S/V VIVA — a 2017 Leopard 40 located in St Thomas, VI, for sale by broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary.
2017 Leopard 40 VIVA
VIVA is a well-equipped Leopard 40 designed for comfortable cruising and extended time aboard. She features a 1,200Ah lithium battery bank supported by a Northern Lights 6 kW generator, a Cruise RO watermaker, and solar charging, providing strong off-grid capability. Raymarine navigation electronics, including a chartplotter and integrated systems, support confident passagemaking and coastal cruising.
Comforts include air conditioning throughout both hulls and a practical four-cabin, four-head layout ideal for family cruising or charter use. Deck equipment includes an electric windlass for easy anchoring and a 2022 AB tender with a 35 hp outboard, rounding out a capable and well-prepared cruising package.
Features
- 1,200 Ah REDODO lithium house battery bank (4 x 300Ah)
- Northern Lights 6 kW generator (2,911 hrs)
- Cruise RO watermaker — 30 gallons per hour
- Raymarine Axiom chartplotter (2022) with integrated Raymarine navigation/AIS/autopilot systems
- Air conditioning in both hulls — 2 x Cruisair 16,000 BTU units
- 2022 AB 11' tender with 2022 Yamaha 35 HP outboard
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Specifications
| Name | S/V VIVA |
| Make | Leopard |
| Model | 40 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Multihull Sailboat |
| Builder | Robertson and Caine |
| Designer | Morrelli & Melvin |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| Cabins | 4 |
| Heads | 4 |
| Galley | Up |
Dimensions
| Loa | 39.33 |
| Lwl | 37 ft 6 in / 11.62m |
| Beam | 22.08 |
| Headroom | 6 ft to 6 ft 6 in / 2.0M |
| Draft | 4.08 ft |
| Mast Height | 63.83 |
| Bridgedeck Clearance | 2 ft ( 54 cm ) |
Tankage
| Fuel Tanks | 1 (95 Gallons) |
| Water Tanks | 1 (95 Gallons) |
| Holding Tanks | 1 (29 Gallons) |
Performance
| Engines | 2 x 2016 Yanmar 3YM30AE 30-Horsepower diesel engines |
| Engine Hours | 4130 |
| Fuel Consumption | Range: 690.47 @ 2500 RPM |
| Generator | Northern Lights 6kW |
| Gen Hours | 2911 |
| Wiring | 110V |
| Displacement | 20591lbs / 9340kg |
| Speed | 6 knots / 9 knots |
| Sails | Mainsail, Mainsail stackpack, 2 x Reef points, 1 x Jib on Profurl C420 Roller furler, Staysail, Spinnaker |
Layout Diagram

Inventory
Propulsion & Steering
- Fuel capacity – 2 x 47.5 gallon diesel tanks (95 gallons total)
- Engines – 2 x 2016 Yanmar 3YM30AE 30-horsepower diesel engines
- Hours – Port 4,130 | Starboard 4,130
- Transmission – 2 x 2016 Yanmar SD-25 saildrives
- Propeller – 2 x 2-blade fixed propellers
- Steering – Cable
- Autopilot hydraulic ram (see electronics section)
Sails, Rigging, & Deck Hardware
- Mainsail
- Mainsail stackpack
- 2 x Reef points
- 1 x Jib
- Profurl C420 roller furler
- Staysail
- Spinnaker
- 1 x Lewmar 45 electric winch
- 1 x Lewmar 45 manual winch
Electrical & Power Management
- House – 4 x Redodo 12V 300Ah lithium ion (1,200 Ah total)
- Engine start – 2 x Duralast Group 31 flooded lead acid
- Generator start – 1 x Flooded lead acid
- Shorepower – 2 x 110V 30 amp shore power inlets
- Solar – 2 x Sunware 100W
- Generator – Northern Lights 6kW
- Hours – 2,911
- Engine mounted alternators
- Battery monitoring system – Victron SmartShunt 500A/50mV
- Quick SRC 700 NRG + 12V/60 amp battery charger
- Victron Energy Quattro 12/3000VA/120V/50 amp inverter/charger
- Solar charge controller – Victron Blue MPPT 150/70 charge controller
- Auto transformer – Victron Energy 120/240 VAC – 100 amp
- AC power isolation transformer – Charles Industries Ci C-Power, 6 kVA ISO-transformer
Electronics, Navigation & Entertainment
- Chartplotter – 1 x 2022 Raymarine Axiom
- AIS integrated
- GPS – Raymarine / Navionics
- Depthsounder – Raymarine
- Autopilot – Raymarine
- VHF radio – Raymarine DSC
- Stereo – Fusion MS UD755
- 1 x Vizio 25 in the salon
Plumbing & Water Systems
- Water capacity – 206 gallons
- Watermaker – Cruise RO 30 gallons per hour
- Hot water heater – Kuma Marine 120V AC 11 gallon
- Deck shower – port aft swim platform – hot/cold
- 2 x Showers
- 3 x Sinks
- Anchor washdown
- Holding tanks capacity – 29 gallons
- 2 x VacuFlush toilets
- 4 x Rule electric pumps (2 x in each hull)
Mooring & Anchoring
- Primary anchor – Delta 44
- Anchor rode – 200 5/16 galvanized chain
- Spare anchor & rode – galvanized Danforth with ~100 rope
- Windlass – Electric Quick Genius 1000W
- Remote controlled from the anchor locker
Exterior Walkthrough
- 8-10 person seating capacity
- FRP table
- Starboard side sport helm
- Lewmar stainless steel helm
- Swim ladder – port side
- Electric motor for davits
Interior Walkthrough
- 2 x Cruisair 16,000 BTU units (1 x located in each hull)
- Wooden table that can raise/lower to form an additional bed
- Seating capacity – ~6 people cushioned
- Stove – ENO 3-burner gas stove
- Oven – ENO propane
- 2 x propane tanks located in the cockpit
- Refrigerator – 1 x Vitrifrigo drawer
- Freezer – 1 x Vitrifrigo drawer
- Coffee machine
- Ninja oven air fryer
- Port hull – 2 x cabins with closets
- Port hull – 2 x fans
- Port hull – 1 x dry head
- Starboard hull – 2 x cabins with closets
- Starboard hull – 2 x fans
- Starboard hull – 1 x dry head
Safety Equipment
- 8-person liferaft
- Serviced 2021
- PFDs – 5 Plastimo Storm
- Fire extinguishers – 2 x dry chemical ABC
- Serviced 2024
- Bosun’s chair
Tender & Accessories
- Tender – 11 2022 AB tender
- Outboard – 2022 Yamaha 35-horsepower outboard engine
Owner's comments
- VIVA is a well-equipped Leopard 40 designed for comfortable cruising and extended time aboard.
- She features a 1,200Ah lithium battery bank supported by a Northern Lights 6kW generator, Cruise RO watermaker, and solar charging, providing strong off-grid capability.
- Raymarine navigation electronics, including chartplotter and integrated systems, support confident passagemaking and coastal cruising.
- Comforts include air conditioning throughout both hulls and a practical four-cabin, four-head layout ideal for family cruising or charter use.
- Deck equipment includes an electric windlass for easy anchoring and a 2022 AB tender with 35HP outboard, rounding out a capable and well-prepared cruising package.
















































































































