Although the economy has been tough and boat builders have been hit particularly hard, we’ve battled through these tough times and are emerging stronger than ever. During tough times the first thing that often gets cut is R&D… not at World Cat. We have continued to work diligently on new products and new production technologies. Currently we are working on the next great product addition to the World Cat line, the 320CC Center Console that will be released at the 2010 Miami Boat Show.
This boat builds upon our hugely popular 290CC Center Console. We have designed this product from the bottom up, with an eye toward the future. Using advanced lamination techniques, we are building a boat with increased strength and rigidity, while reducing the finished weight of the product. This is accomplished by using vacuum infusion to build the hull and other components, and by stiffening the boat using an advanced fiberglass superstructure.
The result will be a boat with exquisite handling, higher cruise and top-end speeds, as well as improved fuel economy. Superior materials and processes will result in a superior product.
We will continue to provide updates and behind the scene information of the development process and the new technologies that will make this possible. As always, we look forward to your feedback.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
320CC Center Console
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
290CC Prop Test
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It was nice to get a few days off after a busy year in PDE!
The 290CC performance data has been officially released on our website in the prop test section for the 290CC. The test was performed with twin Yamaha 250's swinging 3 bladed 15 1/4" x 19" Yamaha props. Cruise was 32.4 mph @ 4000 rpm (1.9 mpg), and WOT was 49.7 mph @ 5900 rpm (1.1 mpg)... we'll release Suzuki 250 tests shortly (on boat #5 for the New Orleans Boat Show in Jan).
We're doing a photoshoot today out of Beaufort, NC... it should be a good day for testing and running the 290CC since it's barely above freezing here in NC! Hopefully the integrated windshield and hardtop will keep the drivers warm. Should have some good photos to share here and in the 290CC Photo Album.
