Thought I would share this build post. New 31’ Al Falasi cat.
This will become part of our charter fleet operating from Fujairah in the UAE.
Designed primarily for 4 / 6 guests and 2 crew. Average daily trip is about 80NM. Seas are flat to slight 50%, slight to moderate 30% and moderate to rough 20%.
Target species are dorado, tuna, sails, occasional marlin (but not really targeted except during comps) and assorted other gamefish (kings, queens, cobia, rainbow runner)
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From the front, 80 litre centre anchor hatch flanked by 2 wet storage hatches (ropes).
Two 150 litre storage lockers under front seat (fenders and safety).
Two in deck forward 200 litre insulated fish hatches with direct drains.
Two under deck midship 500 litre vinylester fuel hatches with baffles.
Two in deck midships 200 litre insulated fish hatches to store ice – drains to the bilge.
Centre console with electric flush toilet, fresh water bidet and bean bag storage.
Console seating with 2 LeBroc helm chairs. 2 large general purpose drawers and 3 x lithium batteries underneath.
Side console storage for fire extinguishers, buckets and dry storage.
Rear of console has sliding cooler with seating on top and 3 tackle drawers.
Two 250 litre rear floor hatches in each sponson – one with 50 litre freshwater tank and 42 litre greywater tank and one with seachest and 3 pumps. Each has space at the front for a 75 litre dry box for tools / first aid kit etc.
2 x 1000 L/H bilge pumps with one spare.
150 litre Centre transom livewell, flanked by 2 tuna tubes.
2 x saltwater wash down pumps (one hose at front and one at rear), 1 freshwater wash down / shower at rear.
Lightweight T-top with reinforced radar mount and outrigger mounting plates. Electronic box underneath for radio.
2 tunnel mounted blue / white underwater lights, 2 rear facing LED’s on the T- top and 1 forward facing.
Power – 2 x 250hp Suzuki’s. We were keen on the Merc V8’s (47 knots at 4500rpm) but supply and support is an issue. As this will be a lightly optioned boat we can cruise with the 250’s at 32 knots / 4200rpm and WOT of 48 knots.
Electronics - 2 x Garmin 1223XSV MFD’s, GMR1224Xhd2 12kw radar, TM275LHW transducer, Reactor 40 auto pilot. Garmin VHF, Shakespeare antenna.
And a triple axle custom designed trailer so we can tow to Dubai, Musandam, Muscat etc once a month when we run full weekend trips.
The boat is the second in a new line of cats. Designed by a team of marine architects with input from the UAE Victory offshore racing team.
This will become part of our charter fleet operating from Fujairah in the UAE.
Designed primarily for 4 / 6 guests and 2 crew. Average daily trip is about 80NM. Seas are flat to slight 50%, slight to moderate 30% and moderate to rough 20%.
Target species are dorado, tuna, sails, occasional marlin (but not really targeted except during comps) and assorted other gamefish (kings, queens, cobia, rainbow runner)
.
From the front, 80 litre centre anchor hatch flanked by 2 wet storage hatches (ropes).
Two 150 litre storage lockers under front seat (fenders and safety).
Two in deck forward 200 litre insulated fish hatches with direct drains.
Two under deck midship 500 litre vinylester fuel hatches with baffles.
Two in deck midships 200 litre insulated fish hatches to store ice – drains to the bilge.
Centre console with electric flush toilet, fresh water bidet and bean bag storage.
Console seating with 2 LeBroc helm chairs. 2 large general purpose drawers and 3 x lithium batteries underneath.
Side console storage for fire extinguishers, buckets and dry storage.
Rear of console has sliding cooler with seating on top and 3 tackle drawers.
Two 250 litre rear floor hatches in each sponson – one with 50 litre freshwater tank and 42 litre greywater tank and one with seachest and 3 pumps. Each has space at the front for a 75 litre dry box for tools / first aid kit etc.
2 x 1000 L/H bilge pumps with one spare.
150 litre Centre transom livewell, flanked by 2 tuna tubes.
2 x saltwater wash down pumps (one hose at front and one at rear), 1 freshwater wash down / shower at rear.
Lightweight T-top with reinforced radar mount and outrigger mounting plates. Electronic box underneath for radio.
2 tunnel mounted blue / white underwater lights, 2 rear facing LED’s on the T- top and 1 forward facing.
Power – 2 x 250hp Suzuki’s. We were keen on the Merc V8’s (47 knots at 4500rpm) but supply and support is an issue. As this will be a lightly optioned boat we can cruise with the 250’s at 32 knots / 4200rpm and WOT of 48 knots.
Electronics - 2 x Garmin 1223XSV MFD’s, GMR1224Xhd2 12kw radar, TM275LHW transducer, Reactor 40 auto pilot. Garmin VHF, Shakespeare antenna.
And a triple axle custom designed trailer so we can tow to Dubai, Musandam, Muscat etc once a month when we run full weekend trips.
The boat is the second in a new line of cats. Designed by a team of marine architects with input from the UAE Victory offshore racing team.