Do you own one of the few Powercats made by Powercats Ltd of Redruth, Cornwall? This is a group for Powercat owners to share the highs and lows of owning a Powercat. Now that the Powercat Ltd company appears to be folding, it may be useful for us boat owners to share information of benefit to us all. As a first port of call - anyone who is thinking of selling their Powercat might find it important to check with Cornwall Trading Standards first to see if their boat is CE compliant. It is possible it isn't and if a boat is sold marked as compliant which isn't, then the seller could be prosecuted - whether or not they were aware of the fact when they sold it. So protect yourself by finding out first. It isn't the end of the world if it isn't - I shall be publishing details of the steps we have taken to make our boat compliant - on this group blog.
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525exbryher
- 2008-12-30 @ 11:30:44
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Bought a Powercat 525 in 2005, the open type - didn't fancy the cuddy version as wanted to use it in Europe with a bimini and extra sun deck without the restrictions of a cabin. Used it for mono skiing,sunbathing, fishing, visiting ports, lifesaving in storms, and recreational boating, both day and night.It's been fabulous. Reliable, low maintenance, economical, safe and gives a far more comfortable ride than the equivalent sized monohull. It also tows well across the Alps! The only niggle I had was that excessive spray comes from the bow when planing, but I've cured that by making stainless steel sleeves with a knife edge point that I fitted over the 2 bows where they intersect the waterline on the plane. I also didn't like the design of the optional front steps, and made my own retractable step that neatly and unobtrusively fits under the front deck and slides in and out as required. All that is seen with the step stowed is the tubular step rung on the front face of the bow. Interesting to hear anxiety over unvented console covering batteries. My batteries are Gel type and sealed, but I will now add a couple of vents just in case the odd bubble of hydrogen might escape, although my console is by no means air tight and inevitably will have ongoing air changes. A couple of small vents will only take me half an hour to install and I'll make a couple of small stainless steel cowls to enable them to look unobtrusive. I can get 32 mph at full throttle with twin Yam 60's and two up, and the only mild criticism I could have is that the ski pole has bent a little as a result of pulling my son's muscular medical student friends up on a mono ski! The base ski pole fitting on my boat is made from bronze and I can report no corrosian problems after 3 seasons. If ever I and Powercat are parted it will be be far more traumatic that loosing a wife - and I've had a few of those!!