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Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40

The Lucia 40 is an 11.73 m cruising catamaran by Fountaine Pajot, drawn by Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design and built at the yard in Aigrefeuille near La Rochelle. Developed in 2015 as the ‘New 40’, it was unveiled at the Paris boat show in December 2015 and sold as the yard’s new model for 2016, its 40th catamaran model in its 40th year; it replaced the Lipari 41 and was itself replaced by the Isla 40 in 2020. It came as the three-cabin Maestro, with the owner’s suite in the starboard hull, or the four-cabin Quatuor, with two to four bathrooms depending on the layout, and with two Volvo 20 hp saildrive diesels as standard and 2 × 30 hp as an option. Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual online; the most detailed builder document still reachable is the archived standard inventory of June 2015, and documentation and spare parts go through the builder’s owner’s requests form with the hull number.

Manuals & documents
Equipment & its manuals
Specifications
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Manuals & documents

Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual for the Lucia 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 2015 to 2020, which it has since taken down; the boat tests describe single test boats, not the standard specification. We host nothing.

Owner’s requests form: technical documentation and spare parts, with the Lucia 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 of the ‘New 40 Grand Large’, the Lucia 40 before it was named, rev. a, June 2015: data, layouts, engines, systems, rig and deck gear Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Lucia 40 pre-brochure, 2016: specifications and the four layouts (French and English) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
‘Lucia 40 NEW 2016’ characteristics on the builder’s old website, January 2016 Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
News: the Lucia 40 after the Paris boat show, on to Düsseldorf, December 2015 Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Lucia 40 model page, May 2016 (launch figures, standard 2 × 20 hp only) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Lucia 40 model page, November 2016 (2 × 30 hp option listed) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Lucia 40 model page, January 2019 (last capture with 8,900 kg) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Lucia 40 model page, August 2019 (9.5 t, draft 1.21 m) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Lucia 40 model page, January 2020 (last capture before the Isla 40) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Isla 40 model page, August 2020: ‘proud successor of the Lucia 40’, Lucia gone from the range menu Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Goiot escape-hatch recall: Fountaine Pajot’s recall site with FAQ, boats built 2012 to August 2018 including the Lucia 40 (2020) Service bulletin web.archive.org · EN · FR
Fountaine Pajot 40th-anniversary magazine, 2016: the Lucia 40 as the yard’s 40th model (English and French) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
Fountaine Pajot sailing catamarans magazine 2020: the electric Lucia 40 with Volvo Penta and a German couple’s 13 months around the Atlantic on their Lucia 40 (English and French) Brochure fountaine-pajot.com · PDF · EN · FR
Volvo Penta: electric saildrive prototype in a Lucia 40 shown at Cannes, September 2019, with the demo boat’s data Press release volvopenta.com · EN
Builder’s guide to buying a used Isla 40, ‘the successor to the best-selling Lucia 40’ (Nextsail) Product page catamarans-fountaine-pajot.com · EN
Multihulls World test, September 2016 (hull 4, 2 × 30 hp): construction, engine rooms, rig, options and 2016 prices; the builder’s copy Boat test web.archive.org · PDF · EN · FR
SAIL boat test, July 2016 (hull 2, Maestro, 2 × 30 hp) Boat test sailmagazine.com · EN
48° North boat test, August 2017 (Maestro, 2 × 30 hp option) Boat test 48north.com · EN
