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The solution for the DIY boatbuilder!


Hullz make the hardest part of boat building easy by supplying you with 12 foot (3.7 meters) rotomolded catamaran or trimaran hulls, upon which you create and build your boat. Designed so that they can be directly shipped via economical FedEx or UPS Ground to your home or shop, each hull is comprised of two 6 foot sections held together by a unique clamping system.


Whether you are a sailor, a human powered boat enthusiast, use an electric or gas motor, or even wish to make a comfortable duck hunting boat, we’ve made it easy by offering the most difficult part of boat building at a reasonable price.


Features


Easy: Two stainless steel V-clamps attach the hull segments to each other, and four sets of two bolts on each completed hull secure your crossbeams.


Economical: A time and money saver for the boat builder and experimenter.


Safe: Self contained segments mean four chambers for the catamaran and six chambers for the trimaran.


The Foundation for Your Creativity: We float your boat, which means you can build whatever you want on our Hullz.


The catamaran (four segments, two hulls) price is $1999, and the trimaran (six segments, three hulls) price is $2999. Available now - order online.


Hullz History


Marco Polo Boats’ mission is to offer a direct and easy way for you to buy unique boats and boat parts directly from us.


Hullz are one part of that mission, especially intended for the do-it-yourself boatbuilder and experimenter. No middlemen, and the hulls are shipped directly to you.


Boatbuilding with Hullz is also a great club or youth organization activity!


Specifications


The hulls are rotomolded from compounded polyethylene, and each hull has four pairs of imbedded inserts (M8, 1.25, 1” deep) for connecting the purchaser-supplied cross beams. Each hull is segmented for shipping, and the segments are attached via the included custom clamps.


Each assembled hull is 12 feet long, 20 inches (50.8 cm) tall, 9.5 inches (24.13 cm) wide, and includes two access deck plates and weighs under 60 pounds. Hulls are shipped via standard  ground delivery in the U.S. direct to the purchaser.


Each hull segment (half hull) has a total volume of 10,000 cubic inches and displaces 360 lb in fresh water when fully immersed. Therefore a catamaran has a total displacement of 1440 lb (360 lb x 4) and a trimaran 2160 lb (360 lb x 6) when fully submerged in fresh water. 


For optimum stability Marco Polo Boats Inc. recommends a maximum load, including the weight of the boat, of 600 lb for a catamaran and 1000 lb for a trimaran. This figure may be somewhat lower for a sail boat due to the effects of heeling. 


To help you design your boat, you can download both Hullz 2D.pdf and Hullz 3D.eprt files of Hullz.


Purchase Hullz


Visit our Order page to purchase Hullz today.


 

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