Dan Woodliff wrote: >Can I handle a 36' cat alone? I had no troubles handling a 24.5 Four Winns >through the Mississippi locks. Or maybe I should look at a 34' or smaller >cat. If you ran the Four Winns through the Mississippi locks, then you know successful singlehanding requires that you always think and plan ahead. Thus, I should think you would not have a hard time running a 36-footer on your own. Some folks maintain that larger boats are actually easier to handle, only more difficult to maintain. What is the 36-foot cat you're looking at? --Georgs