Voyage Norseman 430 Catamaran

[carlabunga]

Does anyone else own a 1996 - 2004 Voyage Norseman 430. I have been told 4 different beam sizes and am wondering if anyone has the correct beam. I am inches away from being able to haul out my Cat. The yard says their cradle is 24.9 and I saw somewhere that mine is either 24.83 or 24.9 or 24.11 or 25. This is crazy. Does anyone have the exact measurement of this catamaran?

[ggray]

I have a 430, beam spec is 24.9 ft.

But I think it's a bit more than that. I've never measured it, but very close in a travelift slip that was bigger than that.

I think it's 25 feet plus an inch or two. Sorry I can't be more precise. Where are you trying to haul? I concluded it's not the travelift dimensions that limit, but the travelift slip. Closely related, of course.

[jdazey]

Jabberwock (ggray) has hauled at Cape Charles Yachting Center as have I. The beam on Presto is 24'11" (I measured) and is the max that CCYC can haul so I expect Jabberwock is the same or maybe a hair less.


I have no idea how other Voyage cats measure for beam, but things like rub rails and rain shields can make a difference.


Attached is a photo of us hauling at CCYC. There's not much room, but Jabberwock made it.

[ggray]

Yes, it was close! I had them drape carpet over the concrete.

Cape Charles had claimed something like 26 feet width. I measured, but only where it was easy, at the back end of the slip (measuring something a fair bit over 25 feet; I don't remember exactly).

I would think that the slip was built with parallel sides but maybe someone goofed and it's not as wide at the front.

24.9 feet (that would be 24 ft 11 inches) is what was stated by the factory (not sure what metric dimension that was derived from, to check the math), but I've wondered if there was a change made to the chain plates, as they stick out from the sides almost an inch it seems. Perhaps they used to be thinner.

Jabberwock is a 2000 model.

[carlabunga]

We are in Mobile Bay and there is only 1 place that can haul it out - Saunders Marine - We have been trying to get it hauled out for almost a year now. The hurricane boats got a swift go to the front of the line and screwed us. So, we are still waiting. We wouldn't mind even going to Florida, but I think the closest one that is big enough who could haul out is in like Tampa. We live in NY so it's a bit of an ordeal. We are working on it and once it's finished we will retire and move onto it.