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From: Ean Kingston (no email)
Date: Fri Jul 04 2003 - 15:29:25 EDT
On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 20:19, Arild Jensen wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ean Kingston
> 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 am getting out on the water without owning a boat. That is why I
joined the sailing club. As for never owning a boat; you may be right. I
will also have another look at both smaller boats and used boats.
Next spring I will be revisiting the 'eventually' part of my earlier
comment.
> 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.
That might have to do with watching all the dingies spilling their
passengers in the inner harbour.
> 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.
Is a swing keel somehow different from a dingy with a dagger board? If
so, how does it work. It's one thing to tip over in a boat under 10 feet
long but what do you do with one that is 20 feet long and has a cabin
that could be filling with water?
> 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.
I'm new to this. Please explain. I'm willing to change my idea of a good
boat.
> 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.
> --
> Ean Kingston <>
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