New Maine Cat P-47 Design Brief
 

  • Beautiful "Down-East" classic lines produce a stunningly handsome yacht.
  • The interior spaces are wide open, light and airy with 6’-6” to 7’-0” headroom
  • Lightweight Core-Cell composite construction hull and deck assemblies
  • Highest fineness ratio of any 47-foot production power cat in the world
  • Very fine displacement hull forms provide superior comfort in a seaway
  • Bulletproof systems using high quality equipment, which are easy to access
  • Quiet common-rail diesel power, horizontal shaft, isolated aft engine rooms
  • Hull underbody protects propellers and rudders with a draft of 2'-9"
  • Excellent under-wing clearance with nice radius corners. Wing is 2'-7" clear.
  • Operable safety-glass windows surround galley, saloon and helm station
  • Sleep four, walk-around master berth, two heads and huge galley on bridge
  • Easy boarding to large swim platform w/rails, up two steps in transom doors
  • Limit beam to 18’ for ease of dockage and great form stability in a beam sea
  • Cruise at 15 knots burning 5 gals/hour=1200 n.m. range. WOT=25 knots
  • Best fuel economy of any offshore capable 14.5 ton displacement yacht
     

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Design Update page

Final Specifications:  
LOA: 47'-3" LWL: 44'-6"
Max Beam per Hull: 40" LWL to B Ratio
per Hull 13.35:1
Beam: 18' Draft: 2'-9"
Air Clearance: 12'-0" Bridgedeck Clearance: 2'-7"
Light Displacement:
21,000 lbs
Full Load Displacement: 29,900 lbs.
Fresh water: 140 gals. Fuel: 400 gals.
Engines: Twin Volvo D-3 160 hp Range: 3,000 n.m.
@ 8.0 knots
Dated January 21, 2008


Maine Cat
P.O. Box 205
Bremen, ME 04551
1-888-832-CATS or 207-529-6500 or
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