Georgs, I would say it would be fine inthose conditions but one persons description of sea conditions can be totally different than someone elses who has also been in same area.No doubt a planning cat will not be as soft as a glacier bay displacement cat but it will be faster,drier and probably more fuel efficient at 20+ speeds and less fuel efficient below 20 or so. In a chop of 2-3 ft ride is better the faster you go although eventually if they get big enough and the interval is wrong for your hull length you will start slamming like all boats.The old c-dory cat had a fairly low tunnel w/no sneeze bow so might have been a little harder riding than some but I havent riden one. Bob. ------- Original Message ------- >From : Georgs Kolesnikovs[mailto:georgs@powercatamaranworld.com] Sent : 4/8/2006 12:31:27 AM To : power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Cc : Subject : RE: Re: [PCW] homebuilt powercat >Hi all, My name is Bob Cushing, am from upstate n.y and have been >building wood/epoxy boats for my own u..se for about 15 years. About >4 years ago I built a 24ft powercat using a set of Hankinsons >hellcat powercat plans as a basic starting point. I also looked at >and measured hull shapes and dimensions of many production cats and >arrived at what I wanted that way. It has a planing hull with a >notrhwest style full cabin -looks a lot like the old c-dory tomcat >30. We have been using it for 3-4years now and like it very much. Hey, Bob, when you're running into wind and waves at around 20 mph--say the chop is 1 to 2 feet, with 4 to 5 foot swells, at fairly short interval--how does your boat handle? --Georgs _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List