The Fusion 40 "Kit Cat" is revolutionising the boatbuilding industry. This vessel has been designed from the beginning as a high performance cruising catamaran that can be stacked into 40 foot containers and freighted anywhere in the world.
This photograph shows the infusion moulded components as they would appear when removed from the container. Complete with moulded non skid and all the recesses for hatches and portlights. The components even have individual quality control certificates. |
By producing this modern catamaran in modules, which in turn fit in containers, it has meant delivery is simple and it has opened the doors to worldwide marketing of the Fusion 40. The cost savings on overseas shipping as deck cargo, is in excess of $40,000.00. Private contractors are available to assist with assemblies to any stage if you desire.
By producing a catamaran in sections also has great appeal to the professional boatbuilder as well as amateurs, as they can install mechanical and furniture items as they assemble, rather than working in confined spaces. | |
No longer are you dictated to, Fusion Catamaran Co. supplies the structural components along with the hull and deck sections but leaves the entire fitout and layout to the owner. This allows the builder to work with their preferred materials, and allows for personal preferences as to accommodation and functions. However Fusion Catamarans have a very comprehensive Multihull Construction Guide web site to support clients. | |
By producing the supplied components in Foam/Glass, they are weather proof and even if your build project ran into years, there will be no deterioration, shrinkage, dry rot, etc., of the components | |
Instead of spending 6 months gluing strips and planks, then glassing over and fairing, fairing, fairing only to finish up with a product that has small appeal to another buyer, you can now have a beautifully gelcoated, factory finish on your Catamaran, which can be assembled in as little as 12 days (4 men). | |
Having gelcoated, fibreglass, foam cored and production built components (to Class "A" CE Certification) provides comfort to the owners that his vessel will be highly sought after when it comes time to sell. | |
Also by having a worldwide marketing base through the Agent/Builder network, an owner can gain comfort in the fact that anywhere he travels he can be assured of a helping hand as well as recognition of his Fusion. | |
Whilst these pictures above were taken during the assembly of the test boat in Fusion's facility, the pictures at the below show assembly can be achieved in more simple surroundings. | |
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Many years of practical, boat-owning experience show in the construction of the allura 60 and in its finishing touches.
Unlike oft-compromised production catamarans, the Allura 60 is a custom build. Bob Oram designed the boat as a spacious fishing vessel for Allura Marine’s James McCullogh, but the same hulls and bridgedeck design could support cruising or reef-touring superstructure.
Oram specialises in designs that can be built using DuFLEX panels. These panels are cored with rigid end-grain balsa and laminated with epoxy resin, reinforced with multi-axial E-fibreglass. The boat design is translated by CAD/CAM programming into pre-cut panels that are then taped together.
Construction is done upright, inside female frames, so gravity aids panel alignment and bulkhead fitment. The glued and stitched structure is then laminated inside and outside.
Epoxy resin is expensive, as we all know, but that’s the material used in the hull and deck interior and exterior laminations. The aim is a brilliant finish, minimal maintenance and no threat of osmosis.
The finished boat has a sharper look to it than moulded craft and without the rippled effect on flat sections that’s common with sheet metal construction.
I was impressed with many of the Allura 60’s inclusions, starting with handrails that look similar to others, but the uprights mount over solid FRP spigots that protrude through the decks. There’s no chance of some awkward ‘fatty’ forcing the posts out of the deck.
The hulls are connected by bridge decking that has several inbuilt conduits, so the standard wiring is housed properly and subsequent wiring has somewhere to go.
The Maxwell HWC3500 windlass is way oversize and the anchor roller is located in a position that makes dropping and weighing safe, without any chance of scarring hull or deck surfaces. Goiot hatches and popup deck cleats are standard.
The flybridge access is by way of an interior circular staircase, not an external ladder and the staircase centre post serves double duty, being a cable conduit as well.
Both enginerooms have multi-panel covers. The panels are quick and easy to remove for accessing the most common jobs, and without disturbing bedding. The steering station is centrally positioned in the flybridge, where the helmsman can see all four boat corners. Also, the skipper can swivel the chair and check how the anglers in the cockpit are going without leaving the steering station.
Naturally, there is a second cockpit steering station on the port side with duplicate engine and bowthruster controls. Hydraulic steering is standard.
