Hi George, Let's not start that, solid hulls versus cored hulls discussion again. They both have their pros and cons, but with today's technology and the direction boat building is going for cruising cats the cored hull wins hands down. A] It is lighter and stronger and will stay together longer than a solid hull hitting objects and pounding on rocks. B] Light is good as weight is a catamarans nemesis and a lighter stronger boat will be safer and burn less fuel. C] With fuel prices not expected to go any way but up going further on the same amount of fuel is a big plus for cruising cats. Oops! Sorry I didn't mean to start this discussion. Graham graham@trawlercatmarine.com -----Original Message----- From: power-catamaran-bounces+graham=trawlercatmarine.com@lists.samurai.com [mailto:power-catamaran-bounces+graham=trawlercatmarine.com@lists.samurai.co m] On Behalf Of power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:00 PM To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 57, Issue 16 Send Power-Catamaran mailing list submissions to power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/power-catamaran or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to power-catamaran-request@lists.samurai.com You can reach the person managing the list at power-catamaran-owner@lists.samurai.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Power-Catamaran digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Endeavour 48 (power-catamaran-bounces@lists.samurai.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:29:50 -0500 From: power-catamaran-bounces@lists.samurai.com To: power-catamaran-owner@lists.samurai.com Subject: [PCW] Endeavour 48 Message-ID: <mailman.346.1263900590.95443.power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Posted on behalf of "GB" <gjbrandes@gmail.com>: Robert, I own an Endeavour 48 for two years now and can tell you the people that are telling you the boat is a bay boat, do not know what they are talking about or are the sour grapes kind of people. My wife and I have cruised a considerable time in blue water crossings including in seas up to 10/12 feet so far (not by choice) and were never concern with our safety doing 16 kts. These boat enjoys speed in rough seas. The waves get sort of crushed under the boat giving it a soft ride This is our second Endeavour. We used to have a Trawler cat 44 and bought the 48 to be able to cruise in larger seas in more comfort. As you may know, a 6 foot sea is a normal state of the ocean in most areas. I may agree that Endeavour boats may not be the nicest looking catamarans but they are well divided and functional, safe, with easy access to all systems, a solid glass hull below the water line to avoid water insertion into a core material like in some other cats and with 3.3 feet of draft for a 50 foot boat, I think its pretty neat. We were sailors before the two ENDEAVOURS, and owned a Catana 44 sailing cat (with a core hull below the water line), in which we cruised the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Any questions you may have, please just ask signal46@gmail.com Regards, George ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List End of Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 57, Issue 16 ***********************************************