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Will you be showing at any of the east coast boat shows in 2012.
1. Would you consider offering a pod drive alternative in the future. Waiting 30 mins. for a bridge to open while dealing with wind and currents is an issue for many boater, especially if you have to maintain your position in a tight channel with traffic.
2. I did not see AC as an option for the staterooms. This is really necessary to keep the mold and mildew in check in Florida and Caribbean waters.
3. Have you settled on a spec for the lower helm and flying bridge chairs. Stidd is good.
4. What kind of headroom do you have in the engine and equipment bays.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Thank you for your note. We’ll be at Miami with our model and pictures of the almost completed boat. We will be in the PassageMaker Magazine’s tent on Collins, Ramp 3 & 4. To answer your questions:
1) Pod drives are too big, too much horsepower, for this boat. We will consider them on our next model which will be over 60′.
2) AC is an option and it will cool the salon and have air handlers in the staterooms.
3) Helm chairs are basically an option. There are so many types and people have their own preference. Stidd’s are a great choice!
4) In the equipment rooms aft of the heads the headroom is over 6′ 4″. The engine rooms have large hatches over them in the cockpit so when open there is a lot of room. Under the deck it is close to 5′.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and hopefully we’ll see you at the Miami Boat Show.
Sill on track for San Diego this fall? How about the Lauderdale or Miami shows? Can’t wait to see and take a test ride.
Great solve for the dingy crane. Love how it is out of the way when stored. How exactly is the dingy held in place and where? What are your thoughts on towing a 17′ Whaler?
Thank you for a current update. Are you still on schedule for an early summer sea trial??
Your specs at this time states that the beam at the WL is 18 feet. Previously the max beam was 18 feet. Has there been a change??
No change in the boat itself but the maximum beam is 18’4″ as the side deck hand rails slope outwards a bit.
Sorry, yes, the HEIGHT from the water line to the top of the arch.
Height from the waterline to the top of the arch is 15′ 6″. Then you need to add for electronics antennas.
Gentlemen;
Exactly how high is it above the water line? Thanks
If you mean bridge deck clearance that is 30″ If you mean from waterline to the top of the arch I’ll have to measure the drawing to get an approximate overall height. Just let me know.
Have 46 express. Looking to go smooth.
Time to get rid of the express then. We will be starting to build the tooling within a few weeks and hopefully have hull #1 here in San Francisco Bay right after the first of the year. We will keep you posted on the progress.
Hi,
We are Southern California boaters planning retirement in a few years on the ICW around Southport, NC, for a change of pace.
Planing a cruising (power) Cat in our future (at least 3 years out). I have been following the progress of the MaineCat P-47 and saw it at the Solomons Trawlerfest. I see they have launched the first Flybridge model which would be a requirement for me. I alo saw the PDQ 34 at the Solomons-Too small-chartered the smaller Leopard from the Moorings last July-narrow beam-nearly lost our entire dinner off the flybridge from rocking when we were hit by some wakes on the beam. The PDQ 41 interests me. They seem to have put a lot of thought into the layout. The concept of getting the Master Stateroom out of the hulls is nice. Hugh Flybridge is like having another full deck and obviates the need for a large cockpit. The Selenes are beautiful boats and Jet Tern should be a great partnership for you ( and an obvious choice for dealership ). I wish you luck with this project and would like to be on your update list!
Thanks,
Jim & Karen McLeod
Thank you for your comments and will look forward to seeing you on our cat when she gets done. Looks like tooling will start within a few weeks and we should have our first hull done right after the first of the year. We will keep you posted on the developments via email.
My Wife and I are looking at either power or sail cats for our retirement. One of our goals is the Great Loop – on which the Journey would be perfect – though we really would like to make large passages liker Bermuda and most power cats in this class just don’t stand up. Thank you for opening the market for long range family cruisers!
I have reservations about the forward berths, also. I would expect they would be quite uninhabitable in heavy seas with the lower deck height… Life on the water isn’t always 3ft following seas. Could be wrong. I can’t wait to see them. Please keep me informed. Good luck guys!
