[PCW] Power catamarans vs Nordhavn 43, was Re: Fwd: equivalent

[Porter Jameson]

Georgs suggestion to look at the Arrow Cat 30 and Buzzards Bay 33 made me think of the following:
About a month ago I asked "are there no small cat builders remaining in business" (or something like that). It was my first question on this forum and I was surprised at the number of responses. I learned a lot and due to one of the suggestions, I visited Aero Cat Marine in Erie, PA and was so impressed with my test ride that  I ordered a 24' center console cat for spring delivery. 

These guys have just announced a new line of cats from 30 to 36 feet, with (I think) 10-12-14 foot beams.
I have a lot of time on the water, but very little in cats, but I have to tell you that I was more than impressed with their small boats and assume that the larger line will perform even better due to the increase in length and beam. They have a unique building process where they can build (they call it assemble) hulls from cored panels in a fixture scaled to whatever size hull has been ordered. (www.aerocatboats.com)





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From: ed charter <edcharter at gmail.com>
To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:57:11 PM
Subject: Re: [PCW] Power catamarans vs Nordhavn 43, was Re: Fwd:  equivalent

Thanks, I will check them out.
In my case, we plan to become live aboard  nomads.
This is why I was looking at the large Cat. Have you ever heard of this make
"cat"?
In general it kind of reminds me of a "Marine Trader" of cats.
Ed

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk at earthlink.net>wrote:

> What's the longest passage you would make in the Caribbean or to the South
> America? That will tell you what powercats you can consider.
>
> Certainly, if you're not thinking trans-oceanic, your short list of power
> catamarans just got a whole lot longer.
>
> But don't think larger equals safer or better. Find the smallest powercat
> that will help you accomplish what you seek.
>
> Even though I've owned boats as big as 60-feet LOA, I'm a small-boat man at
> heart, and I usually cruise alone or with my Admiral; thus, for your
> purposes I personally would be considering an Arrowcat 30 or a Buzzards Bay
> 33.
>
> http://arrowcatmarine.com/
> http://www.mdcats.com/
>
> --Georgs
>
>
>  You are right Georgs, primarily I am planning to sail in the Caribbean sea
>> and south America, not necessary ocean crossing. Of course a Nordhavn 40
>> would also do. I really like the stability, living space, and low draft of
>> a
>> catamaran if any would come with quality and reliability of the Nordhavn.
>>
>> best Regards
>> Christian
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk at earthlink.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Bill and others--
>>>
>>> The big difference between the Nordhavn 43 and any of the Crosswaters
>>> is that the N43 is a proven passagemaker with Hull #18, Kosmos,
>>> completing a circumnavigation of the world this year:
>>>
>>> http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/our-boat/
>>>
>>> Incidentally, the well-equipped Kosmos is for sale at an asking price
>>> of 795,000 USD.
>>>
>>> I suspect any of the few proven powercat passagemakers, such as Wind
>>> Wind IV and Chrysalis, cost a lot more than that. Of course, they are
>>> larger, more spacious yachts.
>>>
>>> http://chrysalisvoyage.com/
>>> http://www.pachoud.co.nz/yachts/wild-wind-IV.asp
>>>
>>> Notice my use of the word "proven." It's one thing to be a designer or
>>> builder and claim your boat will cross an ocean. Actually doing so is
>>> another thing altogether.
>>>
>>> But perhaps Christian, when he started this thread, did not mean ocean-
>>> crossing equivalents of the Nordhavn 43.
>>>
>>> --Georgs
>>>
>>> PS I modified the subject line so that it would be easier to find this
>>> discussion.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26-Sep-09, at 9:05 AM, Bill Carlson, Sr. wrote:
>>>
>>>  For less than the cost of an N43, have Felix Herrin build you a
>>>> Crosswater
>>>> http://crosswatercats.com/
>>>> The economic downturn put it out of my reach, but I still think it
>>>> is the best all-around boat for the $$.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Carlson
>>>> Ocean City MD
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> what would be a power catamaran equivalent in autonomy, quality,
>>>>> comfort to
>>>>> a Nordhavn 43 monohull.......
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your input.
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>> Christian
>>>>>
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