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Re: [world-cruising] Re: A new topic :-) ... the Westsail 32 as the 'ideal' world cruiser (for 2!)

From: Bryan Genez (no email)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 13:36:35 EDT

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    Mike Batchelor wrote:

    > Quite a beauty. Good pedigree. Very cheap. Keel's too deep for a lot
    > of places I want to go, and who knows what's wrong with it, but - it's
    > cheap!

    Unfortunately, for a lot of people, "cheap" is the most important criteria.

    Speaking only for myself, I'd probably pass on this boat, as it's pedigree
    is from the racing-rules environment, not cruising. A lot of race boats of
    that era were deficient in seaworthiness. Read Marchaj.

    -- 
    Best,
    Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
    "Capella" Valiant 40 #158
    Annapolis, MD
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