I got a commission to design a niche charter cat for Miami. The customer has built boats before but knows nothing about cats nor naval architecture. With the outboards they insisted on, the adjustable swim platform and its mechanism, the Cg is a full four feet aft of Cb. I am having a hard time convincing the builder this is bad. i may have to walk away from this one. Foam/glass.
This 79′ day charter power cat is being designed for a group in California. They have been delightful to work with. Good project. Foam/glass.
Its back in the water with new hulls. The previous builder’s hulls delaminated.
Cliff got master builder Joe Kitchel to come up and do a Berlitz class on boatbuilding for Cliff and the boys. It worked. Beautiful hulls with no delamination. It took place in an abandoned fruit warehouse nearby. It was well insulated so they could run the temperature up as needed.
https://www.facebook.com/silentbay.it/videos/1975351819364437
Facebook reminded me.
A nice plug for the 65′ daycharter cat built by Roger.
Hi! I’m starting the build of a kurt hughes design day charter cat to be completed spring 2022 in southwest florida. it will be a cylinder molded wood composite build. I’d like to communicate with anyone else who is currently building, or has built a similar boat. i’m a professional boat builder, having built and worked on several of kurts designs.
couple of questions:
On the 12th of June the Lake Chelan Ferry will be able to begin operation. Notice the surplus Airbus seats.
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Salty cat is about to be splashed
Pat’s 36′ KHSD daycharter catamaran is almost there. Beautiful workmanship.
