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From: Arild Jensen (no email)
Date: Thu Jul 03 2003 - 20:19:27 EDT
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From: Ean Kingston
I did some looking around. but both are dingy
boat clubs and I want keel boats.
I do plan on buying a boat eventually. I would like to get one that I
can go cruising around the lakes on overnights with friends.
Unfortunately sailboats big enough to weekend in comfortably are
more expensive than houses.
REPLY
With that attitude you will likely never get a boat.
You should try looking at something more realistic which will get you out on
the water and sailing.
I sailed a Sirius 21 for ten years on Lake Simcoe and also trailered it to
Georgian bay on many occasions.
I have run into that "keel boat" bias several times with the Toronto crowd.
Unless you are into racing the difference between a fin keel and a swing keel
is not likely to matter.
The swing keel gives you a number of advantages including the ability to tuck
into coves and places where a deep draft keelboat cannot go.
As for not being able to cruise on a week-end comfortably in anything but a keel
boat, I beg to differ on that account also.
During the day you spend almost all the time in the cockpit so cabin size is non
relevant. My Sirius had the pop top so I did have standing headroom.
Much to the envious looks from my Tanzer owning friends. The MacGregor 26 has
much more room, a swing keel and water ballast.
A friend cruiised that boat with his family of four plus dog.
I suppose comfort is a subjective thing. However, over nighters is definitely a
one on one deal as far as I'm concerned unless you do have kids.
In which case they live in the Vee berths anyways. Remember even a Cadillac
doesn't have standing head room.
And how much stuff do you plan to bring for the week-end. I never found it
especially cramped.
Better to be sailing in a small boat than be sitting on shore dreaming of a big
boat.
Arild
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