Bob Houle wrote: I'm an avid fan of catamarans! I sailed a 30' Catalina for 10 years before buying my current boat, a 36' PDQ LRC sailing catamaran. We've owned this boat for about 5 years and just finished our first long (7 month) cruise, wintering over in the Florida Keys (cruising, not hunkered down as a live-a-board). We plan on cruising to the Bahamas this upcoming winter and upon return switching from sail to power but most likely staying with the catamaran form. We're looking at the Manta, PDQ 41 and different versions from Endeavour. Looking for more ideas, avidly reading your web info. I'm a retired USCG captain (28 years -- not 30 since ran out of cutters to drive) and a USCG licenses master. After having run a financial planning business for 10 years I'm fully retired now and into full time cruising. Our boat is Slow Dance and was home ported at Herrington Harbour South (Chesapeake Bay) but now that we're cruisers we just use the local facilities for on the hard maintenance before going off again. --- Welcome aboard, Bob! It's nice to have someone with your range of experience on the water join our discussions. Please do keep us posted as you work through the many choices available today in 40 feet or more. For starters, how about posting a list of the features and characteristics that are important to you and yours? When you have a minute. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com