Norcat Challenger 8.8


Price
AU $110,000 Or nearest offer
Finance
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Currency
Length
28' 10" - 8.80m
Vessel Location
Mooloolaba QLD
Launch Year
1996
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP

1996 Norcat Challenger 8.8m (approx. 35ft LOA), rare two cabin layout with a head/shower and a galley.

o Twin 200hp Mercury Optimax (approx. 633 hours each) with 2 x 450L fuel tanks
o Serviced and antifouled May 26

o 200L fresh water tank
o Fully enclosed, removable camp covers (in four sections) with mesh in all camp cover panels (frames can be removed in sections also)
o Garmin chartplotter with Radar
o 3000w invertor with 2 x 100ah lithium batteries and battery monitor
o Enerdrive 3 bank battery charger (shore power charging of both start banks and house bank)
o 40Amp DCDC charger (charging house batteries from either outboard when running)
o Heaps of storage (four deep under bed compartments, under front seats, under floor, cockpit side compartments) - storage box under port seat is a self draining icebox.
o One cabin has a fan and TV, both cabin hatches have removable black out covers
o Transom boarding platform with fold down ladder (extended to allow a tender to attach via snap davits - tender not included) with removable bait board

Works over the last couple of years
o LED lighting throughout (above deck and cabin are a red/white switchable)
o Bilge pumps, hoses and switches
o Start batteries replaced
o Lithium batteries and invertor
o Hot water cylinder installed (not plumbed in yet, but plan to have this finished in the next two weeks)
o Hydraulic steering replaced
o Gear/throttle cables replaced
o Fuel tanks replaced
o All seats replaced (both front seats have lift up bolsters and swivel, helm seat also slides, rear seats drop down)
o Fusion stereo with 6 speakers
o Largely rewired with new fuse compartment
o New storage compartments and fishing tackle draws
o New soft flooring in cockpit
o Kings draw fridge
o 12v USB and round chargers/outlets
o VHF replaced
o New LCD and clear covers to the Smartcraft gauges
o Mattresses replaced
o Re-flow-coated under floor

This cat is an awesome, quick (top speed approx. 45 knots), economical, reliable, stable, fun boat, that can handle the rough stuff as easily as the smooth.

Could comfortably stay a night or two at Tangalooma, Noosa, Tipplers or the Gold Coast, or be 'on' in less than an hour on a fishing trip to the Barwon Banks, or comfortably cruise the canals, rivers and islands from Harvey Bay to NSW.


Price
AU $110,000 Or nearest offer   
Launch Year
1996
Length
28' 10" - 8.80m
Beam
3m
Displacement
6000kg
Vessel Location
Mooloolaba Qld
Region
Queensland
HIN
AUABB010196QT2
Registration
GSR00Q
Rego Expiry
09/12/2026
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP
Engine
200HP, full service May 26
Engine Make
Mercury Optimax
Number Engines
2
Horsepower
200
Fuel Type
Petrol
Engine Hours
633
Engine Hours (2nd Engine)
633
Max Speed
Approx 45knots (approx 80kmph)
Cruise Speed
25knots
Propulsion
Outboard Motor : 200-hp Mercury Optimax
Thrusters
Nil
Genset
Nil
Fuel
900L (2 x 450L underfloor tanks - new)
Water
200L under cockpit floor
Dinghy
Nil
Accommodation
2 x double non enclosed cabins, room to sleep more on the covered aft deck if desired
Berths
Sleeps 4+
Shower
Yes, combined in head
Toilet
Yes
Entertainment
TV, Fusion sound system
Air-Con
Nil
Galley
L Shaped full height galley with underbench storage.
Stove
Alcohol 2 burner stainless steel stove, however ready to accept 240v (shore power or via inverter) for induction cooktop
Water-Maker
Nil
Hot Water
50L hot water (brand new, not yet connected, set up to run on shore power or inverter)
Bilge Pumps
6
Life Raft
Nil
Epirb
Yes, but likely out of date
Life Jackets
4
Flares
Yes
Electrics
2 x 200 ah lithium house (added 2026), 2 x start batteries (2025)
Electronics / Navigation
Garmin chart plotter and sounder, Garmin Radar, SmartCraft gauges
Deck Gear
Windlass
Remarks
Antifouled May 26

CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Geoff Richards
Telephone
Mooloolaba QLD
Australia


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