Category Archives: New Designs

Back From IBEX

I got back from IBEX last Friday. Finally kind of caught up. Over the next few days I will show the products that caught my attention.
First, glow in the dark switches. On my spaceship I bought www.cpperformance.com.
They are beautiful but they require all 5 leads be correctly attached. It took me asking for help online and a half a day to figure out how to do that.
At IBEX I found glow in the dark switches that only require 2 leads. Yes!
https://www.e-switch.com/product-catalog/pushbutton

44′ Power Cat

This is a new 44’ powercat design by Kurt. It is simple, elegant, and perhaps the most bang-for-the-buck design I’ve seen. Kurt estimates displacement at 2550 kg/5600 lbs, which i suppose indicates the boat dry would be 4000 lbs and change. This would be a very easily driven hull.  2x 50-60hp outboards should be sufficient to go fast, and the mpg is going to be spectacular. Twin 40 gal tanks should give a range of 400-1000+ miles depending on conditions and how fast you want to go. Beam as designed is about 18’/5.5m, but could be easily increased for more deck area.

I am a professional boat builder and this is a boat I would love to build. A client of mine has commissioned these plans from Kurt and a detailed construction spreadsheet from me. At the moment they are unsure whether they wish to proceed with this design. Plans might be available at a discounted price. If you are interested, we are available to build this boat during the coming winter in Sarasota, Florida. If you are in Asia we can arrange to build this in the Philippines. Drop me an email at matthewhreynolds@gmail.com or text/call 1.941.323.5122. 

To see more of Kurt’s designs, check out http://multihulldesigns.com.

Part of a khd 31 Powercat I built a few years ago

My 35′ Power Trimaran

My 35′ power trimaran, built by legendary boat builder Andre Cocquyt. Foam/glass. Andre notes:
our trials got cut short due to hurricane Lee, the marina evacuated and it’s too late to put back in before the season ends per Oct. 1st. I saw 23.4 mph on the second test run. she likes to cruise happily and quietly around 3,400 rpm doing 14 mph. With engines in idle fwd, she does 6.5 mph. It will be interesting to see how she does next year with the trim mods and the swim platform.