On paper this boat looks great, so it was with anticipation that I went aboard the new CS 42 at the Annapolis Boat Show last fall. Unfortunately, I came away a bit disappointed. The boat had a bit the appearance of a prototype rushed to completion in time for the show. There were also a couple of design features I didn't like. The aft salon is built flush with the sides leaving no route aft along the outside. There are side doors to either side of the lower helm which lead out to the deck going forward (also up some steps aft to the upper level) but the openings seemed awfully small to me for regular use. Certainly not ideal for transiting locks... Although the narrow beam may be a boon to those with dockominiums, it cuts way down on interior space. In comparison with the Endeavour TrawlerCat 44 (which was docked right next door) the CS 42 seemed kinda small inside, more like a monohull trawler. The boat on display had twin Yanmar 240-hp engines, but at the time, they were unable to give any performance figures, saying that sea trials were planned after the show. (I was unimpressed). A few weeks later I received an email saying they'd completed sea trials and were seeing about 18 kt cruise and estimated a 500 mile (nm?) range at this speed. With 400-gallons of fuel, this works out to about 15gal/hour and performance roughly on par with the TrawlerCat 44 using the same engines. I don't mean to sound too negative, I'm sure production boats will improve -- but first impressions are important! Henry (Incidentally, base price of the CS 42 at the show was $399,950) In a message dated 3/8/2005 3:21:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, georgs@powercatamaranworld.com writes: >Craig Lewis wrote: >the new CS Power Cat42. Wow. 15 ' beam that will fit in my dockominium well. >Do you or anyone else have any info on this boat? I've left voice-mail for Paul Tennyson, owner of CS Yachts, to provide an update so I can post it here. In the meantime, the CS site is: http://www.csyachts.com/power.htm If anyone has any information on the new model from an old name on the yachting scene, please post. --Georgs