The vast foredeck on the test boat was bare, other than for huge storage bins and a pair of bow seats, but the boys at Allura Marine can fit whatever is required. A spa? No problem.
BELOW DECKS The evaluation boat was arranged as an owner’s version, with a private head in the starboard hull, but the plan view of the standard configuration shows two double cabins and a for’ard single bunk in each hull, with walkthrough heads connecting them. Ten people can sleep in comfort and there’s ample room in the huge saloon for auxiliary sleeping space.
The saloon features a large, U-shaped galley with fiddled top, full-sized two-door fridge, oven and three-burner gas cooktop. The U-shaped dinette is set on a plinth, so that there’s a good view from the table. Seating eight isn’t a problem. The bedroom intrusions into the saloon space have been exploited as generous serving or storage surfaces.
The quality of the headlinings, window frames and interior furniture on the test boat was very high, but the laminated surface in the galley was dimpled and the upholstered panels that hid the batteries of LED cabin mood lights had the look of afterthought about them. There was still some wiring work to be done in the cabins, so these minor blemishes could no doubt be easily rectified.
ON THE WATER The Allura Marine 60’s twin 375hp John Deere engines burst into life with a low rumble, but very little vibration was evident at idle, even when cold. There was a touch of white smoke, but we put that down to the fact that the engines were new and still lubed with running-in oil.
The big cat powered away from the jetty with a touch of starboard-hull bowthruster to pull the boat clear. Thereafter, manoeuvring her was easily done by playing the engine/transmission levers. The ZF transmission features hydraulic multi-plate clutches that operate in ‘slip’ mode through initial travel, so low-speed regulation was done in the boxes rather than by the engine injectors.
It was interesting to see the boat’s speed increase as the levers were pushed forward gradually while the engines’ speed didn’t change. After the boxes moved from slip to no-slip mode, lever movement started to increase engine revs.
Taking a 7.1m-beam cat through the Coomera River channels is no mean feat, but the Allura 60 could be steered easily trough the twists, turns and tight bends of the River. The easiest method was to use the autopilot ‘helm’ knob, rather than the larger, stainless steel wheel, so the possibility of over-steering was eliminated. In sections where early morning mist obscured some of the channel markers and cardinal marks, the Furuno radar system, linked to the chartplotter screen, allowed the helmsman to keep the boat on the optimum course.
Once clear of the six-knot zone the Allura 60 was given its head. The engines responded with a pleasant growl, tinged with a faint turbo whine and the big cat accelerated to 20kts in very short order. At WOT, boat speed was a GPS SOG of 27kts and engine speed 2400rpm. Wake was minimal for a loaded vessel that tipped the scales at 16 tonnes, but the biggest surprise was a total lack of bow spray on the decks.
At three-quarter throttle, boat speed was 21kts at 2000rpm and the fuel flow meters showed consumption at 40lt/h per engine. At half-throttle, boat speed was 15kts and consumption dropped to only 22lt/h per engine.
We punched through the Southport Seaway swells and were surprised again: the big cat rose to the incoming short swells and we braced for the expected slam on descent, but there wasn’t any. The boat crested each swell and landed softly on the other side without any sudden deceleration. The slim, fine-entry hulls obviously hid a surprising amount of forward buoyancy.
We steered inshore to check out the big boat in some short chop and put it through head-on, across-wave and broadside wave action. Those on the chase boat expected some dramatic feedback from the Allura 60 crew, but at a later discussion the crew said there was no indication of what looked dramatic from the outside.
Through all this action the decks stayed dry and there was almost no spray on the large windscreens. With 20kts showing on the GPS, I headed up to the bow seats and had a close look at the bow waves. They sprayed upwards, as you’d expect, but then curled over and downwards. How was this possible, I asked James McCulloch.
“Bob Oram employed a definite shelf chine to cut down spray, but when we built the boat, I took the concept a stage further and it works perfectly,” said McCulloch, who put the boat through some tight manoeuvres that I didn’t expect a broad, 60-foot cat to handle, but the big boat proved eminently ‘chuckable’.
One of the main vocations for the Allura 60 is charter fishing and McCulloch demonstrated how easily it could be backed up, without shipping half the Tasman on the stern hull extensions. Incidentally, these are designed for fish handling and cleaning, so are deliberately stepped down, close to the waterline, and have large storage compartments.
