DSK wrote:
"NH_/)_" wrote:


2 more room

Depends on how you count 'room.' Most multis suffer from lack of
stowage and the extra room is divided up into small compartments.
Except for a few Chris White designs, I have yet to see a cruising
cat that was designed for cruising (ie a small number of people
aboard long term) rather than chartering or weekend partying (not
that there's anything wrong with that).


Have you been on a newer PDQ36? They are certainly not built for chartering, and a large
number of owners have done extensive cruising. We lived and cruised for a year (2 adults,
one child) and never felt a lack of storage. I will admit that our third stateroom (which
has a queen size bunk) gradually turned into a pantry. In our current "short cruise"
mode, we have three large lockers that are empty, and the third stateroom is occupied by a
dog.

Early versions of the boat were much more stripped out, since it was originally designed
as a racer/cruiser.



3 sails in shallow water

So will a properly designed mono.


Are you saying that any monohull with a draft over 3 feet is not properlly designed?



4 more stable on the water

Yep. Definitely a plus there.



Down side

1 Costs are high
the one we are looking at costs 300K
we only have 140K right now so we have to
wait for the trust to come available.

2 mooring can be more difficult--finding room

3 can't use a windvane


Why not?

4 poor performance in chop (also very noisy)

So have a lot of monohulls. Yes, the noise can be dramatic, but a varies a lot, cat to
cat.


5 poor performance in light air (but you'll probably be motoring
anyway)

Yes, under 8-10 knots of true wind, I'd likely be powering.


but wait there's more! I always manage to PO the multi fans because I
point out the lack of perfection of their craft... of course all boats
are a compromise.

Personally, aesthetics aside, I don't think cats are a logical choice.
For what a big cruising cat costs, you can get & outfit a mono that is
bigger, roomier, faster, more seaworthy, with centerboard or lifting
keel, and the only thing you gain with the cat is no heeling.


Can you name a few? I'll admit that you can get one or two of these traits, and if you're
willing to get an older boat you can do better with a monohull. But if you're comparing
newer boats I don't know what would fill your description.

-jeff