First pictures of the launching of my 13 metre WASP Powercat design. She is running 4x 300Hp Suzuki outboards and will carry 45 passengers.
When I asked the builder what the owner thought of the boat he said "they are blown away with the boat"
Will hopefully get videos of the boat running this week.
The Yacht Chaser Cruising at 13 Knots. The owner said she uses no fuel at that speed. He said she was superbly manoeuvrable at low speed and handles rough water beautifully. He said he just loves driving it. Mission accomplished.
Just a note. The prop slippage is a mere 5.8%. Incredibly efficient. The engine is over revving slightly so he might go up one inch of pitch on the prop which will potentially increase the top speed to 25 knots. Not bad for a 6 metre boat with a 30 horsepower motor.
My Yacht Chaser design 5 miles out onto Lake Michigan doing what it was designed to do, watching yacht racing without impacting on the boats.
5.8 metre hull, 30 horsepower motor 24 knots. Prop slip is a mere 5.8% showing just how efficient the boat is.
Built by Silver Fern Creations in Boyne City
https://rumble.com/vvcqms-rvo-601-non-reinforced-plastic-nrp-boat.html
This was my first poyethylene boat design. The design was originally done for a customer in Auckland who wanted it built in ply. Unfortunately to build in ply with fairing and painting made the boat too expensive but it worked out well as the prototype for plastic construction.
She is a lovely boat to be aboard and very capable and cost effective for sure.