Scott,
Thank you for your comments. To properly address your concerns we would like to talk to you, either you can give us a call or send a good contact number. Best to contact Neil Riley on his cell at: (510)507-0006. To address a couple comments briefly, this is a great boat for offshore and the hull design has been proven by over 30,000 sea miles on her sistership, Water Wizards, a 50′ X 18.5′ beam film platform. For passages in rough weather, the salon table makes into a berth which is where you would be sleeping. Will keep you posted on developments.
My wife and I are going to buy a cat around 45-55 feet in the next 3 years. This seems very interesting, please keep me up to date about your boat. Do you think you could put a tub in one of the bathrooms, this is very possible. What about a crane to store a small whaler in the bow area, this is also a must for us. keep me up to date as construction moves along, we are eager.
thank you
Paul
Paul,
Yes on both the tub and crane although I wouldn’t suggest having the dingy on the foredeck on the 45. We are planning on doing a 55 right after the 45 gets into production and with that version we will be planning on a crane with dinghy storage aft of the flybridge. Also a tub in this model would work well. We will be emailing everyone each time we reach a milestone and will also be updating the website.
Looks good. Will want to take a ride when you have one in the Northwest!
Hopefully we’ll have a boat at the Anacortes Trawler Fest next year this time! We’ll keep you posted of the progress.
Since you are extending the top cover over the cockpit,
(1) will there be room up there to put the dingy?
I’ve been checking the Volvo Website to check the NEW engine specs, and they still don’t show it,
(2) I suppose there is possibilities of using Yanma OR Cummins equilvalents?
(3)Also, from the picture, the space around the engines looks very cramped, will there be room to access all points around the engines?
The max. amount of fuel will be 600 gal., at the lowest speed,
(4) will that be enough for me to cruise with our group to Hawaii? I am in the market for a boat that will have this type of range.
(5) So the plans are to have ONE boat built for sometime next year?
(6) How many orders have you received from the boat shows?
(7) Is there a EARLY buy discount?
Thanks for help,
Sam
Sam,
Would love to discuss all these questions with you directly to make sure there is no confusion. My partner Neil Riley is the technical part of the team and he can call you if you give us a contact number or you can call him at: 510-507-0006. Look forward to hearing from you.
Mike & Neil
Sam,
We aren’t planning on extending the hardtop over the cockpit but extending the flybridge forward to give us more room up there for seating and other items. We will be storing the dinghy on davits aft between the hulls, detailed drawings for these will be out soon.
And yes, the specs for the Volvos are on their site, I googled volvo d-3 220 hp and here is the link: http://www.volvopenta.com/volvopenta/global/en-gb/our_company/press_releases/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=67617&News.Language=en-gb It was under their Global tag. Some news just out that I will include on the site later, we are now going to offer the Cummins 2.8 liter diesel which will produce 217 hp at 3,800 rpm’s. I’ll include more details under specs & equipment later.
There will be sufficient room to service the engines and we will have access to the front of the engine through the wookroom.
With additional tanks we offer up to 700 gallons. Predictions on fuel consumption at low speeds are harder than at higher cruise speeds so at this time I can’t answer what it will be. With full fuel, minimal water and basic supplies, you should be able to make the cruise to Hawaii. Of course to assure you will make it I would suggest carrying a few extra fuel bladders just to be sure. Of course once the boat is out and fully tested we’lll be able to answer this question with authority.
We are currently planning on having the first boat delivered to the West Coast for Trawler Fest in Annacortes, WA, which is held the middle of May, which is where we will be next week. We will be offering incentives for those that put deposits on the first few boats prior to the the first hull coming out and we are currently in negotiations with a couple customers at this time. Of course you’ll have to call us to find out what we can do for you.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Very intriguing! A few questions:
1) Cannot tell from the layouts what is between the heads and the engine rooms on the two stateroom model
2) Could a washer/dryer combo fit in that space and still have the room for larger fuel tanks/bladders?
3) saw a very interesting trawler design in which the stern was hinged behind where the cockpit seats are with a couple of steps down the center between the seats – perfect for divers like my wife and I. Of course the dingy would have to be off the davits, and it would require a robust hinge and structure, but any chance of that working?
