Downflooding in Catamarans

[redneckrob]

Originally Posted by Russ333

in my current catamaran, being flooded down below by overwhelming seas is not high on my list of concerns.

Funny that it appears the only people concerned about downflooding in catamarans are those who don't own one and will never be on a storm in one. Which makes one wonder why they are so concerned.....

[Tupaia]

Originally Posted by aqfishing

What boats are you referring to when you mean charter party boat?

I may be mistaken, but most modern catamarans are Category A. My Leopard definitely is.

Yes agree nearly all Lagoons (even the bulkhead popping 450). A CE Ocean rating is much more to do with trade protectionism that any real safety issues.



The other points 1 through 4 stated by Russ333 are common sense items that ocean going multihull buyers should look for along with a whole gambit of features not common on cats aimed at the charter market.



Downflooding appears to be a phobia born out of ignorance of how multihulls sail put about by monohull sailors who have no multihull experience.

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by Tupaia

The other points 1 through 4 stated by Russ333 are common sense items that ocean going multihull buyers should look for along with a whole gambit of features not common on cats aimed at the charter market.
Downflooding appears to be a phobia born out of ignorance of how multihulls sail put about by monohull sailors who have no multihull experience.

Yip, and 1-4 feature in almost all production cats. With the exception of maybe the one single sliding door, but then again as this tread has pointed out, a non issue.