Damien Purcell wrote:

i am probably the most unlikely member,i have never boated in my
life.as i will be retiring from work next year i have been
contemplating buying a catamaran (power) i am not wealthy so it will
have to be economicly viable.i am located in belfast n.ireland,but if
all goes wekll will be moving to s.w.france to live.This is a great
site.My ideal is a cat propelled by electric motors which are driven
by a diesel generator.I think we are nearly there with this.Gideon of
africancats reckons that a 50 kw genny driving 2x 20kw motors would
work economically as long as 12 or 13 knots was enough.

Welcome aboard, Damien! Power Catamaran List exists as much for
people new to power cats as it does for experienced owners.

Gideon Goudsmit, the founder of African Cats, certainly is
forward-thinking, so it will be interesting to see what he develops.

http://www.africancats.com/default.asp

Be sure to keep us posted as the search for your dream ship proceeds.

--Georgs

Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com

Welcome Damien

We are already in SW France and also interested in power cats.

Contact me off-list if you wish.

Regards

Roger Bingham
France