----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Reischmann<mailto:preischmann@msn.com> To: Power Catamaran List<mailto:power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [PCW] Leopard 37 Bob, I see an advantage, and it appears to be more bridgedeck clearance, more bow flair, and finer bow sections. Looks to me like it should run offshore considerably better than a PDQ 34. ----- Original Message ----- From: bob Austin<mailto:thataway4@cox.net<mailto:thataway4@cox.net>> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com<mailto:power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com<ma ilto:power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com%3Cmailto:power-catamaran@lists.samurai .com>> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:32 PM Subject: [PCW] Leopard 37 Looking at the literature, I wonder if these cats are really delivered on their own bottom from S. Africa. Fuel capacity is 211 gallons, and range at 8.5 knots is given at 600 Nautical miles. Even if you dropped the speed down to 5 knots and got a range of 1200 miles, that would be a real stretch--to make it from S. Africa. As for lack of a lower station--you can always enclose the hard top "flying bridge"--heat would be easy to put up there with "waste engine" hot water. We cruised the PNW 6 months out of the year with a canvas enclosure on our Cal 46 and found it very pleasant. I also had a trawler which had a heated and air conditioned flying bridge,--very comfortable (with the hard top) year around. As for layout--I don't see a lot of advantage over the PDQ 34--two heads--but much less sitting and lounging area... Bob Austin _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List