| | Monohull or Catamaran-what's right for you? Bay Yacht Agency Page Bay Yacht Agency Group. |
 | | Especially if youre considering load-carrying capability, for a monohull: subtract the ballast figure, plus about 15% of the total displacement (to allow for heavier rig and structure to carry the keel loads) and then look at Cats in the same displacement range as the result. |
 | | Build a monohull with excessive beam and a hard (squareish) bilge section and you have a clumsy boat that has a very uncomfortable motionbut lots of form stability. |
 | | True, Monohulls are generally self-righting, and so long as all the ports are closed and the hatches (main, cockpit and deck) fully dogged down and secure they can roll completely over, or get tumbled in large waves and re-right themselves (generally sans rigging). |
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