Design
T-Cat
Designed by Michael Stevenson
The 4.9 T-Cat is the Mini-Cat stretched to 16 ft. The smaller boat sailed well but had one real limitation, which was payload, so the company built a longer one to find out what the extra two feet bought. The answer is a very fast home-built catamaran that is still straightforward to build and to move about on a trailer or a roof.
Their own assessment is worth taking seriously: this is close to the upper edge of what a performance machine made from ordinary home-centre materials can reach, and it is a fairly advanced boat. Anybody new to catamaran sailing is pointed at the Mini-Cat instead.
What building a T-Cat actually takes
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Builds of this boat
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moschino | BCA Demco | 5 m (16′ 5″) | 0 |
| Quattro 16 | Woods Designs | 5 m (16′ 5″) | 0 |
| Quattro 16 | Bateau | 16′ 5″ (5 m) | 0 |
| Tricky Five | BCA Demco | 5 m (16′ 5″) | 0 |
| Strike 16 | Woods Designs | 4.75 m (15′ 7″) | 0 |
| Tikino 16 | Modern Wooden Boat | 5.18 m (17′ 0″) | 0 |