45' Cooper Maple Leaf 45

Way She Goes II is one of those boats that virtually never hit the market. With only a handful of custom Cooper Maple Leaf 45s ever completed, this particular Canadian-built cruising yacht has the kind of safety, space, capability, and offshore comfort thats hard to find without spending double this price.

Owned and sailed by a young family of four, they completed a massive refit and spent their cruising time on the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America. The plan was to keep going, but changing family and work commitments now puts this incredible boat on the market.

These owners are offering up a boat that is solid, sea-worthy, and ready to keep cruising. And unlike most cruising boats on the market the important, expensive work is already done.

🧰 Massive December 2024 Refit

* Full electrical rewiring throughout vessel (professional electrician)
* Complete Victron electrical suite installed
* New lithium house bank
* New standing rigging
* New running rigging
* New Precision Sails mainsail genoa
* Mast fully refit
* New Raymarine navigation package
* New autopilot, radar, AIS, VHF
* Major engine drive system upgrades
* Bow thruster rebuild
* New Rocna anchor high test chain
* New dodger and hard top
* New safety gear including liferaft EPIRB

Plus additional improvements in 2025:
* Hull above waterline re-painted
* New stainless steel diesel daytank
* New cockpit enclosure

Most buyers spend years and tens of thousands getting to this point. This boat is already there.

⚡ Built for real cruising

* 1100W solar array ( room for more panels on hard top)
* Renogy 700W inverter
* Watermaker
* 10-ft dinghy with Yamaha outboard
* Starlink installed
* Huge owners cabin with centerline queen berth
* Two heads, one with separate shower half tub
* Protected center cockpit with new hard top enclosure

🛥️ Why this design matters

The Cooper Maple Leaf 45 is known for:

* Strong Canadian construction
* Comfortable offshore motion
* Massive interior volume
* Safe center cockpit layout
* Excellent cruising practicality

Serious inquiries welcome.

// Dimensions

Builder: Cooper Enterprises (CAN)

LOA: 45 ft / 13.72 m

LWL: 37.75 ft / 11.51 m

Beam: 14 ft / 4.27 m

Draft: 7 ft / 2.13 m

Ballast Weight: 9,000 lbs / 4,082 kg

Ballast Material: Lead

Displacement: 27,700 lb / 12,565 kg

Keel Type: Fin

Rudder Type: Balanced Spade

Hull Material: FG w/foam cored hull, balsa deck

Hull Shape: Monohull

Boat Class(es): Sloop, Cruiser, Aft Cabin, Center Cockpit

Headroom: 6 ft 3 in

// Propulsion

Engine: 2007 Westerbeke 71C, 71 hp, 3000hrs, Inboard,Diesel, Direct Drive

Propeller: Bronze 3-Blade
PSS dripless shaft seal (New DEC/2024)

Cruising Speed: 6 k @ 1800 RPM

Max Speed: 8 k @ 2800 RPM

Bow Thruster: Side-Power 7HP Twin
New leg and propellor (DEC/2024)
Motor rebuilt (2026)

Major upgrades during December 2024 refit:
New engine manifold gasket
New cooling hoses
New mixing elbow and new hoses
New anti-siphon valve and new hoses
New packing for rudder post

From the owner: Engine hour meter stopped working at 2,409 hours. Engine hours given are approximate.

// Tanks

Fuel Tankage: x3 Aluminum/Stainless = Total 130 Gal
2x aluminum @ 57.5 Gal each
1x S/S day tank @ 15 Gal

Water Tankage: x2 Aluminum = Total 150 Gal

Holding Tankage: x2 Polypropylene/FG = Total 50 Gal

Other: New 100L diesel stainless steel day tank and fittings (2025)

// Accommodations

# Cabins: 2

# Heads: 2

Types of Heads: Manual (Sea Water), Macerator
New toilet and macerator (DEC/2024)

# Berths: 4

Types of Berths Available: V-Berth (x2), Aft Cabin (x2), Bench Settee (x1)

# People Accommodated (Sleeping): 6

// Galley

Fridge / Freezer: Built-in fridge and freezer
New compressor refit (2026)

Stove: Force 10

Sink: Double stainless steel

From the owner: "Fridge/freezer could use new lid insulation"

// Electronics and Navigation Equipment

AIS Receiver: Em-Trak B954 (New DEC/2024)

AIS Transponder: Em-Trak B954 (New DEC/2024)

Autopilot: Raymarine EV-400 (New DEC/2024)

Chartplotter: Raymarine Axiom 9 (New DEC/2024)

Cockpit Speakers: None

Compass: Ritchie

Depth Sounder: Raymarine iTC-5 (New DEC/2024)

GPS: Raymarine

Knot Meter / Log: Raymarine

Radar: Raymarine Quantum 2 (Q24D) (New DEC/2024)

VHF: ICOM IC-M330 (New DEC/2024)

Wi-Fi: Starlink

Wind Speed and Direction: Raymarine i70S

Comments: New NMEA 2000 network system (New DEC/2024)

// Electrical Systems

Batteries:
House: 3x Albert Lithium 280 Ah (New DEC/2024)
Start: 2x Interstate Group 27 DC (New DEC/2024)

Battery Switch: Victron SmartShunt (New DEC/2024)

Battery Monitor: Victron BatteryProtect (New DEC/2024)

Inverter / Charger: 3000W Victron Multiplus inverter-charger (New DEC/2024)

Renogy: 700W inverter

Smart Regulator: Victron MPPT (New DEC/2024)

Solar Panels: 7x New Solar Panels - total 1100W (New DEC/2024)

Alternator: New 102 Amp (2026)

Original: new spare alternator

Full electrical refit in December 2024 throughout vessel:
Victron Cerbo GX
Victron Galvanic Isolator
Orion DC to DC
2x Victron Lynx Distributors
New wiring
New breakers
New fuses

// Sails & Rigging

Total Sail Area: 862 sq.ft. / 80.08 sq.m. (SailboatData)

Mainsail: Precision Sails Mainsail, in-mast (New DEC/2024)

Jibs / Headsails: Precision Sails Genoa 135% (New DEC/2024)
Spare sail

Roller Furling: Harken MKIII

Whisker Pole: Line Control Whisker Poles, LC 15-27 UTS-UTR

Winches: 4x Harken, 1x New Harken 35 2-speed (2024)

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