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K15-396
15m Commuter Cat Ferry

K20-385
20m  Cat Ferry or Workboat

K20-494
20m  Day Trip Cat

K20-408  
20m High Speed Cat Ferry

K20-408D  
20m Pax Transit Catamaran

K24-300
24m High Speed Cat ferry

K24-300B
24m High Speed Cat Ferry

K24/28-342
24-28m Commuter Cat Ferry

K24-367
24m High Speed Cat Ferry
 

K24-367A
24m High Speed Cat Ferry

K25-470
25m Tourist/Charter Ferry

K25.6-409
25.6m High Speed Cat  Ferry

K26-269
26m Charter Sailing Cat  Ferry

K29-288
29m High Speed Cat Ferry

K31-381
31m High Speed Cat Ferry

K35-240
35m High Speed Cat Ferry

K35-203
35m High Speed Cat Ferry

K37-218
37m High Speed Cat Ferry

K38-250
38m High Speed Cat Ferry

K40-155
40m High Speed Cat Ferry

This hull shape has been fined tuned over successive vessels. Rough seas on the first night of a delivery voyage from Queensland to New Zealand provided a thorough test. Departing from the Gold Coast, one of these designs steamed to Lord Howe Island, refuelled, then carried on to Wellington, taking three and a half days for the voyage at an average speed of 23 knots. It was later recalled from the voyage "The first night we had two and a half to three metre seas on the beam for five or six hours, with rain squalls, thunder and lightning".

The bridge deck of this multi-hull has an overall length of 23.95 metres, waterline length of 21.75 metres, beam of 8.00 metres, and draft of 1.40 metres. The vessel carries 150 passengers, with the seating on the main deck arranged in a 3-5-3 configuration. Facilities include tables between the last six rows in the central seating block, plus single tables between the last two rows to port and starboard, four television receivers for on-voyage entertainment, and a well-equipped kiosk at the deck’s after end.

Boarding is via gateways leading to the aft deck, with access to the upper deck and its al fresco seating provided by a central companionway reached by individual stairways to port and starboard. Toilets with deck access are positioned each side at the after end of the superstructure, and there are four large luggage containers immediately ahead of the transom.

Twin MTU 12V2000 MTU marine diesels are designed to provide the propulsion, each developing 1005 hp at 2100 rpm, they are coupled to Teignbridge Aqua Quin propellers through ZF BW250 gearboxes and fuelled by 6000 litres of diesel. Fresh water capacity is 1600 litres, with auxilary power supplied by a Perkins 40 kVA genset. The power package results in a maximum speed of 30 knots, and a cruising speed of 28 knots. The vessel generates a very low wash, in fact lower than most river ferries that have been purpose built to operate in environmentally sensitive waterways. It is very exciting  the way she has exceeded our performance expectations".

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