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Netherlands | Hi all,
I've been away from sailing for a while, pursuing other interests. Now I'm looking for a quick'n easy solution to getting out on the water again from time to time. Renting has crossed my mind, but it's hard to rent a cat where I live.
I'm used to mucking about in open keelboats which, as you know, get their stability via primitive means, usually involving a sizeable hunk of lead.
What I believe I need now is:
1) easily trailerable behind a typical continental (no, not a Lincoln) economy car.
2) stowable inside my garage which is max 6m (+/-20') long.
3) available second hand at a (ridiculously) tight budget.
4) Here's what I believe to be the hard part: Able to be dry sailed like your typical keelboat. So you don't need a wet suit in gentle weather. I don't mind reefing to keep the boat stable, but the low clearance of a cat probably makes it impossible to stay dry at all, right?
Could anyone either
a) recommend a suitable model
or
b) tell me whether or not I'm totally out of my mind.
Thanks in advance,
Dennis | | |  Re: Q: is a cat suitable for this:
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06/09/06 08:33 AM 06/09/06 08:33 AM |
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| Hi all,
I've been away from sailing for a while, pursuing other interests. Now I'm looking for a quick'n easy solution to getting out on the water again from time to time. Renting has crossed my mind, but it's hard to rent a cat where I live.
I'm used to mucking about in open keelboats which, as you know, get their stability via primitive means, usually involving a sizeable hunk of lead.
What I believe I need now is:
1) easily trailerable behind a typical continental (no, not a Lincoln) economy car.
2) stowable inside my garage which is max 6m (+/-20') long.
3) available second hand at a (ridiculously) tight budget.
4) Here's what I believe to be the hard part: Able to be dry sailed like your typical keelboat. So you don't need a wet suit in gentle weather. I don't mind reefing to keep the boat stable, but the low clearance of a cat probably makes it impossible to stay dry at all, right?
Could anyone either
a) recommend a suitable model
or
b) tell me whether or not I'm totally out of my mind.
Thanks in advance,
Dennis b) 4)mostly | | | Re: Q: is a cat suitable for this:
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06/09/06 09:15 AM 06/09/06 09:15 AM |
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South Carolina Jake
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South Carolina | the problem with garage storage is the mast - most masts well exceed the length of the hull.
Jake Kohl
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06/09/06 09:15 AM 06/09/06 09:15 AM |
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Annapolis,MD Keith
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Annapolis,MD | For the style of sailing you wish to do I would look into a Maine Cat 22. I'm not sure if they are being made anymore, but they would be perfect for the sailing you want to do. However, the size may not fit your garage, and the price may not be very low. It is trailerable (hinges in the middle). Also look for old Cougars, they came in wood and fiberglass, obviously you'd probably want the glass one. Not too common, but you might be able to scare one up. | | | Re: some more details
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| PTP: I live in the south of the Netherlands.
TikiPete: The Wharram Tiki does look nice, I have his catalogue lying around from years ago. I'll go and dig it up. By miostly, do you mean mostly dry or mostly wet? I'm talking about sailing at below 4 Bft, above that I'd expect to get wet in any small boat on less than sheltered waters.
Boudicca: The shark looks nice, the designer must have been ages ahead of his time.
Thanks a lot everyone for helping out! Your're gonna get wet!<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> http://www.multihulls.uk.com/wharram/boats.htmhttp://www.wharram.com/ctrek_photos/ctrek.shtml
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06/09/06 10:42 AM 06/09/06 10:42 AM |
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Michigan, USA sparky
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Michigan, USA | Farrier Tramp, a 19' Trimaran that was produced in Australia (and US as Eagle) many years ago.
Les Gallagher
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2017 F18 Americas Site Dan_Delave
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2017 F18 Americas Site | You may want to look at the older P-Cats (not Prindle). I think they are actually called Pacific Cats. They are completely fiberglass and are very comfortable boats to sail. They have a **** on each side that lets you sit in them as you would a large monohull. They are heavy, I think about 700 lbs. This is the boat that most aged catamaran sailors in California coveted when they were young. Maybe the reason we are on a catamaran at all. Later, Dan ![[Linked Image]](http://catsailor.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10093/normal_P%20Cat.jpg) | | | Re: Q: is a cat suitable for this:
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“an island in the Pacifi... hobie1616
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“an island in the Pacifi... | Hmmm, sounds like a combination potty and bidet. Either you are sitting on the drainhole or you are sitting on the fountain. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Let's hope the drainhole doesn't back up and become a fountain. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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