Catalac vs Catalac 8M
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On the numbers
Next to the Catalac, the Catalac 8M is 0.7 m shorter and 21% lighter. The Catalac has the higher D/L (205), the Catalac 8M the lower (169). The Catalac has the higher Comfort ratio (13.7, lightweight racing), the Catalac 8M the lower (11.5, lightweight racing). The Catalac 8M has the higher Capsize screening (2.97, above the guideline), the Catalac the lower (2.80, above the guideline).
Catalac
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Catalac 8M
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| General | ||
| Builder | Tom Lack Catamarans | Tom Lack Catamarans |
| Designer | J. Winterbotom/Tom & Mary Lack | J. Winterbotham/T.M. Lack |
| Hull type | Catamaran (no boards/asym.) | Catamaran (no boards/asym.) |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | Masthead Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1971 | 1975 |
| Number built | – | 212 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 8.92 m ▲ | 8.23 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 7.90 m ▲ | 7.77 m ▼ |
| Beam | 4.27 m ▲ | 4.17 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 0.69 m ▲ | 0.61 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 3,629 kg ▲ | 2,850 kg ▼ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | – | 76 L |
| Water | – | 265 L |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 205 ▲ | 169 ▼ |
| Comfort ratio | 13.7 ▲ lightweight racing | 11.5 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 2.80 ▼ above the guideline | 2.97 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.82 kn ▲ | 6.77 kn ▼ |
| KSP | 0.60 ▲ | 0.53 ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.