The Allura 60 is a lot of boat for the money, with deck and interior space that compares with a much longer, more expensive monohull. It’s also much cheaper to operate than a big battewagon, so it should have appeal for charterboat operators. The Allura 60 would be happy passagemaking, cruising shallow waters and, of course, fishing.
WHAT WE LIKED - Effortless performance - Economical passagemaking - Flexible interior and superstructure layouts - Generous cabin space - Value for money - Safe flybridge access - Excellent skipper vision
NOT SO MUCH - Some fit and finish quirks
Specifications : Allura 60
PRICE AS TESTED Approx $2 million
OPTIONS FITTED Furuno Navnet VX2 Seamap NT Max navigation system with radar overlay; 3D MaxSea Program suite NAVpilot; LCD MU120c screen, open array 72nm radar; Furono DFrequency searchlight sonar, range 1200m; 3kW transducer sounder with integrated NEC Versa S32 laptop; Remote control fire system; bowthruster; Seabreeze marine air-conditioner; electric battery bridging system with remote switching; Jabsco spotlight; flybridge bar fridge; cockpit freezer; two Reelax gamefishing chairs; 250lt galley fridge/freezer; watermaker; 3kW inverter; and, LCD TV and stereo system.
GENERAL Material: DuFLEX panel construction w/ epoxy laminate Type: Catamaran Length overall: 16.7m Beam: 7.1m Draft: 1.6m
CAPACITIES Berths: 4 double cabins, 2 large singles Fuel: 2400lt Water: 800lt (plus 100lt/h watermaker) Holding tank: 320lt
ENGINE Make/model: 2 x John Deere 6081AFM75 Type: Diesel Displacement: 8.1lt Rated HP: 375 (each) Gearbox (Make/ratio): ZF 280-1A wet-multi-clutch; 1:1.769 trolling ratio Props: Four-blade Nibral CompuQuad
SUPPLIED BY Allura Marine, 17 Rival Lane, Coomera, Qld, 4209 Phone: 0407 371 133 Website: http://www.alluramarine.com.au/
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I'm a big fan of Bob Oram and his designs. I dont have his number otherwise id call and check but this website just doesn't pass the pub test for me. Happy to be advised i'm wrong but looking at the list of designs (> 10 years out of date) the intent, text and the imagery - its just all wrong. boboramdesign.com.au 44c and other owners who post here regularly - can you confirm if this site is legit and if not perhaps let Bob know?
He posted this here recently on the "offshore power proa" thread Sorry All, nothing to do with this thread, but I'm just letting people know that there is some scammer that has started a website that has the address Boboramdesign.com.au. This is a scam and absolutely nothing to do with me, it has zero legitimacy. Most will know I have retired. Please advise others. With regards to all. Bob Oram
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ORAM 45R ESTIMATED BUILD COST. All hull, deck, cabin and bulkhead panels. Also includes panels for furniture, dagerboards/rudders. Biaxial, triaxial, and unidirectional fiberglass cloth and tapes. Comes in Duflex kit. Average utility costs. Couldn't get a quote without a firm build location. This is a guess at $1500 a year.
Most of these, apart from the Fusion, are Duflex kits, generally precut flat panels, with some having moulded round bilge hull shoes. I chose a Bob Oram designed kit. Duflex panels, outboard motors, kick up rudders, daggerboard, extreme shoal draught. I mostly chose this design because IMO it was the best value around, and because Bob wasn't ...
I haven't seen Oram list a lower amount of time for the build than Schionning (Grainger does show higher hours). Bob's site say 5500-7500 hours for the 45R, while Schionning's site says 5,000 for the Arrow 1360 (design comparison PDF). Schionning shows cost as $260,000 AUD for the 1360 and Bob say's from $205,500 AUD to $265,500+
how to build a catamaran, step by step report, what works and what sucks ... Whilst Bob Oram was in favour of duflex panels because of the speed of build, FGI had a very attractive price on foam as this was being worked out. ... here is the scoop as best I can in short hand. The kit of panels has cost $32K AUD so far including what ATL ...
