NOOBIE QUESTIONS

[Ragebot]

I am a long time sailor and currently own a 42-foot sailing catamaran I have cruised on extensively going to the Bahamas six times, Cuba twice, and the DR once. Thing is during hurricane season I keep it in a hurricane hole and am looking for something to get out on the water with during the summer months. My small amount of research indicates some flavor of a Yamaha and the 19 footers would be the cheapest and easiest to move around and get in and out of the water but one of my concerns is how they would handle the chop in the new Gulf of America so a bigger boat is also a consideration. Since my big boat has twin screws close to amidships I can spin the boat 360 with impunity and am wondering how this will translate to jet boats; especially docking at low speed. Most of the use would be putting in in freshwater (St. Marks River) and heading to the Gulf for fishing, scalloping, and getting the wind in what little hair I have left. While I don't have any real idea about this I am wondering if a price point between $US20-30K is realistic for a used boat or maybe I should buy new. Pix of me on my SUP with big boat in the background for street cred.

 

[zipper]

What make is your cat? I/we sail a 1991 PDQ 36 catamaran, so I get the spinning her around in her own length. She is powered with twin Yamaha 9.9 OB’s. Makes 7.5kts on motors. I could spin our twin engine Yamaha AR230 pretty close to her own length by splitting the throttles, one forward and one reverse, like the cat. On a single engine you may have to do more of a standing turn or pivot turn, like on a monohull or the Yamaha19 footers and our Whaler.

 

[Ragebot]

What make is your cat? I/we sail a 1991 PDQ 36 catamaran, so I get the spinning her around in her own length. She is powered with twin Yamaha 9.9 OB’s. Makes 7.5kts. I could spin our twin engine Yamaha AR230 pretty close to her own length by splitting the throttles, one forward and one reverse, like the cat. On a single engine you may have to do more of a standing turn or pivot turn, like on a monohull or the Yamaha19 footers and our Whaler.

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My boat is a Seawind. I looked at a PD and was impressed with the design. The Seawind has what is basically an open cockpit/salon which makes the boat seem a lot bigger than it is while the PDQ has an enclosed salon which offers more protection.

 

[zipper]

Welcome to the forum. Seawinds are very nice boats. I like your rig. My PDQ does not have spreaders on the mast. PDQ's were built in Ontario at the boatworks that later became Antares Catamarans Home Page - Antares Catamarans in 2005. We chose this old cat because of her build, I like to refit, keeps me out of trouble and a beam of 18'3". The only travelift on Lake Champlain that can haul her out for Winter is in Shelburne, 40 minutes away. Their max. breadth is 20', we just squeeze her in the lifting well. We bought her 18 months ago in Massachusetts and sailed her to the Hudson, then up to the Champlain canal and onto the lake. I love fast boats and have seen 9.0 kts from her, with a reef in the main. 8.5 kts frequently. My thread of the trip. Delivery of Grimalkin aka FisherCat

 

[Madman]

I love the Greenland paddle, but have never seen one used quite that way! I use one kayaking, so I imagine it’s just a matter of a quicker cadence and results in less stress on the joints?

 

[Ragebot]

Welcome to the forum. Seawinds are very nice boats. I like your rig. My PDQ does not have spreaders on the mast. PDQ's were built in Ontario at the boatworks that later became Antares Catamarans Home Page - Antares Catamarans in 2005. We chose this old cat because of her build, I like to refit, keeps me out of trouble and a beam of 18'3". The only travelift on Lake Champlain that can haul her out for Winter is in Shelburne, 40 minutes away. Their max. breadth is 20', we just squeeze her in the lifting well. We bought her 18 months ago in Massachusetts and sailed her to the Hudson, then up to the Champlain canal and onto the lake. I love fast boats and have seen 9.0 kts from her, with a reef in the main. 8.5 kts frequently. My thread of the trip. Delivery of Grimalkin aka FisherCat

My beam is 19'5" and I have been hauled out in a 20 foot well. While I often exceed 10 knots with the working jib and my big square top my screecher is actually bigger than the main. While I usually am too busy to take a pix with the screecher up my odometer shows a max speed of 13.9 knots.

 

[Ragebot]

I love the Greenland paddle, but have never seen one used quite that way! I use one kayaking, so I imagine it’s just a matter of a quicker cadence and results in less stress on the joints.

When the guys in Greenland first saw European paddles, they laughed. I have been using them for quite a while both on my yak and SUP. As you can see the SUP has a seat so I can sit down and paddle the same way as a SOT yak, something I can't do with a conventional SUP paddle. I also have a breakdown carbon fiber Greenland paddle.