Boat Overview
The 2005 43ft Fountaine Pajot Belize is a highly sought-after catamaran designed for comfort, performance, and extended cruising. This owner's version offers a spacious layout, featuring three cabins, including a luxurious owner's suite occupying an entire hull with a large double bed, ample storage, and a private en-suite bathroom. The opposite hull contains two well-appointed guest cabins with a shared bathroom.
The Belize boasts a functional galley-up design, a generous salon with panoramic windows for natural light, and a large cockpit for entertaining. Known for its reliable sailing performance, the catamaran is equipped with dual helm stations, a robust sail plan, and plenty of deck space. It's an excellent choice for bluewater cruising or living aboard in comfort and style.
Specifications
Catamaran Name: S/V Tantrum
Model: 43 Belize owners version
Year Built: 2005
Builder: Fountaine Pajot
Designer: Joubert-Nivelt
Construction: Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Loa: 43 ft / 13.1m
Beam: 23 ft / 7m
Draft: 4 ft 2 inches / 1.25m
Displacement: 24250 lbs
Mast Height: 64 ft 6 inches / 19.65m
Fuel Tanks: 95gal/360L
Water Tanks: 600 litre
Cabins: 3
Heads: 3
Galley Location: Up
Engines: Volvo MD2030-Dbcx
Engine Hours: 2100 hours each
Fuel Consumption: 5 gallon/hr
Sails
Mainsail 'Fat head' 71.5sqM / 770sq ft
Genoa 44sqM / 473 sq ft
Code Zero
Asymmetric of 'sufficient' size
All in excellent condition
Construction
- Hull material FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic)
- Deck is moulded FRP and finished in white gelcoat with moulded anti-slip finish.
- Deck hatches x3 at the port side deck
- Deck hatches x4 to the starboard side
- Locker 1x large foredeck central with 8 large fenders and rope
- COACHROOF / CABIN TOP of moulded FRP as deck, finished as deck.
- 2x fixed window to each side that wraps around forward, each covered with a detachable screen.
- At the forward centre part are two near-vertical hatches, and there is a small circular hatch to the top surface starboard side, over the galley. Stainless steel pad eyes have been installed around the outer edge of the cabin top for a rope lifeline.
- Cockpit moulded FRP as deck, finished as deck. There is seating wrapping around from port to aft to starboard, with a locker beneath the seating aft, and a table to the port side.
- Helm (raised) is to starboard, and there is a large storage locker at the cockpit sole with a circular lid. Over the cockpit is a stainless steel framed grey canvas bimini, with an FRP central walkway for access to the mainsail.
Accommodations
- Cabins Owners version: 1 Starboard Aft cabin
- door to
- Double bed with shelving
- 1 x hatch
- 2 x opening portlights
- 2 x reading lights
- 2 x ceiling lights
- 1 x Hella 2-speed fan
- Starboard Midship
- 1 x hatch
- 1x escape Hatch
- 2 x opening portlights
- 2 x reading lights
- 2 x ceiling lights
- 1 x Hella 2-speed fan
- 2 large wardrobes
- 1 small cupboard
- 4 shelves
- Office/dressing table with shelves
- Door to
- 1x hatch
- 1x strip light
- Shower Room with mixer controls and shower hose
- Shower drain pump
- Sink and mixer faucet/shower hose
- Toilet -Jabsco manual
- Shelving
- Washing machine Aquamatic refurbished 2023
- Guest Cabins: 2 Port Side with curtain for privacy
- Port forward cabin
- 1x hatch
- 2x opening port lights with fly screen
- 1x Hella 2-speed fan
- 2x reading lights
- 1 ceiling light
- 1x double bed with underneath storage
- 1 wardrobe
- Step
- Port Head
- 1x Hatch
- 1x Escape Hatch
- 1x stiplight
- Composite sink and fixer faucet/shower hose
- Whale Gulper Shower drain pump
- Jabsco manual toilet
- Port Aft Cabin
- 1x hatch
- 2x opening portlights
- 1x Hella 2-speed fan
- 2x reading lights
- 1 ceiling light
- 1x double bed with underneath storage
- 1 wardrobe
Interior
- Entry is forward from the cockpit through a sliding door. Galley is to the starboard side, with the salon to port forward and the navigation area to port aft.
- Down steps to the port hull, aft to a cabin; midships is a head to the outboard side, and forward to a cabin. The port bow compartment storage is accessed via a small door from the forward cabin. Down steps to the starboard – owners – hull (with a privacy door at the top of the steps); aft to the open plan cabin, midships is a dressing / office / storage area, and forward to the owners head with separate shower area. The starboard bow compartment storage area is accessed via a short door from the head and also via a deck hatch.
