Average Cost of Maintenance - Cat vs Mono

[forsailbyowner]

Does the rule of thumb of
%10 of value of boat per annum apply equally to cats and monos? Would seem to me that two engines, drive trains, rudder assemblies would raise the cost of maintenance substantially. Does this doubling of everything mechanical relate to the higher cost of comparable sized cat vs mono?

[Factor]

Originally Posted by forsailbyowner

Does the rule of thumb of
%10 of value of boat per annum apply equally to cats and monos? Would seem to me that two engines, drive trains, rudder assemblies would raise the cost of maintenance substantially. Does this doubling of everything mechanical relate to the higher cost of comparable sized cat vs mono?

Obviously Not

Unless you have one of the few multis that has a bi rig, then you have one stick one set of rigging and one set of sails, and one set of plumbing and etc etc. In fact if you have an outboard driven cat (like me) I suspect that I could say that my costs of ownership would be less than a comparable size mono. Very few through hulls, and an ability to take a sandy beach to deal with minor issues there, is just one of the ways.

[Tropic Cat]

I would concur. Engines aside, the boat systems are identical, as are maintenance costs. One possible exception would be the inclusion of two heads on ex-charter cats. But then again, this feature provides for very happy admirals, so it's a trade off.

You would be correct when it comes to engine maintenance, but not necessarily engine repairs, Both engines won't 'break' at the same time. In fact, engine redundancy is one of the benefits of catamaran ownership. With twin engines...of course.