Boat Review for PowerPlay 54 – “Fifty Fifty” (Dated Jun 2003)
Story and pictures by Bruce Hodgens

“Fifty Fifty”, the latest 16.5 metre (54 foot) power cat from PowerPlay Catamarans has just arrived in its new home in the Dominican Republic after a very successful showing at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in November. Once again Powerplay Catamarans have produced a boat that not only handles well and has great fuel economy, but is beautiful and spacious inside as well.

As with all Powerplay Catamarans the construction is impeccable. The hull and decks are built with Duflex planks (end grain balsa with unidirectional cloth) and knitted fabrics with epoxy resins. This vessel was built to commercial offshore survey standards in accordance with the USL code.

Furniture is constructed using Duflex Honeycomb sheets to minimize weight and thus increase payload capacity. Customization of the interior layout is possible and encouraged.