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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-04-2011, 07:41
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Re: Characteristics of a Circumnavigating Cat

that's exactly what we've found over the last 15 years of so being on a cat and cruising. Absolutely exactly. One thing important too is sails. Knowing how to easily use a screacher, or a...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 13-04-2011, 11:57
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Re: Characteristics of a Circumnavigating Cat

I wouldn't knock yourself at all. All boats loose value, especially now. A "name brand" means a charter boat typically, and the brokers sell them with the expectation that they'll loose half their...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2008, 09:14
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
settingsail, Were I to pick a dream boat...

settingsail,

Were I to pick a dream boat I'd choose the exact same thing. Great choice. BTW, if you get it before fall 2010 and are in the chesapeake, let me know. I'd love to come over and see...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-02-2008, 20:19
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I think the lagoons in the ARC were what, half of...

I think the lagoons in the ARC were what, half of the boats, more than half? It's not that hard to win when you own all the dogs on the track!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 31-01-2008, 10:36
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Steel is the choice material for those who insist...

Steel is the choice material for those who insist on bumping into things:). Catamarans are a great choice for high lattitudes if specifically designed because the only boat to sail the northwest...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-01-2008, 09:02
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
If you actually want a great galley, your wife...

If you actually want a great galley, your wife would love the PDQ 44, it's got the best galley I've ever seen on any boat anywhere (even multimilion dollar power boats). It has a drop down cushion...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-01-2008, 08:12
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I've said it before, but to me the litmus tests...

I've said it before, but to me the litmus tests for a circumnavigating cat is to walk forward in the hulls and look at the space utilization in the forward bows. If it's large and kept behind a water...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 18-06-2007, 05:37
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
As to air circulation, our boat has over 20...

As to air circulation, our boat has over 20 opening hatches, maybe 3 times that of a mono? We also have dolphin hatches (escape hatches) in the forward portion of the boat which can be kept open...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2007, 15:21
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I think that depends on the type of core being...

I think that depends on the type of core being used, even the same product name often comes with several formulations depending upon use, the strength, temperatures spreads and density desired. Of...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2007, 05:09
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Lodesman, have had more conversations on...

Lodesman,

have had more conversations on this with factory reps (can you tell I really like catamarans far too much) and this type of coring isn't done only on the Admiral, but is done on the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2007, 16:22
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
regarding Admiral balsa core, here's a reply from...

regarding Admiral balsa core, here's a reply from the factory.



The balsa core extends to below the waterline, just shy of the bilge. We have yet to come across a boat with rot in the core,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2007, 10:30
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
look at the link for this cat and you'll see what...

look at the link for this cat and you'll see what I'm talking about for a shelf. She features a huge aft birth, but to have that birth you have to have a significant protrusion coming out. The...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2007, 07:44
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
As to bridge deck clearance, I think with the...

As to bridge deck clearance, I think with the original it was spec'd at "2 ft", with the Mk II it is around three inches more than that, around 27 inches. Again, around 3" less than most french...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2007, 07:16
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I mentioned all of those points in the "Cons"...

I mentioned all of those points in the "Cons" section.

The MKII was raised and good bridge deck clearance specifically for that point. I don't have the exact amount, but imagine it's probably...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2007, 05:39
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
This is their website: Admiral Yachts Home...

This is their website:

Admiral Yachts Home (https://www.admiralyachts.co.za/)

It's an Angelo Lavranos design, which tend to be very good sailors (streamlined profile, large net forward...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 08-05-2007, 05:03
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Visibility going forward is through three large...

Visibility going forward is through three large windows so it's excellent. When you are seated in the settee, you are facing aft (like every cat) or sideways. Your seated eye is about level with...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 07-05-2007, 15:45
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I wrote a lengthy reply and posted it in the...

I wrote a lengthy reply and posted it in the wrong thread!!!

Ah, well, here it is! Sorry about the confusion for the other thread readers.....
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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-04-2007, 05:17
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Outremer uses 20mm PVC foam for their decks and...

Outremer uses 20mm PVC foam for their decks and major elements, though like PDQ they probably use balsa for high stress areas. Also, some items like divinycell come in several different...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 29-04-2007, 19:48
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
foam vs balsa

Balsa is stronger than many foams and is used in many cats which otherwise would choose a foam core for certain high stress areas which are prone to flex, the PDQ 44 is an example which used foam...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-04-2007, 08:14
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
I would personally look at boats with sythetic...

I would personally look at boats with sythetic cores and avoid balsa cores. But it's a bit controversial. The insurance brokers I spoke to, who deal with damaged boats every day, mentioned that...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-04-2007, 08:27
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
You seem to be looking at newer boats. While I...

You seem to be looking at newer boats. While I would agree that bridgedeck clearance is important, windage is far more important in todays models. And over the years the catamaran manufacturers...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 12-04-2007, 09:58
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
You'd mentioned being a circumnavigating cat. As...

You'd mentioned being a circumnavigating cat. As you know by now, cats are sensitive to weight. Smaller catamarans have problems carrying the fuel and water needed for extended time offshore. To...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-04-2007, 04:37
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
when you do the test sail on the african cat, let...

when you do the test sail on the african cat, let us know how it goes. very jealous.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-04-2007, 08:36
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
oh, galley up, hmm, for us we spend 30 - 50...

oh, galley up, hmm, for us we spend 30 - 50 minutes a day cooking in the galley and 4-7 hours in the central settee area as mingling area and as play space. Were we to have a galley up our 2 year...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 09-04-2007, 08:30
Replies: 562
Views: 164,363
Posted By schoonerdog
Since you are looking at round the world cruising...

Since you are looking at round the world cruising capability, I would look at having dedicated reserve bouyancy seperated by bulkheads going forward to protect you in a collision. Though it would be...
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