September 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15.
Boat And Ship Yard News
Maine Cat Launches their First Production P-47
stack. Catalyzed resin is then allowed to flow Our charter season started June 12th and will
through numerous feed tubes until the entire end September 17th. If you are interested
stack is saturated and excess resin contact Lynn at info@mecat.com for more
removed. The core used is Core-Cell, which is information or to book your charter. This is a
a SAN based plastic that forms a chemical great opportunity to explore the coast of
bond with the infused vinylester resin. They Maine and discover a truly unique power
use this coring in all the high stress areas. catamaran experience.
With her 13.5 to 1 length to beam ratio
she should slide
through the water very
easily and it is estimated
that she will burn only
four gallons an hour
cruising at 15 knots.
Originally they
hoped to power this
boat with diesel electric
motors, which used two
Maine Cat reached another milestone
shapes with a minimum of wetted surface 25 kw DC generators
with the launching of Hull #2, their first pro-
area. He said, “I am not aware of any 40’+/- and a pair of electric
duction P-47. She is now available for charter
power cat presently being built in production drive motors. The tech-
this summer along the coast of Maine.
that has addressed all these issues success- nology was not quite
For over 14 years Maine Cat has been
fully. Most grossly exceed their weight pre- there and they next tried
building multihulls at their Bremen facility.
dictions and end up with “chubby” 7 to 1 twin 160-hp Volvo die-
For years they built strictly sailboats, but
length to beam ratios to support the added sels,
now with their customers aging and an in-
weight of obsolete building techniques and If you are looking
creased interest in power catamarans, Maine
poor or cheap choices for heavier than nec- for space than you will
Cat has designed and built their first power-
essary equipment selections and building love the P-47. The stan-
cat, the P-47.
materials.” dard double cabin ar-
This design started out as a P-38 and
A lot of the success of this boat will be rangement has separate
then a P-45 before they settled on the P-47.
her construction. Hulls are resin infused and sleeping quarters and
Their boats are easily driven with very good
this allows for high quality and very light- heads in each hull.
seakeeping ability. After more than 15 years
weight parts and pieces. To accomplish this Owner Dick
designing catamarans they realize that hull
the coring is laid dry in the mould and held in Vermeulen said,
shape is critical in regards to efficiency.
place with contact adhesive. The part is then “We’ve decided to keep
Vermeulen said that it is the balance of light-
covered with plastic sheeting, then the entire #2 in Maine this summer
weight stiff composite construction, ample
perimeter sealed and vacuum manifolds and make her available
reserve buoyancy, high prismatic coeffi-
evacuate all the air and de-bulk the laminate for bareboat charter.
cient, excessive bridgedeck clearance, low
center of gravity and extremely fine hull
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New Cushions
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New Canvas
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New Sails
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Repairs
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