WHY SHOULD I BUY A POWER CATAMARAN?

Why Should I Buy a Power Catamaran?

We are regularly asked by buyers “why should I buy a power catamaran instead of a similar sized monohull”. Like everything, there are benefits and there are compromises and so despite ourselves being firm catamaran converts and lifetime believers, below we offer a balanced comparison of the pros and cons to owning a power catamaran.

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Superior Ride Comfort

Catamarans experience slower deceleration through wave impact. This significantly reduces slamming through waves and has been measured with accelerometers in like for like tests to have a 25% reduction in G forces when riding over waves.

Enhanced Stability at Anchor and Underway

Due largely to their wider beam catamarans have a remarkably higher righting moment compared to monohulls, this prevents them from rolling side to side when at anchor, and keeps them sitting level both underway and at rest regardless of placement of people or luggage, this also eliminates the need for catamarans to use trim tabs.

Upscaled Cabins and Interiors

More interior volume, especially in catamarans that carry their beam all the way forward and even the smallest cat in the fleet will usually have stand up headroom in each cabin, unlike smaller monohulls. As a result of this increased volume, a power catamaran will always feel over sized – more fairly compared to a monohull 15-20% longer in length. A 35ft power catamaran for instance is more fairly matched against a 43ft motor yacht.

Larger Single Level Cockpit and Saloon

Catamarans generally provide far more living space in the main salon and cockpit, than the space found aboard similarly priced monohulls. The galley, main salon and cockpit are also all on one level, above the water line … making life aboard as well as your view much more enjoyable.

Significantly Improved Fuel Consumption

Due to their reduced displacement, power catamarans are impressively efficient. The wider bows of a monohull require more HP to get onto plane. Not only do catamarans burn significantly less fuel but also enables a catamaran to get onto plane under just one motor, this is a significant safety advantage enabling a boat with only one working engine to return to shore before dark. The ability to plane at lower RPM’s also enables cruisers to vastly expand their cruising ground while not breaking the bank, nor taking all day to get to the next anchorage.

Drastically Improved Close-Quarter Maneuvering

A large separation between the port and stbd engine drastically improves close-quarters maneuvering. This enables a power catamaran to literally rotate within its own waterline length by simply putting one engine in reverse and one in forward. Add a joystick control and you’re in command of one of the easiest boats that you will ever dock.

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Lifestyle

For Life

We have witnessed amazing changes to how families go boating together on a catamaran. For many families, the power catamaran has enabled their kids to join and bring their friends without overcrowding the boat. Guests do not have to be seasoned yachties to enjoy the day in the stable and protected cockpit and entertaining can be done with style and without stress.

Seasoned monohull boaters are converting to catamarans by the truckload. Many converted former motor yacht owners are now passionate advocates of power catamarans. For experienced yachties demanding performance, the advantages are simply too great to ignore. It is rare to hear of any catamaran owners ever going back to a monohull. Once you become a catamaran owner, you are hooked for life.

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