Planing catamaran hulls are usually low bridge decked while semi-displacement and displacement designs benefit from increased deck heights......
The Aerocat, like the Arrowcat are both low bridge deck designs that have enough clearance as long as the sea is smooth enough to remain on the...
I'm not familiar with the 'AreoCat'... The Chilkat is a very nice design but the bridge deck is too low for my taste: clearance is sufficient on...
Banjer 37 versus 37' catamaran... I have owned a 37' Banjer that I bought in Panama and extensively customized, including a bowsprit - the jib...
Thanks for making contact.... Thanks for making contact: I did e-mail you early on but never got a reply, so I thought you must have been too...
No doubt your boat is well built... I have no doubt that your boat is well built and that if any problem had arisen in the first one...
Open Budget for the Proof of Concept Boat... Open Budget for the Proof of Concept Boat: in today's recessionary climate, unless you have...
Thanks for contributing... Glad to hear from a happy Chilkat owner, as it seems to be one of the most successful design reviewed so far:...
A reminder... Hello Manie, You promised us more information and photos on your friend's cat and we're all ears and eyes, waiting for it...
New thinking in cat design from Glacier Bay founder... New thinking in cat design from Glacier Bay founder......
MC29: Cat Mono Hybrid... MC29: Cat Mono Hybrid... [IMG] Interesting design that needs refining, judging by the amount of spray thrown under...
50' Wave piercer by Gold Coast yachts on St Croix... [IMG] Please, click on the link below to enlarge the photo and see the lay-out... 50' Wave...
Can you point me to where the ChilKat is being discussed, as a posts search brought no result?... A foil addition remains an option and it has...
Good question.... The beam is still 10' for 25' hull length, plus swimming platforms... The ideal lay-out is still an athwartships queen size...
Doing research on fast & efficient hull shapes for a 25' cruising catamaran capable of 22/25 knots cruise and 30 knots top speed, while still...