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Catalac 10M for sale in Emsworth United Kingdom

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Make & Model

Catalac 10M

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Description.

Catalac 10m built in 1990. The Catalac range of catamarans have always offered safe and comfortable cruising and this example is no exception. With an easy to handle sail plan, excellent and versatile accommodation and a high level of interior fit out, this 10m also boasts both bow and stern thrusters to make short handed manoeuvring a breeze. With many recent additions to her inventory, this British built catamaran should offer many more years of enjoyable sailing.

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Super Structure Construction

Displacement(kgs)

Engine Type

2 inboard diesels

Sloop with Aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel rigging. Roller genoa

Warm air heating

Eberspacher

50L water tanks

Raymarine i70

Raymarine Autopilot

Chartplotter

Kelvin Hughes

Winches - self-tailing electric

Winches - at mast

ABOUT CATALAC 10M

The Catalac 10M is a 34 feet long that boasts a 15 feet beam. This 1990 Catalac 10M, with 18 horsepower.

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34' catalac 10m catamaran.

ARCHIVED: This is a previously listed vessel and is no longer offered for sale If you would like assistance locating a similar vessel, Click Here to contact the listing broker.

Major $10,000.00 price reduction! Owners say sell, their cruising and liveaboard days are over. Call today for a showing!

Please note: The main photo is of FELIX in the water, prior to the current owner changing her hailing port. The vessel is currently on the hard as other photos depict.

New to the market, this Catalac 10m is intended for cruising. All Catalac's were built by Tom Lack at the the Quay, Christchurch, Dorset, England. Intended to be able to handle the rough waters of the North Sea, some of these catamarans have come across the Atlantic on their own bottoms. A couple or small family will find there is plenty of room. The master cabin, located forward in the starboard hull has a double berth, large hanging locker, 2 forward facing windows, overhead hatch with screen and lots of storage. The guest cabin is forward in the port hull. It features two single berths, a bench seat, six drawers and two lockers.

The saloon area midships has a large U shaped settee that will accommodate 6-8 people. There are windows on three sides that provide plenty of light.

The boat is powered by twin Yanmar 30hp diesels with Saildrives, with 3400 hrs on each engine. Electronics include a Garmin 12" chartplotter with radar, Raymarine autopilot and a Standard Horizon VHF with AIS receiver, which is interfaced with the Garmin chartplotter.

Reverse cycle AC / Heat� 

The galley has a newer (2016) refrigerator/freezer, 4 burner stovetop and microwave.� 

A unique feature is the Nature's Head composting toilet. The original toilet is also included.� 

New batteries in January 2020- 2 house deep cycle, 2 starting.

Also included is an Avon fiberglass bottom inflatable with a 4hp Yamaha outboard.

Please note: The owner reports the starboard Saildrive is damaged.� 

The main photo was supplied by the seller. Current photos will be uploaded.

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Catalac 10M

Catalac 10M is a 33 ′ 7 ″ / 10.3 m catamaran sailboat designed by Tom Lack/J. Winterbotom and built by Catalac / Tom Lack Catamarans Ltd. between 1984 and 1988.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Catalac 10M Review

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by Lloyd (Page) Simonson

Our Catalac 10M is Serendipity, a 1985 10 meter Catalac (sail #2). We bought her in the Spring of 2004. and now have 3 major trips on her totaling nearly 4000 nautical miles, as well as numerable short trips. This review is based on our experience with her From the fall of 04 through the spring of 07 we were recovering from hurricane Ivan (Aug 04) in Pensacola, or in Oriental , NC or Green Cove Springs (near Jacksonville) working on solving the problems of a neglected 30 year old vessel and upgrading it with new or modern equipment. 

We spent a bit more money and a lot more time than we had hoped and ended up with far better boat than we dreamed of.. In 2005 we moved her 500 NM from Oriental to Green Cove Springs and in March 2007 we moved her another 600 NM to Port Everglades to ship her to Mallorca, Spain. From there we sailed and motored her nearly 2500 NM around the Med to NE Italy near Trieste.

I’ll focus on telling you the pros and cons of the boat as we use it, as opposed to advising readers on how to do any repairs or to describe our adventure in Europe or even to tell you how to get a boat to and from Europe. I will try to write some about those topics this fall. To us, our use puts several demands on a boat that are different than that of a day sailor or a vacation cruiser.

Safety is job no 1..

