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VESSEL REVIEW | Eco Way – Aluminium catamaran houseboat for liveaboard use (www.bairdmaritime.com)
submitted 1 week ago by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org
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The catamaran is being positioned between traditional houseboats, conventional residential accommodation and far more expensive motor yachts, for buyers who do not need a 25- or 30-knot boat.

"We are not suggesting that houseboats are going to solve the housing crisis, but I do think boats like [the new catamaran] can be part of a wider range of alternative accommodation, particularly where marina and waterfront infrastructure already exists," Birgan told Baird Maritime.

Commercial applications include houseboat hire, marina accommodation, tourism, and BNB-style floating accommodation.

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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wanted to check price, which does not seem to be mentioned in the article, but the "Eco Way" doesn't seem to be listed on the Seacat Ships website (yet).

[–] Overzeetop@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

If you have to ask… ;-)

The Saratoga, a 12m x 5m aluminum single-level catamaran also built by SeaCat, sells for between $750k and 1.5m according to Google. Since I’m in the US, I’m assuming those are USD. The power plant if the Saratoga is larger, but the accommodations are likely far more spartan. The cost, along with marina fees, definitely puts this outside of “solving the housing crisis” or even being a realistic fraction of the solution.