[quote=nacraman57][quote]These classic Cats may not be quite as fast as the newer ones, or point quite as high as a boarded boat, but unless you're seriously racing, they are still plenty fast. You will love the clean tramp, & simplicity of rigging a boomless, boardless boat, especially if you have shoals and/or shallow water. In fact I think the 5.7 is probably the best "older" Cat you can get, especially for 2 up. A few others may disagree, but really, secretly, they all wish they had a 5.7
Nacras Rock, 5.7's even more...so there!
[/quote]Ed...you are so right on!! I have been preaching this on my soapbox for years. I have an '87 5.7 and an '84 5.0 and love them both! Glad to hear you got a 5.0....saw your post on the poliglow...good job! I prefer the old wet-sand, compound-wax treatment myself but hey...whatever works for you! My 5.0 is my solo boat and is rigged for self rescue when things turn south. Here's a thought about the pointing ability of skeg boats like ours...especially solo sailing the 5.0. Face it...most board sailors think they bought their pointing ability when they wrote out the check. we have to work at it. When you are trapped out and feel a gust...point up and walk forward and DRIVE THE LEE HULL DOWN! Lee hull half submerged and feet on the front crossbeam is a good start! When the gust begins to wane walk back and sheet out and feel the acceleration! You have to constantly read the water ahead and take advantage of every puff! I like the WTF look on board sailors faces when they look back and see me right on their ass! The 5.7 is an awesome boat that will handle almost any water! I've had mine for over twenty years and still am impressed with it's performance.[img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=86935&g2_serialNumber=3[/img]Oh, here's the nacraman giving all his beachcat friends a hello![/quote]
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