POWERGLIDE 46 CATAMARAN (new this year)

POWERGLIDE 40 CATAMARAN 

High Performance Displacement Catamaran   ( HPDC )
both at  16 ft 6" Beam  (5.1M)

                                                                                                        The most fuel efficient  Catamaran
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This Video shows The Dive Charter version of the  PowerGlide 40  Catamaran outside Weymouth Harbour. Although with this power, the Cat is capable of over 30 knots, the speed in the video was never more than Cruising at 20  Knots. Notice how easily the Cat is driven through the water and the absence of water being pushed forward by the bows generally seen in the planing style of Cat Hull.
 

Graham Knott's Dive Cat "Wey Chieftain" Powerglide 40 out in the English Channel
Picture taken from a passing helicopter

We have extended the Powerglide 40ft  to  46 ft now   (14m).

This gives a very much bigger cockpit to the already successful 40 ft Catamaran. By extending this we can now offer a highly competitive  Catamaran at 14 m in length. ( 46 ft)

The first of this class has been launched this year and is now working in Pwllheli, North Wales as a tourist vessel.

Built to the Lloyds SSC rules and also to MCA class 6, to carry 30 passengers plus crew. 

Powered with twin Iveco Nef  400hp engines,  downrated to 370hp.  The Cat has a fully enclosed Fly Bridge wheelhouse, upper deck seating, lower deck seating and inside seating to accommodate the passengers.

A comfortable Galley, kitted out with Induction Hobs, microwave cooker, refrigerator and of course hot and cold pressurised water.

Shearwater in Padstow before delivery.

Also built this year,  also 46 ft, our first high performance wind farm vessel   already working at Walney Windfarm Cumbria and making a big impact. This craft utilises the full size wheelhouse which has been customised to allow the crew to have access along the stb side to the disembarking platform at the bow.  Seating inside for the 12 passengers plus 2 crew.

The craft is fitted with twin Iveco 450 hp engines downrated to a continuous output of 370 hp each.  This will give a top speed of over 30 knots and the opportunity for this vessel to cruise at maximum speed for long periods when required. 

Click to view online without download Wind farm support catamaran layouts.pdf

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In build at the same time is a commercial survey vessel,  46 ft again and built with a special moonpool and attachments to lower the technical survey equipment down through the centre of the deck. Also equipped with a 1.5 ton hydraulic winch and pivoted gantry to raise and lower the other Surveying equipment that will normally be towed.

Towards the end of the year, but in build now, is a 46ft tourist vessel bound for the West of Scotland. Also to be fitted with twin Iveco Nef 400 hp engines.

This is also a MCA class 6 Catamaran which will be operating with 40 passengers on board.

There has been a big shift towards the MCA Class 6 vessels , licensed to carry more than the normal 12 pax + 2.

It will give the owners and skippers a greater opportunity to take out more passengers of those rare days of summer sunshine, and still be able to earn a living.

We specialise in the building of our highly customised Catamarans. You have the choice of 12.2m and 14 m now and each have a role to play in the commercial world.  Both are highly efficient displacement craft and the top speeds are over 30 knots. If you have a a requirement for such a catamaran please allow us the opportunity to show you what we can supply.

You can still, of course, purchase these cats purely as leisure craft for you own use, but you will, unfortunately, have to pay the VAT on these as you would anywhere else.

To get full information you need to make a phone call to Rod Baker  +44 (0) 1208 814876    24hr ansaphone

