It wasn't a dream. I had a story in Catamaran Sailor a couple years ago. I talked to a guy in the Cleveland area who was going to buy all the tooling and left-over hulls and parts from the original owner of the company. I don't know if he ever went through with it. Guess not, or he would have called me to get some publicity for it.

The foam was the biggest problem with the boats. It sounded good in theory -- fill the hulls completely with expanding foam, and then supposedly there was no way for the hulls to take in water, so you didn't even need a drainhole. But in actuality, there were usually voids in the foam here and there, and water did get in, and there was no way to get it out of those isolated pockets. On top of that, even though supposedly the foam itself would not absorb water, many of us were convinced that the foam WAS absorbing water and getting heavier and heavier over time.

The standard Sizzler 16 was a little underpowered, so they quickly came out with the Super Sizzler option, with taller mast and more sail area. That was a really good boat, very well balanced, and fast. And talk about wave-piercing bows!! No other cat has ever had bows that sharp.

The Sizzler was the inspiration for Hans Geissler's G-Cat designs -- at least the deep, sharp, underwater profile that made it possible to have efficient, symmetrical hulls without boards.

P.S. There was also a Sizzler 18, but I have never heard of a 21.

Last edited by Mary; 01/29/04 12:33 AM.