Building an Aluminum catamaran

[peter northaus]

Bob, sorry about the address I didn't check in 24 hrs and they cancelled it on me. If you reply to p.ingram@bigpond.com it will definately work.
Regards Peter

[svironie]

i have just stumbled onto this site and i am very very interested to know if you are still building these cats or any other aluminium cats------any information you can give me would be of great interest-----i will also check out the website you mention and try to contact you through that------thanks,Josh

Originally Posted by Bob Mott

Own a 48 foot alloy cat just launched. Please view www.far-away.net for details of Chameleon. Mozart is the sistership.

My freind is the designer and builder.

We can build in Thailand to world standard and are entering into a project to do so with a large Thai building company that specialises in Alloy construction.

Price will be extremely compeditive.

Would expect the finishe dprice to be around 300,000/350,000US$ complete.

There are 8 of these cats in the water with one in The Phillipines, 3 in Phuket, 2 in Australia, 1 and earlier version in Sweden.

Yes they are safe - this is my third big cat with the first being composite and ply the second alloy. I will always go for alloy now.

Do you want to know more.

Regards

Bob

[svironie]

Iam very interested to know more about this project and whether any of these boats is still available or not-----i have been looking for something like this for a long time----any information you have would be great------thanks,Josh

Originally Posted by Gerard Kennedy

A project is due to begin around May/June 2005 in Thailand building 3 to 5 X 50 foot alluminium custom cats. The first stage will include hull and deck, daggerboards , kickup alloy rudders with stainless shaft , cross arm steering , fabricated alluminium hatches, engine beds , stern tubes, "P" bracket , 4mm hull and deck.

Projected estimate to this stage of completion 120,000US$.

Based on labour rate of 10US$ an hour plus materials.

This rate includes yard facilities and equipment used and anz administration costs plus launching.

The rate applys to all work done from fabricators, welders, machists, engine and electical engineers, office staff all one rate.

Fit out dependant on level of equipment installed and finish required

The cats will be built at a professionally run and equipped boat building ard that has built alluminium naval and commercial craft in the past.

The company is BOI registered Thailand Board Of Investment. No duty or tax is charged on incoming materials or equipement.

The yard has travel lift facilities and is on a river a few miles the ocean and has fabrication sheds, fittout sheds and office facilities.

If anyone is interested in the project please contact me for a ongoing report.

[kriche]

There's an article on noonsite.com about this. Called Silkline 510 - hull number four is available for a special price. Good searching.

[wingsails]

Apparently in Darwin nth Australia there is high demand for ally boats and not much for glass as they have problems in tropical waters. I have friends who work on resupply vessels in that area and 99% would be ally boats.