Gemini 105Mc
- Brand:
- Gemini
- Designed by:
- Performance Cruising Inc. (Tony Smith)
- Yard(s):
- Performance Cruising Inc.
- Description:
Gemini catamarans have been outstandingly popular in Performance Cruising's home US market with more than 800 boats built between the introduction of the first version in 1983 and 2004. The design and manufacturing process of Geminis is refined to boost the key virtues giving them continuing broad appeal to those who want to go cruising - good price; good performance; practical handling and comfortable living. Series production of a single model at a time helps Performance Cruising keep the price of a new boat among the lowest for comparable craft. Centreboards, unusual in pure cruising cats, improve windward performance, whereas their kick-up feature alleviates the risks from damage to these underwater appendages from grounding.
The result is a better performing craft with no more hassle in shallow waters than with a boat with less efficient low aspect ratio fixed keels. Geminis, though small, have always been noted for having exceptionally well designed accommodation for a cruising couple with occasional guests, or a small family.
The 105Mc model, introduced in 2003, is a development of the 105M. In the new model many of the accommodation facilities have been improved, including the galley, heads and the air conditioning. Most visibly, however, the cockpit of the 105Mc can be temporarily enclosed with either canvas or solid panels.
- Type:
- Cruiser
- Multihull type:
- Catamaran
- Construction:
Hull: Solid GRP, laminated from woven roving and mat with isophthalic polyester resin. An outer layer of polyester resin and gel coat protects against osmosis.
Decks and cockpit sole: GRP sandwich with balsa wood core.
No desk fittings are drilled through.
- Sails and rigging:
- Fractional rigged sloop with single backstay
- Optional furling screacher
- Optional furling drifter/asymmetric spinnaker
- Sails and rigging images:
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- Deck layout and gear:
- Hardtop cockpit canopy that can be fully enclosed with canvas or solid screening
- Rigid foredeck
- Cockpit seats 8
- Moulded-in transom steps
- Deck layout images:
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- Keels, boards and rudders:
- Wheel steering
- 2 kick-up, asymmetric centreboards
- Dual inboard kick-up rudders - boat is controllable with the rudders up
- Keels, boards and rudder images:
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- Accommodation:
Bridgedeck: standing headroom in U-shaped, aft facing dinette - converts to double bunk; master cabin forward
Port hull: standing headroom; double berth aft; navigation station midships; heads forward
Starboard hull: standing headroom; double berth aft; galley midships; access to master stateroom forward
- Accommodation images:
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- Systems - Power, Navigation:
- Single 27 hp Westerbeke inboard with 55-amp alternator and heat exchanger for hot water
- Liftable, steerable outdrive leg
- LOA (length overall):
- 10.21 m (33 ft 6 in)
- LWL (length at waterline):
- 9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
- Beam:
- 4.27 m (14 ft)
- Draft minimum:
- 0.46 m (1 ft 6 in)
- Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):
- 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
- Windward sail area:
- 64.1 m² (690 ft²)
- Mainsail area:
- 31.59 m² (340 ft²)
- Genoa area:
- 32.52 m² (350 ft²)
- Reacher, screacher, gennaker or code 0 area:
- 45.52 m² (490 ft²)
- Mast height above deck:
- 11.89 m (39 ft)
- Mast height above water:
- 14.02 m (46 ft)
- Daggerboard / centreboard:
- 2
- Displacement, lightship (empty):
- 4354 kg (4.29 tons)
- Number of berths:
- 6 - 8
- Inboard engines:
- 1
- Typical total engine HP:
- 27
- Fuel type:
- Diesel
- Fuel capacity:
- 36 US gallons (136 ltr)
- Water capacity:
- 60 US gallons (227 ltr)
- First introduced:
- 2000
- In production:
- Yes
- New price from:
- $139500 US (approx: £70321 Sterling / €95007 / $158605 AUS)*
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- Degree of customisation:
- Several options
- Used boats for sale:
- 53 boats of this brand currently available!
- Associations & newsgroups:
* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT
