About Kingfisher Boats
Kingfisher Boats & Powercats designs and builds aluminium power catamarans and monohulls in Tauranga, New Zealand. Our current range runs from 3.9m to 12m, with trailerable models from 3.9m to 7.3m, and every boat is built to order.
With over 20 years of boatbuilding behind us — and more than a decade refining powercats specifically — we’ve built for private owners, commercial operators and government agencies, to standards including Lloyds and Maritime New Zealand survey. We’ve built aluminium catamarans up to 18m; today our range tops out at 12m.
Why Choose Our Aluminium Powercats?
Twin hulls deliver stability at rest and a soft, dry ride offshore — which is why the overwhelming majority of boats leaving our workshop are powercats. Plate aluminium handles the knocks that come with hard fishing, beach launching and years of trailer life. We build monohulls too, for owners who want a narrower tow and more traditional handling.
Our Boatbuilding Expertise
Our in-house design team means every boat is configured around how you actually use it. We’ve built up to 18m; with our current range 3.9m to 12m. We’ve built recreational trailer boats, offshore fishing platforms, survey-standard workboats, CE marked boats, passenger ferries and custom cruising catamarans — long enough now to know what lasts.
Trial a powercat
The quickest way to understand a powercat is to stand on one. Contact us for a no-obligation sea trial, or find your nearest dealer in New Zealand, Australia, the UK or the Pacific.
