What can we say about Imi Loa? We love her, She is a beautiful 43' CSK catamaran built on the west coast and launched in 1963, originally built for Vic Stern as a cruiser/racer. She competed in 43 Newport to Ensenada races, several  Trans- Pac races and delivered mile after mile of awesome sailing. Completely re-fitted in 2010, and set up for cruising for two. My wife and I put 1000's of miles on her and explored so many islands we can't even remember them all(that might be the rum). She is quick and easy to sail by a couple. Always the Belle of the Ball in every anchorage you find, someone always recognizes Imi Loa and has a story to share and wants to know if she is "The Real Imi Loa".... she is! Did I mention the Peso is 18:1 right now? That makes tacos and cerveza cheaper that ever!  *** Maybe possible trades??? Never know, Land ? House? Cabin? You want to go cruising? You want a Catamaran? You can buy a new 43'Catamaran for $300-400K  and need to buy a lot of equipment. Or you can own this awesome classic for much less and go cruising now, not later.  You Know.... Go Simple, Go Now!  She is a good old boat , and will make somebody a perfect cruiser.  She needs a little TLC, but that is the name of the cruising game, the TLC is a constant need of EVERY boat. Paint this...varnish that, clean it all again.... That being said I would gladly throw a fresh coat of bottom paint on and launch her tomorrow and go cruising again, she is mostly ready to go today, or ready to be polished out to your perfect standard tomorrow. She has been clocked at 26Knts stripped for racing, and we have had her in the 16-18Knt range a couple times , she loves to glide at between 6-9Knts...pulls nicely at 5-7Knts and Below 4 Knts...... are we really moving? She is smooth and easy. And before you ask,"if she is so awesome why is she for sale" Life has delivered us a different path for a while, many tears will be shed saying goodbye to that beautiful old boat. More pics are available , most have myself or my wife in them so... I will email anything you would like to see that I have photos of.**  She has everything you need:  Registered in California, and has current Mexico Import Permit **Watermaker, PUR power 80, makes almost 5 gals per hour, and is stored in 2-30 gals tanks.*** Currently pickled with Biocide and ready to be used as soon as you are in the water. Membranes New in 2011.** Solar Power, 4 Kyocera Panels, 2-80 watt, 2-150 watt. installed on a nice cockpit frame that creates a fair bit of cockpit shade.** New stanchions and lifelines (2010) new jack lines as well** Batteries, 2 - 8D AGM batteries for a total of 490 amp hours of storage.** Lighting, Almost every light has been changed out to LED including the Running and Anchor lights, as well as ALL interior lights.** Radios, 1- VHF ICOM 504 new in 2011, strong signal , antenna on mast. 1- Kenwood TS-430 SSB radio and Tuner, We used a rope antenna, worked well, but you may want to look at a new one.( easy to make)** Chart plotter, 1- Furuno color chart plotter, late 90's model but works awesome and has new Ext. antenna mounted, 1 Garmin handheld GPS new in 2013 works great.** EPIRB- new 2010 will need to be re-registered  for new owners, recommend getting new battery and inspection.** Retractable dagger boards , daggers down she points high and tight, daggers up you draft 30inches and can anchor anywhere or beach it in the sand.** Stove and oven in the galley, pressure saltwater at the sink, and fresh water via foot pump. ** Fridge/ Freezer   Waeco portable mounted down below, largest portable they make, more than you need for weeks at a time, temp is adjustable from almost frozen to solid frozen( perfect for the margaritas).** 2 -Full size beds, one on each side , memory foam mattresses(super comfy), 1- Single berth on the port side.** Settee makes down into a huge bed, really nice for those long passages when you need to be close to the cockpit. (Sailing to Hawaii we slept on the settee bed  for 3 weeks, yeah it was awesome, amazingly awesome!) You ever seen the Milky Way from the middle of the ocean?** Big shower, plumbed to solar water heater, flip the switch, let the sun do it's thing and you have an amazing shower that always works and never runs out. So nice after a day of sun and sand.** Large bathroom area with  a saltwater Wilcox Critenden head, older but will still pull through a tennis ball if needed, these were the best heads ever made for sea, with a 30gal holding tank. ** Custom made shades for the cockpit /cabin top, makes a huge difference at anchor when it's hot.** Groundtackle, 1-35#CQR on 150' chain and 250' of rope, 1-35# Danforth on 150' of chain and 200' of rope, 1 18# Danforth stern anchor on 25' chain and 150' of rope, Storm anchor - Fortress FX-55 (nothing better)** Windlass,  Molinete ,S-L555 manual windlass, old school, needs no electricity, and gets the job done well.** 2- Sea parachute drogues -set up as small in line sea drogues, on 300' of 3/4 line, if  you need to ride out a storm you will ride smooth and safe with this setup.** Sails- 2- full main sails with full battens, Head sail(new 2010) is 6oz. 110Gen on a Pro-furl furler all rigged to the cockpit, spare headsail smaller 100Gen, , 2- Huge spinnakers like new, 1-spinnaker launching sock and bag, 1-brand new storm sail.** Engine, 1-25 hp Honda 4 stroke outboard, with low pitch prop and spare, mounted on a center well electric start and Alt.  25" extra long shaft reaches perfect to the water. Starts and runs every time, pushes the boat at about 4-5 easily and will do 7 if you need it to. It is simple but also easy to maintain and easy to use.** Wheel steering with center console,  Edson parts on custom pedestal, steering linkage is via Amsteel tech line, very smooth. ** Cockpit wash down pump** 4- new Bowmar hatches smaller but nice opening hatches for the bedrooms ** 8- 12 volt fans through out the boat for extra ventilation ** Foul weather gear matching his and hers (new in 2010) ** Mast climbing harness and ascending set, It's fun really!** Cooking gear, everything you need , want it or not. French press for coffee, the All important pressure cooker, bread pans, pots pans plates etc. REALLY everything you need to get on board and leave.** Food Storage-  seriously , it comes with food supply. ** Spares- I can't even make a list, seriously there is almost enough stuff to build another boat.. Every shackle, 1000's ft. of rope, screws , nuts, electrical, everything, it is there. including all the tools we took along, grinders, sanders, hand tools, wrenches, sockets, soldering gun, hose clamps, wire nuts, fiberglass, epoxy, paint. Books, Guides, Stuff!** Pics are from last haul and bottom job 2012, and the current storage haul out taken last summer.  I am available to answer questions,  562-676-5680 please leave a mesg. if we don't answer we will call you back. or email via Ebay or,    The boat is being sold AS-IS , WHERE-IS,  Currently stored in a secure boatyard in the Sea of Cortez, Guaymas, Mexico. Yes it's safe , yes it's secure, yes the yard will let you store it/work on it. and they have a travel lift that can re-launch you when you're ready, very reliable boatyard.No financing will be available on an older boat like this so all sales will be cash, cashiers check, or wire transfer.