Catalac 900 Ocean passage After Tom Lack’s Catalac production ended in the mid 1980’s, the company was reformed in the early ’90’s under the new name, Blue Water Catalacs. The old Catalac 9M moulds were sourced and it was possible to put the boat back into production under the new ‘Catalac 900 banner. The Catalac 900 was a major rework of the twenty year old Catalac 9M design, with a sleeker and more modern look, achieved mainly by the removal of the old individual aluminum framed windows and replacing them with sealed full length tinted Perspex ones. The boat featured other refinements like an enclosed helm, hot and cold running water as standard and the fitting of twin diesels (either Volvo or Yanmar units) with saildrive transmissions as standard equipment. Replacing the old shaft drive setup meant the engines were now mounted further towards the rear, allowing for a huge […]
Specifications | |
Make: | Catalac |
Model: | 900 |
Length: | 30 |
Builder: | Blue Water Catalacs |
Designer: | Tom Lack |
Construction: | solid fiberglass hull; cored deck |
Build Start: | 1993 |
Build End: | 1997 |
Number Built: | Production started 1993: 20 manufactured; 2 located Americas. |
Loa: | 30'ft (9.1 meters) |
Lwl: | 27' 10" (8/53 meters) |
Beam: | 13'11"" (4/27 meters) |
Headroom: | Headroom in saloon and hulls 6’ 3” |
Draft: | 2'6" |
Displacement: | 8,000 lbs dry |
Mast Height: | above water: 40' |
Mfg Engines: | Twin sail drives: various manufacturers 2x10hp Volvo, or 2 Yanmar 2YM (14hp) diesels or Nanni 2x14hp |
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