New range of Bob Oram designed powercats. Discussion in 'Multihulls' started by Alan M., Jun 10, 2008. Joined: Jan ... Alan M. Senior Member. A high quality builder has recently launched the first of a new range of power catamarans designed by Bob Oram. At 55' and capable of 30 knots from twin 375 hp John Deere engines, this is an impressively ...
Join Date: Sep 2006. Posts: 9,398. Images: 69. Bob Oram designed power catamaran range. A high quality semi-custom builder has launched the first of their Oram designed luxury power cats, a 55 footer. Allura Marine | Welcome. IMHO the videos are seriously impressive. 30kts from a 55 footer with twin 375 hp John Deeres.
Morphis is an exceptional Bob Oram 60 design that delivers fast cruising and optimal comfort. The spacious four-cabin catamaran has been designed for easy sh...
The Fusion 40 "Kit Cat" is revolutionising the boatbuilding industry. This vessel has been designed from the beginning as a high performance cruising catamaran that can be stacked into 40 foot containers and freighted anywhere in the world. This photograph shows the infusion moulded components as they would appear when removed from the container.
ORAM 39 CATAMARAN $235,000 ... Designer: Bob Oram Builder: Brian Bollard Rego: ZL939Q Engine: 2 x Kubota 21 HP, Gori folding prop, Spare 3 blade fixed Engine hours: 98 & 97 hrs Fuel: 2 x 70 L plus drums in starboard peak Fuel Usage: 2 L/Hr Entertainment: Smart TV, AM/FM radio Stove: 4 Burner Cabins: 2 x Double, 1 x single, 2 x day beds ...
Here we have lots of "marina berth" size powercats with twin 200 hp and up engines capable of 50 knots (30 knot cruise) but not long range (2000 plus N Miles) which is what the specialised recent trend is doing 15 knot cruise 2000 plus mile range and 20 to 25 knot short burst max speed.
A spirited kit costs almost as much as a Fusion, around $125k versus $155k, but takes about as long as my boat did to build. (My kit costs around $70k these days, including plans.) Another very quick build would be: Catamarans. Catamaran Kit, Oceanic 373 Catamaran 'Fastbuild Kit' IMO the best value kits are still Bob Oram's.
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Unlike oft-compromised production catamarans, the Allura 60 is a custom build. Bob Oram designed the boat as a spacious fishing vessel for Allura Marine's James McCullogh, but the same hulls and bridgedeck design could support cruising or reef-touring superstructure. Oram specialises in designs that can be built using DuFLEX panels.
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But there isn't much interior in the kit, and it's certainly the most expensive 40 foot kit around. I think the Fusion 40 kit is around Au$185,000, where for instance my kit (Oram 44C) was under Au$70,000. I'll have my 44' boat built, launched and sailing for less money than a Fusion kit. But it will have taken longer.
Bob Oram for instance, the great Oz designer of kit cats, said a water ballasted boat was his first love. ... Jan was in some New England multihull race and won, but like capsized it 4 times, or something. In the right conditions that is fully recoverable. The other point to consider is the power to weight ratio. Multis often have huge rigs 150 ...
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Vessels looking at currently Freeflow 44- 46 Freeflow Catamarans and Oram 48 of new 52C. 48′ C « Bob Oram Design Will be watching progress of simple rig systems with fullers only Bob Oram,s drawing for the 48C and Aframe or whisbone using furlers only Sail the difference Looking for a simple safe but still good sail performance.
I'm a big fan of Bob Oram and his designs. I dont have his number otherwise id call and check but this website just doesn't pass the pub test for me. Happy to be advised i'm wrong but looking at the list of designs (> 10 years out of date) the intent, text and the imagery - its just all wrong. boboramdesign.com.au
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S/V Ponyo is Bob Oram 60 - fast, safe and comfortable blue water cruising catamaran that is ready to go on the next adventure! 200-250nm days are easily achieved in downwind conditions allowing you to make passages between NZ and tropics in 5-6 days. Family of 4 lived on the boat for the past 3 years and cruised extensively in New Zealand and Fiji.
Posts: 88. Bob Oram designs. We know that Bob has retired to build his Slim and go cruising. The Professor has earned it and I look forward to seeing his boat in the Whitsundays. I'm sure I was not the only one caught by surprise when he shut up shop, with no real warning. I was seriously contemplating buying plans for the 10m plywood Slim.