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rbrtbobcat@ispwest.com

Thu, Apr 6, 2006 1:52 PM

Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been building wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About 4 years ago I built a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons hellcat powercat plans as a basic starting point. I also looked at and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many production cats and arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull with a notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat 30. We have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much. Powered by 2 four stroke outboards approx 220hp total it runs about 38mph max -cruises very quietly in the 20-30mph range.Ride quality is excellent, fuel consumption around 2-4mpg,very easy to dock. We have traveled extensively in this small cat -from upstate ny down icw to jekyll island ga., trent severen canal, rideau, and around lake ontario and thousand islands area. trailering weight is 6500lbs with fuel and all.Cats are the way to go in my opinion. Bob.

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jerryperry48@netscape.net

Fri, Apr 7, 2006 2:00 PM

Got any good pictures Bob?

Jerry Perry
Huntsville, AL

-----Original Message-----
From: rbrtbobcat@ispwest.com
To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com
Sent: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 06:52:35 -0700
Subject: [PCW] homebuilt powercat

Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been building
wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About 4 years ago I built
a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons hellcat powercat plans as a basic
starting point. I also looked at and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many
production cats and arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull
with a notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat 30. We
have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much. Powered by 2 four
stroke outboards approx 220hp total it runs about 38mph max -cruises very
quietly in the 20-30mph range.Ride quality is excellent, fuel consumption around
2-4mpg,very easy to dock. We have traveled extensively in this small cat -from
upstate ny down icw to jekyll island ga., trent severen canal, rideau, and
around lake ontario and thousand islands area. trailering weight is 6500lbs with
fuel and all.Cats are the way to go in my opinion. Bo
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Got any good pictures Bob? Jerry Perry Huntsville, AL -----Original Message----- From: rbrtbobcat@ispwest.com To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Sent: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 06:52:35 -0700 Subject: [PCW] homebuilt powercat Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been building wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About 4 years ago I built a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons hellcat powercat plans as a basic starting point. I also looked at and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many production cats and arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull with a notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat 30. We have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much. Powered by 2 four stroke outboards approx 220hp total it runs about 38mph max -cruises very quietly in the 20-30mph range.Ride quality is excellent, fuel consumption around 2-4mpg,very easy to dock. We have traveled extensively in this small cat -from upstate ny down icw to jekyll island ga., trent severen canal, rideau, and around lake ontario and thousand islands area. trailering weight is 6500lbs with fuel and all.Cats are the way to go in my opinion. Bo b. _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com

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Georgs Kolesnikovs

Sat, Apr 8, 2006 7:31 AM

Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been
building wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About
4 years ago I built a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons
hellcat powercat plans as a basic starting point. I also looked at
and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many production cats and
arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull with a
notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat
30. We have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much.

Hey, Bob, when you're running into wind and waves at around 20
mph--say the chop is 1 to 2 feet, with 4 to 5 foot swells, at fairly
short interval--how does your boat handle?

--Georgs

>Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been >building wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About >4 years ago I built a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons >hellcat powercat plans as a basic starting point. I also looked at >and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many production cats and >arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull with a >notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat >30. We have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much. Hey, Bob, when you're running into wind and waves at around 20 mph--say the chop is 1 to 2 feet, with 4 to 5 foot swells, at fairly short interval--how does your boat handle? --Georgs

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