Malcolm:
As you are the resident guru of catamaran design, when are you going to
put us out of our misery, and design a trailerable (26' x 8.5'), full
displacement, outboard (2 x 60hp) trawler cat that is not geared to fishing, but
geared to cruising at trawler cat speeds?  Couldn't it have 2.5' to 3' hull beam,
draft of 2', wingdeck height of 2', queen berth and ensuite forward, with
dinette and galley in the cabin?
Why is this so difficult?  If I can dream it and draw it, why can't a
professional designer put out something for those of us who want to cruise but
don't have $500,000?  I  don't want a sport fishing boat (Glacier) or a boat
that planes (Tomcat), but I'd like the displacement hulls of the Glacier and
the cabin space of the Tomcat.
Yours in frustration and hope,
Paul

Maybe I've just watched too much Monster Garage, American Hot Rod, etc but I always wondered why you couldn't take a 5-10 year old Glacier Bay 25-26' and have a cabin built the way you want it.  It wouldn't be cheap, but probably cheaper than buying a brand new boat that may or maynot be exactly what you want.  People add rooms, move walls and doors in their homes all the time.  The hot rodders are restyling fenders, roof lines, etc.

Just a thought.

Mark

PS years ago I ran across a website of a young guy in So Cal who used to work for Morelli and Melvin who had a design for a <30' cat that had a traditional look (what they are calling down-east these days).  I think it was also a foil assist.  I can't seem to find the link or him through google.  That's all the info I have.

PaulJChristman@aol.com wrote: Malcolm:
As you are the resident guru of catamaran design, when are you going to
put us out of our misery, and design a trailerable (26' x 8.5'), full
displacement, outboard (2 x 60hp) trawler cat that is not geared to fishing, but
geared to cruising at trawler cat speeds?  Couldn't it have 2.5' to 3' hull beam,
draft of 2', wingdeck height of 2', queen berth and ensuite forward, with
dinette and galley in the cabin?
Why is this so difficult?  If I can dream it and draw it, why can't a
professional designer put out something for those of us who want to cruise but
don't have $500,000?  I  don't want a sport fishing boat (Glacier) or a boat
that planes (Tomcat), but I'd like the displacement hulls of the Glacier and
the cabin space of the Tomcat.
Yours in frustration and hope,
Paul

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