[quote=DanBerger]Yeah, slamming into stuff--BAD.
I agree with Andrew on Sunrise--they are the best and coolest tramps made, However, they are $$$$. Worth it, but still a lot. The one I got for my 15 was pretty custom and was going to be over $500 from Sunrise, so I found someone who wanted to get into making tramps and I was very pleased with the result.
One more things about the Supercats breaking--the bow tangs ripped off on the early 20s due to the construction. It happened to one I sold (but never got to sail). You have to go in the side and reinforce the whole area because (I think) they were laid up with cardboard reinforcements that degraded over time. Again, I'm not exactly sure why, but it is something to look for.
Also, the 19 has dagger board wells, so check out the insides and around the bottoms. The inside of the wells, or trunks, are not durable because they don't need to be. They are only to keep the boat watertight. A lot of times, water settles around the bottom and freezes, then vracks the area around the opening. That and it is the first place to hit the beach, so it wears thin in that area.[/quote]
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