Foilcat 34' Boat Review - Big Boat Ride with Incredible Fuel Economy and so Much More!

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Over 15 years ago, Billy Freeman hand-built a offshore ready, fishing catamaran in his garage. That first Freeman boat opened the eyes of Americans on the big advantages catamarans have when it comes to ride, room, efficiency, etc.
Since then, a number of boat companies (Invincible, Sea Hunter to name a couple) that were known for monohull designs have entered the big Cat space.
This video chronicles a review of the Foilcat 34. I met the company owner Todd on the water, asked him about the boat and he was kind enough to take me out for a ride.
To learn more about Foilcat:
Foilcat Website: www.foilcat.com
Instagram: ‪@foilcat8663‬
Email: info@foilcat.com
Phone: 321-878-3645
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Filmed Entirely on a GoPro Hero 11: amzn.to/3KGo1cK

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27 авг 2023

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@EFFINJERK84 День назад

Glad you got a hold of him and asked the tough questions on pricing, a boat that size NOT BAD hopefully they make something a little smaller for people like me looking to get their first rig

@MrNooner319 11 месяцев назад

Good job with showing the numbers. He seems to be a nice guy putting out a good product. The boat has a very good layout that will accommodate both sides of the fence.

@duffmeister6480 11 месяцев назад

I didn’t realize there were that many millionaires out there, I guess I missed the BOAT ! Great video. Thanks.

@sapelesteve 11 месяцев назад

As a Cat owner myself, that looks like a really nice rig & those gas burn numbers are hard to believe for a boat that size! Thanks for the video John! 👍👍 We won't talk about price however.....

@IamWeeklyBills 11 месяцев назад

They have around 300k just into materials is my guess into that boat and that's not even labor included.

@MRR-qv3bw 10 месяцев назад

Going from smiles per gallon back to registering miles per gallon! WIN WIN IN MY BOOK👍👍👍

@bigguydiy2184 11 месяцев назад

I know the GoPro has it's limits but being a active boater I can see clearly the washing machine water which is what I see coming out of the CT River into LI Sound and it can be rough, but this boat, Holy Crap, it was walking thru that slop like nothing. Super, super impressive.

@TalkFishTVHawaiianDan 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful boat! As a lover of the catamaran design and performance. I’d love to see it run on a incredibly rough day. Thanks John and Todd!

@donmeola5862 10 месяцев назад

😍😍😍 Wow! 🤩 What a beautiful boat! Love the room! So spacious and well laid out! Nice ride and fuel efficiency for a boat this size. Very impressive. Nice review John. I’m going to play Lotto tonight. I want one of these!

@FMorgigno1 11 месяцев назад

Very impressive John! Great review.

@edgewater210 11 месяцев назад

John: Thank you for posting this video. It is an awesome boat and I hope Todd will do well with it.

@scottamolinari 10 месяцев назад

Impressive build quality from what I can see. Well done!

@gbouley1 11 месяцев назад

Thanks🙌. Al I can say is WOW!

@georgeniebergall7074 11 месяцев назад

Mr. Skinner. I’m buying that boat. I just told the gentleman he’s lucky he put you on board that boat because you are well respected in my book. I love this boat I will buy one.

@trevorpratt1429 10 месяцев назад

Nice boat bro thanks for the video

@stephenleone2375 11 месяцев назад

Interesting combination of cat hull, with steps, and this foil technology, which appears to deliver great results.

@AriffAffendi 10 месяцев назад

she looks sweet... might drop by foilcat in the future. thanks man....

@aloissuter1071 11 месяцев назад

WOW 😯 what ride captain

@thetexasboys.8988 10 месяцев назад

Beast of a rig.

@ZuluBlackout 10 месяцев назад

You’ve absolutely sold me on this boat. I wish I had the money 😢

@seekinfindin5669 11 месяцев назад

Very Nice Boat!!

