Catamarans on a Budget ... Can It Be Done ?

[dallsbeep]

I am a young pup, 25 years old if you are wondering. I have been working in Alaska 4 years seasonally on a 78 foot whale watching catamaran and am looking into buying a smaller catamaran within the next few years. I of course am looking now trying to read up on what i like and dont like about certain models.

There is one thing that ive been seeing thats killing me. The pricepoint!
As a seasonal worker I am not exactly rolling in money and am looking at spending around 50k at most for my catamaran. I am not too big on a lot of fancy stuff or aesthetics. Id prefer it to look ugly and get me there than look great and be unreliable.

Are there bluewater cats that are smaller that can make the trip from S.E. Alaska to hawaii and back that still have accommodations for a couple that is for 50,000 USD or less or is that a pipe dream? If there are would you mind letting me know the models so i can look into it?

The cats im seeing in this price range are all mostly sport sailing and have no sleeping quarters from what I can see.


any input would be appreciated. I have used the search function and thrown in "cheap" "budget" etc. but havent quite gotten what im looking for.

thank you for your time and i appreciate any of your input.