4) any thought of a bimini for the flybridge?
Thanks, this looks like a great design!
Jeff
Jeff,
The space between the head and engine room is the equipment room. One side will have the generator and fuel polishing/transfer equipment and the other side will have batteries and could have a washer/dryer. Also there will be a nice workbench and storage. Don’t think we would be able to do that setup on our boat that you saw on a trawler but it could be looked into. We’ll have a nice ladder off one of the transoms that would give you good water access and should work well for diving. Doing a bimini for the flybridge is no problem, we just leave that to the individual owner.
Is this considered a blue-water boat, OR just a coaster cruiser like the MaineCat? reason I ask is the draft is shallow and weight. Thanks
Yes, this is considered an “Offshore” cruiser. Her sistership “Water Wizards” (which incidentally was a film platform for the Americas Cup) has thousands of offshore miles including crossing the Atlantic. See the link to her on on our site.
Your design is very similar to MaineCats. P47. Is your boat as economical on fuel as theres is?
When do you plan on having a boat built for show? Thanks.
The design is similar as we are both catamarans but that is about where it stops. We are using wave piercing bow technology for the hulls which will give the boat an extremely smooth ride through wind blown chop. The sistership to this design, “Water Wizards” (see link on home page) has over 30,000 ocean miles and the owners just love her. By separating the water so cleanly we are able to achieve exceptional fuel economy. Our current projections are three nautical miles per gallon while cruising at 16 knots with the boat fully loaded. With about 1/3 load on the boat we should be getting close to 4 nautical miles per gallon.
We are scheduled to start building the tooling in the next few weeks with the first completed boat schedule to be on the West Coast for Trawler Fest Annacortes, May 2011. We will be keeping you posted as we progress.
looks real interesting. new D-3 220 hp excellent choice along with an enclosed shaft system.
few questions:
1. what is lowest bridgedeck clearance or is it consistent bow to stern?
2. what is construction below the waterline? cored? with what?
3. what is largest dinghy that will fit between hulls?
4. can you subsitute all furuno for RM?
5. any room for solar panels?
good luck/ciao
1) Bridge deck clearance is 30″ and is very consistent front to back.
2) Solid glass and she is constructed using the infusion process or vacuum bag.
3) We believe we can get very close to 10′. We haven’t designed the davit system yet and once that is done we’ll have a better idea of how big we can get.
4) We can put any electronics package you want on the boat. On that note some of the standard items like the Mastervolt Generator may change as we get into production. This is due to having Jet Tern Marine building the boat and we’ll be using a lot of the components they use on their Selene Trawlers. In all cases it would be a lateral move or upgrade in quality of the equipment.
5) We are extending the flybridge forward to allow for more seating and a nice table but there still will be a large area forward of that for panel. We are suggesting a wind generator as they put out more power and won’t detract from the look of the boat.
Please let me know if you have any other questions or comments.
Thank You.
Iam a marine surveyor and broker for Babylon Boat and Yacht Sales. We are always looking for interesting boat lines that may be of interest in the north east. I am planning to attend trawler fest in California in March 2010. Please send me any info you may have.
With kind regards,
Allen D.
Allen J Dannewitz
Babylon Boat and Yacht Sales
2 Oak Lane
Hampton Bays, New York 11946
(631)258-6177 (631)661-9401
Thank you for your interest. We will be attending the Trawler Fest in San Diego and will be in the tent with a model of the boat. My partner is returning from China where we have struck a deal with a builder which we’ll be able to announce come the boat show, and I think you’ll be impressed! Most all the info we currently have on the boat is posted on the site so should you have any particular question, please let me know.
See you next week.
My wife and I are looking forward to a cat in our future. Keep me informed of your progress and when something can be see in the SF Bay Area
Will do Jim. We’re currently negotiating with a couple of builders and the design is to a stage where we can get started very soon. Thank you for your interest.
Keep me posted on your progress….Good Luck on a nice design.
Thank you. We will try to put updates on the site as they occur so please check back and should you have any questions, please ask.