Voile Magazine test of a four-cabin charter Lucia 40 in the Grenadines, March 2017; the builder’s copy (French) Boat test web.archive.org · PDF · FR
YACHT first look at the boot Düsseldorf premiere, January 2016, with base prices (German) Boat test yacht.de · DE
Fountaine Pajot FAQ: where the boats are built Product page catamarans-fountaine-pajot.com · 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	Volvo Penta 20 hp × 2^1,2,3,4,5,6Standard on all boats: ‘2 × 20 HP sail drive engines’ in the June 2015 inventory, ‘Volvo 2 × 20 CV’ in the 2016 brochure	Volvo Penta D1-30 Parts & service page	Fountaine Pajot gives the make and power but no model. Volvo Penta’s 20 hp saildrive diesel of those years is the D1-20, which our D1-30 page covers too; read the engine plate before ordering filters, impellers or belts. Inventory: heat-exchanger cooling, raw-water filter, complete engine panel with dual controls and hour meter at the helm, sound-insulated engine rooms under deck hatches.
Engine	Volvo Penta 30 hp × 2^7,8,4,5,6,9Option: ‘Option Power 2 × 30 HP’ on the builder’s pages from November 2016 to January 2020; the 2016 test boats of SAIL (hull 2) and Multihulls World (hull 4) had it	Volvo Penta D1-30 Parts & service page	The builder’s pages give only the power. Multihulls World describes the test boat’s optional engines as 30 hp Volvos with three cylinders and 1100 cm³, 158 kg each with the saildrive, mounted aft of the rudders: that fits Volvo Penta’s D1-30. 48° North called its 2017 test boat’s optional engines Yanmar, so read the plate.
Saildrive	Saildrive × 2^1,4,5All boats (‘sail drive engines’, June 2015 inventory); make and type of the legs not named	—	Read the plate on each leg before ordering seals, anodes or a propeller.
Propeller	Fixed blade × 2^1,4,5Standard, June 2015 inventory; number of blades and size not given. Three-blade folding propellers were an option, priced differently for the 20 and the 30 hp engines (Multihulls World, 2016)	—	Because the list prices the folding propellers separately for each engine size, check which engine and propeller are fitted before buying a spare.
Fuel filter	Pre-filter/separator + engine filter¹For each engine, June 2015 inventory	—	One 300 l tank filled through a deck plate with an anti-overflow fitting, electric gauge on the 12 V panel, fuel shut-off valves.
Alternators	115 A / 12 V × 2¹Engine alternators, June 2015 inventory	—
Batteries	AGM 345 Ah + AGM 50 Ah^1,4,5,6June 2015 inventory: a port bank of AGM service/engine batteries (345 Ah) and one 50 Ah AGM engine battery to starboard	—	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. The tests describe the service bank on a raised shelf in the engine room, with labelled battery switches.
Winches	45 ST × 2 · 40 ST^1,6,10,4,5June 2015 inventory: two self-tailing size 45 winches for the genoa sheets and halyards, one self-tailing size 40 for the mainsheet and traveller, all at the helm	Lewmar Ocean & EVO winches Parts & service page	The inventory names no maker; SAIL’s 2016 test describes three Lewmar winches with Antal rope clutches, Voile Magazine’s 2017 test three Lewmar 45s. One electric winch was part of the optional Offshore pack (Multihulls World, 2016); SAIL’s test boat had more than one. Check the drum before ordering parts.
Windlass	1000 W^1,4,5,6Electric windlass with circuit-breaker protection in the June 2015 inventory. Multihulls World’s 2016 price list puts it in the optional Offshore equipment pack, so a boat without that pack may not have it.	—	SAIL’s 2016 test names a Quick vertical windlass in the foredeck locker, without the model. Fairlead with built-in bridle under the bridge deck and a roller on the forward beam; the inventory lists no anchor or chain.
Mast & rigging	Z-Diffusion^1,4,5,9Anodised aluminium mast and boom with complete standing rigging (June 2015 inventory, no maker named); Multihulls World’s 2016 test names a Z-Diffusion mast with one set of triangulated spreaders	—	Ball-bearing mainsail luff cars, three reef lines with an automatic first reef, lazy jacks, boom topping lift, genoa and spinnaker halyards on clutches. 48° North (2017): swept spreaders, diamond stays, no backstay.
