Category Archives: Projects

42 CATAMARAN FOR SALE

June 17, 2022 kurt 2 Comments

This partially built 42′ catamaran is for sale in California. The builder died. It also has a lot of tools.

“My brother, Tim Beyer, purchased your plans for a 42 foot Cruising Catamaran approximately 5 years ago. He has built the hulls, bridge deck floor and dagger board cases from plywood composite and fiberglass. It needs an interior fit out and rigging.

I would like to sell the partially completed project with the plans, all power tools, supplies and materials, and a 38 foot trailer that can haul the hulls.

My brother put his heart and soul into this catamaran and unfortunately died before he could complete it. Consequently I’m looking for a buyer who appreciates all the love and skill he invested in this boat!

His boat is currently located in King City which is an hour’s drive from Monterey.”

As you can see, it is almost built. CM developed plywood.

~~$60,000~~. reduced to $30,000

Sue at 650-493-6630

Building Technique, Charter Catamarans, Projects

48 DAYCHARTER CAT UPDATE

June 14, 2022 matthew 1 Comment

Finished up and sent off to Buffalo NY, one 48×28 day charter catamaran. About 14 months with a crew of three plus an occasional fourth. Here are some pix – some text and vids to follow. Three sets of images, the crossbeams, the daggerboards and trunks, and the hulls.

heres a little video of turning over a hull: https://youtube.com/shorts/sbAoR5XPQ_g?feature=share

Boat in a Box

March 11, 2022 kurt Leave a comment

The 36′ BIB stuffed into a container.

Projects, Sailing Multihulls

Elua has a new life

February 5, 2022 kurt Leave a comment

While in Oahu, I got to visit Elua (formerly Trilogy 2) thanks to Woody Brown (son of that Woody Brown).
A friend of his has it as a cruising boat now named Moana.
It was my first composite COI boat. In those days the USCG didn’t care if the builders followed the plans. Probably 1987.
A retired Australian metal worker told them that I was doing it wrong and they should do it the way Lock Crowther did it 15 years earlier.
Prior to this design I attended a great composites conference where Ron Reichard showed his OSTAR catamaran Fury, and how strong it was. I used his principles. I mentioned that.
The builder heard that Flury broke up at sea, and confused the two. He decided he didn’t want to build a boat that would break up. They followed the Australian.

Power Catamarans, Projects

Bob’s 34′ Power Cat

February 1, 2022 kurt Leave a comment

Bob sails his 34′ KHSD powercat on the north shore of Kauai, which the USCG considers the most extreme weather in the US. He does the Napali coast tours. He has to take the boat out of the water at the end of every tour as there is no safe moorage.
34′ x 12′. He has to come out on a narrow ramp. Foam/glass.

Charter Catamarans, Projects

Finally, the 48′ Cat

November 11, 2021 kurt Leave a comment

The next morning we inserted the bow unit. Done.
And a look at the hull frim behind. The aft area will get smaller after the bulkheads are installed so the crew can walk into the hull.

And a side view to show how round the hull section is.

Charter Catamarans, Projects

And More 48′ Cat

November 11, 2021 kurt Leave a comment

The next day the biaxial in the gutter had cured. Ready to fold it up. we got delayed as one of the cranes was too small and had to be enlarged.
The hull goes wild until it is put in the deck flange.

Charter Catamarans, Projects

48′ Cat Continues More

November 11, 2021 kurt Leave a comment

Next the gutter has structural bog and biaxial roving placed in it. Shown is Matthew’s biaxial roving impregnation device. Cool. It worked pretty well.