I ran across this ad
https://detroit.craigslis…/okl/bpo/6189684493.html
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Prindle 18 w/ wings, Prindle 16, Prindle 15, current
Hobie 16 in rebuild
2 Hobie 18 past
NACRA 5.2 past
Saint Cloud, Florida
member Lake Eustis Sail Club
http://www.lakeeustissailingclub.org
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1977 MYSTERE 5.0 CATAMARAN
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017 - 03:16 PM
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017 - 04:14 PM
Wow ! how crazy / cool
for $100 i'd put it in my office !!!
Looks like the original S Mystere -
Not sure all the historical info is correct - but i am not certain -
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Posted: Jun 29, 2017 - 02:14 PM
Wow, the mainsail looks brand new! -
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Posted: Jun 29, 2017 - 04:12 PM
I spoke with the owner - nice guy 81 year old sailor - sailed lots of wooden cats (sheerwaters and others)
He worked as a car designer making cars molds out of clay at Chrysler in the 50's, and was friends with someone on the Chrysler Boat division - and ended being offered a cat in a shipping container that was just sitting in Chrysler warehouse containing this boat with different 2 mast set up
It contains 2 sails: #2 and #3 (so it could be boat #2 or #3 out of a 3 boat prototype build)
He and his son sailed and raced it - killed it against the hobies :)
great boat, beautiful "vintage" hardware -
If it was actually $100 - i was gonna buy it on the spot and ask if i could pay him to ship me the rudders and some other stuff and would get the rest somehow - :)
He was really excited to learn about other mystere cats in america
he was sharp as a tack but his knowledge of the history didn't seem to be corroborable
Edited by MN3 on Jun 29, 2017 - 04:14 PM.
