I agree with Cotemars points of few
The 4 cabin
charter cats most of the time are naked and lotīs of epensive installations have to be added on that later on donīt show up in the resale value.
I am open minded towards the idea but have not seen any conversion jet that convinced me to make all the efforts.
What I like most about the owners versions is the gorgeous head on a small cat like
Lagoon 380. That is hard to beat. We are just a couple and donīt need the extra berths. We also donīt want such a big boat.
If I could choose, I take the VERY practical size of of a
Gemini 105, 34ft, Beam 14ft with a min.
Draft center boards up of only 18" and......with aprox 400sqf available living space + vordeck
in one hull
with an absolute spacious staterroom with a wide
bed and lotīs of storage compared to much bigger sized cats.
with the big and comfortable size head with seperate shower of the Lagoonīs 380 owners version.
in the other hull
forward in the bow a big storage room, set up a little top loader spin drive washing machiene, a big top loading
freezer and room for a little
work shop with tools and spares and for all the other stuff that I donīt want to see and out of the way.
Towards stern another storage room that is also my office and that can be converted to a
bed for occasinal guests
And somewhere in between another small head. I donīt like the guests in my bathroom.
The
salon of the
Lagoon 380 with the fantastic all round view and the
galley that communicates fantastic with the
deck and the
cockpit
and a
deck area with U shape sitting area with easy access like the FP
Mahe 36 or the
Lagoon 380 with a good view and sail handling from the
cockpit.
Is that possible ?
I think with the available space that should not be such a problem.
The design ideas and examples do exist.
But nobody wants to built that boat even so it would fit many cruising couples and live aboards.
They only want to built party boats converted to an owners version
The closest I can get is an 380 owners version but when I look at the bed size compared to the available space for sleeping on this boat..... that is an insult. When I go to sleep I feel like a tourist
I have no room in my bed but I am carrying a complete hull for guests.
Yes, I want to attend my guest that might sleep on board for occasions.
But I buy my boat for me and not for my guests.
The
Gemini 105 is great to live inside but their is no space on deck and the cockpit has bad visability. Compared to the
Lagoon and FP the layout of the deck is very poor and uncomfortable. Who wants to be inside on a boat unless the
weather is absolutly horrible ???? With the Legacy 35 it got much better and the deck is more open and inviting, wide open steps on the transom, but the important issues with visability still remain the same and....
Yeah great, now they added fixed keels
Draft 34".Before min Draft was only 18".
And now with the 2 Yanmars the Legacy weighs also 9800 Lbs... 1800Lbs more than the 105 MC. With 1
engine it was easy to add on more capacity to the
tanks without cherrycans for more range.... now I donīt know !
So what size of boat and how much do I have to spend to have a comfortable boat FOR ME ?
How many beds I donīt use do I have to carry around.
How many extra Lbs, extra
fuel and more
dock space do I have to pay for ?????
Under those considerations I am open to converting a 4 cabin cat because even with an owners version and paying I donīt get what I pay for !!
I only get a converted tourist boat.