A short yard-side walkthrough reveals fresh bottom paint, solar upgrades and a cockpit built for sunsets.
Caught on the hard and waiting to get back in the water, the 1997 Manta 40 S/V Steal Breeze gets a brief but telling walkthrough in this video tour. The clip is short and practical — the kind of quick pass a cruiser gives a boat that’s mid-refit rather than staged for a boat show — but it covers the details buyers tend to ask about first.
Top of the list: new bottom paint, applied while she’s hauled out. From there the tour moves forward along the walk-on forward scoop, past the storm anchor, and into the accommodations, where new solar fans have been fitted in both heads — a small but genuinely useful upgrade for ventilation in the tropics.
Topsides, the video climbs the starboard stairs to show the Bimini top with solar panels mounted above, and the mainsail under a zip-open sail cover. Window covers are included, and a full set of isinglass for the cockpit is stored aboard. The narrator is candid about the imperfections too, noting that the port window is crazed — the sort of straightforward disclosure that makes the rest of the tour easier to trust. The verdict on the cockpit? “Best seat on the boat for enjoying the sunsets.”
Where the Manta 40 sits today
Manta 40s trade thinly, so context helps. Site data shows three sold in the last 24 months at a median of $150,000, taking a median of about 147 days to find a buyer.
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Sold, last 24 months | 3 |
| Median sold price | $150,000 |
| Median days to sell | ~147 |
| Active listings | 1 |
| Asking range | $90,000 |
| Median sold (24 mo) | $150,000 | |||
| Current asking | $90,000 |
For full specifications and to reach Eliabeth about a viewing, see the listing.