Atom Ant 0 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I sailed a Cougar Cat when I was a teenager and apart from an hour on Nicky Cruz many years ago, I have absolutely no experience on a multihull. Just leaners all my adult life. So what would be your advice on which way to go? Cat or Tri and why? Mrs Ant is not a yachtie so she doesn't mind what I get as long as I'm happy. She will come sailing on the odd nice day, may even spend a weekend on a yacht if the weather is nice but that is a secondary thing and if she never had to sleep on a boat again she wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I might want to do the odd weekend away but frankly I enjoy my sleep too much to compromise one iota on comfort. An interior would only need to be functional and tidy to make me happy. I.e bed, galley, head, stereo. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 ....you should add another category, "doens't matter" as long as it doesn't have any lead then you will love it !!! Link to post Share on other sites
johnMi 2 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Believe me, if you don't want to sell your mono, DON'T try a multi! I've sailed monos for 30 yrs, and always thought multis didn't point (must have been blind) so dismissed them as unimportant. Until I tried one!!! For an older person, they are a lot easier to sail (well the tri is) and can do a lot more with mine than I could with monos of the same speed. 1. put on a trailer. 2. put the bow on the sand of a beach with an off shore breeze -- with the main still up. 3. Sunbathe comfortably (fall asleep on tramp, very serious sunburn on stomach) 4. make a coffee and put on deck/table/seat without it spilling. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Based on your list of requirements I'd say you are in the market for a Farrier tri. They are very practical, still fast , they race well. I haven't seen Raccoon for a while (F8.2) ? Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 You missed an option - or does proa come under catamaran? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Check the classifieds, that's a bloody good price for a 40 ft multi. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 cough cough ..... are you refering to this thing.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 029534.htm Leeward hull 12m, Windward hull 8.78m . Hardly a 40ft multihull. this is a 40 ft multihull and there is quite an obvious difference.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 634930.htm and lets be honest, if dolphins are just gay sharks then proas are just confused trimarans. .....either a cat or a tri is going to be easier for a 1st time multihull owner to get the hang of than a shunter ! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Shunting is easier and safer , but let's not go there. You are right, the fact that the LW hull is long doesn't make it comparable to a similar length cat. A better assumption would be to use the WW hull length, even that is just a rough guide. So it would be almost reasonable to compare that Harry with a 9m bridgedeck cat. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 There are a couple of trailer tris on trademe at the moment around 55-58k, & my boat Cubic (farrier F82R) is on a trailer at home in one tree hill if you want to take a good look & see what they are like inside etc (pm me) & it will probably be up for sale within a year as I am building a larger F32RX. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 AA - sell your boat, I'll sell the website and we'll go halves. Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 buts who ya gonna get to buy the MAIN hull! Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 ..and who gets the bigger half? Link to post Share on other sites
samin 0 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 The reason Tris are easier to sail are they have a flatter stability curve which means its more forgiving. i.e your at a higher point of heal when you reach max stability. The other reason is they sail and tack like a keel boat when in light breeze, some cats feel pretty awful in the light breeze. Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thanks guys and keep 'em coming. I can see that there is a clear majority (admittedly based on small numbers at present) who think that I'd be better of on a tri due to it being stiffer and more forgiving. Atom Ant is a stiff boat and forgiving of gusts and strong winds, so I am used to that sort of thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Greg W wrote a nice intro to the 8.5 class a while ago which may help (you may have read already) -see: http://www.multihull.org.nz/open-8.5m-c ... n-1023.htm and there is the latest newsletter with a list of current boats for sale and a review of the last nationals there too. Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 cheers McM, I hadn't seen it but am going to have a squizz now. Link to post Share on other sites
BelowPAR 0 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Go big or go home?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 425599.htm Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 Go big or go home?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 425599.htm Nice but out of my league. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 or entry level/economical http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =308391712 will need some work to get to race spec but you can then sort things the way you want them Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 If JT's tri doesn't have enough interior space then you can rule out any small cat. The Turissimo 9 or modified like Crowded House has easily the best interior space in relatively small cats. Crowded House is a fantastic Party boat. Allegro is for sale approx $70k. It could be modified like Crowded House and Mystify. That will probably not be the ideal race boat though. If you have a bit more to spend I'd start looking at a Farrier 8.2 and the Farrier 31 or 32. There are always some for sale States Side (often marketed as Corsairs). the good thing about Farriers is they do hold their resale value very well. Link to post Share on other sites
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