Originally Posted by
LivingTheDream
All small cat sailors,
I live on a small 325 acre private lake (lake redwine, Newnan)... nne/ssw 2mi long, 1/2mi wide... 35ft deep in the middle, 3ft at the ends... winds light to very strong, primarily w/wnw.
I've seen one on the lake with rounded hulls that goes slower than snot, and one with knife edge hulls that flies!
Any suggestions for a used/cheapish cat for my lake that is quite quick, works well in light & strong winds, and will hold 2/3 peeps? I.e., make/model/size/year?
Thx!
Take this question to this website, you'll get plenty of ideas and some links too:
www.catsailor.com they have a forum much like this one, where you can get answers. Look on the left, click on New Open Forums. That's where I learned to race cats when I transitioned from monohulls.
Also, there is a very good cat racer living up on Lake Lanier who is also a dealer, might be able to find you something good/used/cheap in the ATL area, his name is Mike Krantz. I don't have the link for his site right now, you might find it on the catsailor site above.
Hard to beat a good, used Hobie 18, Nacra 5.5 or Prindle 18 for your purpose, also check out Craigs list for more used boats for sale.
Good luck.