Falcon 22' Catamaran - Factory Tour and Sea Trial! Big Boat Ride in a Small Package!
The US saltwater boat industry has continuously evolved since the 1960s. Runabouts turned into small single engine center consoles which turned into mid-sized, twin engine center consoles which eventually became MONSTER triple, quad and even quintuple engined, 40 plus foot CCs.
In the early 2010s, spurred by the cult-like success of Freeman Boatworks, larger catamarans became the rage. And although smaller builders had been around for years (Caracal, SeaCat, WorldCat, etc.), the big trend became 34' plus Cats with prices that start around 1/2 million and can easily eclipse seven figures.
Enter Falcon Marine - a company that has been in existence for 30 years, but decided only a few years ago to start building their own small catamaran.
This video takes you through build process of a Falcon 22 Offshore hull followed by an on the water walkthrough of the 22 Offshore culminating in a sea trial on a very windy day on the Indian River in Central Florida.
Hope you enjoy!
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I am amazed! This guy is the Elon Musk of boats. IMO This guy is amazing with his thought process and is probably making one of the best boats ever built. Kudos to your interview skills. One of the best videos ever! You did a great job! You had to pull teeth with some of your questions and I am sure Doc would be proud! 😁
A solid video that is a must see for the boating enthusiast. The education on fiberglass boat fabrication was so worth the watch. Great video, great boat, great job Capt. Halkias!
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
As always, Leon, you are way too kind. By the way, I have a video coming up soon where I mentioned your name 1000 ways to Sunday. I will send to you via email so you can load in the comments before I publish lol
Seems like a smart guy. Good video as always. Maybe take him to a comedy club to loosen up a lil. Haha.
Awesome Captain, love these behind the scenes of these builders.
What an awesome boat.
Nice interview John. This guy is the real deal. Wish him much success. Cant wait to see a bigger boat in the future. My only qualm is the console size but that comes with any cat.
That is a nice boat. Very nice. Built like a tank.
That console is amazing!
Best 22' boat by far. Knowing how it made and how it ride? The white cap waves? That is one hell of good engineering boat. Btw, I am into construction by profession/business and I appreciate how Matt do the detailing of its materials and proper used which most people don't mind or neglect to acknowledge.
Great design and space allowance on this center console.
To be honest in the first few mins I didn't think I would watch the video. But man I was wrong, I could hear that guy talk about the building process all day long. Looks like a high quality build for sure. And that dash, man that was slick.
Very impressive. Thank you Matt for sharing this
Outstanding job again! Really informative and was very helpful! I’m heading to Titusville very soon. Was perfect length of video.
Nice to see such a thoughtful builder. Reminded me of watching my Maritime 233D get built (and infused) at their shop in NH. Hope you do more of this build content and hit up our great New England Boat builders too!
Looks like a great boat!
First off, great video and interview. Motor cats are amazing and so efficient. I know we would love one in the 22' range one day. You and I briefly met yesterday in Providence. I wanted to thank you for being so helpful and friendly in a busy situation. The pic you took means a lot to me and my wife. Sorry to message you about it here, but could not reach you otherwise. Keep making these, and the fishing vids. We love them!
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
Duane thank you for the kind words and great meeting you guys yesterday too!
John: Thank you for introducing us to the Falcon 22. What a nice, easily to trailer, center console boat.
@edgewater210
Жыл бұрын
After posting I thought of question. What is the maximum HP the boat is capable of and do you believe the 140's are a great match?
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
@@edgewater210 300 hp is the max but I wouldn't recommend the boat unless you like a boat that steers the way it wants versus the way you want.
Thank you for doing this video. I have been following this builder for 2 years. Just waiting till I can afford this boat with the options I want and sell my current bay boat.
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
Make sure you sea trial it the way you plan to outfit it. I didn't and now I have a $150K 4400lb paper weight sitting on my boat lift.
Very impressive!
That is an amazing cat!
That price is in line with most of the market, although still a good amount of coin. Very high quality and well thought out.
Great video. Love this kind of content. Pretty cool boat option.
Nice boat!!
you didn't say if this boat was high pressure foam like Whaler, Great video on tour. hopefully you can do more factory tours on other boats companies....
A good video, it showed his commitment to making a quality product. Your mic could use a little work, I thought you were across the street, he came through loud & clear as it should be.
great video Halk...i cant believe how roomy that 22 footer looked on the video..that blew me away..beautiful fishing vessel..best of luck with yours..i dont understand how few of these if any i see on the water in nj..
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
Mine is actually an Eastward 24 but agree with you on this boat
Hello from Papillion, Nebraska. Like to have an offshore cat when I move back to Florida.
Oops forgot to say the microphone is a killer!
Good video hope you make more like this the same manufacturer has the small ones make quality boats a great prices !
