Design
E-Cat 24
Designed by Jacques Mertens
A 23 ft 9 in power catamaran by Jacques Mertens of Bateau, designed for E-Boat Inc. as an efficient electric cruiser. Long, fine five-panel hulls keep drag low, so a pair of 4 to 5 hp electric or gas outboards gives an all-day 6 mph cruise, and 10 hp motors about 15 mph. Beam can be built from 8 to 10 ft, and design displacement is 2,000 lb on 9 in of draft.
Thin plywood sandwiched in epoxy and fiberglass, stitch and glue, with the hulls built upside down on a jig. The designer puts it within reach of a first-time builder. The designer's figure is 40 hours per hull and no more than 200 hours to reach the sand and paint stage. Measured medians from build logs appear below.
What building a E-Cat 24 actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.
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| Eagle 24 | Woods Designs | 7.3 m (23′ 11″) | 0 |
| Shadow | Woods Designs | 7.3 m (23′ 11″) | 0 |
| Strider | Woods Designs | 7.3 m (23′ 11″) | 0 |
| Pontoon Cat (PC24) | Bateau | 24′ 0″ (7.32 m) | 0 |
| Wharram Mana 24 Catamaran | Chesapeake Light Craft | 23′ 6″ (7.16 m) | 0 |
| Skoota 24 | Bateau | 24′ 8″ (7.52 m) | 0 |