peterhodgson Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hey Guys, I'm looking for a cruising catamaran with storage. I own a Calypso 14 FT Caper Cat now and I'm looking to upgrade to something bigger and better. I'm looking for some guidance or your thoughts on the Hobie Getaway Vs Calypso 16 Vs Nacra Adventurer? Any thoughts? Looking forward to it. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Purely on weight i'd be putting the Getaway in the don't look at pile. Its a little bit chubby at 177kgs... You'd be better off to replace it with a Hobie 16 in your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhodgson Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm looking for something with storage though? I often take my friends out or sail to local islands and i really enjoy the fact that i can store clothes, food, water etc in the hulls of my Caper Cat 14ft. I need something bigger but can do a similar job? Any Ideas? I sincerely appreciate your reply mate. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Change Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I agree with Tornado that the Getaway is a bit on the heavy side but having said that no one ever bought a Getaway as a race boat. I had a Getaway and loved it, the only problem I see for you is that your Caper cat has way more stowage capability than the Getaway or in fact any cat available these days. You only option, depending on much gear you planning on carrying would be to place it all in watertight bags and lash to the main beam. Other than that the Getaway is a great boat. [This message has been edited by Loose Change (edited 25 August 2009).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Sorry to butt in, but the Nacra adventurer is made in Queensland, and I'm sure if you asked the guys at Briscat, they would give you all the storage you need. It would only be a case of adding extra hull storage boxes into the hull, and I can vouch for the 4.5, Have a look here They have a second hand one for sale too! Chock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Pete, to do all you propose I would start with an old Hobie 18 and have somebody like John Kersh modify it to what you want, $2-3k should see you with a big volume cat that fits your requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NACRAJON Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Peter, I have an old 4.5 Sports that is sometimes used for camping. It has a 100mm PVC pipe with screw ends in place of the Spi pole and an envelope style mini tamp (1.5m x 1.5m) ahead of the main beam. I can fit two packs in the mini tramp over the PVC pole. It’s good, however would marginal for camping with anymore than 2 people (in your other post you wanted room to carry 4). I have sailed the 4.5 with 180kg all up on board, which slowed it down, but even in this ballasted form it would have to be twice as fast as a Caper Cat. I think Darcy is right, possibly pick up an older boat and modify it for storage. If you’re looking at a new boat another option may be a NACRA 570, boardless, fast, stable and simple. But no storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catboy Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 The Caper Cat can get along and fly a hull, it has lots of storage area and came with a BBQ from new as an option, Check out this Video of the Caper Cat speeding along in a film called Australia Nacra Catamaran Multihull at this website. http://beachcatsaustralia.ning.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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