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Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40

The Lavezzi 40 is an 11.90 m cruising catamaran by Fountaine Pajot, with hull and sail plan by Joubert-Nivelt and styling and interior by Olivier Flahault, built at the yard in Aigrefeuille near La Rochelle. Announced early in 2002, it was the yard’s first boat with hulls and bridge deck moulded by resin infusion; it was still in the builder’s range in March 2010 and gone by August 2010, its place taken by the Lipari 41 announced in June 2009. It came with four double cabins and two bathrooms (called ‘Four-Two’ from 2006) or as the Maestro, with the owner’s suite in the starboard hull. The engines changed over the years: two 18 hp Yanmar saildrive diesels at launch, 2 × 20 hp from 2004, Volvo named instead of Yanmar from September 2005, and some boats have 2 × 30 hp Yanmars; the alternators went from 55 A to 115 A in 2006. Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual online: six archived revisions of its standard inventory, from 2002 to 2008, are the best record of what was fitted, and documentation goes through its owner’s requests form, which still lists the Lavezzi 40.

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Equipment & its manuals
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Manuals & documents

Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual for the Lavezzi 40: owners ask for documentation through the builder’s request form or its extranet login (the first two links). Most other links are archived copies of the builder’s own pages and PDFs from 2002 to 2010, among them six revisions of the standard inventory; the magazine tests are mostly the builder’s own copies, and each describes one test boat, not the standard specification. We host nothing.

Owner’s requests form: technical documentation and spare parts, with the Lavezzi 40 in the model list and your hull number Manual portal catamarans-fountaine-pajot.com · EN
Fountaine Pajot extranet (login only; what it holds is not described publicly) Manual portal extranet.fountaine-pajot.com · EN
Standard inventory rev. J, January 2008, the last one: data, both layouts, engines, systems, rig and deck gear (French) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · FR
Standard inventory rev. g, June 2006: ‘Four-Two’ and Maestro, 115 A alternators, no makes list Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
Standard inventory rev. f, September 2005: the first to name Volvo engines and Harken winches Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Standard inventory rev. d, March 2005, with the list of standard makes (Yanmar, Lewmar, Lofrans, Indel …) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Standard inventory rev. c, July 2004: 2 × 20 hp; the French version names Harken winches, the English one Lewmar Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
Standard inventory rev. b, September 2002, the launch version: 2 × 18 hp Yanmar, Goiot windlass, Waeco fridge (French) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · FR
Lavezzi 40 model page, April 2002: launch figures with 2 × 18 hp and both versions Archived maker page web.archive.org · FR
Lavezzi 40 specifications on the builder’s website, April 2007 (French and English labels) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN · FR
Lavezzi 40 model page, July 2009: ‘the yard’s emblematic model’, with the Lipari 41 already in the range menu Archived maker page web.archive.org · FR
Lavezzi 40 characteristics, March 2010, the last capture with the boat in the builder’s range Archived maker page web.archive.org · FR
The builder’s new sailing-catamaran site, August 2010: range from Mahé 36 to Galathéa 65, Lipari 41 in, Lavezzi 40 gone Archived maker page web.archive.org · FR
News: the yard announces the Lipari 41, June 2009 Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Shipyard history, 2010: infusion arrives with the Lavezzi 40 in 2002, the boat named by Ludivine Sagnier Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Fountaine Pajot 40th-anniversary magazine, 2016: infused hulls and bridge deck for the new Lavezzi 40 in 2002 (English and French) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
YACHT test, issue 2/2004 (four-cabin charter boat, 2 × 18 hp Yanmar 2GM): builder’s data, measurements and prices; the builder’s copy (German) Boat test web.archive.org · PDF · DE
SEGELN test, issue 12/2002 (2 × 19 hp Yanmar with saildrive); the builder’s copy (German) Boat test web.archive.org · PDF · DE
Voile Magazine test of the Maestro shown at the Grand Pavois, 2002, with a comparison table; the builder’s copy (French) Boat test web.archive.org · PDF · FR
YACHT news on the new Lavezzi 40, February 2002 Boat test yacht.de · DE · EN · FR
Multihulls World used-boat review of the Lavezzi 40, ‘predecessor to the Lipari 41’ (subscribers only) Boat test multihulls-world.com · EN
Launch of the Lipari 41, which ‘replaces the immensely popular Lavezzi 40’, July 2009 Press release mysailing.com.au · EN

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.

