Hi Brian, Thanks for the comments. Yes our 55ft powercat project is still rolling along in China with our Taiwanese builder, Aussie Naval Architect and I'm still the foolish Kiwi bankrolling it all! I know Powercats aren't the smartest way to make money but hey, you have a great time trying! The bleeding edge of design is the place to be for satisfaction returns, not financial return. I have just received my first 3 boat delivery for stock from this very experienced builder, a new 33ft Retro Picnic style walkaround mono we designed for them on one of their existing hulls, a 45ft Trawler Grand Banks type mono face lifted on one of their existing designs and a 58ft Pilothouse cruiser, also a facelift on one of their designs they build for the US. (Over 450 boats built to date Taiwan and China) Had a busy year building 4 mono's while trying to design a cat range as well. The result has been good- excellent workmanship and finish, been away the past 3 weeks on the 58 footer with very few teething issues, a credit to their thoroughness in the build and their patience with our overhaul of the original spec. The 5800 pilothouse mono has a lot in common with regards to equipment and layout as the new cat range. The new Powercat design in its very early form is on our website, www.adventurebay.co.nz under the powercat section along with pictures of 4 of our mono's to show the workmanship as described.(5800 Pilothouse, 4500 Trawler, Newport 3300 Picnic and a Nordic 3200 Picnic boat from another Shanghai yard) We are doing 3 superstructure versions for the 55ft Powercat and 2 underwater hull versions, planing and displacement. Should have renderings complete in a few weeks along with 3d models. Basically offering 6 different boats on the same layout to suit Trawler, Euro, or Classic tastes to cruise slow (15-25kts) or cruise fast(25-45kts). Styling/layout is my own, Naval Architecture from an Australian Cat Specialist Chris Tucker (Originally Perth Cat fast ferry builder and lately NZ based designing for Roger Hill and Warwick Yacht Design), Tank Testing most likely to be conducted in South Africa 2nd quarter of this year. A full time Powercat veteran has to be on the shop floor 12 months as they build the first demo boats to show them where Cats differ to mono's and I visit every 2 months to check all is how we want it for the market we are seeking- the Nordhavn/Marlow/Ocean Alex buyer seeking a Cat platform, without the weight. Weight saving is the biggest change in thinking for most builders doing Cats along with a million other little details to make up the full picture. Our builder now has many of the finer finishing details sorted. I believe enough in them that they're just about to start us a 65 foot Express Trawler mono for stock. Just wish it was on 2 hulls! Still, the best things take time! Anyone who wants more info or general offshore build advice, contact me off list on john@adventurebay.co.nz Regards, John Winter www.adventurebay.co.nz