"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Jon,
Sorry, I'm not Jon

You didn't mention their motion in a choppy sea or in a seaway.
There are a few conditions where a cat takes a beating, but 80% of the time (or
more) they're more comfortable than a monohull.

You didn't mention moorage.
Why would that be a problem? Dock space can be an issue - no one should buy a
cat until they have a good home port lined up. But I've traveled the East
Coast, Maine to Key West, and never had a serious problem getting dockage. And
I've never had to "pay double." In fact, I pay for 36 feet, yet I have the
space of a 46 to 50 foot monohull.

BTW, a cat stays rock-steady on a mooring. I've played "house of cards" while
monohulls are rolling from a lttle swell.


You didn't mention Tacking while going up wind in light to moderate air.
I did. I don't do it.


You didn't mention setting a head sail.
Why would that be an issue? Because you have too much space up forward?
Because the boat isn't rolling back and forth? Because you can clip the asym's
tack 10 feet to windward without a pole?


You didn't mention Aux Power.
I've got twin diesels. I can spin on a dime, or back a straight line at low
speed. Even with both engines WOT its less than a gallon an hour to do 8 knots,
or I loaf along at 6 knots on one engine.

My boat comes in three configurations - the LRC like mine, the twin 9.9 outboard
Classic (lighter, faster under sail, disposable engines), and the single 9.9
Express, with dagger boards, tall rig, and stripped down so its about 4000
pounds lighter than mine.

And; I'm not an expert on Multi Hull. I'm just asking hearsay.
You can't believe everything you hear at the bar. Remember, the drunk next to
you could be jaxie.



I know I'm very envious when I see a 40 footer nose up to the beach for
fun and games.

I kinda like anchoring in 3 feet of water.

I don't envy their twin outboards
I've had mixed feelings - the outboards are noisy and thirsty, compared to
diesels. But if something goes wrong, you can replace one in a afternoon for a
few thousand dollars. While I was moored at Martha's Vineyard in August a
sistership was waiting on the next mooring for DHL to deliver a new outboard.
It came at Noon and it was installed by the owner and running before dark.

In case you haven't noticed, after 5 years I'm still a believer. I could see
getting a smaller monohull (like a Marshall Cat or a Nonsuch) if I got back into
daysailing. But for cruising, a multihull is the way to go. And if I every
switched over to a powerboat, it would be a power cat!