Re: [PCW] TrawlerFest in Mystic CT
Most of the cruising powercat manufacturers in the US are located in Florida
(Endeavour, Manta, etc). It's a long way to bring a boat to CT. Given
their relatively small annual production, I suspect these companies have
difficulty justifying the expense of a demo boat, instead they often make
arrangements to use a local customer's boat.
I assume cruising powercat production volume is still pretty small compared
to "conventional" powerboats and trawlers. I believe PDQ is now the largest
manufacturer of powercats in North America, they have recently passed the 100
mark with their 34.
Henry
In a message dated 8/5/2006 11:57:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mrchuckjohnson@aol.com writes:
Just
wondering what others on the list think about why they are not participating?
Henry Clew wrote:
I assume cruising powercat production volume is still pretty small compared
to "conventional" powerboats and trawlers. I believe PDQ is now the largest
manufacturer of powercats in North America, they have recently passed the 100
mark with their 34.
"Tiny" is an appropriate adjective for the cruising power catamaran
market in the U.S. There were maybe 90 new cruising cats sold last
year, with PDQ and Endeavour producing close to half that number.
Monohull power cruisers would total in the tens of thousands.
There were about 600 outboard-powered cats sold. That's also tiny,
when one considers that similar size V-bottoms racked up 90,000 sales.
The power catamaran market is still in its infancy in North America,
no doubt about it.
Or, to put a positive spin on it, gentlemen, we're at the leading
edge of boating.
--Georgs
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com
I really would like to see the numbers of cruising powercats sold by
year or for a given time span.
My theory is that if you know what is being bought you will have a good
lead into which are the best and proven boats.
I am interested in liveaboard cruising power catamarans such as PDQ,
Endeavor, Manta, Lagoon, Fountaine-Pajot, Catana.
It appears to me that a boat purchase comes after much and thorough
investigation, and I want to benefit from that
by knowing the conclusion--the selected boat.
Chuck Johnson
-----Original Message-----
From: georgs@powercatamaranworld.com
To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com
Sent: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: [PCW] Power cat production in the U.S., was Trawler Fest in
Mystic CT
Henry Clew wrote:
I assume cruising powercat production volume is still pretty small
compared
to "conventional" powerboats and trawlers. I believe PDQ is now the
largest
manufacturer of powercats in North America, they have recently passed
the 100
mark with their 34.
"Tiny" is an appropriate adjective for the cruising power catamaran
market in the U.S. There were maybe 90 new cruising cats sold last
year, with PDQ and Endeavour producing close to half that number.
Monohull power cruisers would total in the tens of thousands.
There were about 600 outboard-powered cats sold. That's also tiny,
when one considers that similar size V-bottoms racked up 90,000 sales.
The power catamaran market is still in its infancy in North America,
no doubt about it.
Or, to put a positive spin on it, gentlemen, we're at the leading
edge of boating.
--Georgs
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Chuck Johnson wrote:
I really would like to see the numbers of cruising powercats sold by
year or for a given time span.
My theory is that if you know what is being bought you will have a good
lead into which are the best and proven boats.
I am interested in liveaboard cruising power catamarans such as PDQ,
Endeavor, Manta, Lagoon, Fountaine-Pajot, Catana.
Chuck and others--
In 2005, there were about 90 new cruising power cats sold in North America.
PDQ built maybe 24 of its popular 34.
Endeavour sold maybe 20.
For Manta, the number is fewer than 10 as it is for Lagoon and
Fountaine-Pajot. I don't know of any new Catanas sold.
Afri-Cat, Black Pearl, Buzzards Bay, and Trawler Cat/Pacific Boats
sold fewer than 5 each. I'm unsure of the numbers for the 34- and
32-foot models from Glacier Bay and World Cat.
There, approximately, you have the North American sales numbers of
about 90 power cats purpose-built for cruising and living aboard.
To confirm these numbers, ask manufacturers as you see them at boat
shows and have other communication with them.
--Georgs
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com