Its back in the water with new hulls. The previous builder’s hulls delaminated.
Lake Chelan Ferry Launched Again.
Category Archives: Power Catamarans
the New Lake Chelan Ferry Hulls
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.
38 Power Tri Pictures
10m power cat update
At the end of 2018 I posted a power cat hull build. Upon completion of the two hulls, they were picked up by the owners and taken home to Maine to build the crossbeams and cockpit, as well as fit engines, electrical, etc. I’m happy to report that the resulting boat looks spectacular, and the owner/builders say that the shakedown cruise went well, with a smooth dry 20 knots. stock props.
here is the link to the original post: https://multihullblog.com/building-power-cat-hulls/ and here is the link to the design: http://multihulldesigns.com/designs_stock/28cat.html
Lake Chelan Ferry Begins Operation
On the 12th of June the Lake Chelan Ferry will be able to begin operation. Notice the surplus Airbus seats.
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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Building power cat hulls
I took on the job of building a set of hulls for Kurts 28’ power cat design which we stretched to 31’ by adding about 2.5 inches to every station. We upped the stringer size by 30% and glassed with 8oz rather than 6oz but otherwise stuck with the plan and laminate schedule. We used multiple layers of 8 and 10oz to make up biax tapes, i find it makes for easier fairing and allows for tapering the buildup. We did a half-way-to-yacht quality fairing job, primed with 545 and installed cleats, hatches, fuel tanks, and fuel fills. There will be lightweight 25 hp engines mounted on rear transoms. We finished both hulls and shipped to the owner in maine, who is going to build the cross arms and center cockpit over the winter. I really can’t recommend committing to building a boat over the summer in sarasota, florida in a non-airconditioned space, but, in the spirit of running a marathon, and other ridiculously painful ways to enjoy yourself, we did it. Total build time, including purchasing, hardware, and mounting on a trailer for shipment, was in the neighborhood of a thousand hours. LOTS of pictures after the break-
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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.
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
