Cat or Mono or............................

Discussion in 'Option One' started by Nomad, May 11, 2002.

  1. Nomad
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    Here's a poll to solve the hull type.
     
  2. Nomad
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    I messed up on the poll and forgot to add it so just post your FINAL choice. There's the options Cat or Mono. After 1 week this will be final. Ok?
     
  3. Jeff
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    I really enjoy catamarans, and I would have leaned that way if for example we were designing a boat for weekend hopping. But given the budget and trailerability requirements which limit size, I would probably have to vote for a monohull being the more feasible choice. Cruising for a week means headroom and decent accommodations, and with the budget already sounding tight, I’m not sure that can be done in a 25’-30’ trailerable cat with an 8’-6” beam, especially if we have decided to go for a 30-40 knot top speed. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong!
     
  4. Nomad
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    That makes two votes for monos zero for cats........................
     
  5. Willallison
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    I'm afraid that I too must side with Jeff on this one. I don't think that we could meet the performance and trailerability criteria in a way that would make the boat cost effective or pracitcal. If (as I suspect we may shortly be doing....) we were to lower our speed requirements then we might possibly come up with a multihull worthy of consideration.
    I know it's a little out of left field, but here's a somewhat different approach that I dreamed up. Once again it's only a napkin sketch, so you'll have to forgive the quality.
    Cats of the sort of dimensions we are looking at are generally of the planing variety. I'm a bit of a fan of the displacement type - this is an attempt to come up with a small displacement cat.
    The hulls are 12m LOA and can slide in under the main pod (LOA 7.5m) making the vessel 2.5m wide (trailerable). It has comfortable accomodation for 2 + 3. With a pair of 75hp o/b's it should cruise at 20k and top out at about 23. 2 x 50's should see 15 & 19 k respectively
     

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    A darn nice concept for a 'napkin sketch' :D
     
  7. Nomad
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    So three for monos.................................cats well 0
     
  8. Polarity
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    Virtual cat on a virtual napkin...

    Unfortunately a power cut wiped this out so she's a long way from looking how I'd like. She is absolutely max trailerable beam at 2.5 m. When the lights went out I was just moving the cabin forward ....

    Paul
     

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  9. Portager
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    Monohull

    I'd also like to vote for a monohull. I think the monohull will sit on the trailer better than a cat and I prefer the ride on a monohull in rough seas.

    Cheers;
    Mike Schooley
     
  10. Portager
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    I rest my case

    I think this photo makes my point!:D
     

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  11. Nomad
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    any objections to the decision for a mono..............If so to bad!
     
  12. duluthboats
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    Ya, mono.
    Gary
     

  13. Willallison
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    ditto
     
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