S/V Ti-Bag is a Lvingston, Guatemala based 1997 Naval Force 3 Tropic 56 For Sale By Broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.
The Tropic 56 TI-BAG offers a rare combination of blue-water capability, significant waterline length (LOA 55 feet), lightweight construction, and good looks at a very modest price. This is a simple and efficient sailor’s cat with sleek hulls that beckon passage making. It was built by the La Rochelle, France yard Naval Force 3, known for its wood-epoxy construction. The decks, coach roof, and topsides are wood-epoxy, while everything below the waterline is fiberglass (GRP) construction—an excellent combination for light weight, stiffness, and durability.
The interior is laid out in a three-cabin owner version. The owner hull is to starboard with a large queen bunk aft and an expansive en-suite bath forward. Two guest cabins are to port with a bath. The interior is clean and luminous, features elegant wood finishes, and is easy to maintain.
A simple, easy-to-handle rig makes the boat suitable for single-handing or short-handed sailing.
Twin engines with sail drives provide excellent performance under power.
If you are a cruiser who prioritizes light weight and waterline length for sailing performance, this is your cat. Amenities are smart and simple and require minimal electrical power. Multiple charging sources provide reliable, quiet electrical power.
The liveaboard owners have sailed her throughout the Caribbean and to the South Pacific on a 20-year odyssey of total enchantment. The owners made the deliberate choice for light weight, a simple sail plan, and low power consumption. It is an affordable, sober approach that keeps you on the water for years.
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Specifications
| Name | S/V Ti-Bag |
| Make | Naval Force 3 |
| Model | Tropic 56 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Multihull Sailboat |
| Builder | Chantier Naval Force 3 (France) |
| Designer | Naval Force 3 |
| Construction | Composite |
| Cabins | 3 |
| Heads | 2 |
| Galley | Against salon bulkhead |
Dimensions
| Loa | 55 |
| Beam | 23 |
| Headroom | 200 cm |
| Draft | 3 ft 10 in |
Tankage
| Fuel Tanks | 600 L (200 L + 400 L) |
| Water Tanks | 280 L |
Performance
| Engines | 2 x Volvo MD2040 40 HP |
| Engine Hours | 4700 / 4700 |
| Displacement | 18000 lbs |
| Sails | Mainsail, self-tacking solent (staysail), gennaker |
Inventory
Vessel
- Vessel Name: Ti-Bag
- Make: Chantier Naval Force 3
- Model: Tropic 56
- Year: 1997
- Designer: Naval Force 3
- Registration: Antigua and Barbuda
- Builder location: La Rochelle, France
- Construction method: Wood epoxy for decks, coachroof and topsides; GRP polyester below waterline
- Paint wrap gel coat finish: Paint
Dimensions and Capacities
- Length overall: 16.76 m (55 ft)
- Beam: 7.01 m (23 ft)
- Draft: 1.20 m (3 ft 10 in)
- Displacement: 9 metric tons (18,000 lbs)
- Fuel capacity: 600 L total (200 L + 400 L tank arrangement)
- Water capacity: 280 L (74 gals)
- Hot water capacity: 12 gal
Construction
- Hull material: Polyester GRP
- Deck material: Wood and epoxy
- Keel type: Mini keel
- Rudder type: Suspended
- Steering system: Cable
- Number of drive stations: One at bulkhead
- Last antifouled: 2025
Accommodations
- Number of cabins: 3 (owner hull to starboard, two guest cabins to port)
- Total number of berths: 7
- Number of double berths: 3
- Number of single berths: 1
- Other berths: 1 saloon berth (90 x 210 cm)
- Head height master cabin: 195 cm
- Head height saloon: 200 cm
- Interior finish: Elegant wood finishes, luminous layout
- Owner hull features: large queen bunk aft, expansive en suite head and shower, electric toilet
- Guest hull features: two double cabins, showers, electric toilets, ample storage
- Saloon features: dining table 125 x 80 cm for 6, bench seating with cushions, relaxation/reading area, chart table
Galley
- Galley location: Against saloon bulkhead
- Stove Oven: 4 burner Scholts cooktop and gas oven under countertop
- Sink: 2 stainless steel sinks
- Refrigerator: approx 180 L
- Freezer: approx 120 L (12 V)
- Washing machine: 6 kg, located under countertop
- Standard kitchenware included
- Countertop and extensive storage
Heads and Bathrooms
- Number of heads: 2
- Toilets: Electric toilets
- Showers: 2
- Hot water system: 12 gal Raritan electric heater for dock use and engine heat for underway
- Hot water source: Electric shore and starboard engine heat exchanger
Propulsion and Drive
- Engines: 2 Volvo MD2040
- Horsepower: 40 HP each
- Engine year: 1997
- Engine hours: approx 4,700 hours each
- Drive type: Saildrive
- Fuel type: Diesel
- Propellers: Volvo three blade folding propellers
- Last service: 2025
- Hot water from engines: Yes
- Refrigeration from engines: Yes
Performance