@jtpalooki7757 11 месяцев назад

Quite the boat!.. if I find myself with 600k burning a hole in my pocket I’ll definitely get one.. for now gotta settle for a used glacier bay w/ twin 150s…. And that’s good too!😊

@NYGOLD 11 месяцев назад

I would love to see how that boat would perform in heavy chop and a choppy following sea. Also what happens if you hit something with that foil, like a log or something? Will you break the foil off? If so do you sink or just replace the foil? How many plastic bags get stuck on the foil and does it screw things up?

@fearhand12 10 месяцев назад

I know Aquila's foil on their 36 is designed to break away cleanly without damaging the hull. Honestly though I think you're just better off getting a smaller catamaran if you're really after fuel economy. A 26 worldcat CC will get 3 mpg with no foil and can handle anything waves you'd really want to be out on the water in.

@BStavFishing 10 месяцев назад

Incredible!!

@arode2981 11 месяцев назад

If only I were a lot younger . That’s a dam nice boat.

@davidkuperschmid5274 11 месяцев назад

Curious how he got into the boat building biz. Was he with another builder previously. Beautiful and impressive boat. Thanks for bringing it to us.

@tommyo8068 11 месяцев назад

Amazing boat

@jeffthompson-dd8kp 10 месяцев назад

I love your video excellent running boats Were in Galilee so a trip to the canyon looks comfortable on her

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Jeff!

@bundysnap69 10 месяцев назад

Awesome. Imagine how good it could be with Sharrow props??

@gm1937 11 месяцев назад

John, I was going to say you might want to consider this cat versus the one you have on order. Greetings from Gio, Western Long Island Sound.

@cordellej Месяц назад

get a custom built one with inboard 300hp diesels and hydrogets . that would be a long range beast

@matthewkahrs8164 10 месяцев назад

I love the boat. I wish it was at a better price point. I heard what you said about the monohul boats. You are spot on but take Aquila 38 sport it's the same thing but with two cabins and two bathrooms for maybe 100k more...idk but I do like that nice cross between a center console and cat. Nice work on the boat itself.

@LongIslandLethals 11 месяцев назад

Sick boat

@mhofma12 10 месяцев назад

Nice design and engineering

@davidmorais480 10 месяцев назад

Wow cool boat. I own 2 boats a 29’ and 16’ and I could never afford to buy them now. If I could afford an offshore boat for serious bottom fishing I’d buy this Cat

@danielkoch9596 10 месяцев назад

I’m local to where the boat is manufactured. Incredible boat. Go to the factory and see the quality of the build.. if I could swing it I would 100% own this boat over the one of the other manufacturers by far…

@ScoutyBoyO 10 месяцев назад

I own a cat too. The foil is the future. Super boat. I hope he will make a dual console for the "family first" boater. Aquila has a foil assist, but it is made in China.

@ChrisP-ni4lz 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful boat. Would be great to fish /crusie

@williamtukeyjr3661 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful video. Interesting to see what you might get for that kind of money. How about a video on a big lobster boat?

@jiggingjerks 11 месяцев назад

I am planning on hitting the Newport boat show in September. I’m hoping they have those style boats there.

@dannyv2335 11 месяцев назад

I want it!!

@MikeinNJ 10 месяцев назад

1.03 at 30 mph on one engine is insanity

@caseykessler6600 10 месяцев назад

Kinda missed the mark on looks and a 12ft beam is gonna make a no go on towing it. Bottom of the hatches weren’t even finished gel coat. Exposed wiring in the console. Needs a lot of refinement before it’s a half million dollar boat. I feel like builders price it there so people don’t think it’s cheaply built because that’s what other similarly sized cats are but when you haven’t even built more than one boat you need to get the boat out there and that’s by giving a good deal on a boat until you have the reputation to back it. I’m close to cocoa and would of loved to take a look at the boat as a possibility even though the looks weren’t all there for me but with that price I’m out. I’d rather stick to upgrading my seavee to a bigger seavee for less.

@petemckenzie7754 10 месяцев назад

Great police boat

@trevorpratt1429 10 месяцев назад

And that’s a very nice price for that boat.

