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8 Best Catamarans That Are 30 Feet or Less
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Large-sized catamarans are appealing due to their ample spacing and comfort. Therefore, a cruising family or couple looking to buy a boat is more likely to go for one of these. But are there small cruising catamarans that provide the performance, comfort, and amenities found in larger boats?
The best catamarans under 30 feet (9.14 m) include the TomCat 6.2, Cadillac 27and 30, Gemini 30, Endeavour 30, and Maine Cat. These time-tested cruising cats are easy to handle, premium built, and are great for daytime sailing, overnight trips, and some even suitable for long-range sea passages.
In this article, you’ll find a list of the best cruising catamarans below 30 feet (9.14 m). Keep reading to discover which catamarans make this list, what they have to offer, their pros and cons, and how much they cost.
If you are unsure whether or not 30ft is too small for your needs, then I suggest you check out another article I wrote named Best Size Catamaran , it will discuss why length matters and how it affects safety.
Unlike most catamarans designed for racing purposes, the TomCat 6.2 is a medium-sized cat that’s well-suited to daytime cruising. It boasts high-quality construction, vacuum-bagged hulls, and a plywood-reinforced deck.
This 20 footer (6.09 m) comes with an 11-foot (3.35 m) beam and not only offers you safety and comfort but performance and versatility as well.
This boat has a centrally placed outboard engine and two rudders that allow it to turn quickly and maneuver confidently into and out of marina slips. The 9.9 hp outboard propels it to speeds of around 8 knots (9.21 mph or 14.8 kph), though the boat has the potential to move faster if desired.
This simpler type of cat (just one engine as an example) also allows for cheaper and easier maintenance. Maintenance costs are something most people underestimate when getting a cat, if you want to get some real numbers from actual sailors then I suggest you read this article (How much does it cost to maintain a cat).
The boat sails with minimal heeling, comfortably accommodate 6-8 people, and you can sail it single-handed or take a crew.
High and narrow hulls bearing arched bottoms allow for a low wetted surface. The hull design provides low resistance and a great deal of reserved buoyancy and also enables you to drive through closely spaced waves.
On most 20-footers (6.1 m), driving through waves generates a smooth but wet ride, but with the TomCat’s enclosed deck (link to parts names explained here ), you are safe and protected behind a windshield and the high bulwark.
The TomCat makes an excellent cruiser because it performs impressively well both under sail and power. It combines the performance of a modern sailing cat with the comfort, style, and convenience of a powerboat. It’s also trailerable since you can detach the hulls from the deck , winch up the deck on a trailer, and slide the hulls underneath.
But the best part is that it’s easy on the pocket, with the price ranging between $36,750 and $44,580 .
Catalac 30 (9M)
The Catalac brand consists of strongly built vessels that sport thick hulls, glass windows, narrow beams, and vertical transoms . Catalac 30 was the first vessel in this popular British cruising line designed by Tom Lack in the late 60s. The boat’s appeal was attributed to its safety, ample spacing, well-built interior, and load-carrying abilities.
These characteristics are extremely important on a safe catamaran, overloading your cat makes it sit lower in the water, increases drag, reduces handling and speed, there is stuff you should know about this (so that you can make an educated buy). I have created an article where I try to explain the basics of a safe cat ( link here )
Sporting 5 berths, a massive galley, plus a cockpit with a sheltered steering position, the 30-foot (9.1 m) Catalac makes an excellent floating home for a cruising family. It sails exceptionally well, doesn’t heel ( heeling explained here ), and delivers a reasonable motor-sailer level of performance.
Furthermore, the hulls provide adequate headroom, allowing those on board to move around comfortably, and there’s enough space on the deck for sunbathing.
The Catalac’s structure features solid fiberglass, chined hulls, and a staggered sheerline that allows easy aft access. With a modest rig that’s easy to handle, the Catalac can deliver top speeds of up to 12-14 knots (13.81-16.11 mph / 22.22-25.9 kph) under sail.
Given that the boat’s design focuses more on comfort than speed, this is a spectacular performance.
Catalac 9M requires a skilled hand when turning into the wind as it is prone to blowing sideways. This is because the boat lacks ballast (which helps in keeping momentum during a tack) but also centerboards ( explained here ).
Skills are always the most essential things to bring aboard and you can acquire them in many ways, my two favorite ways are through NauticEd courses (two free courses here ) or by reading books (my top 15 books here )
Back to the boat! This model came in two versions; the standard layout contained a 30-40hp outboard, while the second option had duo engines. The latter is easier to maneuver into a marina.
These cats retain their value pretty well. However, they might not be easy to come by since most owners find it challenging to get their hands on a larger boat with similar qualities and performance.
A Catalac 30 (9M) goes for between $33,000 and $55,000.
Catalac 27 (8M)
The Catalac 27 8M is a pocket cruiser that boasts a strong reputation for high quality, durability, and strength. Besides, the boat’s design makes it somewhat suitable for bluewater sailing ( understand why the small size is an offshore problem).
Built like a battleship, the boat contains solid fiberglass hulls. Additionally, it comes with double engines, a large cockpit fitted with cushions all around, and features standing headroom in each hull.
Like the Catalac 9M, this boat comes with two different layouts; a twin inboard diesel engine or an outboard engine. The twin-engine models can motor up to 1000 km (621 miles, read more on cat fuel consumption here ) without needing to refuel, while the 70 amps of charge plus water tanks (70 gallons / 265 liters) make these vessels remarkable coastal cruisers.
Catalacs equipped with outboard engines sail faster since you can raise the engine during sailing and are also lighter. This helps to minimize drag . Catalac 8M sports a short but thick mast that helps make the boat stable.
Though small in size, this catamaran packs a lot of features in its small frame. It has a full-sized berth, a large galley that’s almost 8 feet (2.4 m) long, a quarter berth, head, and navigation station.
What’s more, the cockpit is as large as that of a 38 to 40-foot (11.5 to 12.1 m) cat.
Catalac 27 costs about $31,836.
The Endeavour 30
The Endeavour 30 catamaran is a boat characterized by stability, ample deck space, and a spacious interior. It boasts fast cruising speeds under both sail and power.
The boat has mini keels and rudders plus symmetrical hulls separated by a hydra-cell. The latter is a center section with a characteristic V-shape.
The boat’s vacuum-bagged construction helps enhance strength and stiffness while reducing weight. Furthermore, the interior has a fiberglass mold, providing extra strength and rigidity. With sufficient breeze, this vessel can deliver reasonable off-the-wind and doable upwind speeds.
As such, you can expect to attain speeds of about ~10 knots (11.51 mph or 18.5 kph) on power reaches. Below is a video showing a panoramic tour of the Endeavour 30:
This vessel has the internal capacity of a 40-foot (12.1 m) monohull. And you can tell this from the unique layout merging the cabin and cockpit with wide doors to the numerous features packed into this 30-foot (9.14 m) vessel.
It has a spacious salon, an enormous galley, two queen berth staterooms with plenty of storage space, a head with separate showers, and a sizable U-shaped dinette.
You can get this boat for under $50,000 .
The Geminis by Tony Smith were the United States’s first production cruising cats. Today, these vessels remain the most appealing American-built cruising catamarans. Built between 1981 and 1990, the Gemini 30 does not have a contemporary design, but it works remarkably well for cruisers desiring generous living space in a small affordable sailboat.
At only 14 feet (4.2 m) across, Gemini cats are somewhat narrow. But this mean s they can easily fit into most of the regular marina berths.
Besides, the boats still contain enough interior space for a queen-size double berth and two smaller doubles housed in separate guest rooms.
There’s also a modest but serviceable saloon with duo settees and a collapsible table that can transform into an additional double berth.
For the Gemini 30, this translates to a cruising cat with standing headroom that can comfortably accommodate 3 couples in private cabins or a family with small children. A good-sized galley, a spacious head with a shower, nav desk, and a large comfy cockpit make up the Gemini 30’s cruising palace.
Catamaran layout is highly personal and if you want to learn more about different characteristics then I suggest you read my article Designing the perfect catamaran layout ( Link )
While not that fast, the Gemini 30 will easily outsail the Endeavor 30 discussed above. Its daggerboards (which are explained in detail here ) can point well, and if you keep it light, it can do 7-8 knots (12.9-14.8 km/hr) under sail.
