I looked at the Excite Cat 810 and sea trialed 2 (with different engine options) in Spain a few years ago. The performance was not great (probably dirty bottom and too much kit on board). The 810 is cramped because of the restricted length (to fit in with Spanish tax system) and the 1010 seemed a much better concept. We saw the moulds and first hull of the 1010 at the factory but it was outside our budget at the time. We ended up buying a Motorcat 29. I have since seen a 1010 in the water and it looks like a much better layout, enormous cockpit and the flybridge is less precarious than the 810. The main problem is the price - if you are buying in GBP # or USD $ it will seem expensive compared with other makes because of the strength of the Euro (although it is falling at the moment). James Gilbert Cambridge, UK -----Original Message----- From: power-catamaran-bounces@lists.samurai.com [mailto:power-catamaran-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com Sent: 04 June 2010 05:00 To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 62, Issue 3 Send Power-Catamaran mailing list submissions to power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/power-catamaran or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com You can reach the person managing the list at power-catamaran-owner@lists.samurai.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Power-Catamaran digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: You all might be interested. (Larry G.) 2. Excite Cat 810 (John Schieffelin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:53:55 -0700 (PDT) From: "Larry G." <texflot@yahoo.com> To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: Re: [PCW] You all might be interested. Message-ID: <592471.90015.qm@web55507.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Gary: Good to know that someone has one of these here. My wife and I are some distance from seeking a live-aboard cat, but that is our eventual goal. Please give us a report from time to time about the character of this new boat. Q. Did you opt for the fly-bridge model? Thanks again for the great info, and I hope that future congratulations are due on your selection. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 10:37:54 -0400 From: "John Schieffelin" <jsschieff@cox.net> To: <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: [PCW] Excite Cat 810 Message-ID: <000c01cb032a$5a195330$0e4bf990$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Ian Vale of Sound Yachting Group is the US importer for Excite Cats, and I remember reading an article by him about delivering an Excite 810 from New England to Florida. It may have been in Power Multihull magazine, or simply on his web site. Anyway, Ian will be able to tell you pluses and minuses for the boats. Soundyachting.com or 860-399-8800. I have no connection to Ian or his company or Excite. I remember also climbing around an Excite 810 at the Newport Boat Show one year. It is cleverly designed and packs a lot in a short length. The fly bridge is "cosy" (read cramped) and the boat is better suited to someone smaller than me (I am 6'4" and broad beamed). Construction seemed OK but not spectacular. Have you considered the Motorcat - made in Poland I believe? You can find information at motorcats.com - again, a clever small power catamaran. John S. Jamestown, RI ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List End of Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 62, Issue 3 ********************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________