> Ernest Hale wrote: . My wife and I are buying a 53' boat slip close to our > house and are going to buy a Power Cat to keep there. We are looking > for something that will be good for cruising and for fishing. I have > kids that are 11 and 8 so the boat has to be kid friendly, we hope to > use it like a floating condo taking it to different destinations. I > was hoping to get some good information on the different Cats that > are available and might fit our needs. > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated. ____________________________________________________________ What's the beam on that slip?. Is it expandable? What price range do you have in mind? What other vessel experience have you had that you might compare a new vessel with? Brian Eiland beiland@usa.net www.RunningTideYachts.com distinctive expedition yachts

The beam on the slip is 20' and is not expandable. Was thinking in the 500,000 or less range for price. Very little other vessel experience that compares with a boat the size we are looking for. Right now we have a 26' boat with a small cuddy. On May 2, 2006, at 2:32 PM, brian eiland wrote: >> Ernest Hale wrote: > . My wife and I are buying a 53' boat slip close to our >> house and are going to buy a Power Cat to keep there. We are looking >> for something that will be good for cruising and for fishing. I have >> kids that are 11 and 8 so the boat has to be kid friendly, we hope to >> use it like a floating condo taking it to different destinations. I >> was hoping to get some good information on the different Cats that >> are available and might fit our needs. >> >> Any advice will be greatly appreciated. > ____________________________________________________________ > What's the beam on that slip?. Is it expandable? > What price range do you have in mind? > What other vessel experience have you had that you might compare a > new vessel > with? > > > Brian Eiland > > beiland@usa.net > www.RunningTideYachts.com > distinctive expedition yachts > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List

Ernest, My family (wife & 2 kids) made the Jump from a 24' cuddy to a 40' cruiser without any problem, If I could do it all again I would have gone straight to a 40ish foot powercat instead of the mono hull, I would then have the chance of a 3rd stateroom to keep the kids separated (don't underestimate the value of that issue), a larger salon, much better fuel economy etc. etc. Some of the New Zealand built cats are very suitable for fishing, and there are more and more of them up here. Regards, Mark Scott -----Original Message----- From: power-catamaran-bounces+mark=pdllc.net@lists.samurai.com [mailto:power-catamaran-bounces+mark=pdllc.net@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Ernest Hale Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:53 PM To: Power Catamaran List Subject: Re: [PCW] Ernest Hale intro/What's a good cat for family cruising and fishing? The beam on the slip is 20' and is not expandable. Was thinking in the 500,000 or less range for price. Very little other vessel experience that compares with a boat the size we are looking for. Right now we have a 26' boat with a small cuddy. On May 2, 2006, at 2:32 PM, brian eiland wrote: >> Ernest Hale wrote: > . My wife and I are buying a 53' boat slip close to our >> house and are going to buy a Power Cat to keep there. We are looking >> for something that will be good for cruising and for fishing. I have >> kids that are 11 and 8 so the boat has to be kid friendly, we hope to >> use it like a floating condo taking it to different destinations. I >> was hoping to get some good information on the different Cats that >> are available and might fit our needs. >> >> Any advice will be greatly appreciated. > ____________________________________________________________ > What's the beam on that slip?. Is it expandable? > What price range do you have in mind? > What other vessel experience have you had that you might compare a > new vessel > with? > > > Brian Eiland > > beiland@usa.net > www.RunningTideYachts.com > distinctive expedition yachts > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List