Interview with the Builder of Longreach Power Catamarans

We interview James Dewing who is the Builder and CEO of powerplay catamaran who talks about how an how an efficient power catamaran hull is designed and built for cruising.
For further information on the Longreach visit: longreachcatamarans.com/

[@barryholiday8998]

Awesome. Wishing you and longreach much success.

[@MultihullCentral1]

Thanks so much!

[@marklong8608]

Excited by the progress. Looking forward to updates on the LR44. Are you able to maintain the 16:1 hull slenderness on the 44? What is the sweet spot in cruising efficiency for the 44? Also, for the foam core composite, are you using a thermo-formed core? several builders are saving lots of weight by reducing the excess resin that ends up in all the voids when the foam is scored to bend around curves. Thermoforming the core material allows you to fit the core around all the curved areas of the hull without all the excess resin used in a traditional approach.

[@vaclovasvaranavicius3889]

👍🤝✊️

[@The442nd]

Any research into fitting a future 58 and above with full electric motors with huge solar arrays?

[@MultihullCentral1]

yes plenty of research, but we are not convinced there is a robust solution that doesn't involve hybrid in a big way. we have a electric / diesel hybrid solution available but they are not cheap. our primary focus at this point is to have the most efficient hulls and platform so as tech improves we can roll this out beyond a beta test option

[@The442nd]

@@MultihullCentral1 is it possible to replace current fuel burning engines with a fully electric system, seamlessly, in the future?

[@MultihullCentral1]

@@The442nd should be possible

[@The442nd]

@@MultihullCentral1 Thank you. Looking forward to seeing the 44 up in Northwest when it's completed

[@DRB68]

That's a crap load of diesel burn.... well done on contributing to global warming.

[@MultihullCentral1]

Better than every other power boat being built

[@josephkordinak1591]

Troll

[@johnpaul8885]

Would long-range ever consider making a 38 for single sailor?

[@MultihullCentral1]

The 40ft Longreach 1200 could possibly be made as a sedan style without flybridge to keep it simple for the short handed