Georgs,
Your question about the additional weight is a good one. In this case I
think you would need to compare it against boats of equal space and
equipment rather than just length.
I think you first have to look and see where the additional weight exists.
The Voyager is approximately 30% wider than the others you mention. That
in itself accounts for 6-8000 additional pounds.
Next one should consider what it has on it that the others do not have. It
has a davit to lift the tender to the fly bridge deck, so it also has upper
deck space for the tender. It has an anchor and 200-ft of 3/8-inch chain.
It has a standard generator. It has both a pilot house, separate from the
main cabin, and a fly bridge. Each hull has 2 water-tight bulkheads
separating the hulls into 3 water-tight compartments. Both heads have
separate shower areas and sink areas from the head.
Next one should consider what it has that is different from the others.
First is the fact that it has standard household appliances including oven,
cooktop, microwave and refrigerator. Next it has engine rooms in which one
can stand and access all sides of the engines. The engine rooms include
John Deere engines that are much heavier and slower turning than the others
(I spent my youth working and driving trucks and the first 20-years of my
working life in engineering sales and marketing of heavy-duty trucks.
Heavier, slow turning engines mean longer and quieter life). The larger
capacity tankage weighs more even when empty. It has two queen size beds
accessible from 3 sides. There is nearly 12-ft of counter space in the
galley. There is well over 100 sq ft of usable cockpit space.
I'm sure the builders could think of many more differences, but I think that
gives you and idea of why the others you mentioned came up short of my
original criteria.
Bill Fleenor
Double-Wide (under construction)
Georgs,
Your question about the additional weight is a good one. In this case I
think you would need to compare it against boats of equal space and
equipment rather than just length.
I think you first have to look and see where the additional weight exists.
The Voyager is approximately 30% wider than the others you mention. That
in itself accounts for 6-8000 additional pounds.
Next one should consider what it has on it that the others do not have. It
has a davit to lift the tender to the fly bridge deck, so it also has upper
deck space for the tender. It has an anchor and 200-ft of 3/8-inch chain.
It has a standard generator. It has both a pilot house, separate from the
main cabin, and a fly bridge. Each hull has 2 water-tight bulkheads
separating the hulls into 3 water-tight compartments. Both heads have
separate shower areas and sink areas from the head.
Next one should consider what it has that is different from the others.
First is the fact that it has standard household appliances including oven,
cooktop, microwave and refrigerator. Next it has engine rooms in which one
can stand and access all sides of the engines. The engine rooms include
John Deere engines that are much heavier and slower turning than the others
(I spent my youth working and driving trucks and the first 20-years of my
working life in engineering sales and marketing of heavy-duty trucks.
Heavier, slow turning engines mean longer and quieter life). The larger
capacity tankage weighs more even when empty. It has two queen size beds
accessible from 3 sides. There is nearly 12-ft of counter space in the
galley. There is well over 100 sq ft of usable cockpit space.
I'm sure the builders could think of many more differences, but I think that
gives you and idea of why the others you mentioned came up short of my
original criteria.
Bill Fleenor
Double-Wide (under construction)
