DYNAMIC 52 CATAMARAN - HARD TO FAULT THIS LUXURY PASSAGEMAKER  

Don't think for a moment that the condition of this 13 year old power cat will look anything like her age. Imagine instead that you're stepping onto a recently built immaculate 'Demo' boat. This power cat is as close to 'As New' as I've ever seen. And I've been boating for over 50 years.

Does the name Bruce Harris ring a bell? Surely it does. He was the killer instinct behind Shark Cat, one of the frontline powercats in this country, favoured for their offshore performance above all else. But this Dynamic 52 with Harris-designed hulls offers something else - new levels of liveaboard comfort thanks to the shipwrights that completed the project at Gold Coast City Marina where she was built.

A veritable floating home, the Dynamic 52 struck this writer as more of a dwelling than a mere cruising conveyance. The cabins are akin to bedrooms, the heads are like bathrooms, and there are balconies with water views on both living levels. Even the onboard laundry isn't to be sneezed at.

Catering for the floating, boating homebody, this big, broad cat has been built to 2C survey standards so you can go places other than just the local marina. Indeed, the way we see it, this would make a great adventure cruiser - and potential charter craft - for heading to the Top End or the Kimberley or weaving your way shore side of the Ningaloo reef.

PASSAGEMAKING
Economy is everything. With twin 315hp Yanmar 6LPA-STP six-cylinder turbo-diesel engines, top speed is 18-20 knots.

The aim of the designer and builder was to produce an efficient, low-drag, long-range, high-volume liveaboard. And that they have done. But we are also pleased to see that the fit and finish is of true production-boat or, better still, custom-boat standards. Attention to detail shines.

The hull is vacuum-bagged around a foam core, the accepted way to get strength without weight, leading to a modest 22,000kg (dry) displacement, especially when you consider the volume of this vessel.

There's a lot to like about the Dynamic 52 not least being, in places like the Kimberley, the low draft and low-drag running surface. Draft is circa 1.3m, but less once you are up and running. And the boat gets up without dragging its tail. Further, she has hull and shaft design such that she can sit on her bottom when the tide goes out without damage to the running gear.

Equipped for liveaboarding, the Dynamic has a long and impressive specification and, when you start ferreting around in the engineering departments, commercial-standard fitout in keeping with its survey. To the electronic Morse controls have been added an impressive Simrad electronics and navigation pack, 72,000btus of tropical-strength air-con, an upgraded 27kVa Westerbeke generator, and a FCI 230lt/h watermaker. With an enormous 1640lt water capacity you mightn't need it.

There is a bilge-manifold system with all stainless steel piping and the a C-Bus electrical boat-monitoring system that offers preset C-Zone modes for night boating, entertaining, and putting the ship effortlessly to bed. The AV system is Bose with a sub-woofer, the heads are trusty Vacuflush, while the high-adjustable Australian-made single Melfi helm chair ensures clear views from the enclosed flying bridge with forward helm.

The rear deck had a 350kg Davco davit, for lifting the Brig 320 tender into place, plus twin aft-facing lounges to kick back on when its launched or watch the wake when reeling in the miles.

Of course, survey-height rails trace the sidedecks that lead to the foredeck with room to relax up front and a 68kg anchor to keep you there. The deceptively accommodating cockpit, which is largely shaded by the bridgedeck overhang, has a barbecue, ive maker, lounges for four, and room for a table and chairs.

Accessed from an internal staircase, the enclosed bridge doubles as a second living area, with seating for six and an amenities centre with sink, fridge and washer-dryer. Air-con and opening windows let you control the climate. A 3500W inverter/charger also permits silent ship and there's been due consideration given to natural ventilation.

Three double cabins, each with en suites, feature in the accommodation plan, as does a spacious saloon accessed via opening doors, with high headroom and an aft galley. The galley is equipped with Bosch four-burner cooktop, convection microwave, Miele dishwasher and Corian counters. The lounge and dinette opposite can seat six at least.

The stateroom is on the saloon level and forward behind a bulkhead so as to gain privacy. With an en suite boasting an absolutely huge shower, the Dynamic 52 is fit for a king. Nose to the breeze, the ventilation and comforts are great in the owner's cabin. And you don't feel as though you are squirreled away below decks.

Both cat hulls have the potential to include an impromptu double bed in the area under their stairwells, which would boost sleeping from six to 10 for. Either way, there are comfortable double cabins up front, with a split shower and head.

Cruising miles are what matter on a boat like this. At 17kts at 3200rpm, about 80 per cent load, where you would run the boat all day when fast passagemaking, the engines use just 60lt/h in total for a range of 510nm from 90 per cent of the 2000lt tank. If time is on your side then pull the electronic Morse controls back to 2000rpm and you'll do 9kts (hull speed) for 24lt/h in total and a safe working range of almost 700nm.

Note: The massive width of catamarans, 6m in the case of the Dynamic 52 - means you have a huge footprint of usable space. A 52ft catamaran provides similar floor area to that of a 60 to 65ft monohull.

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