[quote=PerdidoCat]Hey guys, not much info out there on the Escape / Nacra PlayCat.......so I figured it is my duty to add what I know so far.
I picked up a PlayCat end of season last year. I hopped in the van and drove 6 hours to pick it up within minutes of seeing the add on craigslist. $1500 for a 2001, stored in a garage, nice clean aluminum trailer. It had only been used less than 10 times. Compared to a used Hobie Getaway for around 5K, an amazing bargain. I LOVED my old 18' SuperCat, but the fiberglass hulls were getting killed from kids (have 4 of them now) walking/jumping off of them. For that, the kids walking and jumping, the PlayCat is going to be perfect. The sailing though on the PlayCat has been, I hate to say it, painfully slow compared to the SuperCat. This boat just doesn't cut through the water like the I'd like for it to. That being said, I've only been sailing with the main, and as soon as it warms up I am going to try to rig an old Hobie 16 jib on her. I'm sure that will give it a turbo boost, but I am a bit nervous about burying the hull in the water once I add more power at the front of the boat. It seems even with just the main sail, when I'm out in heavy wind, the hull wants to dive down into the water. I'm sure this boat would easily pitch-pole if I'm not careful.
Does anyone have advice or experience with this? I am working on adjusting the mast rake (angle) and that may help.....
Dale
Innerarity Island, Florida
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