FYI - haven't seen anyone pass this on. I was able to visit Dick for the hybrid trials back in April, but can't get away this month to head back east. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Dick Vermeulen <dick@mecat.com> To: Mark Long <mark424x@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 1:06:54 PM Subject: P-38 hits 25 knots Maine cat is very excited to share some early test results on the performance of the P-38 with the 160 hp Volvo's. Yesterday with the Volvo technicians on board, we maintained 25 knots in flat seas at WOT, burning 16 gallons per hour. According to the technicians we were only running the engines at 82% of their capacity. Turbo boost pressure was 17 psi and it should be 23 psi when the engines are fully loaded. This is a lot of power we can not use since our props are not pitched correctly. We are looking for 27 knots as our real top end. Even with these props, we achieved a combined fuel burn of 4.9 gallons per hour at 15 knots. Not bad for a 11.4 ton vessel. Tomorrow the props come off and we will be adding a number 5 cup to the blades to increase the engine loading. We will be shooting a video next week to add to our website updates and gathering complete fuel burn data once we get the props to load the Volvos properly. It is still not too late to attend our sea trials if you have an interest in purchasing a new production P-38 for 2008 or the early part 2009. Trials end on the 21st of November. Pre-production pricing will save you $30k. We believe the P-38 is the only 11.4 ton displacement production power cat that can run at 25 knots with only twin 160 diesels. We must of done something right on the back of that napkin. Thanks again for your interest in our exciting new P-38 fuel efficient (and fast) power cat. Dick Vermeulen dick@mecat.com 1-888-832-2287