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Thom Stewart wrote:

I didn't mention a lot of things.

You didn't mention their motion in a choppy sea or in a seaway.

Some are worse than others. Some hobbyhorse like crazy, some pound
pretty badly. Still, I prefer the motion to monos in the difficult
situations. Some don't. For example, I sailed a Seawind 1000 on the
bay several times. One time, the wind was 35-40kts and the bay had
significan whitecaps. People were standing around drinking champagne
no problem. I put my fancy stemware down on the countertop, and 1/2
hour later it was still there.

You didn't mention moorage.

More expensive unless you get an end tie, mooring ball, or anchor
out.

You didn't mention Tacking while going up wind in light to moderate air.

Some have more problems than others. The Seawind was easy. The Venisia
(sp?) 42 was also.

You didn't mention setting a head sail.

Setting one? Easy as pie. Of course, I've only sailed cats with
furlers.

You didn't mention Aux Power.

I like twin inboard diesels, or any twin configuration. Makes moving
around at the marina a cake walk, and it makes docking stupid simple.

And; I'm not an expert on Multi Hull. I'm just asking hearsay.

I know I'm very envious when I see a 40 footer nose up to the beach for
fun and games. I don't envy their twin outboards

Why? All you have to do is haul them up when sailing.





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