My take on that "cat" is definitely a house boat, which might make a good live aboard in sheltered water, but like most house boats they are built like a house trailer and are not very durable, particularly the interior finishes.

That Carri Craft aspires to be saltier than it is. Virtually nothing about the interior is appropriate for a vessel in motion, while exterior deck space appears to be very limited. That forward deckhouse door (next to the helm) would be insecure when motoring to weather. I have to say those engine compartments look clean, but access to the mains appears tight. This is strictly an inland waters boat. Alan Bliss 17.5' Shoal Cat Gainesville, FL On Sep 27, 2009, at 7:06 PM, SeaLubber7@aol.com wrote: > My take on that "cat" is definitely a house boat, which might make a > good > live aboard in sheltered water, but like most house boats they are > built > like a house trailer and are not very durable, particularly the > interior > finishes. > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List

Darn It! : ) I am slightly claustrophobic so it looked like a great way to seek adventure. Thanks for confirming what I instinctively knew. So I guess it's back to shopping cats, Hatts and defevers. Ed On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Alan Bliss <ajbliss@ufl.edu> wrote: > That Carri Craft aspires to be saltier than it is. Virtually nothing about > the interior is appropriate for a vessel in motion, while exterior deck > space appears to be very limited. That forward deckhouse door (next to the > helm) would be insecure when motoring to weather. I have to say those engine > compartments look clean, but access to the mains appears tight. This is > strictly an inland waters boat. > > Alan Bliss > 17.5' Shoal Cat > Gainesville, FL > > > > On Sep 27, 2009, at 7:06 PM, SeaLubber7@aol.com wrote: > > My take on that "cat" is definitely a house boat, which might make a good >> live aboard in sheltered water, but like most house boats they are built >> like a house trailer and are not very durable, particularly the interior >> finishes. >> _______________________________________________ >> Power-Catamaran Mailing List >> > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List