Bringing diehard V-bottom homeowners into the catamaran fold is turning into a behavior for Dan Kleitz, the final supervisor of Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats in Bristol, R.I. He did it in early December with an SC 37 catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines he offered to a once-devout V-bottom proprietor in Massachusetts to shut out the 12 months. Now he’s at it once more with Joe Bresnahan of New Hampshire, who ordered one other 37-footer with twin 450-hp outboards at present getting painted at Stephen Miles Design in Owensboro, Ky.
Almost out of paint at Stephen Miles Design, this Outerlimits SC 37 would be the first catamaran for a loyal V-bottom proprietor.
“This is my first cat,” stated Bresnahan, who’s 56 years old and has owned V-bottoms from Checkmate Powerboats, Cigarette Racing Team, Fountain Powerboats, Sutphen and different builders. “I have been watching them and reading about them and I got excited about them.”
A transferring and storage business proprietor, Bresnahan has a second home on the shores of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, which enforces inflexible noise ordinances.
“What drew me to cats was how quiet they are,” he defined. “Winnipesaukee has very strict noise restrictions—it is not a decibel friendly place. You can’t take out a big, loud Cigarette in the morning. I figured with this little cat I can run 100 mph and no one will even notice me.”
Bresnahan went with fiery hues for the 37-footer.
For Bresnahan, the transfer to a catamaran started a couple of years in the past on the Miami International Boat Show, the place he met Kleitz and offshore racing legend Steve Curtis, who has helped Outerlimits develop its catamaran program. Curtis even took him out for a couple of demo rides and a little bit instruction.
“We have some great driving time together,” Bresnahan stated. “Steve made me feel comfortable and taught me a few things about catamarans. He was great.”
Stephen Miles and his crew utilized the ultimate layer of clearcoat yesterday on the 37-footer and shortly it can go to Outerlimits for set up of the Kutting Edge cockpit inside and rigging of its 450R outboard engines. Throughout the portray course of, Miles has been in shut contact with Bresnahan.
“That guy is so talented,” Bresnahan stated. “Steve sent me so many video and photos that I felt like I was in his garage. I have built a lot of boats, but I’ve never felt this included. And Dan has also been fantastic.”
Said Miles, “Joe is the salt of the earth. He’s just a super-nice guy who works really hard. And he’s great to work with.”
Bresnahan, “Steve sent me so many video and photos I felt like I was in his garage.”
For Bresnahan, your entire build course of has been a deal with. Though he may have discovered a less-expensive catamaran to purchase, he’s more-than-satisfied together with his alternative thus far.
“Sometimes you pay for what you get,” he stated, then chuckled. “I paid a little extra, but I got exactly what I wanted.”
But Bresnahan hasn’t utterly deserted V-bottoms. He stills owns a Cigarette 42X sportboat powered by twin Mercury Racing 860 engines. He and his spouse, Karen, and their sons, Joey and John—when available—plan to take pleasure in each boats on Lake Winnipesaukee.
“I will keep the Cigarette for my afternoon boating when the noise is a bit more accepted,” he stated, then laughed. “We’ll have a ‘breakfast runner’ and a ‘lunch runner.’”
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