A custom solar arch, boom furling and three electric winches make this owner-loved cat feel genuinely lived-in — and genuinely ready to go.
Some walkthroughs are staged. This one isn’t. The exterior tour of S/V Makai, a 2014 Lagoon 400 S2 offered by Joan, is narrated by an owner who clearly knows where every dive tank, paddle board and propane bottle lives — and that tells you as much about the boat as any spec sheet.
The aft deck and that custom arch
The tour opens at the transom, where a relatively new custom arch does quadruple duty: it carries the solar panel, extends shade over the aft deck, holds fishing rods, and — with a pulley rigged from it — hoists the outboard onto the dinghy. The davits are Lagoon standard, with a 10-foot AB dinghy (on the dock during filming). An electric winch aft handles lifting the dinghy, which the owners describe as making launch and recovery genuinely easy: motor side on the powered winch, the lighter side pulled by hand.
The aft cockpit — the “outdoor salon” — is shown both bare (freshly washed) and with cushions in place. There’s a reclining seat with storage beneath, the generator tucked underneath, and propane stowage for the outdoor grill in an adjacent cabinet. An outdoor refrigerator sits nearby, normally loaded with drinks but pressed into food duty when the galley overflows.
A helm set up for short-handed sailing
Up at the raised helm station, a two-person bench faces Raymarine navigation and autopilot with two p70 control heads. Three electric winches are within reach, each with its own foot pedal, and all lines lead back to the helm — the configuration a cruising couple wants. The canvas bimini has been completely restitched, with zippers for a full enclosure plus side screens for sun protection to port and starboard. When the boat is unattended, the whole station goes under a full cover, which the video shows in place.
Forward, the port deck locker swallows paddle boards all the way to the bow and has a lower level as well; the matching starboard locker stores the spare sail and Code 0. The trampoline was replaced about a year ago and looks it. Ground tackle is a heavy anchor on an electric windlass, and the rig carries the upgraded boom-furling mainsail system. On the starboard side, dedicated storage holds four dive tanks. A single manual winch — the only one aboard — backs up the Code 0 and serves as a safety when hoisting the outboard.
Engines and access
Both engine compartments are opened on camera: twin Yanmar 40 hp 3JH5E diesels, each under removable wooden panels with usable storage stacked above — a tidy arrangement, and honest about how much gear a liveaboard cat absorbs.
Where the 400 sits in the market
The Lagoon 400 remains one of the most sought-after 40-foot cruising cats, and buyer attention has picked up sharply of late.
| Lagoon 400 metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Sold, last 24 months | 14 |
| Median sold price | $274,250 |
| Median time to sell | ~110 days |
| Active listings | 7 ($215,000–$419,000; median $325,000) |
| Inquiries, last 30 days | 26 (vs 7 prior 30) |
| Prior 30 days | 7 | |||
| Last 30 days | 26 |
Makai comes with all her fenders, and her owners close the video with a straightforward invitation: come sea trial her.