- Typical cruising speed: 6 to 11 knots
- Close reach with mainsail and solent: 9 to 11 knots
- Beam or broad reach with gennaker: up to 14 to 15 knots (maximum, not average)
- Design emphasis: light weight and long waterline for passage making
Rig and Sails
- Mast and boom construction: Z Spar aluminum
- Standing rigging type: Cable
- Age of standing rigging: shrouds 2018, forestay and diamonds 2022
- Running rigging condition: usable for another 2 to 3 years
- Mainsail age: 7 years
- Headsail age: 7 years
- Screecher Gennaker age: 2010
- Furlers: 1 furler for staysail
- Main sail reefing system: slab reefing at mast with manual winches
Winches and Sail Handling
- Electric winches: 2 (size 50 and size 44)
- Manual winches: used for mast reefing and other reefing operations
- Typical sail handling: main and solent handled by electric winches, reefing manual at mast
- Solent: self tacking
Deck Equipment
- Cockpit: spacious square cockpit with teak benches
- Cockpit lockers: locker sized for two French style gas cylinders, large storage locker
- Bimini: polyester hard top on tubular stainless steel frame
- Side and aft canvas enclosures: yes
- Teak benches and cockpit cushions: yes
- Teak or stainless hand holds and hardware: standard
- Forward and aft trampolines: new 2025
- Swim ladder: 1
- Deck wash: 1 salt
- Deck shower: 1 cold
- Mooring lines: numerous
- Fenders: 8
- Spare parts and spares: numerous
Ground Tackle
- Primary anchor: Spade stainless 45 kg
- Primary chain: 12 mm x 75 m (75 m of 12 mm chain noted; alternative record lists 70 m)
- Windlass: Lofrans 1500 W
- Secondary anchor: Fortress FX55 aluminum
- Spare chain and rode: 10 m chain (10 mm) and 40 m rope
- Automatic anchor lights: yes
Tender and Davits
- Tender type: RIB 3.2 m Hypalon with aluminum floor and fuel locker
- Tender outboard: Hydea 15 HP 2 stroke (new Feb 2026)
- Tender handling: block and tackle hoist for underway stowage
- Davits: hydraulically controlled stainless steel davit placing tender on aft trampoline
Electrical Equipment
- Watermaker: Spectra 50 L/h 12 V (membrane replaced 2 years ago), manual operation, can run 2 to 3 hours on battery
- Wind generator: D400
- Solar panels: 780 W for one battery bank and 400 W for the other
- Charge controllers: 60 A and 30 A regulators
- Inverters: Xantrex Sine Wave 1800 W 12 V to 230 V and Truper 1200 W 12 V to 110 V
- Shore power: 230 V
- Washing machine power: onboard electrical
- Xantrex LinkLITE monitors: for each battery bank
- Starlink modem and antenna: present
Batteries and Charging
- House batteries: 2 x 600 Ah (two banks of 600 Ah each)
- Engine batteries: 2 x 80 Ah
- Battery type and age: Gel batteries installed 2022
- Battery charger: 1 x 40 A
- Battery switch location: under chart table
- Charging sources: solar arrays, D400 wind generator, engine alternators, shore power
Electronics and Navigation
- Chart plotter multifunction display: Raymarine C95
- Radar: Raymarine RD418D
- Autopilot: Raymarine EV400 with Raymarine P70/P70S autopilot control head at console
- Autopilot actuator: Lecomble and Schmitt hydraulic ram
- Wind instruments: Raymarine i60
- Depth sounder and log: Raymarine i50
- AIS transceiver: MA-500TR
- SSB radio: Icom 802 SSB with AT-140 antenna tuner
- Pactor modem: Pactor III
- VHF radio fixed: Icom M504A GPS VHF or Standard Horizon Eclipse GPS VHF
- VHF handheld: Icom IC-M25
- Chart table displays: 24 inch monitor for chart PC running OpenCPN, 13 inch repeater mirroring chart PC
- Additional displays: Xantrex LinkLITE battery monitors
- Starlink modem for internet
Plumbing and Water Systems
- Freshwater tanks capacity: 280 L
- Watermaker: Spectra 50 L/h 12 V, manual run capability on batteries
- Hot water: Raritan 12 gal electric heater and engine heat exchanger
- Bilge pumps electric: one in each hull and one in each engine room
- Bilge pumps manual: one in each hull and one in each engine room
Safety Equipment
- Life raft: present but expired
- Life jackets: present
- Life ring: 1
- Flares: present but expired
- EPIRB: present needs new batteries
- Fire extinguishers: 4
- MOB light: mounted on mast
- Harnesses: 2
- Bosun chair: 1
- Safety equipment notes: local servicing unknown, no safety servicing in Guatemala
Miscellaneous
- Languages of documentation and owner description: English and French
- Electrical monitoring: Xantrex LinkLITE for each battery bank
- Inverters remote control: Xantrex Sine Wave 1800 W remote control at chart table
- Additional inverter: Truper 1200 W with option to swap inverters
- Onboard comfort notes: low power consumption design, lived aboard and voyaged Caribbean and South Pacific for 20 years
- Disclaimer: vessel offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice
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