@ryanhountz7570
Жыл бұрын
If you’ve shopped around recently, you know a base boat at 130k is an excellent price point… this boat has more room aft of leaning post (where it matters most) than the costa 264 and double the room of the 23’ Tideline… not to mention a top tier build quality… the ability to work with the builder to custom option them out (sky’s the limit) from 130k is nice as well.
@sharonbraselton4302
Жыл бұрын
yes it çab8nnçrser 23 fitrer are 130000 with csbiac genert tv heads
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
@@ryanhountz7570 have you sold yours yet?
Very interested in the forward and aft cockpit depths?
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
I didn’t take measurements, but the aft room is huge. I will ask Matt to monitor the comments and he can chime in.
These boats are DEFINITELY built right but what about the most important part? Hull design.
Great video…up until the sea-trial . 😟 wind - mitigation is an absolute must for the mics on the water. The builder deserved better. Up until the sea-trial footage it was awesome 👍
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that candid feedback. One of my pet peeves when I watch boat see trials is they always dub music over them. I guess there is a reason for that. This is actually the first sea trial I have ever filmed at a good lesson learned for future videos.
Great boat but why to put so many tubes for the t-top ? Does anyone ever ride this boat on bigger waves . ?
@jiggingjerks
5 ай бұрын
According to the owner, yes, many clients take their Falcons offshore
Bravo ! Excellent video, very impressed with their build methods and materials, for me the perfect size, and what a smooth ride, 35mph in choppy windy conditions ( perfect conditions for a sea test ). Two questions, it looked like the boat was leaning to the port side ? And can you get trailers to accommodate the Cat Hull ? Love this video, thanks.
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
Was tracking straight as far as I could tell and yes on trailers. This one had a Magic Tilt…..
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
At 35 it will track straight. Try running it around 25 mph and let me know what you think. Its simply unsafe.
@Jigging Jerks, composite submarine that goes down 3000 feet. Its not *that* submarine is it?
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
No idea unfortunately
Nice feature for 22 price is reasonable Would like a nicer hardtop without the legs outside of the console but that would also cost more
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
You don't want a hardtop on this boat. It has handling issues at certain speeds already. Add more weight to the top and it will be worse.
I'm surprised it's only 130K I would buy that myself. Greetings from Giio Western Long Island sound.
@joshtavenner3073
Жыл бұрын
If you want to pay more there’s one for sale on THT for 199k lol. Granted lots of options on that one but still.
@ryanhountz7570
Жыл бұрын
That listing on the hull truth has a lot more pictures and details of the boat
Maybe its not your mic. I had different playback on different screens. The computer the sound was clear from both you & Matt, but on the TV through an amazon stick i only head Matt clearly, sorry.
@sharonbraselton4302
Жыл бұрын
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Excellent video John! As an owner of a CAT, I must say that that looks like a really nice rig. Although, I still think that it's way overpriced. Anyway, hope that all is well... 👍👍
@cheapme1850
Жыл бұрын
I would have said the same thing but after going to a few boat shows recently, this isn’t too bad - in fact I could almost afford this, lol. A sensible twin engine semi custom boat I guess run six figures nowadays.
John Nice boat, the flip down helm is actually similar to my 31 FA Contender. Any idea what the boat weighs, and how it does for speed and fuel economy?
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
I belieVe around 3k dry. We topped out in low 40s and were seeing 2.5 mpg at cruise
@captpepin
Жыл бұрын
@@jiggingjerks So I guess someone should let Regulator know it’s possible to build a very nice 23 foot boat for under $210k
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
@@captpepin no comment Chris lol. I will put my capitalist hat on for a second, if people are dumb enough to buy them, why should the manufacturers sell it for less. I know that’s harsh and I think it sucks, but it’s the world we live in.
@sharonbraselton4302
Жыл бұрын
@@captpepin 23 foot cabi cruserñew oñly 105000.00
It's a lot of money for a 22
This builder is Another elon musk
I don't care what you say, it's downright criminal to charge over $100K for a 22' boat. The website shows it at $145K. It seems like every boat manufacturer tries to outdo everybody else in the absurdity dept. when it comes to pricing boats. SHOW ME the materials list (minus the outboards) because I know there's nowhere near -- in materials and labor -- what you're charging for the boat, especially if you're using a hull mold built by someone else.
$100,000.00 + for a 22" boat ....
twin vee has this 24 ir 28 fiut ekric
no toilet
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
Nope. Heads are hard on cats in general and this one is only 22 feet
@electricbaylinergoesfishin870
Жыл бұрын
@@jiggingjerks noone wants to charter a boat if they cant pee or pooh in private
Too bad the boat is unsafe to drive at certain speeds. Build quality is excellent but Matt has no intention of working with his customers to address handling issues it has when outfitted a certain way and at certain speeds. Biggest waste of $150K in my lifetime.
@jiggingjerks
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that. I did not get that sense when I was on the boat. Felt very stable.
@denpolano
Жыл бұрын
@@jiggingjerks did you run the boat or did Matt run it the entire time?