[quote=Edchris177]My wife & I went 15 miles down the lake today, there was a fleet of lead sleds out, using some nav markers as race marks. We went by a few, then came upon a chap single handing an older wooden cat. I pulled up beside him, but with water noise it was hard to catch everything he said.
He has owned the boat since 1965, said it was 19', & didn't know about righting it as he'd never tipped it. Dais he had it up to 20 mph once on his GPS Timex watch. It seemed to have a partial wood deck over a portion of the hulls forward of the main beam, & spray deflectors on each hull. The boom was wood, as was the entire interior (tramp on a newer cat). This deck was dropped down about 10" from the top of the hulls & had hiking straps for 6 people. I did not see any trap wires. It had a bloody big mainsail, with the letter G or C and sort of a flame like emblem. He told me twice what it was, was neither my wife nor I could make out what he was saying.
It looked really well maintained, the wood shone, & the sail looked new. It really was a classic looking old ship.[/quote]
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