Although we have been building these cat for about 13 years now, it is still probably the best kept secret in the charter world.       Summer is the best time to order for the next season. Power Catamarans have developed a charter Catamaran designed to give the absolute maximum fuel economy for skippers combined with an excellent turn of speed. The boat gives just about perfect sea keeping and eliminates the pounding and slamming that some planing Catamarans still manage to produce. The hull of the craft was designed by Crowther Catamarans in Australia, probably the worlds best known Catamaran designers with over 3000 designs completed in their long history.  It was by no chance that this Cat was originally described as the most economical production cat in the world. The  combination of speed and fuel economy, which until then had been impossible to attain, has now become the normal practice with our craft. Top speeds are usually around the 32 knots mark, but can go a little higher and can, of course, be set considerably lower. We could fit twin 120 hp engines and still achieve the good side of twenty knots flat out.  No wasted energy.  The ultra slim bows just slice through the water like a thoroughbred race boat. The Cat creates no fuss in the water, no big bow wave being pushed in front of the boat to show how much energy you really are wasting. Look at the section on Comparison & Performance in the Download  Details to find out how much you may be pumping into thin air. Very fast and very economical. this Cat will actually cruise at 25 knots all day and give you over 30 knots when you want it. Of course you don’t have to cruise at 25 knots! If you wish to cruise at 15 knots your saving will be even greater, although your time for the trip will increase of course. Soft smooth riding and perfect sea keeping in any conditions you can go out in. ECONOMY For instance most charter skippers would be very happy just to cruise around at 16 to 18 knots. All day Every day. At this speed you will only consume 1.56 litres per mile, or in every day figures 2.9 miles per gallon or 18 miles for 6.2 gallons. Now at Cruising speed of 25 knots you will consume 2.48 litres per mile and return a figure of 1.83 miles per gallon or 18 miles for 9.8 gallons. A little more fuel but less time. When we take the boat to 30 knots, consumption increases to 3.0 litres per mile or 1.5 miles per gallon or 18 miles for 11.88 gallons. Not quite twice the fuel of the 18 knot speed but you get there in almost half the time. More fuel per hour but almost half the time to cover the ground. The figures above are relative to our 12 m Catamaran fitted with twin engines 300 hp each or over. Top speed over 30 knots. Cruise speed anything from 12 to 27 knots You can see all this information on the Fuel & Speed Graph but I have clarified it for you with these figures. Compare with other catamarans at end of this page     View of the Simple Console on Wey Cheiftain   Important features that you may overlook when making your Choice A Short comparison of our super efficient catamaran against others. All with similar horse power. Horse power that is required to make top published speeds .                                    A selection of Catamarans currently on the market. Wildcat            2 X 440 hp       30.7 knots    Powerglide    35 knots +     20   %  Saving Wildcat            2 X 370 hp       27 knots      Powerglide    34 knots        20   % Saving SouthBoats          2 X300 hp        25 knots      Powerglide    31 knots        19.4 % Saving Blyth                  2 X 215 hp       22 knots       Powerglide    28 knots       21.5 % Saving Blyth                 2 X 425 hp       31 knots       Powerglide   35 knots +     17.3 % Saving Blyth                  2 X 370 hp       27.8knots      Powerglide    34 knots       18.2 % Saving Catapult           2 X 370 hp       28.6 knots      Powerglide     34 knots       15.8 % Saving Gemini              2 X 225 hp       23 knots        Powerglide    27 knots        14.8 % Saving   As you can easily see our fuel figures are in the area of 20 % better or more economical  than these comparisons. It is usually unnecessary to go this  fast as the top speeds here are  generally not required. You can, in fact, run our Catamaran on twin engines down as low as 120 hp each side and have a top speed of around 21 knots!!!       But these figures show that speed for speed this will be your fuel saving . So during your whole year, how would you like to have 20 % cash back !! 20 % less expense   20 % more profit. Whichever way you work it out,  you save money. So if your are travelling a distance of 50 miles each trip and make an estimated 200 trips out each year you could save 2000 miles worth of fuel. In other words you can have 40 days of trips with “Free fuel”  Its like paying 20% less for your fuel every day.  You would love that if it was your car. Also when you couple this to the additional comfort that our High Performance displacement Catamaran can bring you, and the deck space available you are winning every single way you look at the figures. Which other Cat can give you what we offer? Price, comfort, speed, fuel saving.   Is there anything else to consider? Sea Keeping and manoeuvrability. do I hear you say. Of course we also have this. You owe it to yourself to find out . Ring the numbers below to make contact. We can still deliver your Walkaround Charter boat for the new season 2011 but time will run out. so get started. It's not a miracle, it's just good design and experience.            (800 boats built so far)      All the Catamarans are Custom finished to the customers requirements. To see more of this Catamaran or to book a Dive Trip, follow the link to Weymouth Diving   For Information & Prices contact Rod Baker POWER CATAMARANS Ltd TREVILLING QUAY Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 6HF Tel No: (01208) 814876 Out of work hours, mobile  078 1717 4253 email: rodbaker@powerglide30.com       [HOME]   [PROFISH]   [SPORT]   [CATAMARAN]   [WIND FARM]   [MINIS]   [2000 SERIES]   [LINKS]   [CONTACT US]   Website © of Power Catamarans Ltd . All rights reserved.