Nimbus

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Description:

The Nimbus is a liveaboard ocean cruiser with a great load-carrying capacity and can be sailed anywhere in comfort and safety. Under sail or power the Nimbus can cruise at 8 to 10 knots. There is an optional steering position inside the brdgedeck cabin.

The large volume of living space allows for many alternative layouts. The standard design has a dining area in one of the hulls so that one can retire to an uncluttered bridgedeck saloon after a meal.

Type:

Cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Fibreglass and foam sandwich hulls and deck

Sails and rigging images:

Keels, boards and rudders:

Fixed low aspect ratio keels

Accommodation:

Port hull: double cabin aft; galley midships; double cabin forward
Starboard hull: cabin aft; heads and shower compartment midships; dining room forward; bunk or storage in forepeak
Bridgedeck cabin: seating areas and nav station; alternative steering position

Accommodation images:

LOA (length overall):

12.2 m (40 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)

Beam:

7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)

Draft minimum:

1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

82.0 m² (883 ft²)

Number of berths:

7

Cabin headroom:

2 m (6 ft 7 in)

Inboard engines:

2

Typical total engine HP:

54

Fuel type:

Diesel

In production:

Plans available

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Partly customisable

Cost to home-build:

£35000 Sterling (approx: €47287 / $69433 US / $78941 AUS)*

Time to home-build from plans:

4000 hours

Used boats for sale:

40 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Woods boats' forum

* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT