On top of this catamarans can decide to use just one engine in low wind areas.

Catamaran vs monohull fuel consumption. In flat waters catamaran have less fuel consumption but in higher waters cause of its perfect design monohull wins. We initially used the advertised range to gauge the fuel consumption and cost. This means youll end up using less fuel in a catamaran than you would in a monohull.

Cats almost always have twin engines set many feet apart which allow for tremendous control in tight situations. Land locked for now. A Comparison of Monohull Catamaran Trimaran Vessels Based on Operational Review of Fuel Use Jacobus Tupan 1 Richard Benny Luhulima 1Department of Naval Architechture Pattimura University Ambon-Indonesia AbstractResistance is the most important component on a.

Selene advertises the average range of the Selene 57 as 5000 nautical miles with a fuel capacity of 1500 gallons. Operational Costs Fuel Consumption of USD3056 on a trimaran ship. Also while it is true that careful choice of route and conditions are sought to cope with the fuel and boat size this would be true of most any boat monohull or multihull.

In a monohull however the engines are centered along the transom. Thats a sizable difference even when refit expenses are figured in. A monohull by comparison needs much more power to increase its speed.

A better hull type for electric propulsion. We still managed to drop 20k or so on the catamaran and about 40k on the mono. Add those in and the monohull still comes in at less than half the price.

Perhaps only Domino Catbyrd and Dashews FPBs would consider conditions and routes others would not dare but they are in a breed by themselves perhaps a super passage maker. Access to the best anchorages. Overload a powercat and most of its advantages disappear as the twin hulls.