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The Ten Commandments of Buying a Catamaran
If you are in the habit of attending boat shows, as I am, it becomes obvious that most catamaran manufacturers would like you to believe they have created the perfect yacht. The general drift of their sales pitches is nearly always the same: “Plenty of room and safety for mom and the kids, loads of..... |
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There’s More Than One Way to Drive a Cat
There are several discussion points nearly all serious catamaran buyers and owners eventually come back to. We hear about bridge deck clearance, daggerboards versus keels, galley up versus galley down, foam core versus balsa core, etc. The placement of helms on catamarans is another of these often-d..... |
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The Perils of Internet Catamaran Shopping
Many brokerage companies claim to offer “buyer brokerage” services, but their brokers are not Multihull experts. Any yacht broker who sells a powerboat one day and a single hulled sailboat the next cannot be a true “buyer broker.” At The Multihull Company every broker is a true expert – all we do,..... |
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The Catamaran Vs Monohull
I’ve long been fond of quoting the 16th century Scottish philosopher David Hume who wrote that “all advantages are attended with disadvantages.” For Hume the good life had nothing to do with the quest for perfection, but the effort to discover the wise compromise that might inch us closer to fulfill..... |
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Derek Escher Featured in Cruising World
Derek Escher was recently featured in the 2009 July issue of Cruising World. You may read the article here http://www.cruisingworld.com/curiouscats...... |
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Daggerboards vs. Keels
Many people are confused about the pros and cons of daggerboards versus keels. As with everything, there are advantages and disadvantages. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of dagger-boards..... |
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Cruisin' the Left Coast
2008 swings into boat show season and I look forward to standing on the docks in Miami surrounded by catamarans in great concentration. Like most multihull enthusiasts, I will be like a kid in a candy store. But fresh in my mind are the year's experiences with the much more elusive cats of the North..... |
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Considering the Trimaran Option
Have you considered a trimaran for your next cruising boat? There may be compelling reasons to do so. Beginning in the 1960's, quite a few independent minded folks decided to build a cruising boat and sail the oceans of the world. Many of these amateur built boats were trimarans designed by Piver, B..... |
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Catamaran Depreciation
We all know that boats, unlike real estate, tend to depreciate. For those who are about to buy a catamaran, the question is: How much will it depreciate? Here at our brokerage firm it is pretty common for someone to call and ask, “How much am I going to lose over the next two years if I buy this boa..... |
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Can a catamaran really sail upwind?
By now most monohull sailors have chartered a catamaran in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean and have come to appreciate the many virtues cats have to offer for cruising, including stable sailing with fewer seasick guests, faster off wind speeds, little or no rocking at anchor, a large aft cockpit..... |
