Selene advertises the average range of the Selene 57 as 5000 nautical miles with a fuel capacity of 1500 gallons.

Trawler catamaran vs monohull. Catamaran with similar sleeping capacity is usually more expensive to charter than a monohull. This makes it easier to do certain activities such as cooking and it provides a more comfortable experience for all onboard overall. Reselling the boat is also likely to be easier.

On a monohull any of these events will breach the watertight integrity of the entire vessel but on a catamaran the strong likelihood is that only one hull will be breached leaving the other hull intact and. Catamaran vs Monohull - A comprehensive review from owners of both. Monohulls heel upwind and when the wind is on the beam while catamarans stay flat but pitch upwind.

This article is here to explain to you the pros and cons of a trawler vs. Backing into a slip is easier on a catamaran than a monohull. Then someone told us they got 1200 miles out of a full tank.

At anchor the trawler suffers almost the same maladies that a monohull doesa wraparound swell will always drive you nuts. A monohull will be far easier than a catamaran to tack. They seem to have larger deck spaces and comproable luxury amenities as a typical yacht.

So when we saw that our friends Nick and Terysa were considering the switch from Monohull to Catamaran we invited them to come crew with us for a week. Cat vs Mono The Great Debate was written by our friend Pat and if you really want to have your feathers ruffled check out his Trawler vs Sail piece. In fact Id give it a slight nod because of the weight and its ability to smash through waves on the nose without losing momentum the way the cat would.

To back into a slip which will make it more convenient for crew to step on and off pull up until perpendicular with the slip pivot the boat with the engines and then use both in reverse adjusting as you back up if there is a beam wind. A monohull is generally faster to respond to the helm in other words they turn faster. We have traveled thousands of miles on both a trawler and a catamaran.