice names Goiot as the maker of the escape hatches it fitted; see the tip on the recall.
Davits—2,11,12All boats, with the pack: dinghy davits across the stern, hoisted with the electric winch at the helm—An owner reports lifting a large dinghy in about three minutes this way.

Specifications

Length overall12.12 m on the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 and on the 2019 model pages (there called hull length); 12.35 m (40.6 ft) on the 2017 launch pages and in the November 2018 brochure; 12.52 m on the model page from September 20202,1,15,4,5,13
Waterline length11.88 m on the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 and on the model pages of 2019 to 2021 (the 2019 English page mislabels it as overall length); 11.60 m (38 ft) on the 2017 launch pages and in the November 2018 brochure2,16,3,4,5
Beam6.72 m (22.05 ft) on the spec sheets, in the 2018 brochure and on the model pages of 2017 to 20212,5,4,3
Draft1.12 m (3′8″) on the spec sheets, in the 2018 brochure and on the model pages of 2017 to 20212,5,4,3
Displacement8.9 t light, 11.8 t maximum on the spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019 and the 2019 model pages (about 9 t light on the 2017 pages and in the 2018 brochure); 10 t light and 14.9 t maximum on the model page from September 2020; the English text of the B-2019 sheet misprints the maximum as 118 T1,2,4,5,13
Keeltwo profiled stub keels; Multihulls World describes them as moulded onto a projection of the hull so that a hard impact breaks the keel rather than opening the hull2,10
Sail area105.4 m² maximum upwind on the spec sheets and model pages; 105.5 m² (1135 sq ft) on the 2017 pages and in the November 2018 brochure2,4,5
Mainsail48 m² (516 sq ft) full-batten Dacron mainsail with 3 reefs; option: 50 m² full-batten square top with automatic square-top gear2,5
Genoa32 m² self-tacking cross-cut Dacron solent on a furler (spec sheets); 33 m² (345 sq ft) on the 2017 pages and in the November 2018 brochure2,4,5
Gennaker / Code 056 m² (603 sq ft) code 0 or gennaker on a bowsprit with furler, option2,5
Light-air sails90 m² asymmetric spinnaker, option; Hydranet mainsail and solent, option2
Air draft17.85 m air draft, anodised aluminium mast1,2
Engine2 × 19 hp Yanmar as standard, 2 × 40 hp as an option, with saildrives (spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019, model pages to 2021); 2 × 20 hp up to 40 hp on the 2017 pages and in the November 2018 brochure; the Bali 4.1 DC day-charter version was listed with 2 × 40 hp2,3,4,5,17
Fuel tank400 l (105 US gal) in one tank with a gauge at the chart table2,5
Water tank800 l in the headline and plumbing list of the spec sheets, marked ‘according to chosen pack’; the dealer list of a 2020 boat shows a 400 l tank plus an extra 400 l tank from the pack, 800 l in all2,6
Holding tank2 × 55 l black water (B-2019 sheet, model pages 2019 to 2021), emptied by gravity at sea or through a deck fitting; the A-2019 sheet gives 2 × 50 l in its headline and 2 × 60 l in the plumbing list; option: 2 × 150 l grey water with discharge pump2,1,3
Cabins3 cabins (owner’s version: the port hull for the owner, cabin aft and bathroom forward, 2 guest cabins to starboard) or 4 cabins, with 2, 3 or 4 bathrooms; cabins/bathrooms 2/2, 3/2, 3/3, 4/2 and 4/4 on the 2017 pages, 3/2, 3/3 and 4/4 in the November 2018 brochure, 3/2, 3/3, 4/3 and 4/4 on the model page of 2020/212,4,5,3
Berths6 to 8 (model page from September 2020)13
Living area25 m² (269 sq ft) of open saloon and cockpit (November 2018 brochure); 72.9 m² of usable surface in Bali’s model comparison of 2020/215,13
CE categoryA for 10 people (spec sheets A-2019 and B-2019, 2017 pages); A 10, B 12, C 24, D 28 people in the November 2018 brochure2,4,5
Designerconcept: Olivier Poncin and Yann Chabaud (the 2018 brochure: Olivier Poncin and Catana’s R&D department); naval architect: Xavier Faÿ; interior: Lasta Design Studio (Samer Lasta)2,5,10
BuilderChantier Catana (Catana Group), Canet-en-Roussillon, France; an owner’s report on Bali’s website names the group’s yards on Cap Bon in Tunisia and near La Rochelle as the two places where the Bali 4.1 was built5,12
Hullinfused PVC-foam sandwich with polyester resin and a vinylester anti-osmosis barrier below the waterline; hull moulded in three parts joined at the keels, nacelle and inner half-hulls in one piece; deck in infused foam sandwich with plywood and solid-laminate reinforcements; bulkheads in laminated or bonded multi-ply plywood2
Versionsone hull and rig throughout, as a 3-cabin owner’s version or with 4 cabins, and as the Bali 4.1 DC for day charter (Bali’s 2019 site). Spec sheets: A-2019 (August 2018) and B-2019 (January 2019); the later sheet linked from the model page in 2020/21 is not archived. Against the Bali 4.0 it adds a fixed platform with a bench and large side lockers between the sugarscoops, an L-shaped saloon and a new interior18,17,1,2,13,19
Years builtpresented in September 2017; first boats in early 2018 (Multihulls World tested one in February 2018, and the Bali 4.0 ran until April 2018); production ended around 2020 according to Multihulls World (November 2020), although Bali’s French site still listed the model with a price in April 202120,10,19,3
Hulls builtabout 150: Multihulls World counted more than 300 Bali 4.0 and 4.1 built by November 2020, 154 of them Bali 4.0s19
PredecessorBali 4.0 (launched in September 2015, 154 built until April 2018)19
Successorno direct successor named by Bali; the nearest new model was the Bali 4.2 (12.85 m in Bali’s 2020 comparison, first spec sheet September 2020), which Multihulls World saw as replacing the Bali 4.3 and 4.5; the smaller Bali Catspace (12.31 m) was also in the range in 202013,21,22

