[PCW] Manta - was Endeavour cat

[ron_zeppieri@juno.com]

  Henry:

      FYI; our Endeavour 44 burns about 13.5 to 14 GPH "at speed"; which
to us is our cruising speed of 15 - 16 knots at 3100 rpm. I've found
these numbers to be fairly consistent over the 4 years that we've been
cruising. I am quite skeptical of the claim that the Manta 44's
"consumption at speed is about  half that of the Endeavour 44". I'm not
sure how many of Manta's new 44' cats are actually out there on the water
but, if they can REALLY cruise "at speed" on only 7 gph, they're sure to
sell a whole bunch of them!!
Ron "OdySea"
 
On Fri, 4 May 2007 10:52:28 EDT SnoDogPDQ@aol.com writes:
> Not only is the Manta good looking, it's also very  fuel efficient.  
> From 
> what I've heard, consumption at speed is about  half that of the 
> Endeavour 44.
>  
> Because there so many things to consider when choosing a boat, each  
> person's 
> list of priorities will inevitably result in different  choices.  
> For us, the 
> appearance and efficiency of the Manta  44 were strong positives, 
> but the 
> wide beam, lack of flying bridge and  price were negatives.
>  
> At the Annapolis Boat show last fall, I took a photo of all the 
> powercats  
> lined up (which can be seen at: 
> www.geocities.com/snodoglog/Manta44.html )  and 
> I made the comment: "the yellow-hulled  Manta 44 comports itself 
> rather well 
> in this line-up".  Even  though  we're now PDQ owners, I devoted a 
> whole page 
> to the Manta because I think it is  a very creditable design - 
> certainly 
> deserving of consideration by any  serious powercat buyer.
>  
> Henry Clews
> PDQ 34 "Sno' Dog"
> Ft Lauderdale, FL
>  
> In a message dated 5/4/2007 10:04:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> preischmann@msn.com writes:
> 
> I guess Rod forgot  the Manta 44 when he stated the Endeavourcat was 
> "the only
> game in  town".
> 
> 
> 
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