Mark, The problems were what was relayed to me at Solomons TrawlerFest. They did not have a whole lot of good to say about Glacier. But, I have been in IT for 30+ years, and the BETA tests always have problems. Maybe Glacier Bay finally got their product debugged. I hope so, as I would love to do a Great Loop in a quiet boat. Ranny -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Mark <mark424x@yahoo.com> > Ranny, Can you provide any more details? > > My memory from the early 2007 test was that the LCD control panel was pretty > crude and there were some motor over heating issues, but Dick was still working > on some underbody cavitation issues, so it's not clear to me how much of the > performance issues were with the Glacier Bay set up vs a first generation hull > prototype. As Glacier Bay seems to be working with a lot of manufacturers and > had nice injection of capital, I hope they are making progress. > > By the reports of the latest test it seems that Maine Cat has the underbody > dialed in (no reports on vibration across the range though). I thought the > there was a report of the first order being for the hybrid version, so am > curious if they'll go back and try the diesel electric set up. > > > --- On Fri, 12/21/07, rannyreynolds@comcast.net <rannyreynolds@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Anyone considering this should have a talk with Maine Cat. > > They had a pretty bad test with Glacier Bay. Still, it is a > > technology that seems almost mature. > > > > Ranny Reynolds > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List