Sails	Full-batten main · genoa^1,4,5,9,6June 2015 inventory: full-batten mainsail and a genoa with UV strip; sailmaker not named	—	A square-top mainsail with ball-bearing batten cars came with the optional Offshore pack (Multihulls World, 2016); 48° North (2017) describes a square-top main and a 110 % genoa. A composite bowsprit and a gennaker or Code 0 were options.
Furler	Roller furler^1,4,5Roller genoa furler in the June 2015 inventory; make not named. Multihulls World’s 2016 price list puts it in the optional Offshore equipment pack, so a boat without that pack may not have it.	—
Steering	Wheel · 2 rudders^1,6,4,5,9June 2015 inventory: leather-covered wheel at the raised starboard helm, two rudders linked mechanically by tiller arms and a transverse tube, emergency tiller, steering compass	—	The wheel works the rudders through metal cables (Multihulls World 2016, 48° North 2017). An autopilot ram, where fitted, acts on the rudder link through an offset arm in the engine room (Multihulls World).
Toilet	Manual WC × 2–4^1,2,4,5One manual toilet in each bathroom (2, 3 or 4 depending on the layout), June 2015 inventory; make not named	—	In the Maestro owner’s suite the WC has its own compartment, separate from the shower room. The inventory lists one holding tank; Multihulls World’s 2016 price list puts a black-water tank in the optional Offshore pack.
Water pump	Electric + accumulator¹June 2015 inventory: one electric fresh-water pump with pressure accumulator; make not named	—
Water heater	24 l¹June 2015 inventory; make not named	—
Bilge pump	Electric 2 m³/h × 4 + manual¹June 2015 inventory: one electric bilge pump in each engine room and one in each hull (2 m³/h each), plus a manual pump worked from outside	—
Fridge	144 l drawers, 12 V^1,6June 2015 inventory: 144 l of 12 V refrigerated drawers in the galley	—	SAIL’s 2016 test names Vitrifrigo drawers.
Stove	Gas, 3 burners^1,6,4,5June 2015 inventory: stainless hob with three gas burners and pan holders; no oven listed	—	The 2016 test boats had an oven as well; SAIL names a three-burner Eno hob and a separate oven at counter height. The gas locker is in the foredeck next to the anchor locker (inventory).
Davits	Davits × 2^1,4,5Two tender davits in the June 2015 inventory. Multihulls World’s 2016 price list puts them in the optional Offshore equipment pack.	—
Generator	Northern Lights⁶Option, in the port engine room (SAIL, 2016); model and power not given	—
Instruments	Garmin (option)^1,4,5,6No navigation electronics in the June 2015 standard inventory, only an instrument console at the chart table, an instrument panel at the helm and a VHF antenna at the masthead. Multihulls World’s 2016 price list offers a ‘Garmin 1’ electronics pack	—	The pack contents are not listed. SAIL’s 2016 test boat for the US had a Raymarine multifunction display at the helm instead (model not named), so check what is fitted before ordering parts.
Solar panels	3 × 100 W (option)^4,5Option in Multihulls World’s 2016 price list	—
Watermaker	60 l/h (option)^4,5Option in Multihulls World’s 2016 price list; make not named	—
Heater	Hulls + saloon (option)^4,5Heating for the hulls and the saloon, an option in Multihulls World’s 2016 price list; make and type not named	—
Hatches & ports	Goiot escape hatches^11,4,5Lucia 40s built up to 31 August 2018 are in Fountaine Pajot’s Goiot escape-hatch recall, which covers its boats under 50 ft built from 1 January 2012 to 31 August 2018	—	The glazing could come away from the frame. Fountaine Pajot told owners not to sail until its reinforcement kit was fitted and then supplied new hatches; Goiot’s hatches from September 2018 have a screw in the middle of the frame top. The two large opening saloon hatches are Lewmar (Multihulls World, 2016).
Lights	LED¹June 2015 inventory: LED spotlights and reading lights inside, waterproof LED spots in the cockpit, navigation, steaming and anchor lights and deck lighting	—

