Questions we hear often

Pricing is quoted per build. Final price depends on hull color, the options you choose, sole material, and delivery. We quote a firm number within two business days of receiving your spec.

30% to hold a build slot. 30% at layup (we'll send photos). 40% on delivery.

Yes — crated and freight-forwarded worldwide.

A five-year structural warranty on the hull and deck laminate. Hardware and components carry their own manufacturer warranties.

Full carbon fiber in an epoxy resin infusion over a foam core. Every fitting is 316 stainless, bedded in Sikaflex.

Yes. White gel coat is standard. Any other color is a custom tinted gel coat at $1,500, matched to the Awlgrip color chart — a close match rather than an exact one, and deep or metallic colors cannot be guaranteed.

Non-skid for utilitarian durability, or EVA decking (closed-cell foam, laser-cut) for a softer, more refined feel. Every boat also comes standard with a black wrap-around fender, which protects your yacht's topsides.

We recommend the Yamaha 15 Longshaft. We're happy to accommodate your preferred brand.

Bench seat, center console, built-in cooler, your choice of sole (non-skid or EVA decking), and your preferred outboard. Tell us how you'll use the boat and we'll spec it.

Yes — by appointment. Visits are typically at lamination and again at post-cure. Photo updates are sent in between. We're in Florida and we love shop visits.

Rinse with fresh water, hose the bilge, and wipe hardware once a month. Rewax the topcoat annually. Stored out of direct sun, the laminate will look identical in ten years.

Yes. We repair every hull we've ever built, and we're happy to walk owners or their local yards through a repair if shipping back isn't practical. Most owner damage is cosmetic and fixable with an afternoon's work.

A Cape Cat is a handcrafted catamaran tender, laid up by hand in carbon fiber and marine epoxy at a boutique shop in Florida. The Cape Cat 115 runs to 22 knots, is finished in white gel coat with custom colors available, and is built to order with a comprehensive list of options.

Cape Catamarans LLC, a boutique boat-building shop established in 2019 in Florida, USA. Every hull is built by hand to order.

In Florida, USA. Every hull is laid up by hand in the shop and sea-trialed before delivery.

By hand, in seven steps: plug and tooling, layup, post-cure, fit-out, optional upgrades, sea trial, and hand-off. Every hull is laid up in full carbon fiber over a foam core in a marine epoxy matrix.

Top speed is 22 knots; dry weight is approximately 190 lbs. All weights and specifications are approximate and subject to variation based on selected options, materials, and final construction decisions.

Eight hours at 176 °F drives off residual solvents and fully cross-links the epoxy. The result is a laminate that is dimensionally stable for decades, regardless of sun or heat exposure.

Two hulls set wide apart carry their buoyancy at the beam, so a catamaran is more stable at rest — boarding, loading, fishing — where a RIB leans on its tubes. A hard carbon hull also has nothing to deflate: no chafe, no patches, no re-tubing bill a few seasons in. RIBs are a fine tool for long exposed runs; for the daily work of a tender, we build the boat that stands still well.

The number that matters is your davit's safe working load — boat, outboard, fuel, and anything left aboard all count against it. At 190 lbs dry, the Cape Cat 115 leaves most SWL budgets room to spare for a Yamaha 15 and a full tank. Send your davit or chock dimensions with a quote request and we'll confirm the fit before you commit.