catamaran houseboat build

[samuraiweasel]

how much would it cost in time/money to make a 25' catamaran houseboat like the nautitech 40

http://www.yachting-greece.com/Saili...titech_40.html

not like luxury yach style but normal interiors using that shape/design

making it as a project with a couple of friends

building materials??

it should be sail and motor powered

[Morro]

Most 25' home built houseboats do not look (or sail) "like the Nautitech 40".

I think you need to be more specific if you are to get any help from the experts here.

[rwatson]

yes, i agree, why would you want to build hulls like the nautitech for a houseboat? Such high performance shapes are just not required or worth the expense.

or is the question "Why cant I have a houseboat with two hulls", which is a totally different take, and the answer is "No reason at all- lots of people have and they are discussed in depth all through the design forums"

[samuraiweasel]

im basically living 30 feet from a river and the current gets pretty strong in the middle i tihnk about 5-10 knots so the shape would matter

and it looks better

btw i have absolutely no idea about how to go about this my only experience i have is of making a couple of kayaks in fiber and 2 canoes 1 fiber 1 wood

[rwatson]

So as I figured, its just a question of two hulls, not necesserally built like and ocean going catamaran.

The cat hulls would lend themselves to coping with strong currents. You may also need to have the ends shaped to handle floating branches and other rubbish that often accompany fast water.

The answer to the cost question is between $10,000 and $40,0000 depending ...

[samuraiweasel]

no maybe houseboat was the wrong word also

i was looking at something more like the seawind 24' with a middle cockpit modification

basically not something that you are going to live in but that you can stay in for some time like a weeks trip on the river

[rwatson]

Its called a catanmaran, and there are a million different designs.

You are going to have to provide more information to get any usefull advice.

Like - why wouldnt you buy a seawind 24' ?