It’s been pointed out to me recently that my interest in buying an old classic plastic catamaran could be all sorts of problematic. The fact that a small cat is small, has less room for stuff, and is disadvantageous in terms of carrying weight, is not something I was unaware of. The funny thing was …
So, the last few days had me shopping for a small affordable catamaran, and, like Dr. Thompson used to say, things turned ugly. Part of the problem is that the words “affordable” and “catamaran” just don’t seem to fit into a sentence together. Wharrams, long the gold standard for budget cats are selling for silly …
A 50-year old Wharram, a wonky boom, and three women on a mission. They had me at 50-year old Wharram. There’s more info on their website and Kickstarter page.
So there’s this guy who wants to buy a (new to him) boat to sail off into the sunset. As it happens, he also has a YouTube channel that has quite a few followers and more often than not his videos are both entertaining, as well as educational. Just to be fair, I’ll point out …
An important point, the sort of project we need more of, and P-22 is no longer with us… Tad Roberts (one of my favorite designers) currently has a catamaran review in the new Wooden Boat Magazine which you might want to check out. It certainly got my attention. The cat in question is Mike Waller’s …
and in the “Because not everyone wants to build a fifty-foot catamaran” department… Read More »
For about a year or so I’ve been rowing by this Maria vintage hurricane catamaran and wondering how I’d go about sorting out it’s issues. Of course, that was before it sank… Again. Bringing such a boat back from the dead is a lot easier than most folks think but a lot harder and more …
Damn. Just possibly the father of the VolksCruiser concept and a revolutionary who completely changed the face of sailing is no longer with us.
The Pat Patterson designed Heavenly Twins is just possibly the best bang for the buck of any catamaran ever built. With a street price these days of less than $20K there’s a lot to be said for an under 30-foot catamaran that sleeps six. At least a couple of this design have successfully circumnavigated and …
Multihulls are HIP and as a result multihulls demand a higher price and this includes used boats. Which, I suppose, is good news if you happen to be selling a catamaran but bad news if you want to buy one. In my opinion, multihull prices are mostly inflated and don’t quite reflect their actual value. …
This morning I read an article “10 Small Catamarans For Cruising” which ranged in price from $50K to $300K which seems to be somewhat out of reach of VolksCruiserish folk in spite of the fact that the boats in question, apparently, represent the affordable under 38-foot niche on the market. Kind of depressing reading as …
