Catamaran day fishing boat Gusto

outboardtwin-enginewith enclosed cockpit

Another Cheetah catamaran joins growing Cheetah fleet fishing from South Wales. Skipper Lee Davies, in Partnership with his three brothers will be working ‘Gusto’ from a tidal harbour on the south west coast. The new Cheetah will enable them to get to sea more often, taking advantage of the Cheetah’s rough weather capability and incredible stability. “Gusto” is an 8.5m Cheetah, extended to 8.9m LOA. This provides a useable and generous deck area of 5.6m x 2.8m wide. Designed as the perfect potting machine, twin Honda 90hp engines supply plenty of power both to achieve a top speed of 26 knots and power all the necessary electronics. Full hydraulic steering is by the well tried and tested Hydrive from Southern Cross Marine. Four x 40 litre fuel tanks will give the twin Honda 90hp outboards 12 to 15 hours range. Hauling pots is powered by a Spencer Carter Hauler with a 13hp Honda engine. A stainless steel davit, three pot shooting posts, potting rails and potting table were all custom built in the Cheetah metal workshop. The inbuilt stern shoot incorporates the box which houses the hauler engine. With a beam of 3m and wide hulls with 1.9m centres, buoyancy is substantial allowing heavy loads to be carried in complete safety. In corners, the 8.5m will stick to the sea like a train to the track, turning extremely level without centrifugal pull to any side. Like all Cheetahs, the 8.5m has been designed with rough seas in mind. The hulls are deep V throughout ideal for cutting through short sharp chop with added buoyancy forward enabling the Cheetah to retain its course in following seas.