We are new to weekend lake sailing (though my wife crewed for several years in the Caribbean)and looking to buy a used trailerable sailboat which we'd mostly keep at a local lake but would like to trailer once or twice a year to Lake Erie or another area. We have a 4 yr old daughter and are very interested in safety as well as enough performance to have fun (but not racing). We've narrowed our purchase choices down to an '84 MacGregor 22 and an '87 Catalina 22, both well-maintained. The MacGregor has flotation while the Catalina doesn't, but the MacGregor is much lighter--1800 lbs. compared to 2490. The Catalina draws 2' with the keel up while the MacGregor can float on 6" of water. We get alot of light air in the summers here so wonder if the weight of the Catalina would keep us from doing as much sailing as we'd like, but we don't want something that will take too much constant attention by both of us, to sail. The Catalina does have a flexifurler (with 110 jib, no genoa) while the MacGregor has no roller furling. The MacGregor has been on a trailer (covered) for the past 2 yrs due to owner's family situation (and was mostly sailed on Lake Erie prior to that), while the Catalina is already docked at the local lake where we'd be sailing, and its owner is familiar with the boat's performance on that lake (and he'll be continuing as a member of that sailing club when he buys the 25 foot boat he's looking for). Any comparison information you can offer to help us make the right choice? Thanks!