| Re: Nacra 6.0, Inter 20 or other???
[Re: CraigM]
#57886 09/23/05 01:05 PM 09/23/05 01:05 PM |
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 306 St. Louis, MO hobienick
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Posts: 306 St. Louis, MO | For a first cat if you are going to just sail around and not racing I would suggest an H16 for ruggedness and simplicity. If you want a bigger boat I would then say look at the TheMightyHobie18. It's bigger and it's tough (but avoid '83-'88). It's slightly more complicated to sail but definitly doable. Both can be found for around $1000 to $2000 for a decent boat and trailer. Spare parts are abundant and lots of people know about them. These are great cats that can take a beating and if you decide to upgrade or that cats are not for you, you can sell them for the same as you bought them.
If you are worried about sailing either on big water, I have sailed both off the coast of northern MA.
I feel these are great starter cats.
Nick
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Previous Boats '84 H16 '82 H18 Magnum '74 Pearson 30 St. Louis, MO
| | | Re: Nacra 6.0, Inter 20 or other???
[Re: CraigM]
#57889 09/23/05 01:49 PM 09/23/05 01:49 PM |
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 806 Toronto, Ontario pitchpoledave
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Posts: 806 Toronto, Ontario | Hi Craig, Yes I am doing the regatta at EYC this weekend, and I will have the boat at EYC next week as well if you are available after work we could go out. There is a very active fleet that we have in Ontario and there are many events between Burlington and Belleville. See http://www.cat-alist.com/notices/2005/2005_orca_schedule.pdf for the full Ontario Schedule. Great group of people and lots of fun. As for weight, it is a very important factor in deciding a boat. The 6.0 is just about the most weight friendly boat that you can sail. 400lbs of crew isn't a problem at all. The N20 is also very weight friendly. I think this is due to having lots of sail area, and lots of hull volume. The f18 is very sensitive to weight which is a problem for me, and will be for you as well. See my post on f18 crew weight. http://www.catsailor.com/forums/sho...ew=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1Dave | | | Re: Nacra 6.0, Inter 20 or other???
[Re: pitchpoledave]
#57893 09/23/05 08:34 PM 09/23/05 08:34 PM |
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Posts: 4 | Dave, email me mundulla@yahoo.com with regards to your 6.0...might be interested at the right price Also, good luck this weekend, sounds like a fun regatta! | | |
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