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Old 03-12-2018, 19:59   #46
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Mate, I’ve got nothing at all against multis. If I could afford one I’d seriously consider it.

I posted the link because it detailed a fellow boat owner in trouble. I don’t care if he has one hull or ten, he matters to me.

Edit: if you check my posting history I’ve posted at least two other similar threads for monos in trouble around my part of the world and even got on the phone to the coast guard to check one of them was ok.
I don't think he's referring to you. I think he's referring to the slug; who posts these every time they come up. He started the other thread this was merged with.

Some other people posting here, who've called him out, should know that as well....
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Having been warned by the site moderators about being mean spirited, I would NEVER suggest that catamarans are death traps when knocked down. I just have a question, Have you EVER seen a monohull that didn't upright after a knock down? (Just asking).
I really shouldn't go here, but as a mono sailor I will point out the obvious...

Of COURSE there are monos that get knocked down and don't come upright. Google Tony Bullimore for a good example.

Then there a plenty that get knocked down and SINK. And no, we don't actually SEE those again, unless they were good enough to sink within our dive limits.

So, let's NOT do the whole mono vs multi crap here, please. It's old and it's tiring. This thread had drifted into some really nice stuff about the Wharram cats that was fun and interesting and positive.

Let's keep it there if we can.

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Old 03-12-2018, 20:43   #48
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Pity this has happened on a fairly lightly travelled part of the coast. Being quite a small, light boat, there would be a fair chance of recovering it if it was in a more heavily used area.

As it is, it might not be found till it drifts ashore, if then.
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Old 29-12-2018, 13:27   #49
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Re: Catamaran capsize.

Sad storey here about a cat capsize. Caught by a gust with the spinnaker up ?

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Sad storey here about a cat capsize. Caught by a gust with the spinnaker up ?

https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic...sing-cat-found
Already been discussed in a thread started by the Cat owners daughter.....

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...co-211430.html
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Old 29-12-2018, 15:02   #51
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Re: Catamaran capsize.

A well built mono will not sink when capsized ( all things being sealed). I would NEVER suggest, because of being deemed mean-spirited, that when a cat goes over, it goes over to stay.
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Old 29-12-2018, 15:11   #52
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A well built mono will not sink when capsized ( all things being sealed). I would NEVER suggest, because of being deemed mean-spirited, that when a cat goes over, it goes over to stay.
Yes, you've said that a few times now. The reality, though is that monos sink. Bad things happen in knock downs and roll overs.

You're just going to have to get over that.
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Re: Catamaran capsize.

Hi guys,

I know this is not a multihull forum, but for you guys who think that monos will sink to the bottom like the lead or iron mines that they are, just try and envision hanging on to those smooth surfaces of the pitchpoled cat. I submit, neither is a position in which I want to be.

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Old 29-12-2018, 23:44   #54
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Re: Catamaran capsize.

I don't believe anyone said a capsize would be a situation you'd want to be in? I've just checked back through the thread and no, they didn't...

We've been addressing the false statement that monos won't sink. They will.
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Re: Catamaran capsize.

Upside down in a Mono or a Multi, Neither should sink unless they have a hole in the bottom to let the air out,
But the Mono should roll back upright, The lead helps there, where the Multi wont,
Neither is a pleasant place to be,
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A well built mono will not sink when capsized ( all things being sealed). I would NEVER suggest, because of being deemed mean-spirited, that when a cat goes over, it goes over to stay.
Guess it's a pity there's so many poorly built monos around then.

The rest of your post is repetition. Boring.

But, I'd suggest that a far greater percentage of cats that have been capsized have been righted, compared to sunken monos being refloated.

And it takes at least some kind of wind to capsize a cat. There's sunken monos littering some of our nicest and calmest anchorages at the moment.
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But, I'd suggest that a far greater percentage of cats that have been capsized have been righted, compared to sunken monos being refloated.

And it takes at least some kind of wind to capsize a cat. There's sunken monos littering some of our nicest and calmest anchorages at the moment.
I guess you are talking Hobie Cats.
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Upside down in a Mono or a Multi, Neither should sink unless they have a hole in the bottom to let the air out,
But the Mono should roll back upright, The lead helps there, where the Multi wont,
Neither is a pleasant place to be,
As long as it still has its keel still attached and didn't have any hatches/doors open or spring open during the rollover/knockdown. Not a given. How many keels have we read about recently falling off?

Multis generally have enough bouyancy to stay afloat even if they have a hole in them. Then they can be recovered. Same if turtled.

Do we really need to do all this yet again?
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Hi guys,

I know this is not a multihull forum, but for you guys who think that monos will sink to the bottom like the lead or iron mines that they are, just try and envision hanging on to those smooth surfaces of the pitchpoled cat. I submit, neither is a position in which I want to be.

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Absolutely correct !

However, I have rope installed when passaging, that leads from drivers seat to the other side (under hull) , and there are several rope holders installed so one can make 'spider net' in case of capsize. Once boat capsizes one follows that rope ( it is totally dark!) and comes out on the other side. There is enough holders that one can expand rope and create the net which makes holding onto boat reasonably easy even in extreme conditions. My wife got it, so if we get in such conditions, we have plan.
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I guess you are talking Hobie Cats.
Quite a few 50ft+ cats have been re-righted.
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