How sea worthy are these cats? Could one weather a bad storm in the open ocean or are they strichtly an coastal cruiser? Also what kind of range can one expect from one of these on full fuel tanks?

We have just taken delivery of one of these boats and are currently cruising her North from the Endeavour marina in St Petersburg. We are presently in Vero beach. I don't profess to be a huge knowledge as we are new to this. However... We did a couple of hops of 60 miles or so on the outside up the east Coast of Florida. waves 2 to 4 on the beam at 10 to 15 knots No bother. Going out of the inlets with big waves it was just a matter of powering into them. Noticed a lot of smaller craft taking major slams. Thats certainly not a qualification for being in a big storm in the open ocean. Wouldn't want to try that. Fuel burn is 3 to 6 gallons and up for trawler speed (6 to 9 knots) 25 gallons and up when you put your foot down (16 to 20 knots) Bear in mind though, that this is a big spacious boat that can take a fair bit of weight on board so its going to burn more than a small light skinny cat. We have 380's for power. regards Jonah. On Jun 30, 2008, at 2:49 PM, B S wrote: > How sea worthy are these cats? Could one weather a bad storm in > the open ocean or are they strichtly an coastal cruiser? Also what > kind of range can one expect from one of these on full fuel tanks? > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List www.jonah-art.com