[PCW] Power cat production in the U.S., was Trawler Fest in Mystic CT

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

Henry Clew wrote:

>I assume cruising powercat production  volume is still pretty small compared
>to "conventional" powerboats and  trawlers.  I believe PDQ is now the largest
>manufacturer of powercats  in North America, they have recently passed the 100
>mark with their  34.

"Tiny" is an appropriate adjective for the cruising power catamaran 
market in the U.S. There were maybe 90 new cruising cats sold last 
year, with PDQ and Endeavour producing close to half that number. 
Monohull power cruisers would total in the tens of thousands.

There were about 600 outboard-powered cats sold. That's also tiny, 
when one considers that similar size V-bottoms racked up 90,000 sales.

The power catamaran market is still in its infancy in North America, 
no doubt about it.

Or, to put a positive spin on it, gentlemen, we're at the leading 
edge of boating.

--Georgs
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Georgs Kolesnikovs
   Power Catamaran World
   http://www.powercatamaranworld.com