Besides, raising the daggerboards reduces the wetted surface area, and increases the speed downwind.
The Gemini 30 tends to pound and hobbyhorse a little when sailing in choppy waters – particularly when overloaded (more on load carrying capabilities in this article ), but the deep pivoting daggerboards provide stability and lift underwater.
Furthermore, the Gemini’s retractable rudders enable it to venture into shallow waters.
This is a very popular cruising cat that’ll give you a lot of bang for your bucks.
You can find a Gemini for less than $65,000.
Maine Cat 30
The Maine Cat 30 combines premium quality construction materials with the most advanced building techniques to create a lightweight vessel capable of handling most offshore conditions. What’s more, this boat can remain trouble-free for years on end with little effort.
If you are in the market for a simple liveaboard cruiser that you can use for a short weekend getaway or a cruising voyage, this is it.
The boat has a sizable primary stateroom berth with ample overhead space and a dresser fitted with a hanging storage cabinet. The enormous head includes a toilet, sink, 20-gallon (75.71 L) holding tank, vanity, and a pressurized shower.
Covering the open bridgedeck is a permanent hardtop. This spacious bridgedeck can hold quite a crowd and comes with a convertible dinette that turns into an extra berth. If need be, you can even enclose the entire space using acrylic windows or screens. Gabo
The 360-degree visibility from the cockpit allows the captain plus the crew a panoramic view, and all sail controls go back to the cockpit, which is very useful if wanting to sail single-handedly.
I believe that most boats should be set up in this way since sooner or later you might be in a situation where there is only one person to handle the controls, such as in an emergency. But more on that in another article ( Link ).
The Maine Cat 30 is a classic boat that delivers on high-performance multihull sailing. Designed to offer much better performance than catamarans bearing tall and heavy bridge decks, this cat weighs less and suffers less windage thanks to the acrylic windows.
The boat’s interior layout allows for easy cleaning as surfaces sport a smooth gel coat and satin-finished cherry trim. The solid but lightweight furniture bears the same Core-Cell foam core employed on the hull, deck, and hardtop. Plus, there’s ample storage for all your sailing equipment, cleaning supplies, and provisions.
A Maine Cat 30 can cost up to $110,000.
Heavenly Twins 27
The overall design of this well-equipped catamaran makes it a superb pocket cruiser.
Heavenly Twins 27 manages to fit not one but two coachroofs on hulls that are only 27 feet (8.20 m) long. Canoe sterns and a central cockpit separating the duo coachroofs form the boat’s other prominent features.
Famous for their excellent build quality, medium-depth draft, and narrow beams, Heavenly Twins 27 appeals to a wide range of boating enthusiasts.
These include solo sailors, weekend sailors, cruising families, circumnavigators, beginner sailors, and experienced liveaboards such as this famous Youtube channel “Kittiwake”.
The vessels house double cabins in the hulls while the forward starboard contains the heads and, to port, the galley. You can easily access the bar from the well-protected cockpit while the Comfordesk accommodation converts into a double dock.
A stoop through allows access from below-deck to the aft compartment without going through the cockpit. There’s ample storage space throughout the boat, plus you can section off the large stateroom into smaller double compartments if desired.
The price range for this boat is $ 20,098 to $24,193. (I believe that kittiwake is for sale too)
The last cruising catamaran on my list is the Aquilon 26 . This French-built cruising vessel is light in weight and trailerable, which means you can disassemble it in a few hours or transport it as-is.
Designing a boat that is possible to disassemble usually means that it is structurally less strong, which by no means is a problem during coastal sailing but the Aquilon 26 is mostly attractive to sailors who prefer inland lake sailing. It’s also suitable for beginner sailors.
Although there are no real “beginner cats” there are specs to consider if you are a beginner with catamarans, most of them I have listed in another article ( here ). Gabo
This 26-footer (7.92 m) has the potential for good speed though its layout is anything but conventional- which forms part of its appeal.
The cockpit works as the saloon, and a full bimini protects the crew from lousy weather. The starboard hull contains a dinette and galley, and the port has a double berth stateroom. The windows are quite unusual, but they provide lots of light, remarkably enhancing interior visibility.
Aquilon 26 can deliver an average cruising speed of 10knots (11.51 mph or 18.5 kph).
On a beam reach, you can expect around 25 knots (28.77 mph or 46.3 kph) with an adequate breeze ( I have never sailed at 25knots but researching this boat supposedly it is possible).
You can get this boat for under $50,000.
What Makes Small Cruising Cats Attractive?
Small cruising cats are ideal for sailing along the coast. But that’s not all. Under capable hands, properly fitted smaller cats can also deliver spectacular offshore passages similar to their larger counterpart (Heres a list of full-sized bluewater cats).
They can operate over long cruise ranges, cross oceans , and circumnavigate the globe . Smaller cats are also suitable for day sailing, overnight trips, and coastal or inland voyages.
For most sailors, comfort on board is crucial, so they’ll look for a vessel that guarantees a comfortable cruising experience. The good thing is that smaller vessels provide almost the same qualities and amenities that bigger vessels offer. Plus, you can do quite a bit with the available space, especially if it’s well laid out.
You’ll find that most 30-footer (9.14 m) or more miniature cruising cats comprise a galley, head, bunks, navigation and entertainment electronics, and refrigeration.
Sailors usually talk about these benefits of smaller cats:
They’re less expensive. Large boats are costly to buy. They also cost more to hire, maintain, and dock. You can buy a small-sized boat at a much lower price, and parts tend to cost less too. Besides, you get to use smaller sails, winches, and lighter lines than those applicable on a larger boat. And since marine services such as moorings and haul-outs get billed via boat length, a smaller cat makes sailing more affordable.
They boast superior builds. Most cruising boats under 30 feet (9.14 m) feature designs that are 30+ years old. In those days, weather forecasts were hard to come by and not as accurate, so boat builders used hulls with thicker fiberglass than the type found in today’s builds. Furthermore, everything in the boat, including rigs, rudders, hulls, keels and decks, was designed to withstand strong winds and high waves.
They have simpler systems. This means less time spent fixing and maintaining your boat. For instance, most small cruising cats often lack water-makers, hot water systems, or electric anchor windlasses.
They’re easier to handle. Smaller cats are simpler to sail than larger cats. It’s also easier to sail one single-handed or with a small crew.
What is the largest cat on person can sail?
The Disadvantages of Smaller Cruising Cats
Below are some of the most discussed downsides of small cats:
They have limited living space, storage, and amenities.
Though they don’t heel much, they are less comfortable than larger boats since they get tossed around much more easily in big ocean swells.
It’s not easy to accommodate crew for extended periods; hence there are fewer hands to share work.
They are slower and take longer to get to their destination.
Though fewer are on the cruising trails than their larger counterparts, small catamarans make ideal cruisers because they are simple, seaworthy, and pocket-friendly.
When choosing the best cat for your needs, focus on quality rather than size. A well-planned 30-footer (9.14 m) is reliable and provides ample space for your accommodation, dining, and relaxation, plus a storage room for provisions and any spare parts you might need.
And if you want even more info than I have presented to you in this article I would recommend a book from Serj, he makes it easy to understand why size matters and how to find a cat suited for your needs (amazon link )
Owner of CatamaranFreedom.com. A minimalist that has lived in a caravan in Sweden, 35ft Monohull in the Bahamas, and right now in his self-built Van. He just started the next adventure, to circumnavigate the world on a Catamaran!
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The first step to building your dream catamaran begins with a strongback – this is a square frame used to position the temporary frames that will be used to form the hull shape. This frame will be set up and must be square and accurate, a string or laser level can be used to achieve this.
The forebeam is now installed along with the striker attachment fitting, as shown above. The bridgedeck is installed shortly after and taped onto the bulkheads with webs installed, this now completes what is a quite stiff and strong platform to work on.
Now that the bridgedeck is in place, the forward webs and dash will be fitted. At this stage, all furniture and internal work begins, with the main panels left off for ease of access when working.
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It also fully protects the boat against water absorption and it can not develop the dreaded Osmosis.
We choose ATL Composite’s resin systems for their superior quality, reliability and value for money.
Having worked closely with the ATL Composites team and their products for many years, we know we can stand by their material solutions, and rely on great service should something unexpected happen.
