Hellkats Powerboats To Debut 40-Foot Catamaran-Based Center Console In Miami
Dressed as an angling machine but every bit a high-performance center console, the first Hellkat 40 will be displayed at the Miami International Boat Show’s Herald Plaza location during the February 12-15 event. The first full-tunnel catamaran-hull-based 40-footer currently is being completed at Hellkats Powerboats headquarters in Miami. Quad Mercury Racing 500R outboard engines will power the cat.
Though the first Hellkat 40 center console is set up for fishing, the boat will be offered in poker-run and pilothouse versions.
Per the builder’s standards, the Hellkat 40 is loaded with exposed carbon-fiber features including the boat’s hardtop, dash, console door cupholders and rod holders. For hull No. 1, the builder went with blue-tinged carbon-fiber. Some of that hue is created by blue Kevlar woven into the carbon-fiber materials.
“I don’t know that anyone has done a 100-percent carbon-fiber top on a center console before,” said Todd Hays, an investor in the company. “We are very excited to showcase the new 40 in Miami.”
The catamaran-hull-based center console also will be offered in poker-run and pilothouse versions.
The Hellkats Powerboats crew is hard at work getting the first 40-footer ready for the Miami International Boat Show next month.
Though the display model will be dock-locked at Herald Plaza for the five-day Miami exhibit, the company will be setting up post-show demo appointments during the event. That’s the word from Hellkats Powerboats marketing director Conner Berg.
“We’ll be setting up demos for the West Palm Beach Boat Show,” he explained. “We’re looking forward to getting people on the 40.”
Though the 40-footer will not be part of the Florida Powerboat Club Miami Boat Show Poker Run the weekend after the event, Hellkats Powerboats will be represented. The company’s 32-foot catamaran will be in the mix.
The 40-footer will be available for demos after the Miami event.
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