[quote=nacraman57]Just had to jump in here. I have a 5.7 a 5.0 and a Hobie 16 (check my avatar) I know...it's a disease. Would like to make a couple points. I"ve sailed and/or crewed on just about every cat out there and wouldn't trade a one of them for my 5.7! I can go out in everything from 5-30+ winds and still have a good time. Daggerless, boomless, clean tramp a great heavy weather boat. It will perform well in almost any condition. I disagree with JETSFA in recommending a 1990 or later. The early models '83, '84 were solid fiberglass and heavy! None produced in '85...retooled in '86 with the newer foam core hull construction. Anything '86 or later would be fine. As an example of performance, this picture was taken last weekend[img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=90935&g2_serialNumber=3[/img] Daughter and I were out double trapped in 30+ winds and had a sustained GPS reading of 21.9 on a broad reach. She had just slid in from the wire before a tack and I caught a pic of the lee hull buried up to the front crossbar. Not many boats would recover from this in 30+ winds. We just shrugged it off and kept sailing. If you can get a 5.7 in decent condition...BUY IT![/quote]
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