Located in AustraliaPrice is $349990 AU AT TIME OF LISTING.More pictures and videos at marinesalesolutions.com.auThe light and cheerful interior, with a lot of easily maintained vinyl and acrylic, is accented with varnished teak trim and highly durable synthetic teak-and-holly soles.​On the bridge deck, a brilliant U-shaped galley to port serves the dinette, across from which a serious navigation station sits. The hulls are reserved for sleeping and ablutions, the port hull for the owner’s double cabin aft and private head with shower forward.​Access to twin 30-horsepower Volvos with Sail Drives is excellent. Plumbing lines, thru-hulls, filters, strainers, wiring, tankage and the like are impeccably organized and easily serviced and are fit with first-rate hardware. Two house battery banks totalling 600 amp-hours and a pair of dedicated 75-AH start batteries complement a 240-volt shore-power system that includes a 50-amp converter for battery charging.​The Manta’s "Comfort Pac," from extra batteries and high-output alternators to a generator and an electric head, can take power options into the realm of luxury.​Construction is fastidious, benefiting from the experience of Manta’s Pat Reischmann who has been involved in state-of-the-art composite technology since it first began to change the face of boatbuilding.All elements of the boat are vacuum bagged. Hull, deck and bulkheads utilize a varying schedule of traxial, biaxial and unidirectional cloth applied with isophthalic and vinylester resins. Below the waterline, the hulls feature solid glass and vinylester; above the waterline and in the deck, Nida-Core polyproylene honeycomb reduces weight and increases stiffness and strength. Where deck fittings occur, aluminum backing plates are inserted into the actual layup.​The hulls-to-deck detail includes 3M 5200 adhesive sealant, mechanical fasteners on 10-inch centers and glass tabbing.​At 40 feet, the hulls are long and sleek enough to counteract visually the freeboard required for volume below. The fine, plumb bows, cutting a strikingly delicate wake, are spanned by a composite beam that supports port and starboard foredeck trampolines and ties structurally into the decks. The bridge deck’s rounded pod is fit with wraparound portlights forward.Equipped with a "Radar Arch/Hardtop/Dinghy Davit Pac," featuring a welded, anodized-aluminum Bimini structure and davits for a sizable tender. The superstructure is substantial, but suits the boat’s cruising agenda.Manta 40 Specifications:​LOA: 39’8" (12.1 m.)LWL: 39’0" (11.9 m.)Beam (max): 21’0" (6.4 m.); 53% LOADraft: 3’8" (1.12 m.)Displacement: 13,000 lbs. (5,897 kgs.)Sail area: 798 sq.ft. (74.2 sq.m.)Mast above water: 59’6" (18.2 m.)Length/Beam (hulls): 9.5:1Underwing clearance: 2’; 5% LOACabin Headroom: 6’4" (1.93 m.)Fuel: 100 gal. (378 ltr.)Water: 100 gal. (378 ltr.)Holding: 30 gal. (114 ltr.)Auxiliary: 2 x 30-hp Volvo dieselsDesigner: Manta Enterprises