- white gelcoat and tan vinyl and varnished wood / veneers to vertical surfaces, with varnished wood / veneers to cabinetry and trims; headlining is white composite and varnished wood / veneers; flooring is wood, effect laminate; salon upholstery is dark tan Alcantara (or similar) synthetic suede.
Salon
- 1 fixed window
- 1 vertical hatch
- Table
- Seating with under storage
- 5 ceiling lights
Galley
- 1xFixed window
- 1x vertical window
- 3 ceiling lights
- Oven
- 3 burner gas stove
- Dual circular stainless steel sinks with mixer faucet
- Seagull V filtered water faucet
- Sea water faucet
- Refrigerator-front opening
- Freezer-top opening
- Kitchen equipment, pots pans, cutlery, crockery, containers.
Electronics
- Shore Power Inlet 12v/240v
- Compass
- Navico B & G Vulcan 9 2023
- Raymarine ST6001 autopilot control
- Raymarine ST60 Wind
- Raymarine ST60 Tridata
- Bulkhead compass
- At navigation area
- Raymarine C120 multifunction display
- Icom MA-500TR AIS transponder
- Furuno NX-300 Navtex
- Furuno GP-32 GPS
- MOBI MOB alert system
- Raymarine ST60 Multi
- Uniden UM380 DSC VHF radio
- Target SSB radio receiver
- Dual AM400W CD / radio
Electrical Systems - DC
- Voltage DC -12V
- 2x lynac true 200 lipo4 lithium house batteries Nov 2023
- Battery switches
- 28 x DC breakers
- separate breakers / switches for bilge pumps.
- Analogue gauge for fuel tank level
- Analogue gauge for water tank level
- LED DC voltmeter and LED DC ammeter.
- CHARGING SYSTEM
- 3 x engine alternators.
- Elite 12V 20A -Sealed onboard LFP Battery Charger
- 4 x 140W solar panels
- Mastervolt Solar Chargemaster controller
Electrical Systems - AC
- VOLTAGE
- AC 230 volts.
- SHORE POWER INLET Hard wired
- Breaker box with a main breaker and RCD (Residual Current Device)
- 6 x branch breakers
- OUTLETS
- Euro-type AC power outlets at each cabin, starboard midships, salon, and the starboard head for the washing machine.
- GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTORS
- None installed, there is an RCD at the main breaker; consideration should be given to the installation of a GFCI at the washing machine outlet
- INVERTER
- SunPower 2000W 230V inverter
- rotary selector switch at the navigation area for Shore or Inverter input.
Outside Equipment
- Davit(s)
- Propane locker and 3 bottles(full)
- Solar Panels 4x140W
- Liferaft
- Life jackets
- Horseshoe Lifebuoy
- Cockpit Cushions
- Cockpit Table
- Swimming Ladder
- Bimini new 2022
- Extra Bimini Canopy - unused 2021
- Rigging
Sails & Rigging
- Fully Battened Mainsail
- Furling Genoa
- Code Zero
- Asymmetric
- Propulsion
Engines Mechanical
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Engine Model: MD2030
- Engine Year: 2005
- Total Power: 30hp x2
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Sail Drive
- Propeller Type: 3 folding Blade
- Propeller Material: Bronze
- New Anodes x2 Nov 2024
- Impellors x 2 Nov 2024
Tanks
- Fresh Water Tank: 600 litre
- Accumulator Tank replaced November 2023
- Fuel Tank: diesel
- Holding Tank: x2
Tender
- Ribeye 310
- Outboard motor Tohatsu four stroke 9.8 hp, serviced
- Navy Chaps 2023
Air Conditioning/Heating
- Eberspacher diesel powered air heater
Anchor & Docking
- Electric winches 2
- Winches 2
- Anchor Stainless steel 25kg 'Rocna' anchor 80M of 10mm stainless steel chain
Miscellaneous
- Seating Capacity: 12
- Lofrans Tigres 1200W windlass
- Windlass remote 2x new Nov 2024
- Liferaft Capacity:20
- Electrical Circuit:12V
- Stainless steel guardrail wires x4 Nov 2024
Water Systems
- Tanks
- 12v Accumulator Tank 2023
- 12v washdown
- Water heater Isotemp Basic heater- wired for AC power
- Schenker watermaker -pump