Item	Model	Manual / page	Note
Engine	Yanmar 18 hp × 2^1,2,3,4At launch: ‘2 × 18 hp’ saildrive engines and Yanmar as the engine make in the September 2002 inventory and on the April 2002 model page; the July 2004 inventory has 20 hp	—	The inventory gives make and power only, plus heat-exchanger cooling, a raw-water filter, dual controls and an hour meter at the helm. The builder’s figures in YACHT’s 2004 test name the type as Yanmar 2GM, 13 kW/18 hp, and SEGELN’s 2002 test boat had 19 hp (13.5 kW) Yanmars with saildrive. An 18 hp 2GM with heat-exchanger cooling would be the 2GM20F, but read the engine plate before ordering parts.
Engine	Yanmar 20 hp × 2^5,6,7‘2 × 20 hp sail drive engines’ with Yanmar as the engine make in the inventories of July 2004 and March 2005	—	The builder names no type. Read the engine plate before ordering filters, impellers, anodes or belts.
Engine	Volvo Penta 20 hp × 2^8,9,10,11From the September 2005 inventory, which names Volvo as the engine make; the June 2006 and January 2008 inventories give ‘2 × 20 hp’ without a make	—	The builder names no type, so read the engine plate: for a boat built from 2006 even the make is not documented.
Engine	Yanmar 30 hp × 2^12,13Not in the inventories; the builder’s own used-boat pages of 2007 offered a 2003 and a 2005 Lavezzi 40, both four-cabin, with 2 × 30 hp Yanmar	—	Type not named; read the plate before ordering parts.
Saildrive	Saildrive × 2^1,7,11,3All boats (‘sail drive’ engines in every inventory from 2002 to 2008); make and type of the legs not named	—	The engines sit in separate compartments aft, sound-insulated and reached through deck hatches in the cockpit (inventories, YACHT 2004). Read the plate on each leg before ordering seals, anodes or a propeller.
Propeller	Fixed 2-blade × 2^1,5,7,9,11,3Two fixed two-blade propellers, right-hand pitch, in the 2002 to 2005 inventories; ‘2 × 2-blade propellers’ in 2006 and fixed two-blade in 2008; size not given	—	YACHT’s 2004 test boat had folding propellers, so check which kind is fitted before ordering a spare or anodes.
Fuel filter	Pre-filter/water separator + engine filter^1,7,9,11One fuel pre-filter with water separator plus the engine filter for each engine, all inventories 2002 to 2008	—	One 250 l aluminium tank filled through a deck plate in the cockpit bench locker, electric gauge on the 12 V panel, fuel shut-off valves in the cockpit seat locker.
Alternators	12 V × 2: 55 A, from 2006 115 A^1,5,7,8,9,11Two 55 A/12 V engine alternators in the 2002 to September 2005 inventories; two 115 A/12 V from the June 2006 inventory	—
Batteries	300 Ah + 100 Ah^1,7,9,11All inventories 2002 to 2008: a 300 Ah service/engine bank to starboard and a 100 Ah engine battery to port; battery type not given	—	Charging relay and a manual emergency link between the banks; 12 V panel at the chart table with circuit breakers and a voltmeter for the service batteries.
Winches	Lewmar 40 ST × 2 · 44 ST × 2^1,5,6,7Lewmar in the 2002 inventory and in the English inventories of July 2004 and March 2005: two size 40 self-tailing winches for halyards and reef lines, two size 44 for the mainsheet and genoa sheets, all on the coachroof side	Lewmar Ocean & EVO winches Parts & service page	The French inventory of July 2004 names Harken instead, so look at the drum top before ordering a service kit. Clutches: Spinlock (inventories 2002 to 2005).
Winches	Harken 40 STC × 2 · 44 STC × 2^6,8,9,11Harken in the French inventory of July 2004 and in the September 2005 inventory, same sizes and positions; the 2006 and 2008 inventories give ‘40 STC’ and ‘44 STC’ without a maker	Harken Radial & Classic winches Parts & service page	For a boat built from 2006 the maker is not documented: check the winch before ordering parts.
Windlass	1000 W, 12 V^1,5,7,8,9,11Electric windlass in every inventory; Goiot in the 2002 inventory, Lofrans in the inventories of July 2004 to September 2005, no maker named in 2006 and 2008	—	Type not named. Circuit-breaker protected; anchor exit under the bridge deck with a bridle, and a foredeck locker in three compartments, two of them for anchors.
