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Post by johnathanfeates on Aug 3, 2019 3:38:24 GMT
Catamarans have several obvious advantages over traditional monohulls such as seaworthiness, stability, and fuel efficiency. Cats, however, have been slower to catch on in the US market than they have in places such as South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, notorious seafaring nations whose populations appreciate how a boat handles in rough seas.
Those who spend or have spent a lot of time on the water know how important a boat’s ride and sea keeping characteristics are. Less experienced boaters might put more emphasis on how a boat looks or how many cushions a boat has, but if you’re going to spend a lot of time on the water, you don’t want your boat to pound as it crosses waves and boat wakes and you don’t want to get wet.
How a boat rides and handles is a direct result of the shape of its hull. There are specific trade offs in the benefits of varying hull designs. When choosing a boat, it is important to know the pros and cons of each style.
At one end of the spectrum is a deep V hull design and at the other end of the spectrum is the flat bottom or skiff hull design.
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