Hi I'm Sarah from Boating New Zealand.
And today we're going to have a look at this
Ron Given designed eleven and a half metre eCat,
which turned out to be just what it's owners ordered.
The boat is a sister ship to builder Craig Partridge's
eCat, which we featured in the Boating magazine last year.
It has this proven Ron Given hull.
Which is designed for maximum fuel efficiency.
With plenty of wing deck clearance for
a comfortable ride at sea.
So while the hulls were made in the same mould.
The boat's been extended about 750 mills to provide
some extra space in the saloon, and the boat is also
a little bit narrower to fit into this marina birth.
Let's take a trip to Margaritaville!
So some boats you just know you're going to have a good time on.
With this one it starts with a name, Margaritaville.
So really easy to get a board here,
that platform folds down to store the dinghy on.
And we arrive here in this lovely big cockpit.
This thing called the "garage roof" folds right back for
motoring and when the weather's good but, it comes in
handy either on sunny days, or also when it's raining.
These big custom clears have also been put into
really enclose this area and make a really usable space.
The owners had their barbecue here so there's plenty of
room here for entertaining and sitting around.
These seats then fold back down flush into the cockpit side when not in use.
Under here in both hulls is the business end, that's it's powered by a pair of
Lombardini 87 horsepower diesel's with sail drives. That makes the boat really
efficient to drive married with that hull shape I was talking about earlier.
And so this boat cruises at about 15 knots only using 1.3 liters per nautical mile.
So let's come inside and get this party started! As you can see in here
we've got lots of light bright space. Nice bright coral upholstery, and this is
why the hulls were extended 850 millimeters, the owners really wanted to
have lots and lots of fridge and freezer space, and so they've had that built in
here behind the squabs. There's a large deep fridge and a big freezer in behind.
As you can see this is a bit of a party boat even the parrots got a drink.
So if you're going to be entertaining on board great to have so much galley space.
There's plenty of room here in the kitchen.The sink has a cool tap that
folds up but otherwise that can be down for extra bench space. We've got the
cooker here, and there's lots of custom storage. It really makes the most of the available space.
So there's great visibility here at the helm station. There's windows all around
this saloon area. With a large chart plotter here, this C zone system
which acts as sort of an electronic switchboard for different zones.
And of course the throttle controls. There's actually a second set of controls back
in the cockpit, so if there's two of you on board and you're catching a big fish
you can be controlling the boat but also be handy there with the landing net.
So aft of the head on this portside is what they call the "man cave" which has easy
access to all the electrics batteries and various bits and pieces for easy maintenance.
So there's lots of room in these two hulls where on both sides
there's a head and shower and a sleeping birth. As you can see here when they were
building they made the central bulkhead asymmetrical, to make a bigger cabin on
this side and so the bed could go athwart ship so you can get in either side
without having to clamber over people all the time.
It's easy to make yourself comfortable on this Given Ecat. It's certainly given
the owners a lot of pleasure. And it's really nice to see how much of their
personality they're brought to the boat. They're able to cruise in comfort and
with real fuel efficiency, and that's important for former yachties who have
turned to power cats. One thing's for sure if you come into a bay and you see
this boat there you're going to know where the party is happening!
John Eichelsheim from boating New Zealand.
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