What do you think about the Jarcat CC29 Catamaran for use in cruising > the Caribean? Seems to have a lot of interior space versus overall size > and the web site indicates decent performance.> http://members.ozem­ail.com.au/~rhturner­/index.html>

Chuck H.

Depends on the builder's skill and the owner's ability to keep a plywood > boat together. Friend of mine bought a used tri of a similar > construction that looked great, but it started to split apart a year > later.>

I built my first boat (Mini-Cup). For what I spent, I could have bought > a lot more boat; for similar capabilities, I would have spent less. Was > fun, but I wouldn't do it again.>

Looking at the pages, a LOT of boat can be bought for $33k, Australian, > and having done some of these types of projects and had friends do > others, I suggest that the 1000 hour estimate should probably be > tripled. That's a LOT of work when you could be doing a lot of sailing.>