Rogers 10.5x Cruising Catamaran

Up for sale is our Rogers designed Power Catamaran which was built from the ground up to have outboards on the rear making it a very unique cruising verssel. Bilgola was built from the ground-up as a power boat (never sail). Her low-hours outboard engines offer excellent fuel economy as well as engineering simplicity.  Bilgola is a displacement hull, cruising comfortably at 5-7 knots (using 5-7 litres total per hour at this speed).

Bilgola ("swirling waters") has been the perfect boat for us to foray into our 'big boat' dreams, from both a price-point perspective, as well as learning about comfortable life on the water. With 2 small doubles and 2 singles, and an incredibly-roomy port-side shower/bathroom, Bilgola also offers a lovely open saloon area on the main deck, with outside covers for her starboard, port and front windows. Her starboard-side galley is equipped with gas cooktop and grill, sink, and a Brass Monkey 65 litre fridge/freezer. Her gas hot-water system allows for lovely warm winter showers, and her recently-added watermaker - producing 25 litres per 17 minutes - allows for some extra shower indulgence for those chilly nights or extra-salty play-days.

Bilgola is very cheap to run and maintain, just drive to where you want, drop the anchor close to the beach and relax. If you are sitting for a few days out there just lift the motors up out of the water.

Since owning Bilgola, we've been particular about a few things - (1) ensuring her engines are washed after every use, and stored out of the salt  (2) ensuring her engines are started regularly, even if not for a trip  (3) ensuring her watermaker is used regularly and flushed regularly   (4) ensuring her hulls are cleaned on every trip (dive/snorkel).

We've grown quite fond of Bilgola, her lovely timber and brass features and paneling, and the many experiences and adventures she's given us, and as a direct result of this experience, we have decided to buy something that can take us further and faster.

If you're after a power cat with a very reasonable entry price-point, or perhaps are considering downsizing to a smaller, simpler boat, Bilgola could be the one for you.