On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:15:14 GMT, Chuck H wrote:

Been doing some looking around

I will say one thing about the Jarcat. It will get you on the water.
They were talking $35000 Aud to build, IIRC. This equates well with a
mono of fhe same sort of size. What you will not get is full headroom
living space the same as a mono I feel.

They are _very_ "homnebuilty" in method, IMO, still using frames and
ply. This may work and all, but dates the boat.

However, I was chacking out Farrier's trimarans. 36' for $90-150K!

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache...imaran &hl=en

I will appreciate your input regarding the JARCAT CC29 design. Use would
be live-aboard-cruising in the Carribean, Gulf of Mexico and along the
eastern coast of South America. (not interested in ocean crossing) I
would definitely plan to have someone build the hull but perhaps finish
the interior myself, although I'm not certain of the latter. Passages
would be under sail and I have a prejudice toward outboard engines for
power. This is about five years away so I'm not looking for quotes,
just input regarding the design. The jarcat site is
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rhturner/index.html

Thanks,
Chuck