Catalac 8M
Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Masthead Sloop · First built 1975
A compact 27-foot masthead catamaran with a shallow 0.61m draft, engineered as a shortened version of the 9M series
Designed by J. Winterbotham & T. M. Lack, built by Tom Lack Catamarans.
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- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Catamaran (No boards/asym.)
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
169 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
13.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
- Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 89 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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