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WindCat Workboats

Model WindCat Workboat 49 (MK4 Series); WindCat Workboat 101

Aluminum crew transfer catamaran designs (24 m and 27 m) for offshore windfarms, powered by Volvo Penta or MTU diesels.

Description

Morrelli & Melvin designed the WindCat workboats for transporting crews to offshore windfarms and hard-to-access work sites. Morrelli & Melvin is a California-based naval architecture and yacht design firm specializing in high-performance multihulls, formed in 1992 by Gino Morrelli and Pete Melvin.

WindCat Workboat 49 (MK4 Series)

  • 24-meter aluminum vessel designed for North Sea conditions
  • Twin 750-hp Volvo Penta diesels; top speeds in excess of 30 knots
  • Deck space for a crane arm and stowage

WindCat Workboat 101

  • 27-meter aluminum windfarm transport vessel driven by four 720 kW MTU V8 diesels
  • Passed resistance, drag and seakeeping testing
  • Patented step-up system that "parks" the hulls onto an extension of the tower structure for safer crew and supply transfers
  • Generous hold for resupply missions

Specifications

Workboat 49 length24-meter
Workboat 49 enginestwin 750-hp Volvo Penta diesels
Workboat 49 top speedin excess of 30 knots
Workboat 101 length27-meter
Workboat 101 enginesfour 720 kW MTU V8 diesels

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