2003 Fountaine Pajot Bahia 46 — Rainbow Rider

Rainbow Rider is a popular Fountaine Pajot Bahia 46, offering a perfect balance of performance, comfort, and reliability for extended cruising or liveaboard adventures. With a spacious layout, excellent sailing capabilities, and recent upgrades, she is ready to set sail!

Key Features & Recent Upgrades:

• Bottom Paint (Jan 2025)
• Gelcoat Touch-ups (2025) – Keeping the exterior in top shape
• New Forestay (Being Installed)
• Main Sail (2021)
• SD60 Saildrives (2023)
• New Autopilot Arm (2023)

Whether you’re planning island-hopping excursions or bluewater crossings, Rainbow Rider is a fantastic choice for sailors seeking a well-equipped and well-loved cruising catamaran.

Available for co brokerage

Full details

Engines

• Make/Model: Yanmar Diesel 3JH3E
• Power: 40 HP each
• Quantity: 2
• Sail Drive: SD60
• Engine Hours approx 3000

Tankage (Approximate)

• Fuel: 106 gallons (1 aluminum tank)
• Water: 227 gallons (2 aluminum tanks)
• Holding: 11 gallons (4 tanks)



Performance (Approximate)

• Cruising Speed: 7 knots @ 2500 RPM
• Maximum Speed: 8 knots @ 3500 RPM

Interior Layout

• Cabins:
• Sleeping cabins in each hull, arranged as mirror images.
• Forward cabins feature:
• Small forepeak single berth
• Double berth (fore and aft layout)
• Ensuite head and shower
• Passageways:
• Single berth (inboard side)
• Hanging locker (outboard side)
• Aft cabins feature:
• Double berth (athwartships layout)
• Ensuite head
• Salon:
• Semi-circular settee with triangular dining table
• Navigation station aft of the dining area
• Galley:
• U-shaped design with:
• Double stainless-steel sinks
• Built-in dish drainer
• Large top-opening refrigerator/freezer
• Eno 3-burner propane stove with oven and broiler

Galley & Water Systems

• Features:
• Stainless steel sink, Corian, and aluminum countertops
• Alder/Barbor 12v refrigerator/freezer (2008)
• Pressurized fresh water system
• Water heater and dockside fresh water

Deck & Hull

• Anchoring System:
• 55lb Delta primary anchor with 150ft chain
• 35lb Delta secondary anchor with chain
• Features:
• Dinghy davits, bimini top, dodger/sprayhood
• Swim boarding ladder, life jackets, cockpit table

Electronics & Navigation

Systems:

• Raymarine ST7002 Autopilot with new control arm 2023
• Garmin 126 GPS
• Raytheon 420 chart plotter
• Raymarine ST60 depth sounder, speed & logs
• Raytheon ST60 wind speed & direction indicator

Electrical Systems

• Power Sources:
• (3) AGM 4D & 8D house batteries
• (2) Optima engine batteries
• 220V AC and 12V DC power
• Additional:
• 700W Chicago inverter
• Xantrax 40A battery charger (2008)
• Honda Generator

Sails & Rigging

• Rig Type: Sloop with deck-stepped Z-Spar mast
• Sails:
• Full battened mainsail 2021
• Furling North genoa
• Winches: Electic Winch for halyard
• Multiple Lewmar self-tailing winches
• Forstay new 2025

Mechanical Equipment

• Bilge Pumps: (4) Whale electric, (1) manual
• Steering: Solimar manual steering wheel
• Safety: Propane shut-off valve, fire extinguishers

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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Listed by BVI Yacht Sales; specs and price as published by the broker — on the market here since August 2026. Confirm details with the broker directly.