RL>    I expect that what you guys have been talking about (plastic covered
RL>styrofoam sailboat) was probably a "Snark".  They're marketed by Sears, 
come
RL>in two sizes ... small and smaller, and are *just fine* for teaching 
ittle
RL>ones to sail.  Both my boys were playing with our Snark and learning the
RL>rudiments of sailing as soon as they were old enough to swim (6 yrs old).  
Th
RL>boats are small enough that the kids could stay almost within wading 
distance
RL>of shore and sail back and forth while I stood in the water and coached 
them.
RL>    The Snark is really too small for an adult to use comfortably, but I
RL>managed to do alright by lying on my back with my feet to the bow.  
Definitel
RL>more of a kid's boat.
RL>    What you may have mistaken for a motor mount was probably the plywood
RL>reinforced transom where the gudgeons for the rudder pintles fastened.  I
RL>don't think a motor would be a good idea on one of those things.
Snark's their own company, not a subsidiary of Sears.
They currently make about eight models, all the way up to
a 14 footer.  Which is still light enought to be roof topped.
They've got racing models to compete with the Lasers, puddle
jumpers to play with in summer camp, and some open water
types designed for bays.
Does it show that I was at a show recently looking at
itty-bitty boats? 
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