Kingfisher 1200 Displacement Powercat
The fourth vessel to this well proven design is underway at Alloy Cats.
This new design by Roger Hill features a displacement hull with remarkable speed and fuel economy and smoothness of ride.
Consider these figures – The power option of 2 x 170 hp or 2 x 190 hp motors through a straight shaft driveline is giving the following data:
Half fuel, full water tanks but minimal personal gear loading. Sea conditions – half metre chop.
8 knots, 9.6 litres per hour total both engines
11 knots, 16 litres per hour total
15 knots, 26.6 litres per hour total
20 knots, 43 litres per hour total
24 knots, 70 litres per hour total.
For the 60 nautical mile trip from Auckland to Great Barrier Island or Tauranga to Great Mercury Island, cruising at 15 knots would take 4 hours and use 106.4 litres of diesel at today’s cost of about $81!
At 20 knots it would be a 3 hour trip at a cost of $100. (Diesel at $0.77 per litre). Please note sea conditions and boat loading will influence this data.
With twin 270hp diesels the next vessel launched had these performance figures:
| RPM | Speed in kts | Fuel – L/ph |
| Idle – 680 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 1000 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| 1500 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 2000 | 11.7 | 21.3 |
| 2500 | 16.1 | 33.4 |
| 3000 | 19.8 | 50.7 |
| 3500 | 23.2 | 76.1 |
| Max-3850 | 25.7 | 105.8 |
The interior features a large double berth forward to port, two singles to starboard, and a single in hull under saloon
Kingfisher 1200 Displacement Powercat
Dimensions
- Hull Length 11.5m
- Length Overall 12m
- Beam 4.5m
- Draft 0.74m
- Displacement 7 tonnes
- Fuel capacity 800 litres
- Fresh water 400 litres
