Summer 2004

On the Cover:
The “Nano Speed Needle” at the 18th Century Castle of Laxenburg, the summer home of the Hapsburg Dynasty near Vienna, Austria.

Editorial:
Are Pontoon Boats Multihulls?

Featured Products:
• Marinco’s New Zip Sleeve
• Sender Averaging Module Cures Inaccurate Tank Leverage readings
• New Hovercraft Designed for the Leisure Market
• New Lock Helps Prevent Marine Electronics Theft

News:
• Moose Boats Wins $2.84 Million Navy Order
• Int’l Association of Marine Investigators Honors Jacqueline Hayes/Edwin Sparkman as Investigators of the Year
• Glacier Bay “Cats” Celebrates Unprecedented Sales
• Jutson Powercats Has Relocated
• Glacier Bay’s Navy Escort Boat Earns Chief’s Praise
• FishingBoard.com
• Things to Know Before You Need a Tow

Kids and Boating
by Wayne Spivak
An opportunity to instill recreational boating safety values that will last a lifetime.

Corrosion
by Charles E. Kanter
Is your boat being corroded?


TorqueTrak Revolution
Now torque, RPM, horsepower, and direction of shaft rotation are easily monitored with rugged reliability and digital accuracy.

Hurricane Preparation Starts with the Right Location
A tale from Hurricane Isabel & lessons learned from three marinas.


Around the World on a Big Cat... With Little Kids!
by John Winter
One of the many challenges we faced when we decided to motor our 86-foot power cat, Pacific Harmony, from New Zealand to Florida, was how would it work with children.

Designs:

Fountaine Pajot’s Queensland 60
In view of the success of the new Cumberland 44, and in order to satisfy a particular demand on the great yacht market, Fountaine Pajot is launching a 60-foot trawler, the Queesland 60.


The New Manta 44 Powercat
The Manta 44 Powercat was created to offer all the great liveaboard and ocean-cruising attributes of the very successful Manta 42 Sailcat, but in a motor yacht.

Jutson Trawler 63
Following many enquiries from the Miami Boat Show, Jutson has re-cloaked the design of the 63.


Nano Speed Needle
What is this? A helicopter ...or an insect that has landed on the historic lake of the Castle of Laxenburg? Neither, it's one of the newest unique creations by Dr. Martin Mai of KKG.


ExciteCat 810
by Charles Chiodi
Conceived a few years ago by the Costa Blanca Catamaran Company, the prototype model appeared at the Paris Boat Show... It was an instant success!

Two Cats Sold to Hawaii
Kitsap Catamarans announces the pre-sale of two USCG certified Sunchaser 65s.


Cats, Cars, and Torpedoes
by Charles Chiodi
Ferries are now being used for more then car carriers.


Boat Review for Powerplay 1650
by Bruce Hodgens
Some might say the most impressive addition to the new Powerplay boat is the large game-fishing deck blended into the already spacious cockpit area, but it's not often that you can relax in a hot tub... while still on your boat!

Holding Tank Horror Story Contest Winners
“The holding tank filled with air and the pressure made the waste shoot out like a geyser!” Need we say more?!


Summer Breezes in Mid-Winter – Nanny Cay
by Charles Chiodi
Nanny Cay is conveniently located on the south side of Tortola, at the edge of Sea Cow’s Bay. It has two restaurants, a hotel, a pool, a waterfront shopping mall, and two weekly newspapers!