MrEZgoin. Thanks for the input. I guess if you have one in the fleet you must like the 4200?

You mentioned using a ladder to facilitate getting in/out of a dinghy. We rented a dinghy ladder for our trip this month and I thought about using it to help getting in and out of the dinghy from the boat itself. The 46.3 has a large swim platform with no good handholds on the sides. We rigged dock lines from the stern cleats but it was a struggle to hold the dinghy in place and help the folks mount/dismount. How would you suggest using a ladder on a cat?

I always let Moorings bring the boat into their marina. I've docked at Leverick, Oil Nut, and Scrub Island, ultimately successful but usually embarrassingly bad technique. When we charter a cat we'll probably have at least one non-Moorings marina docking.

As far as sails getting stuck, it's always the main having problems with that damn stackpack system of theirs. The lazyjacks seem to have a fatal attraction to the main's battens.


Louis from Houston