Anchor	Not standard^1,7,11,3The inventories of 2002 to 2008 list no anchor or chain, only an anchor roller for a Britany or CQR anchor (Danforth or plough in the English versions); YACHT’s 2004 price list has a 21 kg anchor with 60 m of 10 mm chain as an extra	—
Mast & rigging	Z. Diffusion^1,5,7,8,9,11Anodised aluminium mast and boom with complete standing rigging in every inventory; Z. Diffusion named as the mast maker from 2002 to September 2005	—	Ball-bearing mainsail luff cars, 2:1 main halyard, topping lift, three reef lines, lazy jacks, genoa and spinnaker halyards, clutches on all halyards; air draft 17.56 m.
Sails	Incidences: full-batten main · genoa^{1,5,7,8,9,11,14}Full-batten mainsail (55 m²) and genoa (35 m²) in every inventory; Incidences named as sailmaker from 2002 to September 2005	—	Voile Magazine (2002) mentions an optional carbon bowsprit for a gennaker on a furler.
Furler	Facnor^1,5,7,8,9,11Roller genoa furler in every inventory; Facnor named from 2002 to September 2005	—
Steering	Wheel · 2 rudders^1,7,9,11,3Every inventory: leather-covered wheel at the starboard helm, Vectran steering cables, two rudders linked mechanically by tiller arms and a transverse tube, emergency tiller, steering compass	—
Toilet	Manual WC × 2^1,7,11,3One manual marine toilet in each of the two bathrooms, in the four-cabin and the Maestro version, all inventories; make not named	—	Each shower drains through an electric pump. YACHT’s 2004 data (builder’s figures) list two 45 l polypropylene black-water tanks.
Water pump	Electric + accumulator^1,7,9,11One electric fresh-water pump with pressure accumulator in every inventory; make not named	—
Water heater	22 l, from 2004 25 l^1,6,7,9,1122 l in the 2002 inventory, 25 l from July 2004 to 2008; make not named	—
Bilge pump	Electric 2 m³/h × 4 + manual^1,7,11Every inventory: one electric bilge pump (2 m³/h) in each engine compartment, one electric bilge and shower pump (2 m³/h) in each hull, switched by a three-way valve, and a manual pump worked from outside	—
Fridge	12 V: 110 l, from 2005 130 l^{1,5,7,8,10,11}110 l: Waeco in the 2002 inventory, Indel in July 2004 and March 2005; 130 l (34 US gal) from the September 2005 inventory (Indel) and in 2006 and 2008 (no make named)	—
Stove	ENO: 3-burner gas hob + gas oven^1,5,7,8,9,11Stainless three-burner gas hob with pan holders and a stainless gas oven in every inventory; ENO named from 2002 to September 2005	—
Gas system	Gas locker in the foredeck locker^1,7,11,3Every inventory: gas locker built into the large foredeck locker	—	YACHT’s 2004 test listed the gas connection of its test boat as not meeting the standard.
Instruments	Autohelm: log, depth, wind^{1,5,7,8,9,11,3}Navigation unit with log, speed, depth and wind in every inventory, from 2004 with a wind display and a log/depth display at the helm and a multifunction repeater at the chart table; Autohelm named from 2002 to September 2005	—	YACHT’s 2004 price list counts ST60 navigation instruments in the base price. No plotter or autopilot in any inventory.
VHF	Masthead antenna only^1,7,11,3Every inventory lists a VHF antenna at the masthead, but no radio	—
Davits	Davits × 2, 100 kg each^1,7,9,11Two tender davits with clutches, 100 kg maximum each, in every inventory	—
Hatches & ports	Goiot^1,5,7,15Goiot named for deck hatches and portlights in the inventories of 2002, July 2004 and March 2005	—	Escape hatches open under the bridge deck, in the bathrooms of the four-cabin version and in the saloon area of the Maestro suite. Fountaine Pajot’s 2018 Goiot escape-hatch recall covers boats built from 2012 and does not list the Lavezzi 40.
Generator	Space only^1,7,11Every inventory reserves space for a generator under the berth of the port aft cabin; none is fitted as standard	—

