Four cabins, 3,020 watts of solar and 8,000 blue-water miles under her keels — this owner-loved flybridge cat was built for life on the hook.
Some catamarans reveal themselves slowly. Others tell you everything in the first thirty seconds. S/V Stray Cats, a 2016 Lagoon 450 F presented by Jannelle, falls into the second camp: a walkthrough of her fit and finish quickly becomes a catalogue of small, considered decisions made by owners who have actually lived aboard.
The numbers first. She measures 45 feet 10 inches with a 25-foot 6-inch beam and a 75-foot 6-inch mast, laid out in the four-cabin, four-head configuration. She is the flybridge version of the 450 — the “F” — and, importantly for buyers wary of ex-fleet boats, she has never been chartered and has never been through a hurricane. The current owners have had her for seven years and covered more than 8,000 nautical miles in that time: the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf Coast, the Bahamas, and down the Caribbean chain to Grenada.
Set up to live on the hook
The energy systems are where this boat separates itself from a stock 450F. She carries 3,020 watts of solar on a custom arch over the transom, a 1,320 amp-hour lithium bank, and 6,000 watts of inverter capacity, plus a 40-gallon-per-hour watermaker tucked under the port passageway. A UV water filter feeds a dedicated galley faucet and the full-size ice maker, so drinking water quality doesn’t depend on which country you’ve cleared into. Starlink is aboard, with the router mounted in the port hallway. The stated intent — to live as comfortably at anchor as at the dock — is visible rather than asserted.
Decks, cockpits and the flybridge
Sun and heat management is a recurring theme. Every hatch has a cover, the salon windows are screened with Phifertex said to absorb up to 96% of the sun’s heat, and each cabin hatch has a retractable sunshade and bug screen. On-deck storage boxes and the bow pulpit seats have been rebuilt in Starboard, and the standard rope trampolines have been replaced with vinyl-coated polyester open net — easier on bare feet and easier to clean.
Forward, a cushioned bow seating area with removable cushion straps is the boat’s best loafing spot; layout cushions on the coachroof are accessible from the helm, so guests sunning themselves stay in the conversation underway. Handrails run along both sides of the deckhouse.
The flybridge seats six under an oversized walk-on hard-top bimini with two opening hatches and a full enclosure. Instrumentation is current B&G: a 12-inch chartplotter, autopilot, Triton displays and a chain counter, alongside all-electric winches, a custom traveler-line rope bag, storage compartments, speakers and USB/USB-C charging. Access from the starboard side deck is via enclosed steps with handholds — a genuine safety plus with kids aboard in a lumpy sea.
The aft cockpit is teak-floored, with a large seating area, a cabinet housing a full-size ice maker and refrigerator, and a wraparound enclosure that can be fully closed, opened at the U-Zip windows for airflow, or rolled entirely away. Bug screens are fitted for all the U-Zips. A Highfield dinghy with electric start and tilt motor and a propane grill station live aft, and the transom shower runs hot and cold fresh water.
Inside: storage, storage, storage
The salon centers on a custom removable teak table for six, with storage beneath the settee and in the stools, four upper cabinets, sliding spice cabinets, added ceiling fans and its own dedicated air conditioner. A 32-inch QLED TV retracts into the starboard aft cabinet, which also holds the freezer, drawers and electrical panel. The captain’s desk has drawers, USB ports and two AC outlets. The galley offers refrigerator, propane three-burner stove, a Cuisinart digital air-fryer toaster oven, microwave, four deep drawers and three sinks.
Below, both queen master cabins have standing room on either side of the bed, deep clothes drawers, three in-floor storage compartments, full-length hanging closets, ceiling fans, USB and USB-C charging on both sides, dedicated air conditioning with dehumidifier mode, and en-suite heads. The forward V-berths convert to full-size beds with cushion inserts; the port one is currently used for storage. Every cabin has its own fire extinguisher, smoke and fire detectors sit in both stairwells, and heads feature separated showers, electric-flush toilets and motion-sensing night lights. A standout is the custom built-in pantry in the starboard hall — deep enough to double-stack, holding up to 70 cans, and removable for access to the wiring behind it. Headroom throughout suits a 6’5″ adult.
Where the 450 sits
For context, YachtSite has recorded 37 Lagoon 450 sales in the last 24 months at a median of $424,875 and roughly 179 days to sell, with 20 boats currently listed between $249,000 and $580,000. Interest is climbing: 31 inquiries on Lagoon 450 listings in the last 30 days, against 16 the month before.
| Prior 30 days | 16 | |||
| Last 30 days | 31 |