On the 12th of June the Lake Chelan Ferry will be able to begin operation. Notice the surplus Airbus seats.
Lake Chelan Ferry Begins Operation
Category Archives: Charter Catamarans
more salty cat
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Salty cat is about to be splashed
More Lake Chelan Ferry.
I found a picture of the new Lake Chelan ferry taken during sea trials.
It was loaded down with about 8000 lbs. of sandbags, which was to simulate 32 passengers and a ton of cargo. It did the required 20 knots, but I thought it should have been able to do better. It still could.
The pair of 200 hp. outboards were still new and weren’t pushed exceed 4000 rpm. The props had not been experimented with.
There was substantial water sloshing around in the bilges. The roll and tip bottom paint application was never tipped. The surface was like sandpaper. The owner can wet-sand the hulls. And finally, there were a few divots below the waterline that could be filled next haul-out.
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Newest Uganda Ferry Sea Trials
The MV Bluebird is undergoing seat trials on Lake Victoria now. It is built from developed plywood/epoxy, with lots of core on flat surfaces. The whole thing went over in several containers after it was built near Seattle. I will be offering an option that is not quite as wide and a little lighter also.
https://www.facebook.com/EWFerries# I see this link only works in Face now. If it gets onto Youtube, I will grab it.
Charter Cat From China Ready
I finally got pictures of my 40′ F40 daycharter cat design from China sailing.
The factory there says price fob China should be around $200K complete. I do need to get over there soon and make sure they are ready for prime time.
Kamanu at 30?
Is it possible that Kamanu is 30 now? I did the working drawings in ’84 I remember. Am pretty sure it was launched by Schooner Creek Boatworks in ’85. http://kamanu.com
Cylinder molded developed plywood/epoxy. My first USCG certified passenger cat. Am sure Derek will froth if he hears about a 30 year old CM cat still going out every day.
Great New Holo Holo Video
64′ daycharter cat out of Kauai. Look at how little wake at just under 30 knots. 65 pax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBq5Hj0VbVw
Third and Final Alii Nui Story
The Alii Nui Story- Part One
I think I had part of this long ago from the local sailing magazine, but here it is from the guys themselves.
http://aliinuimaui.com/Blog/index.php/bringing-the-alii-nui-home-part-one/
Alii Nui Model
Ok Ok, there is so much Alii Nui stuff here. They just keep having such great pictures and articles. One of my 65′ x 36′ daycharter cats.
A model on display at Costco. I want one.
