Catamaran de performanță EXCESS 14 la prețuri competitive

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1. I have helped deliver a few Excess catamarans and I generally think they are great. The mainsail being low slung is very powerful and we had the 11 doing 14 knots across the channel in comfort. There are a couple of issues that I think need addressing 1) safety redundancy is lacking behind the helm seats. Those backrests will eventually fail and there is no secondary safety line to stop you falling backwards over the sugar scoop. 2) The davits are too low to hold a dinghy in anything other than benign conditions.

   Other than that, no matter how relatively affordable the Excess range is, I still think it is a big ask to expect anyone who can afford to spend this amount of money on a boat to be happy with the very cheapest of plastic shower hoses that look and feel like they belong in a budget caravan. The interior in my opinion feels cheap and I guess it comes down to whether someone who can afford to spend several hundred thousand Euros on a boat will also be happy living with “cheap” quality fittings.

2. A very nice Cat, thanks for the excellent review. I liked all the comparisons with the Lagoon equivalent. looking forward to your factory visit. Great work as always 👍👍👍

3. A very interesting cat! I was impressed with the visibility on the cockpit since many put cabinets that prevent you from seeing around. On the other hand, so many glass area might turn the cabin into an oven so black out curtains would be a must – for me. I'd use the roof real state for solar since, as I'm quite "Snow White" I'm not into burning under the sun 🙂 I like the hull height, so there's not much water into the face. The bridges are quite exposed (love Gunboats internal helm) but since there's one on each hull, one can try to escape from the Sun.
   From the promo scenes at the beginning it seems to sail nicely. The low boom is something that contributes for its balance, I believe. Some cats have it on the third floor, almost, this must have a price on the hull… For a couple, a self tacking jib would be nice.
   From the internal finishings I'd say it's probably on a nice price x value combination. The nav station solutio is very clever. I missed space for a repeater/plotter but since you can place an iPad and use a notebook, that'll do. Engine room space is also good. BUT what I found a bit strange – don't know if it's become "normal" nowadays, was the exposed sandwiched balsa and infused foam floor on the port front locker/"skipper's cabin". It looked like one of the sandwich slices was missing 🙂 Maybe it wasn't totally finished, I don't know. Must confess it left me with an "El cheapo" feeling, you know?
   Except for that, a very interesting boat that looks like it sails well and, with a better finish might gain some of Lagoon's consumers. Thanks for another nice "boat showing"! See you on the next! Fair winds!

5. Aft helm = automatic no. I'm not a fan of getting soaked while sailing, nor of being beaten to death in big seas.

6. excellent. the 14 and 11 have new stiffer hulls i've heard.

7. 🐬🐳🛸⛵️💨🌬️👍🍀👌👏👏👏⚓️🇨🇭

8. Very nice tour again, well done. I like the approach of modular options such as the workshop, which if you have the room for one can be invaluable. If into Catamarans looks possible to get it fairly easily into exactly what the buyer wants, though there is something niggling me that I can’t exactly put my finger on, such that I think the tour of that 40 footer Cat that really surprised me- sorry I forget the name as you know me, I’m all about Monohulls. I think it’s along the lines of lots of vulnerable things about the place on deck to trip over, but lots of good interior stuff in good places for handholds probably more than compensates. I like the lower boom as well, and expect if ordering one, the niggling thing I couldn’t quite put my finger on, could be got to the bottom of and sorted out. Still, as Catamarans really do hate me, I don’t suppose I’ll ever get to the bottom of that. 🤣🤣🤣 Best Wishes, Fair Winds, and Safe Travels. Bob.🤔🌟🌟🌟⛵️❤️

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