![]() In fact I write this on board Skoota at anchor during a gale in the Bahamas, mid way through a 6 month cruise that started in west Texas, over 1500 miles away.īut there is only room for two to sleep on board, it has limited load carrying and no room for friends or relatives to join us for a cruise. From north of Vancouver Island to the Bahamas it has proven to be a great liveaboard cruising boat for a couple. In the last 3 years we have cruised over 4000 miles in our own Skoota 28. Note the only glass joint is along the keel line, so the gelcoat will be removed in that area, the joint glassed and then regelled before antifouling. The black lines are highbuild paint, the side decks are incorporated into the hull so there is no gunwale joint.Īnd here is the resulting half hull. This is the outer side of the starboard hull. The photo below shows a roughly WL view of one half of the hull mould looking forward. These photos show the prototype under construction. Plans for home building in foam sandwich are also available. The Skoota 32 coped with no problems at all Certainly more challenging than in most, if not all, sea states. See how much hull is suspended in mid-air, on both the starboard bow and port stern. So here is a photo showing Skoota's final test of it's first day. The pontoons at the Multihull Centre dry out at low tide. We got back to the dock two hours later and were pleased to find we'd only used about 15L (4gals) of fuel. ![]() Easy to reach 20 knots even though the trim wasn't quite right. Once into Plymouth Sound we could open the throttles a bit more (but not the full amount as the 70hp engines were ne w). Even Mike, the boatbuilder who had never helmed a boat before, found it easy to adjust the engines, one forward one reverse, and make the boat turn on the spot. Colours inside and out are owners choice!Ī video of the first motoring trial is here First test was manouverability. NOTE: The first Skoota 32 production version was launched August 13th 2018. Skoota 32 Power catamaran – an introduction ![]() Normally if there is a delay it is because we are away sailing. We never transfer money from Paypal until your plans are ready to send out. If you have not received plans after that time please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. This is no longer an automated system, so please allow 48 hours for your order to be processed and your plans emailed to you. Plans will be sent as a zip file once payment has been received. Note: You can pay using Paypal or with your normal credit card. Please click on the button below if you wish to buy full building plans.
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