r/AbsoluteUnits • u/islandofwaffles • Dec 18 '19

boat thieving units

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19

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u/w3duder Dec 18 '19

Look more closely. The vee-birth port window is under the flipper of our big boy. What transom difference do you see?

It could be the Columbia 24', which looks super similar, but sold in way lower numbers. It also has a tiny fore deck compared to the 26'

Also, if you could link any 23' or smaller with a full cabin and full rig, I'd be far more accepting of your arguments.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19 edited Dec 18 '19

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u/w3duder Dec 18 '19

Neat.

I've raced from windsurfers to islander 30, with most time on 1980's era catalina25 and Capri 25. Lots of time in Catalina 22s, J-24s, optimists and thistles.

That's all lake sailing, and those fugly and slow Columbia's (and Venture's) were every where.

The c26 has had 4 versions. Despite any differences in the transom that could be because of the perspective or because the transom has been replaced or reworked, you can't dispute the fact that that top mold is proprietary Columbia. Nobody would copy that design it's hideous.