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Online Course_How to Buy a Used Cruising Catamaran (Coming Soon)
Before You Make an Expensive Mistake
Don’t waste $50K–$150K on the wrong boat
Most buyers only realise this after they’ve already bought the wrong one.
A practical video course to help you assess listings, understand refit risk, and avoid expensive mistakes before you fly, survey, or make an offer.
Get early acesss and the best launch price
The Mistake Most Buyers Make
Catamarans aren’t simple purchases.
You’re not just buying a hull — you’re buying interconnected systems
(power, rigging, engines, plumbing, electronics)
operating in a corrosive, constantly moving environment.
On top of that, many boats have upgrades that are:
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Done at different times
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Done to different standards
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Sometimes incomplete or poorly executed
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Have significant design and structual issues
Listings rarely show this clearly.
That makes comparing boats confusing — and easy to get wrong.
Then you take all of that… and shake it at sea.
Clarity early beats damage control later.
Process & Framework
That’s why early, structured assessment matters.
Understand the boat before travel costs, broker pressure, and sunk costs start influencing your decisions.
My Cat Scan framework gives you a practical way to do this —
including a structured assessment spreadsheet you can use to compare boats objectively.
This is essentially the same process I use with consulting clients — structured into a system you can use yourself.
The survey is a final check — not where understanding begins.
If you rely on the survey alone, you’re outsourcing your thinking.
Buying a Catamaran Is Not A Small Purchase
You’ve likely worked hard for this.
Built a business, saved for years, or sold a property to chase the dream.
At this stage, the risks are real — and the mistakes can be expensive.
Slow the process down.
Understand more.
Make decisions with clarity.
What You Dont Hear About Online
Many of the most expensive problems aren’t discussed publicly.
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Owners don’t share negative experiences
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Issues are handled privately
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Manufacturer NDAs limit what can be said and keep major structual issues hidden for years
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Repairs are done quietly — or not done at all
The result is a gap between listings — and reality.
Real Buyer Examples
$12K issue identified pre-close
Outcome: $12,000 found and used in negotiation.
$50K+ structural issue found early
Outcome: Major issue identified before commitment.
Bulkheads repaired — but not properly
Outcome: Buyer walked away early.
Confidence doesn’t come from hope — it comes from understanding.
Start making the same informed decisions I use with my consulting clients — before you commit to a boat.
Get early acesss and the best launch price
What This Course Does
This isnt theory- its a decision system you will use while you are actually searching
You'll get:
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A Cat Scan boat assessment and comparision spread sheet
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A Cruising budget calculator
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A structured decision and investigation framework
What My Leopard 48 Taught Me
My Leopard 48, Coco, was advertised as “like new.”
But turning a production catamaran into a serious long-term liveaboard required far more upgrading than I expected. How I learnt that extras such as Solar, Watermaker and a Generator are only half of what you need!
This course shows what buyers often miss:
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Comfort upgrades
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Redundancy
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Power and charging systems
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Tools, spares, and backup systems
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How small failures become a workload
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How to spot prepared boats vs project boats
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Structual Upgrades
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This is the section I wish I had before buying.
My Leopard 48 will be our working example throughout the course — a real boat, with real upgrades, real failures, and real lessons from purchase to now seven years of ownership.
How its Structured
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Short lessons (3–7 minutes).
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No fluff. Just decisions you’ll actually use.
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Everything is designed to be used — not just watched.
Working with Brokers or Sellers (with out getting pushed)
You’ll get:
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Key questions to ask
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Negotiations: Including the one question I ask that could save you 20-50K ( yes seriously)
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Template emails
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Contract walkthrough
It can be the difference between enjoying your first year… or spending it in a boatyard, $50K–$150K over budget.
The Buyer Journey
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Define the right type
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Filter listings
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Assess properly
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Make decisions
This course fixes that order.
Cruising Costs
Includes budgeting calculator.
Most surprises come from multiple systems failing at once, why it happens on every catamaran and......
Why learn This From Me
Peter Rollo — Catamaran Mentor
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25 years business experience
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Captain 12,000+ nautical miles offshore
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MBA New Zealand
I too have experienced packing up my old life to go cruising
I don’t sell boats. I help buyers avoid the wrong ones.