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End-Grain Balsa – 150kg per cubic metre
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BALSA END GRAIN (150 kg/cubic metre)
Balsa has very good values and we can produce a shell using a very light laminate. It will be very stiff and very resilient to fatigue.
It has exceptional qualities including very high compression strength, extremely good sheer capabilities and fantastic sheer stiffness.
Compressive strength is the resistance to collapsing when pressure is applied perpendicular to the surface as when pushing directly onto the material with the point of your finger. Balsa is far stronger than Foam (80kg/cubic metre) in compression.
Balsa is also very strong in shear. This is when the core sample is held flat between your hands, one hand slid one way and the other slid the opposite way, when the core tears through the middle the core has failed in sheer. The amount of stretch you feel before the core shears is shear stiffness. To compensate for sheer weakness the core is made thicker. So 13mm Balsa may be equal in sheer to 19mm Foam.
(80 to 200 kg/m³)
There are many boats sailing that are built from foam as it’s mechanical properties are good for boat building.
Initially one would expect this cat shell to be lighter as it is ½ the weight of Balsa. We do have to compensate for its weaknesses and will then add to the reinforcement the reinforcement on the outside to spread that compression load over more core and need a triaxial type weave to compensate for the veneer content that runs fore and aft on the Durakore.
Secondly, we need to increase the Core thickness to compensate for the shear value, usually neutralizing the weight advantage.
We only use structural foam core that is closed-cell and cross-linked.
The end result using foam core amounts to a very similar total boat weight. Professional builders can achieve a good result but usually use vacuum bagging and very good molds to achieve this.
Secondary Issues
Balsa can absorb water. It needs extreme neglect to rot (very unusual). Water soaks along the end grain quickly. It travels very slowly across the grain. We use balsa under the waterline especially because of it’s high compression strength for beaching etc. any core type must be sealed. Damage to all cores results in the same sort of repair. Notice a damp spot remaining when drying out to anti-foul… simply grind back the surface glass exposing the core, dry it out and re-glass – it’s that easy.
Timber cores are cheaper than Foam in most cases.
A light, high tech cat returns a far better (often 2 – 3 times) re-sale than lower tech materials. Often saving $10,000 on materials initially, loses $200,000 on re-sale – a serious reality.
Our boats can be built using Balsa, Foam or Western Red Cedar. Combine strength, stiffness, lightness and cost, with ease of use – it just makes good sense!
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Against the sea wall Galeon Bucanero , a replica of a Spanish galleon of the seventeenth century is totally at home against the fortifications of this historically significant Spanish port city.
In the foreground Chincogan 52 Sole currently circumnavigating the globe stops over en route to Panama and the Society Islands.
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This wharram-designed coastal-cruising cat is a tempting diy boatbuilding project for those looking to get back to the basics..
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Part of the catamaran designer James Wharrams success story lies in the lifestyle he has been marketing along with his boats. For decades, like fellow cat-cult heroes Arthur Piver and Jim Brown, he has launched people as well as boats on voyages of discovery. He pitches the case for Spartan simplicity and self-reliance and backs it up with a forthright and savvy boatbuilding syllabus. His is the anathema of the ferro-cement craze, more of a “do with less” rather than “load her up” mindset. He sells his ideas as effectively as any self-help telemarketer, and his elixir to cure a mundane life ashore makes much more sense.
Those who drop in on Wharrams website www.wharram.com are encouraged to buy a pithy, 72-page book thats an unabashed advertisement for Wharrams boats, the practicality of his approach, and the need to shrug off shoreside claptrap and clutter when going to sea. This diehard pitch in support of adventure is infectious, and Wharram spells out how a handy, but not professionally trained, do-it-yourselfer can succeed with his designs.
The semi-hooked can order “study plans” of one or more of the Wharram lines, and the subject of this review-the Tiki 30-is part of the Coastal Trek series. These study plans afford greater specific detail about Wharram designs and spell out the materials needed. They also lead you through a materials tally that includes details about epoxy resin, plywood types, sails, hardware, lines, an outboard auxiliary, and other bits and pieces.
Once you have figured out where you can come up with an average of 900 hours of free time-Wharrams DIY labor estimate-you may be close to plunking down $1,000 for detailed building plans. Those who take the leap and create their boat from scratch say it was worth the investment. Those who also complete the voyage they dreamed about have even more good things to say about the “Wharram Way.”
“Living on the sea” is one of Wharrams favorite phrases, and in many ways, hes as much a cruising enabler as he is a boat designer. Like Brown, and his lure of “Seasteading,” Wharram dangles a mostly realistic getaway plan in front of potential clients. The price point is attractive, at least as long as one views the labor commitment as part of the recreational experience. But when all the glue and paint has finally cured, the bottom line is that the Tiki 30, and most of the other Wharram cats, are best suited to cruisers willing to slip away without huge battery banks, large-volume water tanks, and with less mechanical propulsion reliance. Theres little sense in fitting granite countertops and aiming for a monohull-like interior in the limited space available aboard these catamarans.
One Particular Tiki
Occasionally, we take a close look at a non-mainstream vessel, believing that the old adage “one size fits all” has less merit among sailors. And near the top of our “cult following” list of sailboats are the Wharram-designed fleet of catamarans that are built by dedicated do-it-yourselfers as well as professionals. When we heard that voyager/boatbuilder Dave Martin had just finished a Wharram Tiki 30, we knew that the timing was right for a look at a unique vessel, its crew, and the designer.
A Rare breed
Dave and Jaja Martin and their three children are among the rarest breed of family cruisers, a couple who have sailed and savored the razor-thin edge between high risk and even higher reward. Twenty-plus years ago, when Dave sailed off in his completely restructured and highly modified Cal 25 Direction , he found that single-handing held little appeal. So, after an Atlantic crossing and a Caribbean wedding, he and Jaja followed the tradewind route around the world. The singlehander was now part of a family of five that had outgrown their pocket cruiser. So with a Cal 25 circumnavigation astern, thoughts of a next boat began to take shape.
The curtain lifted on the second act with the Martins rebuilding a 20-year-old, 33-foot steel sloop, literally tearing out the interior and starting from scratch. After an 18-month refit, there came an Arctic adventure that would carry Driver and its crew to Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland, and the experience of living aboard during winters in which the rolling sea became as solid as granite. The Martins exemplify voyaging tenacity, but they earn even higher marks for their self-reliance. Theres no sponsorships for their adventures, or independent wealth to fuel a whim. They have taken very modest vessels and turned them into passage-making vehicles able to handle the task at hand. They worked their way around the world and met the locals as participants in their culture rather than as spectators.
Having first met Dave in the Bahamas in 1984 and coaxed him to come work in a boatyard that Practical Sailor Technical Editor Ralph Naranjo was running on Long Island Sound, Naranjo had the good fortune of seeing how seafaring goals and a shipwrights set of skills can set the stage for special cruising opportunities.
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Act 3 in the Martin saga is like a symphony with a major change in cadence. This time, priorities such as heavy weather survivability, high-volume stowage capacity, and ice resistance were off the drawing board. In their place came priorities such as simplicity and sailing efficiency, along with the imperative that this will be a “from scratch” Dave-built boat. No mean feat in itself, this boat-building endeavor was all the more impressive because the top of the “honey-do list” was a cottage to live in, a shop to work from, and the building of Dave and Jajas dream house. For most of us, this would relegate the boat project to pipedream status, a project that would likely never be started. But for the Martins, in just over a half-dozen years, the trifecta was complete.
The tide has turned, and their family life proceeds with a shoreside cadence. Adolescents are becoming young adults, and the Maine woods rather than a blue horizon dominate the picture. But true to form, as soon as the house was finished, the table saw gathered no rust. Nor did the other tools in the woodshop, as Dave began cutting carefully scribed curves on Okume plywood. One-at-a-time the amas for a 30-foot Tiki filled the extended garage boat shop. The choice of a double- hulled canoe catamaran doesn’t surprise anyone who knows Dave and Jaja. As sailing adventurers, they have yet to sing the same song twice.
Gravitating toward a new mode of cruising, they embraced the theme of light displacement, efficiency under sail, and simplicity. Spartan minimalism is the common thread in this and the other boats of the Martins two exemplary voyages. The elegance in each of these vessels has little to do with opulence, and everything to do with how the boats have fit the job at hand. Simplicity, functionality, and cost effectiveness abound, defining the approach Dave brings to boatbuilding. He still alludes to a down-the-road, larger monohull project for more oceanic adventure, but for now, its all about quick getaways, coastal cruises, light-air sailing, and shoal-draft exploration.
Design Details
The Wharram Tiki design was a natural choice for Dave because the designer has always approached his work from a builder/sailor perspective, rather than as an independent exercise in naval architecture. Simplicity and practicality rule, and in many ways these boats are the extreme opposite of whats displayed at boat shows across the country. Instead of a living room afloat, the Tiki 30 offers wood-grained camp-style accommodations that are enough for a weekend outing, or two-week summer cruises for hardy souls, but will hold little appeal to those looking for a vacation home afloat.
The real genius in this boat comes more from whats not present than whats found on board. No lead, no liners, and no inboard engine adds up to, or more specifically diminishes down to, a displacement that is so light that a low-tech, no-boom small sail plan can provide enough drive to make way, even when the sea surface is mirror smooth. In light zephyrs, this agile cat will tack and make progress to windward. Behaving like a waterbug skittering across the water, the boat reminds the person handling the butter-smooth tiller bar how important efficiency under sail can be.
Like all multihulls, the issue of initial stability is handled by placing the source of buoyancy well away from the centerline of the vessel without creating the skin drag found in a monohull with massive beam. The combination of a high length-to-beam ratio associated with each ama, and ultralight displacement, the Tiki 30 is a thoroughbred when it comes to efficiency and agility.
Thanks to this ultralight displacement status, the Tiki doesn’t need a cloud of sail to deliver light-air efficiency, and Wharram further reduces the need for a tall spar by leveraging aspect ratio through the use of a simple gaff-rigged mainsail. On one hand, the complication of hoisting both a peak and throat halyard adds some extra complexity, but the result is a higher center of effort (CE) with a lower masthead height, and when it comes to building a simple timber spar, it all makes sense. Yes, a carbon spar and PBO rigging would do a better job, but the cost would be more than a DIY builder spends on all of the materials used to build the rest of the boat.
Every multihull designer is concerned about racking or twisting loads induced in a structure as the heeling force and righting moment interplay on rolling sea. Some use massive bridgedeck structures to transfer rig loads from ama to ama. The Tiki 30 incorporates three well-engineered triangular beam structures and a modern rendition of the Polynesian art of lashing canoe hulls together. Care must be taken during construction to make sure that each beam has a flush fit with a well-reinforced portion of the ama deck, and that the polyester double-braid line used for the lashing is tensioned to designer specifications. These rigidly held athwartship supports may creak in a rolling seaway, but the connection between hulls is rugged and long lasting.
Performance
Under sail, the Tiki is an agile and responsive performer. It balances well, and its V-shaped sections and long shallow keel plus outboard rudders provide good directional stability and responsive steering. The underbody configuration allows the cat to be safely beached, and the complexity of dagger boards is eliminated. The lack of daggerboards has its drawback: Theres less windward capability, but the V-shaped hulls and long run of shallow keel does pretty well to windward without them.
Perhaps the most rigid design characteristic that can’t be circumvented is the importance of keeping its payload in check. This is a boat designed to stay on its lines not bog down and suffer the consequences of excess drag. Its long, lean amas knife through the sea, but their ability to put up with excess weight is minimal. More weight necessitates additional buoyancy, and as the V-shaped sections are submerged, significant increases in skin drag occur along with a loss of vital freeboard. This runs contrary to the design attributes of the vessel and results in performance setbacks and poor sea-keeping ability.
These fast, nimble, cost-effective cats garner a following among do-it-yourself builders because they are efficient to build. Wharrams streamlined approach to construction is a comprehensive blend of materials and hull-shape development that results in a strong, light structure. The expedited build process is free of finicky labor-intensive work and costly esoteric materials. In essence, Wharrams approach uses a minimal strong back, a stitch-and-glue joining process, and lines that allow large scarf-joined panels of high-quality marine plywood to be bent into the shape of a double-canoe catamaran. Bulkheads act as the athwartship formers, and as Wharram puts it, the builder uses a thickened epoxy filleting compound to “weld” the wood together.
The Tiki 30 is well-tailored for Spartan coastal cruising but a bit gossamer for ocean passagemaking, despite the fact that many have done so. Its ability to tuck into tight places, to perform admirably under power with only a 9.9-horsepower long-shaft, four-stroke kicker and its ability under sail give it high marks in our book. For many, camper/cruiser comfort is enough, and with the easy unfurling of a full cockpit awning, the boat becomes spacious enough at anchor to fulfill the dreams of a vacation cruise.
The Tiki is indeed a versatile platform, a pleasure to sail, and a project worth tackling if youre not too worried about dollars and cents. Wharram boats backyard-built pedigrees and their fringe appeal make them a tough sell on the used boat market, so if you plan to build one, you had better plan to sail it.
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Hi and hope all is well!
In the attached pictures you can see what has been done and where I am at this point (60% complete)… I live in Connecticut and in a perfect world, I would like someone to take it over- either with me or partnered or to just buy me out outright… The boat is amazingly special and needs to be finished and/or needs the right home… Any suggestions? 860-573-1154 -Johnny
It’s Wharram Tiki 30 BTW – Johnny
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Power and Sailing Yacht Plans List Copyright 2023 Michael Kasten Updated April 2023 This page provides a list of our currently available boat plans, a link to the web page for each design, and a price for each design. What Do Plans Cost..? Below is a list of prices for each plans package that we offer. The first group lists our Sailing Yacht Designs and the second group lists our Power Yacht Designs . Some designs are COMPLETED and others are INCOMPLETE. COMPLETED STOCK DESIGNS : The Estimating Plans and Building Plans prices given below in BOLD BLACK TYPE are for a FULLY COMPLETED STOCK DESIGN , the plans for which can be shipped immediately on receipt of your order. Please see our Stock Design web page for a description of what is included, and how our prices have been determined. INCOMPLETE OR 'SEMI-STOCK' DESIGNS : Prices given below in PLAIN TEXT indicate plans that are INCOMPLETE. WHY , you may ask, have I even bothered to list INCOMPLETE designs below...? Since people's circumstances often change, it is inevitable that some boat design projects will be abandoned before they are finished, and in some cases after considerable work has been done. This can occur as is so well described in the first few pages of Rockwell Kent’s excellent non-fiction sea story, “North by East” , or as the result of a change of fortune, failing health, or for a myriad of other reasons. A few of the INCOMPLETE designs listed below (not very many) have been developed on my own, in other words, with myself as the 'client'. Others have been created at the behest of an individual client to explore an idea or a concept. Either way, I believe all of the designs listed below have merit. We offer these INCOMPLETE designs at a substantial discount versus what it would cost to develop an entirely CUSTOM design, the difference being that the 'discovery' phase of the design process has already been accomplished. Even so, there is still quite a bit of WORK REMAINING in order to complete the Plans Packages for those INCOMPLETE designs. The prices given below reflect our actual cost to complete the Estimating Plans or the Building Plans Package for each design, assuming there will be no changes to the design as it is presented. If you take umbrage with the cost of our INCOMPLETE designs, I urge you to read our Learning Yacht Design web page. If one of the designs below is "close" to what you have in mind but you would like to tweak it some, I will be pleased to provide a detailed estimate for any revisions you have in mind. If any of these designs is of interest, please inquire . CUSTOM YACHT DESIGN : A new CUSTOM design will necessarily include the process of " discovery " which represents Stage I of the design process, during which all options are on the table including size, type, configuration, layout, rig, materials, etc. By comparison, given that many of the INCOMPLETE designs listed below have already had a considerable amount of design work done, very roughly the cost to create a CUSTOM design can be on the order of some 20% to 50% greater than the prices listed for the INCOMPLETE designs below, in order to accommodate the "discovery" process on the way to achieving a completed set of Building Plans. Is the added cost worth it...? Yes , we believe so. Please see our article on Custom Yacht Design for our best answer to that question, where you will also find an overview of the design process itself. Our Design Stream article additionally describes how we use CAD to best advantage throughout the design process. If a new Custom Yacht Design is of interest, please inquire for more information. COMPLETED NC CUTTING FILES : There are several designs below for which NC Cutting files are ALREADY DEVELOPED , in which case the price is in BOLD BLACK TYPE . DEVELOPING NEW NC CUTTING FILES : All other NC Cutting File prices are listed in PLAIN TEXT, and reflect our actual cost to develop NC Cutting Files for that design from scratch, in which case they can be developed for metric or imperial dimensioned materials as needed. Please see our CAD Design Stream article for more information about our NC development process. ORDERING INFORMATION : All prices are given in US Dollars and are subject to change at any time. To place an order, please see our contact information below. To order by fax or by mail, a PDF Order Form has been provided for your convenience. What's Included...? Estimating Plans - Building Plans - NC Cut Files... ESTIMATING PLANS : Since all the basic information about each of our designs is available here at our web site, and for free, we no longer offer basic Study Plans. Instead, we offer a much more useful and complete Estimating Plans for each of the designs listed below. Our Estimating Plans include the following: Drawings: Sail Plan / Exterior Profile Drawing Interior Profile & Arrangement Drawing (one to four sheets, depending on vessel size) Structure Drawings (one or two additional sheets, depending on vessel size) Documents: Drawings & Documents List Written Vessel Specification Detailed Equipment List Structural Scantling List Laminate Schedule (if needed) Structure Weight & Surface Areas Builder Short List appropriate to the specific design Cover Letters to Builders re: scope of project, etc. Our Estimating Plans are useful for study, planning, commentary, or mark-ups in the event you want to consider variations on the layout or the rig. 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Our Building Plans include all the contents of our Estimating Plans as listed above, plus all the remaining detail drawings required for construction, including the following: Drawings: Lines Drawing Offsets (if not CNC cut) Structural Sections Joinery Sections Joinery Details Construction Details (Several Sheets Including Hull & Deck Fittings; Ports; Doors; etc.) Spar Plans (Sail: Several Sheets Including Spar Dimensions; Spar Fitting Details; etc.) Machinery Plans (Power: Several Sheets as Needed) Numerous Detail Drawings as Needed Vessel Design Data, including: Hydrostatics & Trim Stability Compliance Report Performance Analysis Hull Data for Propeller Calcs Endurance & Range Under Power Building Plans also include a thorough review of and revision of the Equipment List and Vessel Specification in order to suit your specific equipment preferences. If the drawings or documents require further revision for your use, for example to make changes to the layout or the rig, we'll be pleased to provide an estimate for making those revisions. Please see our Stock Plans page for more information about what's included, and how we can customize a stock design to suit your requests. CUSTOM DESIGN : We can modify any of our Stock Designs to suit a newly defined purpose, or we can work with you to create an entirely new design based on your requests. Please feel free to inquire about any modifications you may have in mind, or about creating a new Custom Design to suit your specific requirements. In way of inspiration we have provided quite a variety of Prototype Designs , any one of which can be modified as needed to create a fully completed yacht design. NC CUTTING FILES : Several of the Stock Designs listed below for construction in metal have already been developed for automated NC cutting of the metal parts. "NC" simply means 'Numerically Controlled' - a technology for creating pre-cut boat parts directly from the 3D design model. For details regarding the benefits of NC Cutting and to find out what's included with an NC Cutting File Package , check out our article on Our CAD Design Stream and the articles linked from there. MORE INFO : Please see our Site Map to quickly find any of our designs, to peruse our portfolio, and to find our articles on a variety of boat related topics.
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For that purpose, we offer completed ESTIMATING PLANS for several of the designs listed below, with their prices listed in BOLD BLACK TEXT . For any designs listed below that are INCOMPLETE, we have also provided the cost to develop ESTIMATING PLANS for that design, the prices for which are given in PLAIN TEXT.
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Cutter
Aluminum *
N/A
$19,500
$18,500
Cutter
Aluminum *
N/A
$24,500
$21,500
Junk Cutter / Ketch
Aluminum*
N/A
$26,500
$21,500
Cutter
Aluminum*
N/A
$28,500
$23,000
Gaff Ketch
Steel or Aluminum
$24,500
Cutter
Steel or Aluminum
N/A
$31,000
$25,500
Cutter
Steel or Aluminum
N/A
$31,000
$25,500
Gaff Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
$27,500
Gaff Schooner
Steel Hull; Wood Deck
$25,000
Staysail Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
$27,500
Gaff Ketch
Steel or Aluminum
$27,500
Gaff Ketch
Steel or Aluminum
Bermuda Rig Cutter
Steel or Aluminum
$4,750
$39,500
$29,500
Gaff Ketch
Aluminum
$29,500
Gaff Schooner
Steel
(metric - steel)
Gaff Schooner
Aluminum
(imperial - aluminum)
Junk Rig Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
$5,750
$39,500
$29,500
Junk Rig Schooner
Aluminum *
$29,500
(aft house)
Gaff Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
$5,950
$48,500
$29,500
(mid house)
Gaff Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
$5,950
$48,500
$29,500
Gaff Ketch
Aluminum *
(metric - aluminum)
Brigantine Schooner
Sawn Frame Wood **
$6,750
$48,500
N/A (Wood)
Brigantine Schooner
Steel or Aluminum
(imperial - steel)
Bermuda Rig Ketch
Steel or Aluminum
$7,950
$54,500
$36,000
Brigantine Schooner
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Tern Schooner
Aluminum *
(imperial - aluminum)
Motor-Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
$55,500
N/A (Wood)
Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Brigantine Schooner
Sawn Frame Wood **
$9,500
$56,500
N/A (Wood)
Motor-Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
$9,500
$57,500
N/A (Wood)
Sailing Schooner
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Motor-Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Sailing Schooner
Sawn Frame Wood **
$9,950
$67,500
N/A (Wood)
Motor-Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
N/A
N/A (Wood)
Sailing Ketch
Sawn Frame Wood **
$10,950
$59,500
N/A (Wood)
* See notes below about Aluminum vessels. ** See notes below about Wooden Vessels. *** See notes below about NC Cutting Files .
MOTOR YACHT PLANS
Tug Yacht
Aluminum *
(metric - aluminum)
Tug Yacht
Aluminum *
$23,000
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$23,500
$23,000
Tug Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$20,500
Catamaran
Aluminum *
(imperial - aluminum)
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$23,500
$23,000
House Boat
Fiberglass & Wood
N/A
N/A (fiberglass & wood)
Tug Yacht
Steel and Aluminum
$28,000
Tug Yacht
Aluminum *
$28,000
Tug Yacht
Steel and Aluminum
$28,000
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
(imperial - aluminum)
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
(imperial - aluminum)
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$4,750
$32,500
$29,000
Dream Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$4,750
$30,500
$28,000
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$4,750
$37,500
$29,000
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$29,000
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$29,000
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$37,500
$31,000
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$5,250
$38,500
$31,000
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$5,250
$38,500
$31,750
Fast Motor Yacht
Aluminum *
$35,750
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
(imperial - steel)
Dream Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$42,000
$32,750
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$43,000
$34,750
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
(imperial - aluminum)
Trawler Yacht
Fiberglass & Wood
N/A (Fiberglass)
Trawler Yacht
Steel or Aluminum
$7,400
$47,000
$35,750
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$52,500
$37,000
Trawler Yacht
Aluminum *
$7,900
$52,500
$37,000
Classic Yacht
Aluminum *
$39,500
Luxury Motor Yacht
Aluminum *
$69,500
$49,000
Luxury Motor Yacht
Aluminum *
$74,500
$51,000
* See notes below about Aluminum vessels. ** See notes below about Wooden Vessels. *** See notes below about NC Cutting Files .
AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS
The cost of Building Plans given above includes the cost of the Estimating Plans for that design..
If you order STOCK Building Plans within 90 days after purchasing STOCK Estimating Plans (for the same design), we will deduct half of what you paid for the STOCK Estimating Plans (less shipping) from your order.
The cost given above to complete the Building Plans for an as-yet INCOMPLETE design includes the cost to develop Estimating Plans for that design.
If you first arrange for completion of as-yet INCOMPLETE Estimating Plans, the subsequent cost to develop Building Plans for that design will be reduced by the full cost of having developed the Estimating Plans for that design. In other words, the INCOMPLETE Building Plans prices given above already include the cost to develop the Estimating Plans.
For ALL orders, if an already completed set of STOCK NC Cutting Files are ordered along with an already completed set of STOCK Building Plans for that vessel ( both paid for in full at the same time ) we will provide a discount of 10% off your entire order. And... this discount may be applied in addition to either of the above discount options..! Note however that this does not apply to any of our designs for which the NC Cutting Files or the Design itself remain INCOMPLETE.
For additional clarification of the above discounts, please inquire .
IMPORTANT DESIGN NOTES
GRP or PLYWOOD : Any of our Aluminum or Steel designs can be converted for construction in GRP or cold moulded plywood. The cost of any such revisions will be quoted separately. For more information, please inquire .
STEEL : Any Steel vessel can easily be re-specified with an aluminum structure. To convert a stock steel design to aluminum, please add 20% to the cost of the Estimating Plans or the Building Plans for that design. Conversion of NC Cutting Files from steel to aluminum will however require a completely new set of NC cutting files, for which please inquire for an estimate.
* ALUMINUM : The Aluminum vessels listed above can only be built in steel if the design is extensively modified for that purpose in order to accommodate the added weight of the structure. For more information, please inquire . Conversion from aluminum to steel will also require a completely new set of NC cutting files, for which please inquire for an estimate.
** WOOD : Please note that our large Wooden Vessel plans are generally priced higher, since revisions will nearly always be required in order to accommodate the differing wood species that will be available for construction, and the consequent differences in scantlings and overall weight. Those revisions (within reason) are included in the prices indicated above.
*** NC CUTTING FILES : Although a complete Building Plans set is required in order build any of these boat designs, the NC Cutting Files are entirely optional . In other words, the Building Plans are required , even if you purchase the NC Cutting Files for that design. The cost of NC Cutting Files is in addition to the cost of the Building Plans. Please see above for discount options that are available...
The NC Cutting Files shown above with prices given in BOLD BLACK TYPE have already been developed , in which case they will have been created for either metric or imperial dimensioned materials, and for either steel or aluminum (noted in parentheses).
If the vessel will be built in a location that requires changing the measurement system , and / or if there is a change from steel to aluminum or aluminum to stee l structure, then additional work will be required, the cost of which will be quoted separately and in addition to the above prices. Should such changes to any of our designs be of interest, please inquire for an estimate.
YACHT TENDERS
Our aluminum yacht tenders are the perfect companion to any of the yachts described above.
8' to 14' Prams - Building Plans: $250 . NC Cutting Files: $250 . (The Building Plans are required. The NC Cutting File is optional. The cost of the NC Cutting file includes interacting with the cutter of your choice to assure compliance with their cutting equipment.)
PROTOTYPE YACHT PLANS
If you don't see a design here that suits your requirements, please see our Prototypes web page for links to other designs that are either under development, or that may offer a few possible ideas in way of inspiration...
Preliminary study sketches may be available for some of our Prototype Designs. If you would like to know more about one of them, please inquire .
NACA Foil Shaped Low Drag Aluminum Paravanes
Please see our Roll Attenuation article for more information on Paravanes for Motor Yachts.
Plan square area is 383 square inches for the wings, not counting the bulb. Weight is 79 lb., of which approx. 19.5 lb. is lead in the nose of the bulb. Appropriate for boats up to approximately 50 to 65' on deck by 15' of beam, depending on displacement.
* Design and Specification:
Plan square area is 233 square inches for the wings, not counting the bulb. Weight is approximately 40 lb., of which approx. 10 lb. is lead in the nose of the bulb. Appropriate for boats up to approximately 35 to 50' on deck by 12' of beam, depending on displacement.
* Design and Specification:
Plan square area is 138 square inches for the wings, not counting the bulb. Weight is 17.5 lb., of which approx. 4.25 lb. is lead in the nose of the bulb. Appropriate for boats up to approximately 35' on deck by 10' of beam depending on displacement.
* Design and Specification:
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These low-drag paravanes are balanced and are adjustable for different speeds. They make use of NACA foil shaped surfaces combined with a lead ballasted NACA foil shaped bulb. They are designed to be machined out of marine grade aluminum plate and rod so that they can be shaped, and so they are lighter for a given wing area than steel paravanes would be.
The sizes given above are conservatively rated. In other words each size can be used on a larger vessel than is indicated. It is all a matter of degree. The roll attenuation will simply be more or it will be less, as compared to that of a larger or smaller wing area.
Paravane effectiveness is a function of wing area and pole length vs. your vessel’s righting moment. With a larger the vessel the poles can be made longer, achieving greater leverage, therefore a greater effect for the same size paravane. If you have an existing vessel on which you would like to install these paravanes, but you don't have a paravane rig, we can provide a design for the rig that will fit your boat.
For more information, please inquire .
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The ideal low budget self build ocean cruiser. With a sleeping capacity of 6 (two doubles in the hulls) and spacious level deck area, TIKI 30 makes an excellent low cost charter boat.
It is our largest self-build boat design that is capable of being towed behind a vehicle. This means keeping the build weight down, and simple but adequate accommodation. This is not a high cost, luxury boat, but an elegant, versatile, 'double canoe' sailing boat, providing basic comfort for 'Living on the Sea'.
An optional deck pod with double berth and/or navigation station is available. This pod replaces the standard open cockpit.
Building Method:
Ply/Glass/Epoxy Stitch & Glue
Length Overall:
30'
9.15 m
Beam Overall:
16' 4"
5.00 m
Waterline length:
25' 5"
7.75 m
Draft (incl. LAR keel):
2' 1"
0.65 m
Weight:
2200 lbs
1000 kg
Loading capacity:
2200 lbs
1000 kg
Sail area:
385 sqft
35.8 sqm
Building Time Estimate:
900 hrs
Jet Boats – New
Spill Response
Munson Built
Run us into the ground
Like all Munson Boats, the 30’ Series is made using 1/4″ marine-grade aluminum plate. We then add another 1/4″ of aluminum where the boat hits the beach. This combined with the amazing Munson signature bow door makes our 30’ landing craft unsurpassed in functionality, strength, longevity & value. Go ahead. Make our day. Run us into the ground.
That’s what Munson Boats are uniquely engineered & built to do. At Munson Boats, no corners are cut, and no compromises are made. Ask any Munson Boat owner and they will tell you that no other welded aluminum boat is built like a Munson. You owe it to yourself to see just how much easier working at sea can be with the right boat.
Our clients say it best…
“Our 30’ Munson landing craft is truly a beast in rough water, cutting through 4 footers with a smooth ride and no bow slap”
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Model: 30-58 Rescue
Barrow, AK: Sitting 320 Miles north of the arctic circle, Barrow, AK is the northernmost city in the United States. Barrow Seach and rescue is a division of Alaska’s North Slope Borough and operates their Munson from thaw to freeze during the arctic circle’s “midnight sun”. Outfitting includes a heated cabin, convertible dinette, pilot and co-pilot suspension seats, head compartment, Garmin navigation package, tow post and motor guard.
Specifications
Model: 30-57 Sport
Homer, AK: Known as the "halibut fishing capital of the world", Homer, Alaska overlooks Kachemak Bay and the stunning Kenai Mountains and is a popular destination for anglers seeking to catch halibut, salmon, and other fish in the rich waters of Cook Inlet. This 30’ Munson landing craft is designed to take advantage of all Homer has to offer as outfitting includes an enclosed wheelhouse with diesel fired cabin heat, head system, dual bunks, downriggers, pot puller, fish cleaning station, anchor system, diamond plate non-skid decking and jack plates for shallow water operation.
Model: 30-56 Fire
Lake Conroe, TX: Montgomery County ESD 1 is responsible for fire/rescue and emergency response operations on Lake Conroe, a 22,000 acre lake with 157 miles of shoreline. Their 30’ Munson fire/rescue boat includes a Hale Attack Max 500 GPM fire pump with bow monitor and hose discharges, tow post, engine guard, dive ladder, Whelen LED light bar, search light, dual Humminbird Helix 12 displays and triple axle trailer.
Model: 30-55 Sport
LaConner, WA: M/V High End Hooker is a first class sport fishing machine. The cabin has a large galley, overnight accommodations and head compartment with shower. The aft cockpit incorporates 2 fish holds, downriggers, tackle storage and cleaning station. The bow is outfitted with a Maxilift M110 deck crane with Hydro-Slave pot puller. Additional outfitting includes a 12V anchor windlass, side boarding door, SeaDek flooring and vinyl hull wrap.
Model: 30-54 Sport
Anacortes, WA: M/V Serenity Now is used to comfortably transport its owners and guests to and from their island summer home. The full width cabin includes seating for six passengers, Webatso cabin heater, galley, microwave and head compartment. Additional outfitting includes a bow mooring bridle, 12V downriggers, fish cleaning table, davit with pot puller, Fusion stereo and SeaDek flooring. Port and starboard side doors make boarding from the dock easy.
Model: 30-53 Fire
Lake Pleasant, AZ: Located an hour north of Phoenix, Lake Pleasant features 114 miles of shoreline prime for water sports, camping, fishing and a marina equipped to handle over 1000 boats. The Peoria Fire Department selected this 30’ Munson equipped with a Darley 1000 GPM fire pump with TFT Monsoon monitor and 2.5” and 1.5” hose discharges at the bow. Additional outfitting includes roll up security door for the main console, Raymarine Axiom Pro navigation package with Realvision 2D sonar and triple axle trailer. The main deck is finished with SeaDek to keep surfaces cool in intense heat and sun.
Model: 30-52 Survey
Benton Harbor, MI: Seaworks Group, LLC operates this 30’ Munson as a hydrographic survey vessel. An ultra-high resolution multibeam sonar was installed in a custom transducer well on centerline of the catamaran tunnel section. Additional outfitting includes a two person survey desk, computer cabinet, cabin heater, lifting davit, push knees, tow post and engine guard.
Model: 30-51 Tender
Bahamas: The 30’ Monsoon lives aboard a 48 meter yacht to serve as a fishing, diving and beach tender. The cabin accommodates seating for up to 8 passengers and includes a head, galley and air conditioning. Flybridge controls with joystick piloting offers excellent visibility when navigating over shallow reefs. The main deck and rooftop are finished with SeaDek to keep surfaces cool in intense heat and sun. Cargo deck tie down pockets allow for transport of various motorcycles to and from the mothership. A fuel transfer pump with 12’ hose and nozzle allows her to refuel other tenders on board.
Model: 30-50 Utility
Lake Cushman, WA: A popular retreat for hiking, fishing, boating and kayaking, Lake Cushman's shoreline is dotted with resorts and rental cabins. This 30’ Munson Landing Craft uses it’s bow mounted hydraulic rake to clear debris from around structures and serves as a remote platform to release hatchery fish. Outfitting includes an electric over hydraulic bow door, Maxilift 110 knuckle boom crane, removable hydraulic debris rake, tow post, push knees, port and starboard boarding doors and provision for a 1000 gallon fish release tank..
Model: 30-49 Utility
Porter, IN: Indiana Dunes National Park hugs 15 miles of the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The National Park Services selected this 30’ Munson for transporting crew and gear to remote areas of the park. Outfitting includes an air conditioned cabin with seating for eight, dive ladder, dive bottle racks, side boarding door, lifting davit, anchor windlass and Onan 5kw generator.
Model: 30-48 Research
Michigan City, IN: Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife is responsible for fisheries management, research, and aquatic invasive species. Their 30’ Munson boat is outfitted with a hydraulic net roller powered by a Honda GX390 power pack. Additional outfitting includes a bow control station, side boarding door, lifting davit, tow post, and engine guard. The outboard motors are installed on hydraulic jack plates to facilitate shallow water operations.
Model: 30-45 Dive
Jacksonville, FL: Logan Diving and Salvage has been engaged in marine salvage and commercial diving operations for over 70 years. Their 30’ Munson is used for equipment transport, marine inspection services, and diving operations. Outfitting includes an enclosed walk around wheelhouse, 4 way lifting eyes, push knees, davit, 120v Inverter, stereo, and an HP dive bottle rack.
Model: 30-44 Utility
Bailey Island, ME: Oceanside Builders operates the M/V Nautilus out of Bailey Island, which is surrounded by over 200 smaller islands accessible only by boat. Their 30’ Packcat is outfitted with adjustable bow push knees, MaxiLift 1 ton deck crane, tow post, fresh water washdown system, solar battery charger and Garmin radar/plotter/sounder. The outboards are installed on hydraulic jack plates for shallow water operations.
Model: 30-43 Fire
Lake Travis, TX: Travis County ESD #1 is responsible for over 40 miles of shoreline on Lake Travis. Their 30’ Munson fire/rescue boat includes a Hale 500 GPM Hercules fire pump with bow monitor and bow discharges, tow post, engine guard, side dive door, dive ladder, dive bottle racks, Garmin radar/plotter/sounder, Firecomm 4 position headset system, Whelen 50” light bar and triple axle trailer.
Model: 30-42 Fire
Anacortes, WA: Tesoro’s Anacortes Refinery receives crude oil via pipeline from Canada, by rail from North Dakota and by tanker from Alaska. The facility delivers refined products through its marine terminal via ships and barges. Their 30’ Munson Emergency Response Vessel was built as a spill response and fire boat. Outfitting includes a Hale 1000 GPM fire pump, Elkhart Brass HF-350 Hydro-Foam nozzle, 12V bow thruster, port & starboard side doors, davit, tow post and motor guard. The walk around cabin includes four shock mitigating seats, refrigerator, forced air heater, Flir thermal imaging camera and Garmin radar/plotter/sounder with Class B AIS.
Model: 30-41 Sport
Snug Harbor, WA: M/V Steel Wheel splits her time between the San Juan Islands and the California Coast. Her 8’6” beam makes her easily trailerable on the highway. An aft control station, 9.9 HP kicker motor, and Scotty downriggers make her a sport fishing machine. The 10’ long cabin is outfitted with a convertible settee, full galley and head compartment. Additional outfitting includes a forced air cabin heater, davit, side door, wash down pump, 2000 watt inverter, Garmin radar/plotter/sounder, and trailer.
Model: 30-40 Sport
Anacortes, WA: MUKTUK is used to enjoy all that the Washington’s San Juan Islands have to offer. With an 11 foot beam and twin 300 outboards, she provides comfort and quickness. The walk around cabin features seating for seven, head compartment, forced air heat, stereo and refrigerator. Additional outfitting includes side boarding doors, anchor windlass, dive ladder, downrigger mounts, fresh water washdown.
Model: 30-37 Sport
Ketchikan, AK: Southeast Alaska is home to many Munson landing craft including this 30’ Sport model. Outfitting includes a 10’ long walk-though cabin with seating for 6 passengers, head compartment, galley, forced air cabin heater, 12V wash down pump, rod holders, downrigger mounts, fish cleaning table, side boarding door, davit with pot puller, anchor pulpit with 12V windlass, Garmin radar/plotter/sounder and triple axle trailer.
Model: 30-36 Utility
New Hogan Dam, CA: The US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District uses their 30’ Packcat for transporting equipment & crew, fire fighting, maintaining aids to navigation, and clearing debris for New Hogan Dam. Outfitting includes a Darley 24 hp fire pump with bow monitor, tow post, motor guard, side boarding doors, bow door extension ramps, search light, tinted windows and trailer.
Model: 30-35 Utility
Marina del Rey, CA: Los Angeles County Department of Beaches & Harbors is responsible for keeping its world-renowned coastline clean and safe, particularly during inclement weather, flooding, fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, oil spills and other emergencies. Their 30’ Packcat is outfitted with a MaxiLift 110 knuckle boom crane, Warn 2000-S deck winch, Furuno NavNet radar/plotter/sounder, VHF & 800 Mhz radios, tow light mast, amber strobe lights, LED flood lights, solar battery charger, and trailer. Customized push knees were installed for landing on rock jetties and breakwaters.
Model: 30-33 Patrol
Portland, OR: The Multnomah County Sheriff's River Patrol Unit provides safe commercial and recreational access and passage to the country's 5th largest port, and 110 miles of waterways along the Columbia River, Willamette River, and Sandy River. In addition, the River Patrol Unit provides law enforcement and search & rescue services to all rivers, lakes, shorelines and islands in Multnomah County. Their 30' Munson provides security protection to moorages, marinas, and houseboat communities, and responds to life-threatening calls for service, such as boat collisions, drownings, missing persons, and environmental hazards.
