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[quote=Wolfman]Wow, that is a really bad experience!!  I think that is why most people on this site recommend that you get the owner to take you out for a sail before you buy just to learn the basics of rigging and sailing the boat.  It's a real pain in the butt but likely really worth it.

This guys sounds like he knew what he doing and was trying to dump a bad boat and knew it.

I myself had an interesting experience when I bought my Nacra.  It turned out OK but could have been bad if the fellow was a jerk.  I bought it from a fellow who manufactures agriculural tarps for a living and redoes catamarans as a sideline.  Unfortunately for me he didn't know a single thing about Nacras and didn't really want to find out (he does Hobies almost exclusively).

So the boat came rigged wrong (but with all the correct parts except for a couple of shackles once I found the correct manual). He made a mainsail and jib for the boat but they are very flat and the main clew grommet ripped first time out.  This is mostly becuase he didn't have a lot of sailmaking knowledge.

Fortunately he is a REALLY nice guy and had a top notch fibreglass person redo the hulls.  He repaired the mainsail no questions asked and it works fine but maybe could be faster.  Overall I ended up being really happy with the boat but it took some patience on my part and could have been bad.

Just goes to show you how things can go.  Hope your next experience is much better![/quote]

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