As many of you know, Mr. & Mrs. Me are switching to multi's and are at the moment leaning towards an F18. We're debating recent vs. new, so my question is how sturdy are the boats? If someone's raced one for a few years, and is selling to buy new, how worn-out is the boat with which they're parting? Aside from obvious wear/tear/damage, anything in particular to look out for? Are come makes stronger than others? Bear in mind this won't be a racing boat for us, at least not for a good bit while we get up to speed on it's handling, so our expectation is we'd be able to happily learn cat sailing on one as-is at the time of purchase. We just want to know about any known issues with F18s that are no longer brand-new, especially if they're coming from an owner that's maintained it well but driven it hard. Thx!
Most if not all F18's regardless of builder are strong boats and very well maintained by thier owners. I own a Nacra F18 and been very happy with it. There are serveral for sale on this site including mine. (I want a new one.)
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Dave