Did you look at Adventure Craft from Florida?  Not a very high bow but lots of
usable space.
Richard Eberhardt> From: kalani@comcast.net> To:
power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 17:45:10 -0400>
Subject: [PCW] Trailerable Cruiser> > After more than twenty years of cruising
Florida waters and the Bahamas, we > have decided to make a change. We put our
Defever 49RPH on the market this > week and we are ready to settle on the next
vessel.> > We expect to tow the cruiser to remote locations and enjoy the
lakes, > rivers and the Pacific coast. Perhaps some on this list have made
this > change or have considered the possibilities.> > Naturally a catamaran
hull is the only real solution. To be a real cruiser > it must have real
living accomodations, although more of a camping > experience than our
Defever. There must be a head, shower, galley, eating > accomodations,
permanent sleeping accomodations and reasonable tankage.> > To be reasonably
towable, the bare hull must weigh less than 7500 lbs dry > with engines. It
will probably be less than 28 ft long and have a beam > around 8 ft. I expect
very shallow draft.> > The only cats that I have seen that possibly meet these
requirements are by > C-Dory and Glacier Bay. If you can suggest others, let
me know.> > Tom Little> Kalani, Defever 49RPH >
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Thanks to the list for many suggestions on the list and offline.  It was
also a help the review all the past posting on the same subject.

We have decided that a separate head is a firm requirement.  This eliminated
nearly all the possibilities.  After examining the Tom Cat and the Adventure
Craft, we decided the Adventure Craft did not have the sea keeping abilities
that we desire.
The Motor Cat 30 is too wide to trailer easily and the 29 is not available
to see on the east coast.

Our timetable is influenced by our immediate cruising plans and the sale of
our Defever, so we have time to wait and see what else developes.

Tom Little

Tom,
I have the same dilemma; the new 30 ft. Glacier Bay may be the answer.
Sid Levitsky

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Thanks to the list for many suggestions on the list and offline.  It was
also a help the review all the past posting on the same subject.

We have decided that a separate head is a firm requirement.  This eliminated

nearly all the possibilities.  After examining the Tom Cat and the Adventure

Craft, we decided the Adventure Craft did not have the sea keeping abilities

that we desire.
The Motor Cat 30 is too wide to trailer easily and the 29 is not available
to see on the east coast.

Our timetable is influenced by our immediate cruising plans and the sale of
our Defever, so we have time to wait and see what else developes.

Tom Little

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All the Glacier Bay 30 ft models that I know about have a 10 ft 8 in beam
which lets it out for trailering in most states.  Of course, special permits
could be obtained from the states that you were passing through.

Trailer weight is a real issue.  The Tom Cat weights about 10000 lbs with
motors, trailer, and equipment.  This means that it must be pulled by a
truck, not a SUV or van.  Heavier catamarans will require a really big
truck.
Tom