My final visit on the road trip was the Blue Q in Key West. This 42' daycharter cat was the first boat in a box. It was built in Arkansas and trucked to the panhandle where it was assembled and launched. Capt. Steve reminded me that the boat was 20 years old. Like the other cats, it looked new. See http://bluqkeywest.com/
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Steve at Schooner Creek sent me this link for lighter weight sound insulation.
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Several years ago I was asked to design a sail assisted 235′ container ship. On the webpage it says composite, but it may have to be alloy.
http://www.multihulldesigns.com/designs_other/sp_235cargocat.htm
I am talking to another group about it now. It would be very easily driven, and have much less draft than usual ships.
On this cat, displacement would be 864,000 lbs per hull. Draft 7′ and power to go hull speed 1050 hp per hull. That speed is 23 knots, but as the hulls are narrower than 1/12, it could easily go much faster.
I also got to meet with Capt. Steve of the Horizon on Islamorada, FL. The Horizon was originally built by Ken Lincoln for the late Chris Schofi
eld. She was the prototype for the later 36' charter Boat-in-a-Box. She is certified for 24 pax.
She was on the hard for her USCG annual.
Next I got to visit Capt. Da
le of the Sirius. It is one of the fully evolved 36' KHSD Boat-in-a-Box daycharter cats. They operate out of Marathon FL. Its a beautiful boat and looks brand new even though it is at least 10 years old. See http://www.oceansailinginc.com/
I just completed a road trip in Florida visiting all my newly re-certified USCG cats. The first one was Spirit of Fort Lauderdale. It was the Yellow Bird before. It was launched 13 years ago. Andre Cocquyt built it. It still looks new. They love the boat and how it handles. Find at http://www.tropicalsailing.com/
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Thanks to Bill Gow again for alerting me to more C2F news.
They seem to have done well in another race, “For the day, everyone was delighted that Brian Charette joined again in
“Cat2Fold”, taking first place in his tandem-rigged folding cat.”
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And Cat2Fold has a blog now. Good stuff. Lots of pictures and they seem to be having tons of fun with the boat.
I am ducking out for a few days so I can get some design work done. When I'm in the office it is all answering emai
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2012. Underway now. Besides the real work.
I always appreciate the rave. Makes the slog worthwhile. Ralph is building a 43 tri.
“Kurt,
Thanks, and thanks for your time on the phone.The boats you have designed are the answer to everything one
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could want in a boat: ease of build, cutting edge technology, excellent safety and sailability, and very important to me: the ability to build remote to launch site.
The video is priceless.
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