Specifications

Length overall	11.90 m (39 ft)^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Waterline length	11.61 m in the builder’s figures printed by YACHT (2004); Voile Magazine gave 11.50 m (2002)^3,14
Beam	6.50 m (21.3 ft)^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Draft	1.10 m (3.6 ft)^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Air draft	17.56 m (57.6 ft) in every builder inventory from 2002 to 2008; YACHT’s 2004 data box gives 16.08 m as the mast height above the waterline^1,5,9,11,3
Displacement	Light, standard boat: 6.2 t in the 2002 to 2005 inventories and on the builder’s pages up to 2010 (‘6 T’ from 2007); fully loaded 8.7 t in 2004 and 2005, 8.5 t in the 2006 and 2008 inventories^{1,5,7,8,9,11,2,17,16}
Sail area	90 m² upwind: 55 m² mainsail plus 35 m² genoa^5,11,14
Mainsail	55 m² (592 sq ft), full-batten^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Genoa	35 m² (377 sq ft), on a roller furler^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Engine	2 × 18 hp (13.2 kW) saildrive diesels at launch (2002 inventory and model page); 2 × 20 hp from the July 2004 inventory to the last one of January 2008; some boats have 2 × 30 hp Yanmars (builder’s used-boat pages, 2007)^{1,2,5,7,8,9,11,12,13}
Cruising speed	7.9 kn at 2800 rpm (80 % of maximum), 8.8 kn flat out: YACHT’s test boat with 2 × 18 hp Yanmar 2GM and folding propellers, in smooth water (2004)³
Fuel tank	250 l (66 US gal), aluminium^{1,5,9,11,2,16}
Water tank	2 × 280 l on the 2002 model page (2 × 275 l in the plumbing list of the 2002 inventory), 2 × 270 l in 2004 and 2005, 2 × 265 l in the 2006 and 2008 inventories; all approx., polypropylene^2,1,5,7,9,11
Holding tank	2 × 45 l, polypropylene, in the builder’s figures printed by YACHT (2004); the inventories list no holding tank^3,7,11
Cabins	Standard version (‘Four-Two’ from 2006): 4 double cabins and one bathroom in each hull · Maestro: owner’s suite in the starboard hull (aft double berth, sofa and desk, bathroom forward with separate shower) plus 2 double cabins and a bathroom to port^1,7,9,11,18
Berth sizes	Aft doubles approx. 1.40/1.60 × 2 m, forward doubles approx. 1.30/0.80 × 2 m (tapered)^1,7,11
Headroom	Saloon 1.75 to 2.00 m, aft cabins 1.90 m, bathrooms 1.85 m, forward 1.82 m (measured by YACHT, 2004)³
CE category	A for 8 people, B for 8, C for 12 (and D for 15 in 2002) in the 2002 to 2005 inventories; A 8, B 10, C 12 in the 2006 and 2008 inventories^1,5,7,8,9,11
Designer	Joubert-Nivelt (Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt: hull and sail plan) and Olivier Flahault Design (styling and interior)^1,11,2,14
Builder	Fountaine Pajot, Aigrefeuille near La Rochelle, France^19,20
Hull	Sandwich with a PVC-foam core; hulls and bridge deck moulded by resin infusion, the yard’s first boat built that way (2002)^21,19,3
Versions	Four cabins (standard; ‘Four-Two’ in 2006 and 2008) or Maestro, the three-cabin owner’s version, which cost about 11000 euros more (YACHT, 2004)^1,9,11,3
Years built	2002 to 2010: announced in February 2002, the Maestro shown at the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle (Voile Magazine, 2002); still in the builder’s range menu, next to the Lipari 41, in March 2010; missing from the range on the builder’s new website in August 2010. No production total published^{22,14,19,16,23}
Successor	Lipari 41, announced by the builder on 5 June 2009; MySailing (July 2009) writes that it replaces the Lavezzi 40, and Multihulls World calls the Lavezzi its predecessor^24,25,26,23

Good to know

Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual or equipment list for the Lavezzi 40 online. For documentation or spare parts use its owner’s requests form, which still lists the Lavezzi 40, and give the hull number. The best record of what a boat left the yard with is the standard inventory of its year: six revisions from September 2002 to January 2008 are archived on archive.org.^20,1,11
Check the engines before ordering anything: the builder fitted 2 × 18 hp Yanmar at launch (Yanmar 2GM in its figures for YACHT), 2 × 20 hp Yanmar by July 2004 and named Volvo from September 2005, and its own used-boat pages of 2007 show 2003 and 2005 boats with 2 × 30 hp Yanmar. For boats from 2006 the inventories give no make at all, so filters, impellers, anodes and saildrive seals go by the engine and leg plates.^{1,2,3,5,8,9,11,12,13}
The deck gear changed makes too: the winches are Lewmar in the 2002 inventory and the English ones of 2004 and March 2005 but Harken in the French one of July 2004 and in that of September 2005; the 1000 W windlass is Goiot in 2002 and Lofrans from 2004; the fridge is Waeco in 2002 and Indel from 2004, growing from 110 l to 130 l in 2005. Look at the unit itself before ordering a service kit or spare.^1,5,6,7,8,10
Fountaine Pajot’s Goiot escape-hatch recall of 2018 covers its boats built from 1 January 2012 to 31 August 2018 and names the models concerned; the Lavezzi 40, built until 2010, is not among them, even though its deck hatches and portlights are Goiot according to the inventories.^15,1,7
YACHT’s 2004 test marked the gas connection on its test boat as not meeting the standard. The gas locker is built into the foredeck locker; have the whole installation inspected when buying.^3,7,11
No anchor or chain came with the boat: the inventories list only an anchor roller for a Britany or CQR anchor and a bridle under the bridge deck, and YACHT’s 2004 price list sold a 21 kg anchor with 60 m of 10 mm chain as an extra. Match any new chain to the windlass gypsy, not to the brochure.^1,7,11,3

Videos & how-tos

Links to YouTube, nothing embedded. The maker’s own channel comes first; the rest are channels we found clear and correct for this model.

Pre-survey tour of a Lavezzi 40, by buyers comparing it with a Leopard 39 Video Vuja De Living · EN · 15 min
Walk-through of a 2005 Lavezzi 40 Video LTD Sailing - "Living the Dream!" · EN · 9 min

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