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I've written about both of those boats in the last few months. That Tom
Cat has a remarkable amount of space for a 25-foot trailer boat, and
putting the standard C-Dory house on the cat hull made a huge
improvement over the same firm's previous catamaran.
And how many 25-foot boats can offer a 70-sq ft berth and an enclosed,
stand-up head and shower? (Not all, not by a long shot).

True....but it could be more female-friendly, with some nice touches typical
on most cruisers. That's one thing Glacier Bay does with their designs.

If you get serious about the Glacier Bay, there's a new dealer in
Portland- Aman Marine.
See if you can get out for a sea trial, preferably on a day when it's
at least a little snarly and choppy. You'll be impressed, or not- but
there's no chance you'll confuse it with a typical monohull experience
in the same conditions. If I ever switch boats it would be to another
trawler, but it is easy to see why the number of people who are excited
about catamarans continues to slowly, (but steadily), increase.

Met the head salesguy. Very impressed with their professionalism. He was
the one who went through the design specs of their new 30 footer.

One thing Chuck, why another trawler? If you can acquire the stability and
room of a trawler and the speed of a monohull, why not own a cat? Seems you
get the best of both worlds, aside from price?

-Greg