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From: robert_starbird (no email)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2003 - 14:35:22 EDT
Very interesting question Rick, I'm very new to the whole cursing
life. I purchased a vintage '67 Columbia 28' this year with
intentions to sail the intercostals waterway from Annapolis to Miami
and then to the Bahamas, Cuba and on.... early in '04.
For sure there is a lot to prepare before starting this kind of
travel and you could spend years, taking courses and reading and
sailing with others; or, you can just do it and take the bumps as
they come.
The Columbia 28 is a very basic boat, I've fitted it with an 8hp
outboard, propane stove, ice box, 2x VHF, GPS, and solar driven
power. No single side band and not air conditioning or refrigeration
and the Atomic 4 has long since died.
I constantly hear you can't sail south in a boat less than 35 or 40
feet, for sure it would be more comfortable to have more room, but
with that comes more draft and higher fees.
My interest is in sailing, exploring other places and diving.
Bob
--- In , Rick Bradshaw <rbradsh2 at s dot dot dot >
wrote:
> John,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Reading the article a question occurred to me and I would like the
> list to respond. Here in the U.S. we tend to add as many bells and
> whistles as we possible can. Quite often, I hear, or it's alluded
to,
> that if you don't have the latest and greatest gadget, you're not
> really ready to go cruising. Perhaps that is true or not.
>
> I also hear that there are those out there cruising in boats that
> many would not feel is safe or adequate to go across the harbor
with.
> Usually, it is at least alluded that these are people from other
> countries (than the U.S.). If true, these people are out there
> enjoying life instead of being stuck working their life away to get
> the cash or in a slip fitting out with the latest "stuff" that they
> "might" need or that they think they need because they saw it in a
> magazine or someone else they know has it and told to them that
> "they" wouldn't go anywhere without it and, by extension, neither
> should anyone else.
>
> So, here's my question: How many of us _don't_ have all the bells
and
> whistles, _are_ on a strict budget or for any other reason don't
have
> them on our boats? I think there are more people than many would
like
> to think, who think it is important to know the manual things
rather
> than depend on the electronics to get from point "A" to point "B"
or
> have only a VHF or no radio at all and forego satellite
> communication/navigation, ham or SSB communication, etc.
>
> If that _is_ true and there are a number of us out there, let us
know
> why you are doing it that way. I certainly don't see it as "wrong"
to
> do it that way. I would just like to know the reasons and have some
> idea of the number on this list and reasons why along with any
> reports that have a bearing on doing it your way. Do you personally
> know of those who are out there cruising like this and can report
on
> them since they may not be on the list? Would appreciate hearing
> about that too. Perhaps it will help some others who think they
have
> to have "everything" _rationally_ (for them, whatever that means)
> rethink that position and go earlier, smaller, or
less "comfortable"
> than they had been thinking and planning or confirm to them that
they
> are right and they need to wait to leave until they have it all.
>
> Looking forward to the answers.
>
> Rick
>
> >For those interested in the S-57, found this:
> >
> >http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/ go to Electronics, article
is
> >Navigational Software for 2004
> >
> >Best, Fitzy (John)
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