Try walking around on top of a snare drum all day. Wound tight. Every pull meets no slack. Lee ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Sorry if I disagree from many comments I've seen in favor of monohulls, but I believe a catamaran is the best choice for something like the loop, where 95 % of the time you're in protected waters. The rest 5 % is no bigger deal on a catamaran than any other boat. A cat is cheap to run on gas or diesel. Some of them have been around the world with twin 15 hp outboard engines (diesel, European engines) You don't need much water to get anywhere in a small bay, land on a beach, whatever. They're easy to maneuver, anywhere. Lots of privay aboard if needed Lots of light and comfortable spaces to liveaboard. Personnally, I can't stand it anymore to enjoy outdoors life but have to do so in a basement (monohull) It's easy to find plenty of space for solar panels. And it's easy to set-up a way to recover rain water as fresh water supply while on long runs. IMHO, any catamaran over 38 ft is extremely comfortable and seaworthy for coastal cruising. Bryan > Try walking around on top of a snare drum all day. Wound tight. Every pull > meets no slack. > > Lee > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email > address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

> Lots of light and comfortable spaces to liveaboard. Personnally, I can't > stand it anymore to enjoy outdoors life but have to do so in a basement > (monohull) > This statement doesn't make sense, unless the author was comparing sailboats. Living in a monohull trawler is not like living in a basement. -- Jim Ague

I should explain further where the question comes from; I have just returned from a week in Cuba, while there I went out twice on a cat (39'), once with about 40 people, and the second time with just 7 of us plus crew for an entire day fishing. The seas were not exactly calm, about 6' waves. I was astounded at the difference in stability compared to my 1979 Mainship, first while at anchor (in my Mainship it would have been intolerable) while running head on into the waves, quartering the waves and even with a beam sea the movement of the boat was pleasant with no sudden movements. In these conditions in my Mainship we would have been thrown all over the place, having to be constantly correcting and to top it all the admiral would have been downright unhappy. SO, I started thinking that maybe we should be rethinking our strategy regarding the boat we want to be on Mervyn Carr 905-338-2902 (home) 905-921-2802 (mobile)

Once you've been a couple of time on a catamaran, you wonder what is it you liked so much about a monohull. Cats are spreading in many parts of the world, not so fast in US, one of the most difficult market to change mentalities. It took 25 years to Ford and GM to build decent cars after the arrival of Honda and Toyota. Bryan Vicks > I went out twice on a cat (39'), I was astounded at the difference in stability compared to my 1979 Mainship, >Mervyn Carr >> > Living in a monohull trawler is not like living in a basement. > > -- Jim Ague