Specifications

Length overall	11.73 m (38.5 ft)^1,2,3,8
Beam	6.63 m (21.8 ft)^1,2,3,8
Draft	1.20 m (3.9 ft); 1.21 m (4.0 ft) on the builder’s pages from August 2019^1,2,12,13,8
Displacement	Unloaded, approx.: 8.9 t in the June 2015 inventory, the 2016 brochure and on the builder’s pages up to 5 January 2019; 9.5 t on the pages from 18 August 2019 to January 2020. The builder does not say whether the boat or only the figure changed^{1,2,14,12,13,8}
Sail area	95 m² upwind: 58 m² mainsail plus 37 m² genoa^1,3,8
Mainsail	58 m² (624 sq ft), full-batten; labelled ‘sail area’ on the builder’s pages^1,2,3,8
Genoa	37 m² (398 sq ft), on a roller furler^1,2,3,8
Engine	2 × 20 hp Volvo diesels with saildrives as standard; option 2 × 30 hp, listed on the builder’s pages from November 2016 (not yet in May 2016) to January 2020^1,2,3,7,8
Cruising speed	6.7 kn at 2400 rpm with the 2 × 30 hp option; 7.8 kn at 3000 rpm, the maximum (SAIL’s test of hull 2, 2016)⁶
Fuel tank	300 l (79 US gal), approx.^1,2,8
Water tank	2 × 265 l (2 × 70 US gal), 530 l in total, approx.^1,2,8
Cabins	Maestro: owner’s suite in the starboard hull (aft cabin, desk, separate shower room and WC) plus 2 double cabins with 1 or 2 bathrooms to port · Quatuor: 4 double cabins with 2 or 4 bathrooms; four layouts in all^1,2,7,8
Berth sizes	Aft double berths approx. 1.50 × 2 m, forward double berths approx. 1.40 × 2 m¹
CE category	Planned in the June 2015 inventory, while certification was still pending: A for 8 people, B for 10, C for 15, D for 20; no CE declaration published¹
Designer	Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design (Olivier Racoupeau)^1,2,8
Builder	Fountaine Pajot, Aigrefeuille near La Rochelle, France^1,2,15
Versions	Maestro (3 cabins, owner’s version) and Quatuor (4 cabins), each with 2 bathrooms or one per cabin; developed under the working name ‘New 40 Grand Large’^1,2,7
Years built	2016 to 2020: unveiled at the Paris boat show in December 2015 as the yard’s new model for 2016 (‘will be produced in 2016’); still on the builder’s site in January 2020; by August 2020 the Isla 40 had taken its place in the range menu. No production total published^16,2,8,17
Successor	Isla 40, which the builder calls the ‘proud successor of the Lucia 40’ (2020)^17,18
Predecessor	Lipari 41 (according to SAIL and YACHT, 2016)^6,19

Good to know

Fountaine Pajot publishes no owner’s manual or equipment list for the Lucia 40 online. For technical documentation or spare parts, use its owner’s requests form, which still lists the Lucia 40, and give the hull (HIN) number; the builder says an expert for your area answers. The most detailed builder document still reachable is the June 2015 standard inventory of the ‘New 40’ on archive.org.^20,1
Lucia 40s built up to 31 August 2018 are in Fountaine Pajot’s recall of Goiot escape hatches, whose glazing could come off the frame. The builder told owners not to sail before its reinforcement kit was fitted, and then supplied new hatches. When buying or surveying a boat of those years, ask for proof that both steps were done; if in doubt, ask Fountaine Pajot with the hull number.^11,20
The equipment of a Lucia 40 depends on its packs. The June 2015 inventory, titled ‘New 40 Grand Large’, lists a 1000 W windlass, genoa furler, davits and a holding tank, but Multihulls World’s 2016 price list puts these, plus a square-top mainsail and one electric winch, into an optional Offshore equipment pack; electronics, watermaker, solar panels, heating and folding propellers were further options. Check what a given boat actually has before ordering parts.^1,4,5
Engines: 2 × 20 hp Volvo as standard, 2 × 30 hp as an option. The builder’s brochure names Volvo only for the standard engines; Multihulls World’s 2016 test boat had three-cylinder 30 hp Volvos, but one US test (48° North, 2017) called its boat’s 30 hp engines Yanmar. Read the plates on the engines and saildrive legs before ordering filters, impellers, anodes or a propeller.^2,7,4,5,9
In 2019 Volvo Penta fitted one Lucia 40 with a twin electric saildrive prototype and showed it at Cannes: 2 × 15 kW of propulsion, 2 × 20 kWh of batteries, two 7.2 kW generators, 2 × 5 kW chargers and adapted EVC2 controls. Volvo Penta called it a prototype on a demo boat, and the builder’s Lucia 40 pages never listed an electric version, so a Lucia 40 for sale normally has diesel saildrives.^21,22,8
Order sails by the inventory and the builder’s pages: mainsail 58 m², genoa 37 m². Some pages of the 2016 brochure swap the two labels and show a 58 m² genoa and a 37 m² mainsail.^1,2,3

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.

Lucia 40: the builder’s presentation film (2016) Video Fountaine Pajot · maker’s channel · 4 min
Electric saildrive prototype in a Lucia 40: Volvo Penta and Fountaine Pajot at Cannes 2019 Video Volvo Penta · EN · 4 min
Boat review of the Lucia 40 with Roger Mills Video Boating New Zealand · EN · 6 min

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