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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 20-10-2023, 23:45
Replies: 11
Views: 1,665
Posted By catman
Re: Stevens 47 or Prout Catamaran

Hello,
Are you still looking for a catamaran on the west coast.
Catman
Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 20-10-2023, 23:27
Replies: 1
Want To Buy: 37-45' Catamararan
Views: 715
Posted By catman
Re: 37-45' Catamararan

Hi Stan,
Are you still looking for an ocean capable cat?
I may have one for you.
Details… 47’, foam core, yanmar diesels shaft drive, owners model with two queen berths.
Not a fast cat but solid...
Forum: Americas 11-09-2023, 10:46
Replies: 39
Views: 2,921
Posted By catman
Re: moving a US Boat up to Canada

I used a local customs broker to import my french catamaran into BC.
I had to pay import duty and PST. It was awhile ago so things may have changed. Give a customs broker a call and they will tell...
Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP) 23-05-2022, 17:37
Replies: 194
Views: 21,752
Posted By catman
Re: Going electric - change my mind

Have you given any thought to removing the engine from the saildrive and adapting an electric motor to the existing saildrive.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-02-2020, 16:25
Replies: 90
Views: 18,604
Posted By catman
Re: Sea Sickenss - The Holy Grail of Pills.....

I normally get sea sick if i am not outside and looking ahead, in rough weather.
Twenty four hours, before heading off on a cruise in a 46’ Catamaran, i took a Meclizine pill. I followed up by...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 06-06-2019, 12:22
Replies: 319
Views: 53,588
Posted By catman
Re: How many cats have flipped ?

You really have to know your catamarans limitations and always over estimate the wind and its effect on your catamaran.
It is true that you can not always FEEL the effects of the wind, so you must...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 28-04-2019, 13:11
Replies: 22
Views: 4,153
Posted By catman
Re: 110V(3 wire) panel split to 230V(3 wire) and 110V(3 wire) breakers?

The mixed voltage panels appear to be one but they are actually separate panels inside.
They will have barriers between the different voltage supplies.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 28-04-2019, 13:09
Replies: 22
Views: 4,153
Posted By catman
Re: 110V(3 wire) panel split to 230V(3 wire) and 110V(3 wire) breakers?

Do not supply a circuit breaker panel with two sources of power.
The 120volt / 60hz panel should be left alone.
Add an additional panel with the inverter as a supply and run the 240 volt appliances...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-04-2019, 13:20
Replies: 62
Views: 9,399
Posted By catman
Re: Drone Use While Underway

Directional not dictional camera, soory.
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-04-2019, 13:19
Replies: 62
Views: 9,399
Posted By catman
Re: Drone Use While Underway

What about a small blimp or helium filled ballon with tether and a dictional camera.
Maybe more old school but less costly and if the objective is to see further over the horizon??
Cheers
Forum: Powered Boats 20-03-2019, 15:38
Replies: 29
Views: 7,442
Posted By catman
Re: help me understand tonnage better?? (for licenses, etc)

i am not sure why but when they did. a tonnage survey on my catamaran they used all of the internal volume, salon included.
For my 40’ Fountaine Pajot Fidji, the tonnage came out at 20 tonnes.
The...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-03-2019, 07:00
Replies: 48
Views: 28,099
Posted By catman
Re: Aluminum versus stainless steel fuel tanks

I removed the aluminum tank from my F/P cataman, mounted fore of the steering station.
Had to cur galley out to remove the tank.
The bottom was pitted from errant coins that had made their way...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-02-2019, 16:47
Replies: 48
Views: 19,729
Posted By catman
Re: Smoking rebuilt Perkins Diesel help needed!!!

Hide the cigarettes.
A little humour never hurts.
Cheers
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 23-02-2019, 16:45
Replies: 70
Views: 10,347
Posted By catman
Re: Would I be crazy to cross oceans on a 32' LWL, 11' beam catamaran?

Can be done but i would hedge my bets by istalling one large longboard windsufrfing sail on each bow.
Pop a socket in each bow drop in unstayed mast sheets to cockpit.
The bauty of these are many...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-02-2019, 14:34
Replies: 22
Views: 5,589
Posted By catman
Re: Strip plank "ceilings" and furring strips out of cedar?

I helped a friend cover the ceiling and walls of his 46’ catamaran in red cedar T&G.
Finished with water based varathane. The variations in color looked great
If you have serious compound curves...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-01-2019, 13:23
Replies: 51
Views: 9,553
Posted By catman
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

has anyone tried negotiating their quotations from the shipping company?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-01-2019, 14:07
Replies: 51
Views: 9,553
Posted By catman
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

It was around Xmas time because I remember the woman at Dockwise said it was a Christmas present.
Catman
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-01-2019, 14:04
Replies: 51
Views: 9,553
Posted By catman
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

It was 2002
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-01-2019, 13:46
Replies: 51
Views: 9,553
Posted By catman
Re: cost for ocean transportation via ship

I shipped my 39’ catamaran from St Thomas to Vancouver on Dock Wise, float on float off,
cargo ship. I played the hard sell with them and they finally agreed to drop their rates by $10,000. I reckon...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 14-01-2019, 12:34
Replies: 168
Views: 18,525
Posted By catman
Re: Flame thrower aboard??

how about a model of a large caliber gun mounted to your deck?
Forum: Boat Ownership & Making a Living 12-12-2018, 13:16
Replies: 74
Views: 8,231
Posted By catman
Re: Getting a boat from Europe to the left coast?

Years ago I bought a 39’ catamaran in St Martin.
Sailed it to St Thomas where Dockwise floated it onto their submersing ship an delivered it to Vancouver. I used a shipping agency in Vancouver to...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 06-06-2018, 13:58
Replies: 6
Views: 1,180
Posted By catman
Re: Day Tank - Fuel Bladder possible in?

“Flexible diesel bladder pumping”
This is a posting on this website 2016.
I think it answers your questions.
Cheers, Catman
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-10-2017, 20:47
Replies: 17
Views: 5,332
Posted By catman
Re: Benefits of whisker pole?

Actually I think he used a line that came out of the mast above the forstay.
Sorry!
Catman
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-10-2017, 20:01
Replies: 17
Views: 5,332
Posted By catman
Re: Benefits of whisker pole?

Cats do not usually use whisker poles.
My friend who manufactured and sailed catamarans and crossed the Atlantic twice uses a running block on each bow and a symetric spinnaker hanked to the...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-09-2017, 12:09
Replies: 26
Views: 7,785
Posted By catman
Re: How to store spices

I seem to recall that adding rice will also keep things dry?..
Catman
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