I don' t know whether these are budget boats. The two I have seen were
robust; carefully made; well designed, engineered and equipped; and properly
thought out. They evidence the ingenuity and clear thinking that is so
admirable in many US projects.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Angus

I don' t know whether these are budget boats. The two I have seen were
robust; carefully made; well designed, engineered and equipped; and
properly
thought out. They evidence the ingenuity and clear thinking that is so
admirable in many US projects.

REPLY
Not likely that these would be budget boats. They look like an offshoot
of the medium size boat procurement program by USCG homeland security.

Literally hundred of inshore patrol boats will be procured over the next
couple of years.
It is going to be interesting to see if these companies can actually
cope with the extremely steep learning curve associated with aluminum
hulls and north American utility shore power.

So far every builder has discovered unforeseen issues despite having an
isolation transformer  in their design. There is much more to it that
that. I see they have a link to ABYC.
I hope they use a better standard than that since ABYC really doesn't
deal with aluminum hulls and associated wiring issues.

Regards
Arild

The current (December) issue of WorkBoat Magazine has a flattering article
about the Moose Boats 340C, on page 83. The editors featured Moose in their
"Significant Boats of 2005" story. Reportedly the company started in 2000,
targeting the recreational market, but now the U.S. Navy is now their
biggest customer. The company won a 2002 Industrial Design Excellence Silver
Award from BusinessWeek and the Industrial Designers Society of America --
for what that's worth.

These are impressive, functional-looking vessels. As for the budget
question, their website doesn't offer pricing ("call us"). I agree that
nothing here suggests they are low-cost. They sure look like a barrel of
fun, though.

Alan Bliss
Gainesville, Florida, USA

-----Original Message-----
From: power-catamaran-bounces+ajbliss=ufl.edu@lists.samurai.com
[mailto:power-catamaran-bounces+ajbliss=ufl.edu@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf
Of Arild Jensen
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:21 AM
To: 'Power Catamaran List'
Subject: Re: [PCW] Moose Boats

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Angus

I don' t know whether these are budget boats. The two I have seen were
robust; carefully made; well designed, engineered and equipped; and
properly
thought out. They evidence the ingenuity and clear thinking that is so
admirable in many US projects.

REPLY
Not likely that these would be budget boats. They look like an offshoot
of the medium size boat procurement program by USCG homeland security.

Literally hundred of inshore patrol boats will be procured over the next
couple of years.
It is going to be interesting to see if these companies can actually
cope with the extremely steep learning curve associated with aluminum
hulls and north American utility shore power.

So far every builder has discovered unforeseen issues despite having an
isolation transformer  in their design. There is much more to it that
that. I see they have a link to ABYC.
I hope they use a better standard than that since ABYC really doesn't
deal with aluminum hulls and associated wiring issues.

Regards
Arild

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