Long before we undertook this trip, we understood that the Mediterranean has a lot of very unfriendly shores as well as some very nasty rock bottoms. It also has a very complex weather pattern. It is noted for having wonderful balmy days and nights disrupted by a wide variety of nasty, difficult to predict, storms. On one occasion we went from balmy 80 degree 10 knot weather to 108 degrees and 45 knot desert dry storm in a minute or two with no warning. We also got caught on a lee shore at sea with a squall that lasted over 2 hours and indicated winds to 45 Knots. We had several hundred miles of fetch across the sea into to the northern coast of Africa so we developed seas of over 8 ft. We had no warning so we were caught under power without the ability to anchor.. Serendipity rode these out with aplomb. Very soft and stable ride. No drawers or cabinets opening. No dishes or other things thrown on the floors. No hobby horsing. No fears for either the first mate or myself. Consistent with what I expected. I have never heard of a Catalac 10 meter capsizing, although I have heard of one 9 meter boat going over head first (pitch poling) but it was running downwind under full sail and more of less out of control. I frankly think it was being a bit recklessly sailed.

Catalacs were built as North Sea boats with relatively low center of gravity, and low windage. They’re built a bit heavier than the typical cat of their size and have a modest sail area. They stay upright and on their feet in a storm, go into irons fairly easily, and stay there without a lot of attention. A sea anchor on a bridle holds them nicely into the wind if you have enough lee way. With twin 25Hp sail drives you have the power to work off a lee shore if you need to do that as well as the ability to push the bow into the wind. I have not had water over the bow. About the only thing I’m careful about is avoiding overloading the bow or the stern. There are 4 very large lockers at both ends which invite lots of stuff and overloading the ends. DO NOT DO THAT. These boats must be lept light on their ‘ends’.

But there is more to safety than a stable design. One reviewer said “they are built like a battleship”. While that may not true if taken literally, they do have a lot of very dense fiberglass everywhere. This makes for a stiff hull with a nice margin of strength to stand up to groundings or collisions with the stuff, now and then, one finds in the water. This strength and stability, and a well protected helm station helped me stand extended watches without being exhausted. So when the time came for alert and decisive action I was able to deliver. The rudder is hung on a stout keg protecting the sail drive and the prop.

Living on board for 3 months at a time – even with umbilical cords to water and electricity – places a lot of demands on any boat. There are lots of meals to prepare and dishes to wash and clothes to try to get clean in that period. There are cold nights and hot days. Rain and insects. Showers, cold drinks, a little Internet and music. Over and over we are delighted with how comfortable she is. Lots of storage all over. And the storage is unusually easy to inventory. There are few places that are big caverns that make it difficult to determine what is in it. The is great storage in each head for the things that logically go with the head. The Galley also has the kinds of storage needed for a month or so between grocery stops as well as the things needed to make a galley work. The Port hallway is again a plethora of storage with 2 large hanging lockers, a tall chest of drawers and several 6 ft long shelves, Each of the 2 staterooms has a lot of shelves, drawers and compartments. Frankly there are few Catamarans under 45ft with equal accommodations for extended use by up to 4 adults. Our 34ft Catalac has far more useful storage space than any boat I have looked over of comparable size.

On a hot day, there are 6 opening hatches in the ceilings, 8 side windows that tip in and can be left open in most rains and 2 large sliding windows on the side of the raised portion on each side of the salon. Compare that with any comparable sized Catamaran. With a beam a little over 15′. we are often able to fit in a power boat or monohull slip and not have to pay for oversize slips.This boat is hard to overload (just watch the ends or her gentle rock will lose some of it’s gentleness) and it sails remarkable well for a loaded cruising cat. Most of the “fast” cruising cats are noted for not being fast when outfitted for cruising. If you want double digit cruising, you need a different boat. This is not a fast cat – under sail or under power. But I am pretty happy with a lazy cup of coffee and a lazy sail with little need for constant attention letting the autopilot do the steering. 

This boat is a great lazy sailing ship with very nearly a house boat’s accommodation. She tacks well without needing any tricks like back winding the headsail and maintains a nice 5+ knots under modest breezes. And as any sailor can tell you, where you want to go is often not where the wind wants to help much… so, how she powers is also important.

We have found Serendipity loaded with full water and fuel tanks, lots of tools, heavy ground handling and plenty of provisions for several weeks motors along very quietly at around 6 knots on the GPS on one engine at about 2400RPM burning well under 1 gal an hour.. Applying more power adds a little speed at the cost of sharply increasing noise and fuel consumption.

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1 reply on “Catalac 10M Review”

Lovely accurate review! Is she still for sale – and where would be the best place to see her? I had an 8 metre for years – (sailed in Greece a lot) and took her to Sweden and Denmark – these boats behave beautifully! Now looking at the 10 metre as a liveaboard…

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