40' displacement powercat

[Kit_L]

Yes, sadly, that seems to be the case. I am in contact with Tony Grainger, of graingerdesigns.net and Raku Catamarans, and he says the same. If I hear back from Gary Pacey, will add here. It's interesting to me that the kind of vessel we are interested in here (Ahi is a perfect example); IOW a FD cat with modest power requirements and very fuel efficient, two cabins, and decent solar systems so owners can cook without a generator seem thin on the ground (water). Why, one has to wonder?

[darkside]

Tony designed Infinity a Grainger Ocean 46 that we circumnavigated from 2001. He may remember that boat.
Another option is the Bob Owen/Tiberius Shiraz that you can Google.
Also the Arrow Cat 42, but that is faster and burns a reasonable amount for a catamaran

[Kit_L]

That Tony designed the yacht you circumnavigated in is a massive testament. Yesterday in a brief flurry of emails, we have spoken about a 40' re-model of one of his Sensori powercats, and will report back here if that develops. I am inventing a new acronym now:

FDFE cats (full displacement fuel efficient cats!).

I did google Tiberius Bob Owen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUR6DN8su5M

but can't find any other details;

and the Arrow cat is lovely, but defeats the basic purpose of the FDFE cats we are discussing here, I think.

[darkside]

In Qingdao today and looks like a couple of Hill catamarans in the marina. Hopefully licensed.
That's China's chart datum behind them.

[darkside]

Quite some trailer boat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvj5WphcfVs&t=4s

[Kit_L]

I watched both the videos; thank you. And they gave me a number of ideas. I am seriously considering replacing my Volvo Pentas with Suzuki DF140 outboards, mounted on pods. If I do go ahead with this, I will start a new thread. I will have to replace my hydraulic anchor winch, too (driven off the starboard engine).