I had a great time sailing last weekend on KHSD 36 boat in a box on Bellingham Bay with Duncan and Alex.
Category Archives: Charter Catamarans
Charter Cat for Sale
This 36′ x 24′ daycharter cat is for sale. Owner hopes to sell soon.
Built using CM plywood epoxy construction with cored decks.
pair of new honda 15 hp high thrust with 20 hours each.
Lefiel mast, boom and bowtube
Teleflex steering
Harken hardware
Staaf sails
Kick-up rudders
Portabote tender
KED lights
Life Sling Lifelines 2 Bruce anchors
Seller wants $90K, down from $100K. It does have USCG stamped plans for 24 pax and out 20 miles, but owner never did go for COI. I can do that. I suspect it only needs new application for inspection, deadweight survey and stability calcs. I will assist with those.
It is demountable and does all fit into one container except the mast. Is here in Washington state but can be shipped anywhere. Contact me at 206-284-6346 or at khughes@multihulldesigns.com
Accessible Daycharter Catamaran
Got a nice little write-up on a 50′ a solar-powered hybrid, handicap accessible, daycharter catamaran that I am designing. It will operate in Florida. http://flmag.com/off-the-grid/florida-fishing-academy-add-handicap-accessible-hybrid. It will be only 49 passenger, not 75. Foam-glass construction.
Drawings posted soon. This project is why this blog and all my other work got neglected for a while. Deadline was today.
Florida Fishing Academy to Add Handicap-Accessible Hybrid | Fort Lauderdale Magazine
flmag.com
Charter Cat Rolls Over in Florida
A daycharter cat in Florida rolled over from a wave during thanskgiving. Notes thanks to Earl Dame. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-23/news/fl-pompano-dive-boat-folo-20121123_1_rough-seas-hillsboro-inlet-high-seas
Look how narrow overall it is for its 45′ length. Only 14.4′. It looks like a powercat designed by guys who were chopper-gunning truck bed covers just a few years ago. Not only do the sum of the hull widths look like they are about half the beam overall, it has planing speedboat bows for displacement boat speeds. No wonder it took twice 225 hp to go 20 knots! A 45′ cat that I or Roger (Hatfield) or even Gino would design would do that 20 knots with about 80 hp per side. Certainly not over 100 hp per side.
The narrow overall beam shouts beginner to me.
Costa Rica Charter Cat
I just found out that I have a charter cat sailing in Costa Rica. http://www.bluedolphinsailing.com/gallery.html
They want another one.
Teralani Charters
Yesterday I got to meet the crew of Teralani 3, another KHSD 65′ x 36′ daycharter cat on Maui. Again I was very impressed with the boat. The builder had delivered it to them in a very unfinished state some 5 years ago. They have finished it to top shape. They are more of a true sailing charter than many others. Passengers load from the beach. Very nice. See http://www.teralani.net/
Small Charter Cat Tops
for Charles and any others. These tops on small day cats provide shade without too much windage and weight. Of course they can be built larger, but these are working for people.
New Charter in Marathon
This KHSD 36 daycharter cat has just begun to charter out of Marathon, FL.
http://www.oceansailinginc.com/default.html
Congratulations
Daycharter in the Cold
I had forgotten there was a brave daycharter company operating right up in Blaine, Washington. They use one of my 36′ charter boats in a box. Bring your warm coat. See http://rapscallionsailcharters.com/index.html