Subject: Re: Motor Sailing/vessels

Scott,
Scott,

Bloody well said on your view why catamarans suck. I couldn't agree with you
more. I have just had 2 weeks cruising the Leeward Islands of French
Polynesia in a brand new Fountaine Pajot Lavezza (40') with 3 other mates.
In the two weeks I think the motor was switched off for only 6 hours max.
Mucking around with the rags was hardly worth the effort. What got me
however is the non stop bruising we all sustained due to cramped conditions
and badly designed fittings. Also having to have a leak like my sister, or
contorting myself into a back spasm to do it the way I was taught seemed
ridiculous to me in this day and age. However one thing I liked was that the
escape hatches (designed for when inverted) in the heads gave you a chance
to glimpse at marine life, or any other foreign matter floating by.

Thank goodness I'm a trawler man.

Peter Sheppard

--
Peter J Sheppard

I've fished on a 65 foot offshore catamaran several times in the Gulf of
Mexico, and as far as the motion goes, I do not like it. It jerks to a stop,
very disconcerting, even in moderate conditions. I'm sure someone will say
"you get used to it" and I suppose I could get used to root canals, if it
happened often enough, but I don't think I want to get used to it. For me
the difference in the boats comes down to ultimate suviveability, and the
cats lose hands down. It's just a matter of trawler types giving up a lot
initial stabilty for more ultimate stability and cats having all of the
initial and none of the ultimate. If my old Krogen rolls, it will come back
up on it's own, it'll be a mess and after several more rolls it may start to
come apart (maybe, I don't think so, but have not tested it), the cat ain't
comin back unless another wave rolls it again.

From: "Peter Sheppard" petershepp@gmail.com
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To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: [PUP] Motor/sailing Vessels
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:35:50 +1100

Subject: Re: Motor Sailing/vessels

Scott,
Scott,

Bloody well said on your view why catamarans suck. I couldn't agree with you
more. I have just had 2 weeks cruising the Leeward Islands of French
Polynesia in a brand new Fountaine Pajot Lavezza (40') with 3 other mates.
In the two weeks I think the motor was switched off for only 6 hours max.
Mucking around with the rags was hardly worth the effort. What got me
however is the non stop bruising we all sustained due to cramped conditions
and badly designed fittings. Also having to have a leak like my sister, or
contorting myself into a back spasm to do it the way I was taught seemed
ridiculous to me in this day and age. However one thing I liked was that the
escape hatches (designed for when inverted) in the heads gave you a chance
to glimpse at marine life, or any other foreign matter floating by.

Thank goodness I'm a trawler man.

Peter Sheppard

--
Peter J Sheppard

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