[quote=smfinley]I think the question becomes how much you are paying for the cat. If you are buying a 25 year old boat for not a lot of money that is one thing. If you are buying a 5 year old boat that is another story. I bought mine without taking it for a test sail. It was complete and at a good price, if it leaked some (which it does) I knew I could live with it and repair most problems. It was one of the 25 year old not every expensive category boats.[/quote]