Built & Launched Registry
RPV Maritima
EndeavorCat 34 Cutdown · Cruiser
- Registry No.
- BL-000003
- Hailing Port
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States
- Status
- Under Construction
Under Construction
- Builder
- Randy Cain
- Design
- EndeavorCat 34 Cutdown
- Length
- 34′10.4 m
- Status
- Under Construction
- Hailing Port
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States
A former sailing catamaran cutdown into a dual deck solar trawler.
The Story
In the builder’s words
The Renewable Powered Vessel RPV Maritima is being built from a 1996 EndeavorCat 34 sailing catamaran. See's 100% solar and has no fuels onboard. When finished, she'll have two decks with 2 meters of headroom throughout. She'll carry 18x 410W solar panels and 115kWh of 96V batteries. She'll be capable of cruising at sailboat speed (~4 knots) 24/7/365. She has 2 queen size staterooms, two heads, separate shower, workshop, large cargo hold, and roughly 450sqft of inside living space.
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The Build
One milestone
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JUNE 2021
The Build Begins
Build Gallery
11 photographs
Specifications
As entered in the registry
Design & Type
- Boat Type
- Cruiser
- Design
- EndeavorCat 34 Cutdown
- Designer
- Endeavor
- Plans
- Custom — no plans, or plans of my own
- Plans Source
- My own design - Autocad Fusion 360
- Vessel Website
- https://www.facebook.com/share/197MpYsrnP/
Construction
- Construction Method
- Cored Composite
- Primary Material
- Fibreglass (GRP)
- Method Notes
- Maritima is a "cutdown" - an existing boat who's superstructure and large portion of the deck are removed
- Builder
- Randy Cain
- Built At
- Marina/Boatyard
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 34′10.4 m
- Beam
- 14′ 6″4.4 m
- Draft
- 3′0.9 m
- Displacement
- 9,000 lb4,082 kg
Propulsion
- Propulsion
- Electric
- Engine
- Motenergy ME-1616
- Horsepower
- 140 hp
- Machinery
- Dual 45kW Peak, 24kW Continuous PMAC on Volvo S120 Saildrives
Dates & Waters
- Build Started
- June 2021
- Launched At
- Ferry Point Marina, Trappe MD
- Hailing Port
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States
- Home Waters
- Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Seaboard
The Design
EndeavorCat 34 Cutdown
Plans My own design - Autocad Fusion 360
This design is not yet catalogued in the registry — it is recorded here as her builder wrote it. The registry still finds her sister ships by the name her builder gave.
The Builder
In their own workshop
Home Port
Cambridge, Maryland, United States
Home Waters Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Seaboard
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Built & Launched
The Registry of Home-Built Boats
Certificate of Registry
BL-000003
- Vessel
- RPV Maritima
- Builder
- Randy Cain
- Design
- EndeavorCat 34 Cutdown
- Build Started
- June 2021
- Launched
- —
- Hailing Port
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States
- Registry Date
- 18 August 2026
- Last Updated
- 18 August 2026
- Status
- Under Construction
EST. 2026
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