Here's the scoop: The new Motorcat, which has a moulded LOA of 8.88 metres or 29 feet 1 inch, will be known as the Motorcat 29, or MC29 for short. The beam is a trailerable 8 feet 6 inches. The remarkable weight with an inboard engine, half tanks of fuel and water, and two persons aboard is about 4,400 pounds The head is enclosed with a door and can have an optional shower. Jerry Kostanski, the Vancouver-based designer of the Polish-built cat, tells me the first production boat will arrive in Vancouver by July. It will be going to Grahame Shannon whose Avia Design Group was responsible for the naval architecture of the MC29. Grahame will become a dealer for Motorcat. Grahame was in Poland for sea trials of the prototype. His report on performance and other aspects of the MC29 is posted at <http://www.aviadesign.com/transat.htm>. A brochure as a downloadable PDF is available at <http://www.aviadesign.com/MC29%20brochure.pdf>. The price of a fully loaded MC29 will be about US$150,000. That will include an inboard diesel, H&C pressure water, 110V shore power, heater (from engine), electric toilet, shower in head, fridge, 2-burner propane stove, and cockpit shower. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com

I think he just built the perfect boat for my wife and I. Unfortunately, it will be 5 years before we're ready to get rid of our Maxum 2400 and buy one of these for the 1st major cruise of our middle aged life.....the Alaska Inland Passage. After that, it's the Great Loop during the retired years. This boat might be perfect for that too......just large enough for two. Hopefully there will be a used creme puff available by then... Anyway....the features I really like are... 1. The enclosed pilothouse yet it features a sun-roof (is it retractable). 2. Huge double berth 3. Enclosed head down in the cabin vs. up top like the TomCat. 4. The looks! Very stylish!!! 5. Fuel economy! 6. Walk around bow 7. Open cockpit for fishing or sunning 8. Two transom doors, useful for port or starboard docking. 9. Upstairs galley. Chef is not isolated 10. Double helm seat Features I would include or enhanced..... 1. Make the dining table area convertable into a padded U shaped settee. This allows comfortable flat screen TV viewing, assuming one would put one on the galley cabinet. 2. Feature quality windows....best on the market. 3. Windshield wiper (didn't notice it). 4. Galley heat. 5. Trim tabs -Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgs Kolesnikovs" <georgs@powercatamaranworld.com> To: "Power Catamaran List" <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:43 AM Subject: [PCW] Motorcat 29, was MotorCat 920, was the availability of cats > Here's the scoop: > > The new Motorcat, which has a moulded LOA of 8.88 metres or 29 feet 1 > inch, will be known as the Motorcat 29, or MC29 for short. > > The beam is a trailerable 8 feet 6 inches. The remarkable weight with > an inboard engine, half tanks of fuel and water, and two persons > aboard is about 4,400 pounds > > The head is enclosed with a door and can have an optional shower. > > Jerry Kostanski, the Vancouver-based designer of the Polish-built > cat, tells me the first production boat will arrive in Vancouver by > July. It will be going to Grahame Shannon whose Avia Design Group was > responsible for the naval architecture of the MC29. Grahame will > become a dealer for Motorcat. > > Grahame was in Poland for sea trials of the prototype. His report on > performance and other aspects of the MC29 is posted at > <http://www.aviadesign.com/transat.htm>. A brochure as a downloadable > PDF is available at <http://www.aviadesign.com/MC29%20brochure.pdf>. > > The price of a fully loaded MC29 will be about US$150,000. That will > include an inboard diesel, H&C pressure water, 110V shore power, > heater (from engine), electric toilet, shower in head, fridge, > 2-burner propane stove, and cockpit shower. > > --Georgs > -- > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Power Catamaran World > http://www.powercatamaranworld.com > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List