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[quote=2out2sea][quote=andrewscott]If you want wet .. supercats are the way to go.. but i am sure you recall the mast is about 5999999 lbs [quote] wondering now if it's possible to add a tramp to say a prindle 16 or hobie 18 that would be sturdy enough for people to lay on?[/quote] can it be done? yes. will the boat sail well... no (maybe downwind, but i wouldn't put weight that far forward ... up, down or sidewind)[/quote] only time they were up on the front tramp was when we were just piddling. the sheets were eased and we were in slow motion mode. they loved getting drenched as the hulls dipped under the swells. certainly trying to actually sail like that would have been a disaster. remind me to tell of riding the tramp on a custom 67' cat in 10' caribbean swells off of antigua. wild... [/quote]

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