Why so few...

Discussion in 'Multihulls' started by Fanie, Mar 18, 2014.

  1. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    Ok ! Well it still looks good...

    I never got some pictures to see how the interior was fitted out, and how the aft entrance was done. Any chance I could get you to post some pictures for us ?
     
  2. Cat2Fold
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    OK. Well I don't have any great photos, but I do have a cheesy video I made at the beginning of my trip this past fall for a friend who was gonna join me. The boat is still a mess in this video, and keep in mind that I am 6'7" (2m) as far as headroom goes...
     

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  3. Fanie
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    Can't seem to play the video... 83kb seems a bit small ?
     
  4. Cat2Fold
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    Yeah... I have no idea how to upload the video. I just tried everything I know how...
     
  5. Fanie
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    Best is probably to upload it on a web space and just post the link to it.

    Thanks for going to so much trouble.
     
  6. Cat2Fold
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    OK. I'm still working on the video, but in the meantime, here are some photos of the interior that Rafi had sent to me about 3 years ago...
    FYI. I am 6'7" (2m) and can just stand up down below.:D
     

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  7. Fanie
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    Brilliant ! Thank you very much !

    To do the dishes I bet... you're supposed to drag them behind the boat to get them clean !
     
  8. Grey Ghost
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    Upload the video on youtube.
     
  9. hoytedow
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    If you upload it on Youtube we will be able to watch it. The present format is not compatible with my machine.
     
  10. Steve W
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    I don't think its just a multihull problem, back in the early days of production boats, say, from 1960 through the mis 80s,there were many monohull cruiser/racers in the 25 to 30 ft range built here in the US, lots smaller too but in that range you had good sailing reasonably seaworthy, safe boats with decent accommodations that you could club race and take the family on a summer cruise on. These boats still dominate the starting lines at many yacht clubs nationwide but who makes boats that fill this niche now? Hunter, that's who and very few other builders and while they may be more commodious most of the old boats will sail circles around them so you rarely see them out racing. In our club we have had boats such as Ericson 27s & 29s, Ranger 26 and 28, Lindenberg 26s, Oday 27s,
     
  11. Steve W
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    Oops, I hit the wrong button. Anyway, the list goes on and on, all the new boats being built now in this size range apart from the Hunters are race boats. I used to own a Macgregor 36 cat, they were a very good boat and very well thought out in many ways but it did take a half day to assemble and launch. I did a number of mods to mine to improve this and believe I probably got it down to a couple of hours for 2 people who knew the drill, unfortunately I never got to prove it out as it burned up in a warehouse fire, a lot of the mods were major. Ive often wondered if there would be a market for a similar boat for the 21st century. The Mac was drainpipe living for sure as the hulls were only 42" wide, with a different hull to deck joint they could have been 50" and that would have made a big difference. I got excited when the Reynolds 33 was being developed but he went the race boat route but it did have a few good ideas to speed up demounting. The thing is a cat can be quite detuned as a cruiser and still offer great performance, it does not have to compete with the Farriers, its a different market and some of us just prefer cats, ive done a 360 mile race on an F27 years ago, ill take a cat any day.

    Steve.
     
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  12. Fanie
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    That's roughly the range Steve.

    I'm not sure why guys complain about the hull space so much. It's not a room, you're not supposed to spend all the time down there, but out on deck instead. It does offer some privacy and a place to sleep and protection if the weather turns on you.

    I often wonder about these exotic destinations with so much to do and beautiful places to see... and then they show mostly these pictures of the bed you are going to sleep in.
    Who the f cares about the sleep facilities, you're not supposed to be in it THAT much.

    Anyway, even if the hulls are not that spacious, you can still be comfy in them and have the basics like a small fridge, gas hot water system, port-a-potty with a sit on shower, a gas stove and so on. You also get 12V TV's, DVD players, satellite decoders, radio's, GPS's and a whole bunch of groceries for entertainment, although if you are going to be entertained by electronics then you are in boring company. The longer hulls offer place for solar panels and you can even take a small generator if you have long cloudy spells like we have currently.

    For everything else there's the wide outdoors.
     
  13. Cat2Fold
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    That's absolutely right. I spend 99% of my time on deck. I really only go down below to cook and to use the head. I consider my set-up super luxurious camping, with the best/flattest/biggest/safest deck in Mexico! Even my tent/dodger is absolutely fine in even the worst of weather. And the benches open into an AWESOME queen size bed with fresh air, and views! Sure condensation can make things a bit moist, but I can deal with that just fine! Good for my skin! Chicks dig it! :D
     
  14. Steve W
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    Yes, luxurious camp cruising is the right way to look at it I think, Cat 2 fold is pretty much ideal in my eyes. I did a month long 1500 mile delivery last summer on my old Gemini cat and even though we had a 2 burner stove with grill and oven in the galley, we used a camp stove/grill in the cockpit 90% of the time.

    Steve.
     

  15. Fanie
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    The easiest way to prevent condensation, is to attempt to harvest the water for drinking. It's like when you try to test a solar panel... as you walk out the door with it a big dark cloud moves in front of the sun.

    That is why one must fish and sail. If you try to fish the wind will come up, when you sail the wind dies down. I got this one worked out neatly. What ever comes up goes down LOL.

    So in the next boat the stove/grill goes into the cockpit, and not in the galley. It's just more practical. Same with a host of other things. Fix nothing, first time out you will find what you want where, mark with a permanent marker and then fit things. Some of it won't make sense, but so what if it works.

    Who wants a stove/grill in the galley any way :D

    The problem is trying to figger out what the heck you wrote last time out.
     
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