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tri vs. cat for liveaboard headroom
I'm looking for info on the interior headroom of cats and tris. I want
to find one that has a minimum of 6'6" but is still small enough to be singlehanded. Designers and brokerages only seem to list "standing headroom" which means absolutely nothing since I'm much taller than the average person. I'm currently living in the DC/Virginia area and hoping to find one that I can liveaboard and daysail without too much difficulty. I've singlehanded many monohulls but I am looking to make the change to multi. Anyone have specs or a location/books that have them? Thanks. brian |
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While reading rec.boats.cruising, I noticed felt
compelled to write: I'm looking for info on the interior headroom of cats and tris. I want to find one that has a minimum of 6'6" but is still small enough to be singlehanded. Designers and brokerages only seem to list "standing headroom" which means absolutely nothing since I'm much taller than the average person. What you are looking for will necessitate some for of compromise in a catamaran design, particularly bridge-deck cats. You are going to end up with either a boxy, high-windage cabin, or low bridge-deck clearance, neither of which would be features I would be seeking in a cat. You don't mention a budget, but one cat I can think of that might suit would be the Atlantic 42 of Chris White: http://www.chriswhitedesigns.com/atlantic42/index.php For me, I'd be looking at a trimaran in the 10 - 12m range. Even then, you are only likely to see max 6'6" headroom in the main saloon, and even then only in a part of it, but at least you'll be able to dress standing down below in inclement conditions. :-) My current boat is a Farrier Command 10, an older design, but it has over 6'5 of headroom in the saloon. I think the newer F-9; F32 and F36 all have similar headroom, depending on the builder. I do recall that F-9's had an option to build with a 2" higher coach-roof, but I can't recall the final dimensions. You may find more info he http://www.f-boat.com/pages/trimarans/index.html In reality, you could well find yourself building, or buying a boat that someone has already modified to suit your requirements, or, spending a million dollars, in which case anything is possible :-) I'm currently living in the DC/Virginia area and hoping to find one that I can liveaboard and daysail without too much difficulty. I've singlehanded many monohulls but I am looking to make the change to multi. Anyone have specs or a location/books that have them? Thanks. brian Regards, Ian |
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