Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Timbo, if you want a very fun boat, and at a reasonable price used consider a 29er. Very fast planing hull. Great for smaller lakes and can do 20 plus knots.
When those first came out, about 10(?) years ago, I did call a dealer because I was thinking of putting my kids on one, but back then they were about $6K (new), and Delta was going bankrupt, cutting our pay 42%, etc. so it never happened. In fact I had to sell my Nacra 20 and Piper Cub to adjust to the new pay rates.
I got a Hobie 14 and Prindle 18 for my kids, cheap, $500 each, out of neighbor's backyards where they'd been sitting unused for years.
Here's a good website if any of you are looking for cheap, used catamarans
http://www.thebeachcats.com/classifi...-for-sale.html
And there's always Craigs List.