@rickhofbauer3661 10 месяцев назад

All I got is owned a 2013 MERC 150 HP Veradeo on Lund 1775 Pro v at 4400 rpm I was burning 6.2 GPH, so what the secret, I have 900 hrs on this set up, lets say knew it pretty good. My Merc gauges at 1.5 GPH I would be at 1450 rpm and again what the secret with this rig. the math no add up guys.

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

Mpg not gph

@rickhofbauer3661 10 месяцев назад

Well that totally sucks even worse then so what's so special about this besides the boat costing alot more than most of the average price boats, why even bother talking about it, just another YTer that doesn't have a clue what the heck they talk about. I had a 502cu in a 27.2 Baja that would tie if not beat those numbers. @@jiggingjerks

@shoresharp8349 11 месяцев назад

Does foilcat have any realionship with insetta they have a 36ft foilcat as well?

@jiggingjerks 11 месяцев назад

I asked and no but similar technology

@CaptDavesSportfishing 11 месяцев назад

okay I guess you're going to call Dave East and tell him it's all over ! yeah I can imagine the kind of aluminum boat you could have built for that kind of price I could live on it.

@jiggingjerks 11 месяцев назад

Hahaha. Still sticking with Dave

@zackriden79 18 часов назад

i'm sorry 585 with only two engines is silly , probably why this boats not in production

@georgeniebergall7074 11 месяцев назад

Now the question is how much does it cost?

@IamWeeklyBills 11 месяцев назад

Those of you guys interested in cats should check out scaredy cat boatworks they have a 23 thats gonna be at fibs in 7 weeks and a 36 thats gonna be ready shortly after that is capable of doing triple digits if wanted with triple 300s. which is insane the 23 bay boat can run triple digits with a single 350

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

Run triple digits?

@IamWeeklyBills 10 месяцев назад

@@hautehussey yes as in 100mph+ if wanted

@IamWeeklyBills 10 месяцев назад

@@hautehussey sorry i just saw the mistake but i meant to say all boats are capable of triple digits

@sailrt 10 месяцев назад

Where can I find more info about scaredy cat boats?

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

@@sailrt it’s not worth finding out about any of these boat manufacturers because they only make one or two a year and they’re sold out too far in advance, or are ridiculously overpriced (or both!)!

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

I think the downside is you can’t overpower them and have a 75mph boat, right?

@mikelove6417 11 месяцев назад

Now, if I can just find 585k in my couch cushions, I can have one.

@simedogz 10 месяцев назад

Does the foil retract?

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

I don’t believe so

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

It’s between the hulls.

@ryansmith9030 10 месяцев назад

When does your cat show up?

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

It’s out of mold and engines ordered. Hopefully by end of year

@mcintoshthompson 10 месяцев назад

I ❤ this boat 🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸 what is the price?

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

585

@VivaUkraine22 10 месяцев назад

How much?

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

I believe it was 38 each

@JoeSmith-be3ur 5 месяцев назад

WHATS THE COST

@jiggingjerks 5 месяцев назад

In the 500s

@wattsup4800 11 месяцев назад

Cats best ride

@jeffthompson-dd8kp 10 месяцев назад

Take her offshore we fish Tuna so I’d love to see the capabilities in 6 ft seas $200 a foot avg

@vvdd903 10 месяцев назад

kids gonna die from over heat in that cabin?

@peternichols9520 21 день назад

Hit one foil on anything and it costs $2000 to fix

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

A lot of these boats are great but I don’t think we need a ton of people reviewing a boat when the companies only can put out one a year, and they’re presold!

@hautehussey 10 месяцев назад

And they’re all way too much money now anyway!

@00ninja00 11 месяцев назад

If only I got $600k laying around I’d grab me one of these, very impressive.

@anthonywalker6168 10 месяцев назад

Hammercat 35 does the same, and is a nicer boat overall, in my opinion of course

@jiggingjerks 10 месяцев назад

I met the owner at one of the Florida boat shows two years ago and agree with you that it’s a beautiful boat. Lots of nice options in this style and size….