Good to know

  • Check which engines the boat has before ordering parts: Bali’s spec sheets list 2 × 19 hp Yanmar as standard and 2 × 40 hp as an option, listings of 2019 and 2020 charter boats name the Yanmar 3JH40, and Multihulls World’s test boat of February 2018 had 40 hp Volvo Penta engines. Filters, impellers, belts and saildrive parts differ between them, so read the plates on the engines and on the saildrive legs.2,6,7,10
  • Much of the spec sheet carries an asterisk for ‘according to chosen pack’. The dealer list of a 2020 boat shows what Bali’s ‘Excellence’ pack held: the 1600 VA inverter-charger, the electric winch functions with automatic first and second reefs, the 1000 W windlass, gas struts for the aft door and hatches, the retractable galley window, sliding side windows, a second 400 l water tank, the gas oven, the davits and Raymarine Pack 1. A boat without the pack may lack several of these, so go by its own inventory.2,6
  • In February 2020 Bali, Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot and Nautitech asked owners to contact them about a Goiot recall: escape hatches delivered before September 2018 could come away from their frames. Boats from the first year of the 4.1 may be affected, so ask Bali or a dealer, with the hull number, whether the two escape hatches fall under the recall and whether the fix was done.14,2
  • Bali’s own figures changed between documents: length overall 12.12 m on the 2018/19 spec sheets, 12.35 m on the launch pages and in the brochure and 12.52 m on the model page from 2020; 8.9 t light and 11.8 t maximum displacement until 2019, 10 t and 14.9 t from 2020; holding tanks of 2 × 50, 2 × 60 or 2 × 55 l. For a berth, a lift or insurance, use the boat’s own CE documents rather than a brochure figure.1,2,5,13
  • Bali puts no owner’s manual online: owner documents sit in a members’ area behind a login on Bali’s website. If the previous owner cannot hand them over, ask Bali or a Bali dealer with the hull number; the archived spec sheets on this page show what each model year was meant to have.23
  • At a survey, work the tilting aft door through its full travel: it is lifted with the help of gas struts (with the pack), and a seal along its bottom edge keeps water out when it is closed at sea. Look closely at the joints of the two stub keels as well: Multihulls World describes them as moulded onto a projection of the hull so that a hard impact breaks the keel rather than the hull, so after a grounding the damage shows there.11,10,2

Videos & how-tos

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