jarcat catamaran
What do you think about the Jarcat CC29 Catamaran for use in cruising
the Caribean? Seems to have a lot of interior space versus overall size and the web site indicates decent performance. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rhturner/index.html Chuck H. |
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Chuck H wrote: What do you think about the Jarcat CC29 Catamaran for use in cruising the Caribean? Seems to have a lot of interior space versus overall size and the web site indicates decent performance. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rhturner/index.html Chuck H. Depends on the builder's skill and the owner's ability to keep a plywood boat together. Friend of mine bought a used tri of a similar construction that looked great, but it started to split apart a year later. I built my first boat (Mini-Cup). For what I spent, I could have bought a lot more boat; for similar capabilities, I would have spent less. Was fun, but I wouldn't do it again. Looking at the pages, a LOT of boat can be bought for $33k, Australian, and having done some of these types of projects and had friends do others, I suggest that the 1000 hour estimate should probably be tripled. That's a LOT of work when you could be doing a lot of sailing. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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In article , Chuck H wrote: What do you think about the Jarcat CC29 Catamaran for use in cruising the Caribean? Seems to have a lot of interior space versus overall size and the web site indicates decent performance. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rhturner/index.html Chuck H. Depends on the builder's skill and the owner's ability to keep a plywood boat together. Friend of mine bought a used tri of a similar construction that looked great, but it started to split apart a year later. I built my first boat (Mini-Cup). For what I spent, I could have bought a lot more boat; for similar capabilities, I would have spent less. Was fun, but I wouldn't do it again. Looking at the pages, a LOT of boat can be bought for $33k, Australian, and having done some of these types of projects and had friends do others, I suggest that the 1000 hour estimate should probably be tripled. That's a LOT of work when you could be doing a lot of sailing. 30K and 1000 hours could get you a *lot* of boat. Friends paid a little more than that for an elderly 41 footer, moved aboard right away and put in a lot of work over a few years, and now a have a beautiful cruising home. |
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