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Originally Posted by sparau
wouldn't it also cost more to build a strong cat simply due to shape?
a mono is more like half an egg, a naturally strong shape.
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But it IS difficult to attach lead
keel to an egg ... ;-)
There is a series of challenges and offsets in both designs. And they get addressed in specific ways so it is hard to impossible to tell what is 'stronger' or 'easier to build'.
You know, monos tend to have 20% to 50% of completely useless
displacement designed into their ballast. Then a cat does not need ballast (nor its attachment points) and so can be built lighter and sail faster. Then again, mono will 'give' so that any sudden loading on the rig will be dampened by the
boat healing while a cat is a 'stiff'
boat and so needs a much stronger (a mono sailor will shout here: 'overbuilt!') rig ...
So to say - each is different and has its own benefits, shortcomings and associates challenges in building and sailing them.
Hug,
b.