Power Cats - the future?

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Did anyone take a look at that Lagoon 43 at SIBS? Vast deck space, aft cabin big enough for a mass orgy (remember those?), 2 other separate cabins and more storage than even my SWMBO could fill. Plus the fact that power cats are inherently efficient so it takes only 2 x 285hp shaftdrive engines to push the thing to 23 knots and, being a cat, it rolls far less both at sea and at anchor. All this for just north of £200k + VAT. OK, ignore the slightly dodgy French build quality
Apart from the obvious fact that it'll cost 50% more to berth compared to a monohull, does the panel think this is the future of boating?

 

[tcm]

nearly sort-of almost. Only trouble is they look so nasty, a prime reason for several otherwise very nice boats stopping production

 

[oldsaltoz]

Now this is a nice little power cat, it even has a spa on deck.

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by oldsaltoz on 21/09/2002 02:25 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[miket]

I too liked the idea of it and the space, but "dodgy french build quality"?

The last I saw anything as badly finished was at least 20 years ago on a 2nd rate canal boat

 

[hlb]

But it looks orible. Cant see any one fancying that ugly thing.

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[duncan]

so where does one find more about this little baby then?