GL: Cats for the loop

[Jo Stanton]

We have an Endeavour Cat 48, which has an 18'6" beam and have just travelled 2,000 miles on it.  None of the marinas we stayed at charged us extra for being a catamaran (or tried to) since we fit into a standard 50' slip.  As suggested by Mike & Tammy, we would give them the dimensions of the boat before telling them it is a catamaran.  Most of the time we were on the T docks, but they seem to generally put all larger transients there as it is easier.  T docks can suffer from more wake than a slip, but the catamaran is so stable that is not a problem.

The 48 is a great boat, only three stairs inside down to the guest s/r, but stairs up to the helm.  On floating docks it is easy to get on and off.  I believe Endeavour will be showing a 48 and a 40 at the fall boat shows; worth a look.

Jo Stanton
Jonah's Whale (Endeavour Cat 48)
currently Solomons, MD






SNIP - One word of advice when getting a slip. Give the marina your length, width and
draft. If you tell them you are a catamaran some marinas will charge extra (or
even claim they can't handle you). Of course if you get a monster with a 25
foot beam they will probalby catch on and charge you anyway. I figure if they
have all the pertinent data and we fit into a normal slip, they will have to
explain why they want more, which they probably won't. Push comes to shove,
we've never not been able to get a slip, but we only have a 14' beam.


Mike & Tammy
Valhalla II (Gemini 3400)
Currently Myrtle Beach, SC


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