Hello, A few emails back one of the older salts out there described sailing a catboat in his earlier days, I'd like to pick your brains if your agreeable. Please contact me off-list I'm a huge fan of catboats and if I were born on the east coast, instead of California, I'm sure I would be sailing one today. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my M17 F/D, But something about catboats pull heavily on my heartstrings. Cheers All! Mark Escovedo M17F/D #103 AMY