Hello Everybody,
I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of options. I normally like to start with a smaller mono hull, but when I looked at them and stepped into the cabin, I almost felt like in a shoebox. Thus, I have started looking at cruisers with a minimum LOA of 30, ideally 34 feet, to enjoy also sometime a weekend on the boat without a claustrophobic outbreak. But these boats are certainly in a different price category, than a little daysailer. One of my thoughts, and hopefully, my dream comes true one day, is a also Catamaran. Yes, they are even much pricier than a 34 footer in a good shape from midst 80ies. But it is still within my thoughts, and I found some cats below $80K and some others slightly over $100K that are even from the early 2000. In particular, I was looking online at a couple of Prouts 37 and 38 feet, and a few Geminis 105. In order to form a better opinion of these catamarans, are there any sailors in this forum that would share their experience with a Prout?
BTW: This forum is a wonderful resource for me, especially, during this bitter time of COVID-19, where socializing on a sailboat or in a yacht club is not an option. And there are people out there, they really are fantastic and doing a great job in helping me choosing the right boat, regardless of brand. I am greatly thankful!
I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of options. I normally like to start with a smaller mono hull, but when I looked at them and stepped into the cabin, I almost felt like in a shoebox. Thus, I have started looking at cruisers with a minimum LOA of 30, ideally 34 feet, to enjoy also sometime a weekend on the boat without a claustrophobic outbreak. But these boats are certainly in a different price category, than a little daysailer. One of my thoughts, and hopefully, my dream comes true one day, is a also Catamaran. Yes, they are even much pricier than a 34 footer in a good shape from midst 80ies. But it is still within my thoughts, and I found some cats below $80K and some others slightly over $100K that are even from the early 2000. In particular, I was looking online at a couple of Prouts 37 and 38 feet, and a few Geminis 105. In order to form a better opinion of these catamarans, are there any sailors in this forum that would share their experience with a Prout?
BTW: This forum is a wonderful resource for me, especially, during this bitter time of COVID-19, where socializing on a sailboat or in a yacht club is not an option. And there are people out there, they really are fantastic and doing a great job in helping me choosing the right boat, regardless of brand. I am greatly thankful!
