The Worlds Smallest Cruising Catamaran? 2019 Smart Cat S280 OPEN - Narrated Walkthrough
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This funny looking build out of Korea is hoping to bring catamaran cruising to the masses with a price point comparable to most monohulls...so what's the deal?
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You can't say the price? You said at the beginning it was less than most used cats...
@@janschwieterman7748 150,000 base email me for options.
Glad to see people are making small cats again, and without the compromises the older ones have. This is very nice.
Newer builds like this and Aventura are doing smaller lengths, but the Big Three production aren't really making smaller than 40 yeah.
Semi-customs are even worse in this regard, lengths have just been ballooning. Privilege isn't making a model under 50', Catana at 47. South Africans semi's have also been generally getting bigger.
And yeah, the compromises on older cats are probably why you'll never see them on this channel, unless I'm ripping into them. I don't want to sell them because I think they aren't worth it. Save your money and come to me a bit later!
Ben Kaminsky Catamaran Review If the economy ranks like it looks like it will, they’re going to be switching to smaller boats pretty quick. At least Balance is already going in the right direction.
My first cruising cat was the 28' Heavenly Twins by Pat Patterson in 1981. Centre cockpit and great design. Next I got an abandoned Prout Snowgoose. Terrible design and that boat was why they used to say cats could not sail upwind. Then I got a 37'Fontaine Pajot ,lived on it for 22 years and sailed most of the world .... Good lifestyle. Even when you have to pause to get money ,,,,,
Wow! That's fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Love this design.
I'm one for function of comfort and not size of it. If it can fit in a smaller boat, and do the same thing, that's WAY easier and cheaper than a bigger boat.
That's basically a party barge with sleeping quarters in the hull. Not a cruiser, in terms of ocean going.
It depends on your desired comfort level. Polynesians crossed Pacific in lesser boat than that. Some choose to cross ocean only in a cruise ship, some cross in larger than 60 footers only, some never cross ocean on any boat but fly.
I would check the design and build quality for seaworthiness over length of the boat. But the price of the boat makes it a suspect, it may be a coastal recreational cruise boat.
That little boat is so cute, I just want to hug the wheel.
The cockpit COMPRISES the entire boat, not compromises....
Looks like a great day boat.
Very simple catamaran. Good.
Fascinating, a saloon, cockpit and helm station all integrated into a single compact space. Very interesting.
I went to the bahamas with an Iroquois (30ft, 18" draft) it was amazing where we could get. We bought the boat for 5k$ put another 5k$ on it and went and learn to sail in the keys and Bahamas. Amazing experience, tiny budget.
The biggest problem was the fatigue at anchor. We had to find a small nook with almost no waves at achor to be comfortable. But that wasn’t a big problem in most places. It’s also quite rocky in choppy sea, but still better than most monohull of similar sizes.
We were usually doing 6-7kt, but did 12-14kt surfing down waves that caught us by surprise, that was scary!
We crossed the gulf stream on 2l of gas / hour, something like 25-30l, very simple and efficient but a bit noisy with the outboard running.
It's a great starter Cat!!! Very nice!!!
if you want to use outboards that's fine. but for purposes of weight distribution. i would move them forward into hull drop downs.
You know, I think this could be the basis for a very nice power cat for the Great Loop if you leave off the mast and rigging, put some solar panels on top and, perhaps, make a roll down canvas enclosure for when the weather is bad. I'd definitely want it open for most of the time.
I wouldn't need a great deal of speed for the loop because it isn't about the destination.
Just thinking.
I was thinking the same thing as a Bahamas cruiser for myself, not really into the sails, but I love the outboards on the back for easy maintenance, solars on the hard top will have that baby lit up
Aquila has exactly that, but I think it's a 32
I don't really like this boat, but..... it would be cool to take to the Bahamas for a couple of day with a few friends though. 👍
Plus not forgetting having a few joints of ganja onboard. ☺️
❤ couldn't be more perfect!! ❤ ✌ Absolutely love this catamaran!! An about price would have been nice most times we can actually afford it but don't even bother to call because we ( many of us I've asked) just assume why waste your time to even call and ask for a price
I almost forgot about this little gem did it ever go into serious production
Hi, yes it did! Please email me yachtbrokerBK@gmail.com and I will get you squared away. Thanks.
Thanks
Great party barge.
Once the flybridge version is out I’ll buy it.
Hah, that's a good one.
What is the price of this beauty?
Give it!
Nice!
I love the layout, but I would need more enclosed space.
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I liked it
The lines, sheets and tackle on this boat are not geared to bluewater sailing. The boat retails for over $199,000 USD. I don't think it will be around for long.
This is not for blue water but for off shore.
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I cruise in my Hirondelle 23.......;)
Aha, nice. I still prefer newer designs with better clearance like this though.
@@BigBensBoatBrokerage Haha! Yep, she's a little rough on the old back :)
Excellent
Aside from not being a generally good looking boat, my real concern is the build quality and design. It really feels like someone said "I wanna design a boat!" and just started building them without having an actual naval architect involved. And then when you see some some of the component names, it makes you wonder how they built the thing with so little money and manage to make a profit. I have to wonder what the CE rating for them is, lol.
No CE rating, if I had to guess it would be C with low number of people, D with higher number of people. It's not meant to be sailed across oceans it's debeamable. There is an architect involved, he used to work for Seawind.
It has CE rating class B
Retails for cheaper than the average used cat? At 200 thoasand USD yea right
G I I'd irice
Weekend cruiser at best...
Wrkng
Cost?
150,000 base
Ben Kaminsky Catamaran Review WOW, that’s super cheap in cat terms.
@@BigBensBoatBrokerage Better to buy an Aventura 34 for a few bucks more.
Can a cat like this handle rough - ish waters?
It's made mostly for coastal cruising, you aren't crossing the Atlantic with it. But yeah choppy water isn't much of a problem, I've sailed it in breezy conditions.
Ben Kaminsky Catamaran Review could you give me an idea of why it couldn’t make a big crossing?
@@austinkelley5432 I imagine getting a months supply of food, water and fuel on board would be the only real problems. Apart from that it would probably do fine. Smaller boats have done it.
scott lampe it’s a sailing boat I know it’s got outboard motors but fuel isn’t a problem I don’t think
@@maxhunt5702 running out of fuel can be a problem if you run out of wind as well. Crossing the Atlantic can take a long time so if you run out of wind, and don't have fuel, you may need more food and water.
what happened to the Gemini CaT?
What is the price.
How much?
What happens when large waves break over the side? Any protection up top?
What happens when large waves submerge the outboard motors? Will they work?
What happens when large wave take off door and starts to flood down below ?🤯🤔😳👊👎🤬
would you take it across the ocean, world travel?
Coastal cruising only on this one...
cool
Price ,pls
How much was this 28 footer???
189,000 US Currently. Demo can be bought.
@@BigBensBoatBrokerage lol, it's shinny.
Good. Price
Copy of a Maine Cat design.
Exactly what I was thinking
Heavily inspired, but MC doesn't have a monopoly on this style. It's actually done by a naval architect who was associated with Seawind.
Ugly and definitely not the smallest, not cheap and not really an offshore boat, ok to cruise small lakes maybe.
Wribg
$199.000. 😅 Fools and their money are soon parted.
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