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World Cat
Registrace 2. 02. 2010
The PowerCat Group is committed to growing the popularity of catamarans in the United States. In places like South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, catamarans are the dominate offshore hull type. Our goal is show US boaters the advantages of powercats.
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High resale value for cat boats
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High demand for used boats and limited supply since customers keep cats longer keeps used boat prices high
Cats are very stable and the roll is very limited
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Cats are very stable and the roll is very limited
Experienced boaters buy cats
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The average cat boat owner has owned 7 or more offshore boats. They have the experience and know their bodies cannot take the pounding of a mono-hull. They also keep their cats longer than they kept their mono-hull. When they buy a new boat they most likely will buy another cat
Cats are extremely stable in a beam sea
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Cats are extremely stable and have been compared to barges with their flat surface on a dual hull design.
Cats are easy to drive and much more maneuverable than a monohul
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Cats are incredibly simple to operate: once you learn the basics of keeping a proper trim you'll be 90% of the way to being an expert. Experienced boaters will tell you that learning to drive a catamaran was easy...and they'll never go back to a monohull.
Cats boats now have beautiful shearlines like a traditional boat
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Every boater is aware that Australians and New Zealanders know their boats. And catamarans aren't ugly to them: despite a much smaller population, there are four times more power catamarans in Australia and New Zealand than there are here. They know that the smoothness of the ride, especially in their infamously rough water, is superior to any monohull's.
Cats lean inboard...running photage
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Watch this power catamaran turn inboard. Powercats have much better rough water handling than a mono hull and bank in a turn.
BoatTest 320CC Performance Video
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See Captain Steve run the World Cat 320CC through its paces.
Cat boats are designed to flex like the wing of airplane
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Cat boats are designed to flex and have not heard of one breaking.
Trailering a cat is easy
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Because of the tunnel between the two hulls this makes it more aerodynamic with less resistance, which means better fuel economy when towing.
Cats best boat in a head sea
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Catamarans are the best boats in a head sea. The analogy would be would you prefer to push your way through the water with palm first, or the side of both hands; which do you think would cause you less resistance? There is no other boat Dean would prefer to be in with a head sea.
Not all cats sneeze
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At slow speeds with a head sea due to fluid dynamics if tunnel (space between the hulls) is blocked by a wave, then hit by another wave then there could be a slight mist. However, the World Cat has a hydropod between the two hulls that breaks up the pressure that usually resolves this issue.
Trim properly and a following sea is no problem
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Trim properly and a following sea is no problem
Cats lean inboard at high rates of speed
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Cats lean inboard at high rates of speed
I have owned a 25' Skipjack and currently have a Glacier Bay 2680 Coastal Runner cat and in rough ocean water I would prefer the Skipjack. Also cats don't like to be loaded heavy.
Versatile to a fault...sharpturns 😩👨✈️
On the side by side comparison it looked to me like the monohull was trimmed up to high causing it to porpoise. I wish I could find a non biased comparison, all I have found are cat sales pitches.
A catamaran is not a catboat. A catboat is a sailing boat with its mast forward on the bow.
experienced boaters don't put suzuki's on their boat
What type of cat is that ,that you are on.length also
The only thing I can argue with is that catamans are more fuel efficient than monohulls. Perhaps at displacement speeds there is no information that shows cats are more fuel efficient and they aren't. They have more wetted area and thinner hulls means less lift. The only boats that are better than any other boat fuel economy wise are foil assisted Cats. Watch this space because they will be showing up soon in greater numbers. Go check out or google HAWC boats - Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft.
That is a 320CC
08:28 down at one of the right tubes. I looks like air air coming in. and from 08:42 you can see air under the bagging film I suppose thats not good?
what size WC is that? 29?32?
Thanks reddawnsomeday!
Panga's are generally going to have a narrower beam than a cat of the same length. A cat will feel more stable in heavier sea when the boat is at rest or in a drifting situation.
cat v panga?
what about the beam? you mentioned their larger beam in another video, but it seems like a 27 to 30 footer would need some special signs or something to take it from say, florida to california or texas, which I plan on doing. also, what about their weight compared to a monohull- a basic one, not like a a hydra-sports or a grady white. and finnally, why are larger boats, like a flybridge sportfisher, not made with a catamaran hull if they are such strong boats. thanks in advance
excellent
looks smoother then the gradywhites and boston whaler cc