1992 Riviera 43 Open Flybridge

MAI KAI—also marketed as Le Maikai—is a 1992 Riviera 44 Diavolo open flybridge cruiser based in Tahiti, French Polynesia, with French registration out of Papeete. Riviera’s Diavolo 44 was built as a Mediterranean-style dayboat and weekender with a huge cockpit, twin-diesel performance, and just enough cabin for overnighting. Factory particulars for the model cite an LOA of 13.43 meters (44 feet) including platform and bowsprit, beam in the mid-three-meter range, a shallow draft around 0.60 meters, dry weight near 7,300 kilograms, fuel about 1,045 liters, and water about 270 liters, with sleeping capacity for four in a typical forward-plus-aft arrangement and a single head.

This hull stands out for a 2024 twin Volvo Penta D6-440 DPI diesel installation with DPI sterndrives, Volvo electronic controls, and joystick docking—modern power in a classic open Riviera package. Seller documentation and invoices confirm the DPI outdrive work and the new engine package; the new engines show only about 10 hours. Navigation is contemporary: Raymarine navigation and autopilot, Garmin electronic dash, GPS/VHF, and Raymarine radar on the hardtop. Onboard comfort includes a galley, sleeping cabin and head, air conditioning, hot water, and a 220-volt generator for independence at the quay or on the hook.

Visually she presents as a white hull with navy accents, the open Diavolo profile that puts guests in the breeze rather than behind a full cabin. The Polynesian base—port of registry Papeete, operating area around Punaauia—puts a buyer in one of the world’s great cruising grounds with a boat sized for day runs to Moorea, weekend loops, and entertaining large groups in the cockpit. Riviera’s reputation for solid fiberglass construction and the Diavolo’s rare combination of open-boat social space with twin-diesel sterndrive punch separate her from both pure dayboats and heavier enclosed cruisers.

Whether the next owner keeps her under the French Polynesian flag or arranges export, MAI KAI offers a turnkey platform: recent major machinery, updated electronics, generator-backed air conditioning, and the unmistakable Riviera open-flybridge silhouette. She is a fun, capable 44-foot entertainer in a location where the scenery does half the selling—and the new Volvo D6-440 DPI package does the rest when it is time to open the throttles across a lagoon.

Soft goods and deck living define how a Diavolo is actually used day to day. Wide cockpit seating, easy movement to the swim platform, and the open flybridge helm put the skipper in the social circle instead of isolated behind a cabin bulkhead. Buyers comparing her to enclosed 40-foot cruisers should weigh that lifestyle difference carefully: MAI KAI is built to spend daylight hours outside with friends, then button up for a comfortable night aboard with air conditioning and generator power. In Tahiti that formula matches the climate and the cruising pattern—morning departures, lagoon swimming, and sunset returns—better than a heavier passagemaker would. Survey focus should include the new sterndrives and engine installation details, generator service history, and the condition of canvas and upholstery in the tropical sun, all of which are normal diligence items on a recently re-powered open cruiser.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.