PetePetePete
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Been cruising this forum for a long time and never signed up... so here I am!
He are finally a point where we are nearing the reality of taking an extended amount of time to cruise with our two kids.
We currently run a WorldCat 320EC and have cruised for a maximum of 2 weeks in one stint. We've done Fort Jefferson, Fort Myers, all over the Bahamas (but not everywhere we want yet)... Exumas, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Berries, Nassau... etc.
Some goals moving forward. We want to do Great Inagua... and the surrounding area.
Our "master" trip would be a trip around the Gulf, through the Panama canal, and up to the Columbia River in Oregon.
The only trip we have ever considered that is a little intimidating is the Oregon trip. I've been reading a lot about the Pacific waters... and it is definitely different from what I think I have seen here on the East Coast.
So... the first, and most important comment/question:
I pretty much have my mind made up on a cat. Draft, efficiency, etc. Having the 320EC has really sold me on the benefits of a catamaran. I still vacillate to a mono, but my wife and kids are VERY accustom to the ride and calm that a cat affords (I know I can get a stabilized mono...)...
With that, I have read and researched many of the power cats and I keep coming back to the same one over and over and over... the Endeavor 44. it checks all the boxes for us. However, I have one pressing and nagging concern: Is this a boat that cruisers would feel comfortable running up the Pacific? A majority of our boating is on the East Coast -- and this will be the last boat we buy (before we roll back to something smaller)... I do not want to buy a boat for the purpose of one trip.
What are you thoughts?
He are finally a point where we are nearing the reality of taking an extended amount of time to cruise with our two kids.
We currently run a WorldCat 320EC and have cruised for a maximum of 2 weeks in one stint. We've done Fort Jefferson, Fort Myers, all over the Bahamas (but not everywhere we want yet)... Exumas, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Berries, Nassau... etc.
Some goals moving forward. We want to do Great Inagua... and the surrounding area.
Our "master" trip would be a trip around the Gulf, through the Panama canal, and up to the Columbia River in Oregon.
The only trip we have ever considered that is a little intimidating is the Oregon trip. I've been reading a lot about the Pacific waters... and it is definitely different from what I think I have seen here on the East Coast.
So... the first, and most important comment/question:
I pretty much have my mind made up on a cat. Draft, efficiency, etc. Having the 320EC has really sold me on the benefits of a catamaran. I still vacillate to a mono, but my wife and kids are VERY accustom to the ride and calm that a cat affords (I know I can get a stabilized mono...)...
With that, I have read and researched many of the power cats and I keep coming back to the same one over and over and over... the Endeavor 44. it checks all the boxes for us. However, I have one pressing and nagging concern: Is this a boat that cruisers would feel comfortable running up the Pacific? A majority of our boating is on the East Coast -- and this will be the last boat we buy (before we roll back to something smaller)... I do not want to buy a boat for the purpose of one trip.
What are you thoughts?