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Engine, saildrive leg, propeller…we tell you everything!
Although most cruising catamarans are nowadays equipped with two diesels and saildrive legs, ...
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Flybridge or no flybridge?
In 2004 Lagoon upset the trend by offering a 44-foot cat equipped with a flybridge. With the ...
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Catamaran basics Fitting a black water tank
Most of our favorite anchorages are now forbidden to boats which aren’t equipped with a black water ...
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Catamaran basics : Purchasing your second-hand multihull carefully
Opting for a second-hand boat offers many advantages: you can take advantage of a fully-equipped boat ...
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Catamaran basics : A chain/rope splice for the anchor rode
Making a strong joint between the chain and the warp of your anchor rode is extremely simple: you have ...
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Catamaran basics : Make yourself a soft shackle
Behind the name ‘soft shackle’ hides quite simply a fiber rope shackle. Light, incredibly strong ...
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Catamaran basics Fitting new portlights
Changing your multihull’s portlights is a job within the reach of any handyman... The main difficulty ...
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Catamaran fundamentals : Downwind Sails: the Parasailor
The Parasailor? It’s a symmetrical spinnaker whose central part forms a paraglider. Particularly ...
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Catamaran basics Maintaining your outboard motor
Routine maintenance of your dinghy’s little outboard motor is a relatively easy operation. It is ...
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Catamaran Fundamentals Coming into port and tying up
Anchoring in an un-crowded bay, hoisting and lowering sail, maintaining a course… ultimately it’s ...