RT Firefly
Enigma
Greetings,
Not to derail the thread on "power cats" I'd like to pick the collective brain on a replacement for our recently sold trawler.
New boating focus. "Offshore" (not too sure yet but 10-15 miles, perhaps?) fishing, Canal cruises, weekends away, Bahamas and just messing around.
From what I've read, a power catamaran similar to this Glacier Bay (GB) 3080 will fit the bill.
Another contender is a World Cat (WC) 320EC
Would prefer less "canvas" on the WC...compromises.
Again, from only what I've read, the GB has displacement hulls and the WC has planing hulls. Both symmetrical hulls.
Anyone care to comment of the handling or sea keeping abilities in this type of vessel? Comparatively speaking, having come from twin diesels, the fuel mileage is abysmal (1.5 mpg on average). Compromises...
We've been looking just shy of a year and by far the VAST majority of cats are center consoles. In any case.
Must have: Fully enclosed head
sleeping cabin
Set up for fishing (bait well, rocket launchers, spreader poles
etc.)
Minimal canvas/isinglass.
Some sort of galley
Possible fly bridge but NOT pipework.
AC
Don't want: Transom grill
"disco" sound system and light show equipment
Would like to keep the size between 28' and 32'. We've been aboard a couple of GB 34' and they are a BIG boat with lots of "systems". Trying to dumb things down and keep it simple.
Budget? $150K +/-.
Comments? Thoughts? Psychiatric counseling? Any leads? Thanks.
Not to derail the thread on "power cats" I'd like to pick the collective brain on a replacement for our recently sold trawler.
New boating focus. "Offshore" (not too sure yet but 10-15 miles, perhaps?) fishing, Canal cruises, weekends away, Bahamas and just messing around.
From what I've read, a power catamaran similar to this Glacier Bay (GB) 3080 will fit the bill.
Another contender is a World Cat (WC) 320EC
Would prefer less "canvas" on the WC...compromises.
Again, from only what I've read, the GB has displacement hulls and the WC has planing hulls. Both symmetrical hulls.
Anyone care to comment of the handling or sea keeping abilities in this type of vessel? Comparatively speaking, having come from twin diesels, the fuel mileage is abysmal (1.5 mpg on average). Compromises...
We've been looking just shy of a year and by far the VAST majority of cats are center consoles. In any case.
Must have: Fully enclosed head
sleeping cabin
Set up for fishing (bait well, rocket launchers, spreader poles
etc.)
Minimal canvas/isinglass.
Some sort of galley
Possible fly bridge but NOT pipework.
AC
Don't want: Transom grill
"disco" sound system and light show equipment
Would like to keep the size between 28' and 32'. We've been aboard a couple of GB 34' and they are a BIG boat with lots of "systems". Trying to dumb things down and keep it simple.
Budget? $150K +/-.
Comments? Thoughts? Psychiatric counseling? Any leads? Thanks.
Last edited: