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Multihull Sailboats
11-12-2009, 20:57
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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Hallo Imagine This is the first FastCat 445...
Hallo Imagine
This is the first FastCat 445 Green Motion with electric retractable propulsion
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Multihull Sailboats
11-12-2009, 11:47
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Here is a first picture sailing pictures will...
Here is a first picture sailing pictures will have to wait until the sails arrive but here is the first picture in the water.
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Multihull Sailboats
08-12-2009, 13:24
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She was launched yesterday but we are waiting for...
She was launched yesterday but we are waiting for the sail to arrive from Cape Town
Probably by the weekend we are sailing .
Greetings
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Multihull Sailboats
03-08-2008, 01:38
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You are right off course Therapy however we use 3...
You are right off course Therapy however we use 3 closed compartments in each bow for possible damage control.
First the nose is closed of from top to bottom at 2 ft from the nose .
Second the...
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Multihull Sailboats
02-08-2008, 07:33
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Hallo Freetime . FastCat 435 number 1 has a...
Hallo Freetime
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FastCat 435 number 1 has a weight of around 8500 kilo ready to sail
The last FastCat 455 had a weight of 5800 kilo up on launching including all extra,s
We expect the first 405...
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Multihull Sailboats
02-08-2008, 07:29
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Hallo Mongo The forward bulkheads will be...
Hallo Mongo
The forward bulkheads will be solid for safety with hatches on top to enter.
There will be a forward facing spacious nav station like in the FastCat 455.
The settee will have...
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Multihull Sailboats
28-07-2008, 05:00
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We will keep on trying and our aim is still to...
We will keep on trying and our aim is still to make fossil free sailing the norm .
The genset will only be on board for emergency use ( doldrums for instance )
Greetings
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Multihull Sailboats
26-07-2008, 23:03
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You are right there but I would like to use the...
You are right there but I would like to use the solar panels to top up the drive battery,s
when on anchor or cruising longer periods since it takes less energy to go from 144 to 24 volts ands the...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-07-2008, 13:17
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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Hallo IDR I can only tell you real solar cell...
Hallo IDR
I can only tell you real solar cell performance once Green Motion is launched and our victron monitoring system will tell us our total watt per day and this will be very variable since a...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-07-2008, 07:00
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Hallo Idrhawke To answer the last question...
Hallo Idrhawke
To answer the last question first , the cat on which we will install this will only be in the water in 2 months so at that moment we can tell you if the solution of putting 3 panels...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-07-2008, 01:20
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Good Morning IDR Hawke The problem with us...
Good Morning IDR Hawke
The problem with us is the same off course but our Bimini is 17 ft wide and the solar panels are placed on the outsides of this Bimini so the part under or near the boom is...
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Multihull Sailboats
25-07-2008, 13:08
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We actually put 3 panels in series and had a...
We actually put 3 panels in series and had a solar controller charger build that charges directly into the propulsion battery bank. the fourth panel uses a separate solar charger made by Blue sky...
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Multihull Sailboats
25-07-2008, 11:23
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In order to get more solar power on our "Green...
In order to get more solar power on our "Green Motion" cats we will purchase the new
Sun Power 315 wP panels and 4 units will be installed in each Green Motion cat.
One wind generator will be...
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Multihull Sailboats
13-07-2008, 23:58
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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That is a hard question to answer since it...
That is a hard question to answer since it depends much on wind conditions but lets assume there is no wind and only bright sunshine so a total of 1.8 KW is available
My guess would be around 3...
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Multihull Sailboats
13-07-2008, 01:07
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Assuming the wind is on the nose or at 90 % app....
Assuming the wind is on the nose or at 90 % app. we get 200 watt per hour from the masthead mounted Air Breeze.
The 4 x 280 watt sanyo panels give us in excess of 1000 watts per hour and it is...
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Multihull Sailboats
13-07-2008, 00:55
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Lagoon uses 2 x 10 Kw electric motors at 72 volts...
Lagoon uses 2 x 10 Kw electric motors at 72 volts DC combined with a 11.5 KW generator.
I have added their info on the complete charging system.
...
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Multihull Sailboats
12-07-2008, 09:21
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The Lagoon Hybrid is equipped with a system made...
The Lagoon Hybrid is equipped with a system made by Leroy somers from France in combination with a Kohler generetor and inboard electric motors with big props.
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Multihull Sailboats
12-07-2008, 09:17
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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I understand you are a sailor or so you say, if...
I understand you are a sailor or so you say, if sailing from A to B in a complete straight line
over a 12 hour period and the distance is lets say 120 miles and the speed is 10 knots the distance...
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Multihull Sailboats
04-07-2008, 08:14
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Hallo Alan Just noticed the remark on the...
Hallo Alan
Just noticed the remark on the weight claim
You are always welcome to see the actual weight on our cats.
We have progressed from 8000 kilo for hull number 1 to 5.8 tons for hull...
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Multihull Sailboats
02-07-2008, 00:39
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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I think if you want to let other people know...
I think if you want to let other people know about the products you make that a new Thread should be started on the Brazapi cats and not barge into a exhisting thread that has nothing to do with...
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Multihull Sailboats
29-06-2008, 23:00
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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Hallo Alan The facts are different from what...
Hallo Alan
The facts are different from what you say and I never removed the log from the site and do not know who did.
The original speeds given where taken from a sat tracker each 12 hours and...
Forum:
Multihull Sailboats
26-06-2008, 13:25
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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fastcat435
Hallo Brian Thanks for the support , we are...
Hallo Brian
Thanks for the support , we are working on a new website , I know it is outdated and have no excuse for that
All our time and effort has gone into developing better cats and other...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-06-2008, 10:40
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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fastcat435
The average speed over ground in a direkt line...
The average speed over ground in a direkt line was 8.81 knots however we did not sail in a direct line from cape town to Miami the cored milage was 18 % higher than the direct routing or ad 18 % to...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-06-2008, 02:22
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The New Fastcat 405: Please Comment and Help Us Make the Perfect 40-41' Cat
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fastcat435
[QUOTE=ldrhawke;176023]IMHO your new 405 or 410...
[QUOTE=ldrhawke;176023]IMHO your new 405 or 410 doesn't look anything like the FastCat 455 and far more like the Fusion, but that's only my HO.
My main point was really your claimed sail away...
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Multihull Sailboats
26-06-2008, 01:34
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fastcat435
Hallo IDRhawke I will never copy the...
Hallo IDRhawke
I will never copy the Fusions rear roof since I find it unpractical
we will use a hard top bimini like the one used on the Fastcat 455 see picture
it saves weight and givers a...
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