Model: 30-32 Sport
Soldier Cay, Exumas: Elegant Fowl splits her time between the Bahamas and Scotland. In Scotland the Elegant Fowl is operated as hunting and fishing expedition boat. Cabin heat, a full galley and sleeping for three keep the crew happy on cold days. When the boat is in the Bahamas, the forward deck is used for transporting a golf cart and fishing trips. An elevated steering station provides excellent visibility while navigating reefs.
Model: 30-31 OSR
Burnaby, BC: Western Canada Marine Response Corporation maintains an extensive inventory of the most sophisticated spill response equipment available today. It is their mandate to ensure preparedness and protection during oil spills and environmental incidents. Burrard Cleaner No. 4 is the latest addition to their fleet. The wheelhouse is equipped with seating for four and a concealed portable head. Special locker inserts take advantage of under deck space for storage.
Model: 30-29 Patrol
Charleston, SC: The Charleston Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Division provides port security, escorts foreign flag vessels into and out of Charleston Harbor, as well as assisting boaters in distress. The unit also supports the Underwater Recovery Team. Vessel features include a Kohler generator and SHOX suspension seats. The co-pilot console houses a side scan sonar system used during recovery operations and crime scene investigation.
Model: 30-27 Dive
Portland, OR: This 30' Packcat supports the United States Air Force 304th RQS maritime operations including diving, water jumps, RAMZ jumps, search and rescue, and emergency response. It is capable of operating at night in extreme weather conditions and swift contaminated water. It is also used to support local authorities in the Pacific Northwest's disaster preparedness plans. Emergency equipment includes a roof mounted stretcher, defibrillators, generator, and first aid supply lockers.
Model: 30-26 Utility
Sanford, FL: Encore Construction Company operates in the St. Johns River near Sanford transporting equipment and fuel to county raw water pump stations on a canal. They also make their vessel available to the local Fire Department for search and rescue. Special features include a roof-mount solar battery charger, hydraulic transom jacks, and a control console bimini top. Tilting T-top windows provide plenty of ventilation on hot days.
Model: 30-25 Patrol
Washington, D.C. : DC Metropolitan Police operate their Munson as a multipurpose harbor patrol boat and buoy tender. It is capable lifting 400 lb. buoys out of the water and onto the deck safely. Harbor patrol officers use this vessel as a dive platform during underwater investigation and evidence retrieval missions. Special deck lockers contain Reel Easy sonar tether systems. The Harbor Patrol uses these tether systems to deploy advanced bottom scanning sonar pods during salvage operations.
Model: 30-14 Tender
Wilmington, NC: Sea Exploration, Inc. approached Munson to build a specialized tender for their ship M/V Navigator. The tender's primary function would be to support research and diving operations while at sea. The wheelhouse features seating for four and forced air cabin heat. The deck is outfitted with a retractable canvas Bimini top and four-way lifting eyes. A paint scheme to match the mother ship and superior fit and finish make her a great addition to Sea Exploration's fleet.
Model: 30-10 OSR
Linden, NJ: On any given day, the ConocoPhillips' Bayway Refinery can process up to 238,000 barrels of crude oil from its plant alongside the New Jersey Turnpike in Linden. It's a tradition that goes back more than 100 years, to when John D. Rockefeller built the place. The refinery incident response team's Munson supports spill response and cleanup efforts. A crane hoists the vessel into the water using its four-way lifting eyes.
Model: 30-9 Fire
Lake Havasu, AZ: Lake Havasu is one of the most popular boating destinations in the Southwest. Lake Havasu City Fire Department is responsible for the safety of vessels on the lake's Arizona side. Two Hale HP550 Minuteman pumps supply two monitors and a foam induction monitor. The specialized T-top roof with ladder access provides backboard storage. Rescue and dive equipment is housed in removable deck seat lockers.
Model: 30-8 Military
Cameroon, West Africa: Cameroon is blessed with gorgeously calm waters off its 400 km shoreline. But in recent years piracy has descended upon coastal settlements. The Cameroon Special Forces Rapid Intervention Battalion commissioned 9 high speed interception craft to give the pirates a real run for their money. The main deck is equipped with an extended roof T-top, six helm seats mounted on storage lockers and a canvas Bimini top.
Model: 30-4 Research
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Back in April, Storm Kathleen slammed into the west coast of Ireland as a fearsome Force 10 gale, packing 113 km/hr winds and 15-foot waves. While locals sandbagged their homes and prepared for the worst, Frank Kowalski decided it was a swell day for a boat ride.
As owner of Safehaven Marine in County Cork, he’d just launched his brand-new, 70-foot T-2000 Voyager all-weather power catamaran. What Kathleen offered was a chance to put the new super-cat through its paces.
“We knew from scale-model tests that she should be able to tackle waves of more than 65 feet high,” Kowalski tells Robb Report . “But you never know until you’re out there. In the height of the storm, she just shrugged off the waves and weather and performed flawlessly.”
Evolved from Safehaven’s 75-foot XVS20 monohull launched in 2018, Kowalski used his expertise in building commercial, work-boat power catamarans to design the twin-hulled T-2000 Voyager to offer speed with stability.
“The stability in beam seas is what’s key here,” he says. “While we were out recently in a Force 8 with 40-plus knot winds and 12-foot seas, we were able to stop and leave the boat to drift while we retrieved a drone. It just took the waves on the beam with ease. In a monohull, it would have been rolling so badly you couldn’t have stood on the deck.”
Then there’s the sheer velocity that comes with twin, scalpel-thin hulls slicing through waves. With the T-2000’s pair of 1,550 hp MAN V12 diesels driving France Helices SD5 surface drives, the Safehaven can hit a top speed of 91.73 km/hr.
“It’s just the most amazing sight, standing on the stern, watching these huge roostertails behind,” Kowalski adds. “We’ve also incorporated retracting swim platforms so you can see the props spinning on the surface, plus valved exhausts that switch between silenced and straight-through. The noise from those V12s is sensational.”
While Safehaven has been building its Wildcat range of 40-, 53-, and 60-foot power cats for everything from oil-rig support, crew transfer, and even as a military cruiser for Britain’s Royal Navy, they were always pure, no-frills work boats. With this new T-2000, Kowalski is looking to appeal to private buyers searching for something a little different.
His hull No. 1 demonstrator boat has all-diamond-quilted marine leather, well-finished cabinetry, colored LED lighting, and below-deck accommodations for six in three cabins. Hull No. 2—already sold and due for completion in the next 18 months—will up the luxury factor.
“It’s going to a client in the Middle East who plans to use it for just himself and his wife,” says Kowalski. The client has specified a full-width owner’s suite with a central, king-size bed and oversized his-and-hers bathrooms and closets in each hull. “He also wants to go fast—very fast,” Kowalski continues. “So we’ll install twin 2,000 hp MAN V12s, again with surface drives, and a central hydrofoil to reduce drag. The plan is for it to hit a top speed in excess of 69 mph.”
The new T-2000 is also designed to go the distance. With the 2,900-gallon tanks, it has a range of more than 1,000 nautical miles at 34.5 mph, and 1,700 nautical miles at 18 mph. Throttle back to 12 mph and range increases to 3,000-plus nautical miles.
Much of this is down to the yacht’s symmetrical, semi-wave-piercing hulls, made of a carbon-fiber-composite construction, with inverted lower bow sections and a double-chine arrangement that projects spray clear of the boat. The hydrofoil in mid position also means that, at speed in calmish seas, the T-2000 rides with half its hull length out of the water.
To eliminate waves slamming into the bridge deck windshield, Kowalski moved the pilothouse farther back. It also makes for a sleeker profile, giving the T-2000 the look of a single-hull sportsyacht.
As for creature comforts, the main, open-plan salon features an L-shaped Corian-topped galley, with a U-shaped dinette opposite. To enjoy the action, there are bucket-style, shock-absorbing seats for the captain and copilot, a wraparound sofa on the port side, and a single bucket seat to starboard.
The entire helm area gets flooded with light courtesy of the four-panel, angled windshield and quartet of fixed skylights above. To see the boat’s hydrofoil in action, the bridge has a glass panel in the floor that’s also designed for viewing marine life below at night. Most of the windows have half-inch-thick toughened panels to shrug off cascading water.
In finer weather than typically found on coastal Ireland, the T-2000 has a small flybridge with a helm station and sun-lounge area up top, plus a covered stern cockpit with sofas and table for alfresco dining.
This storm-tested, metallic-red demonstrator is available for around $3.35 million (RM14.55 million)
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