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Started by brackish, May 06, 2011, 10:30:26 AM

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brackish

Last fall a Pacific Seacraft 37 sneaked into our little marina and since then has never left the dock or had any signs of human lifeforms on board.  The largest sail boat in the marina, it seemed out of place, yearning for the open sea.  Yesterday, I went up to put the maintenance coat of Bristol Finish on my teak and it had a for sale sign hanging on it.

Now how do I convince the Admiral that we really don't need to cut any more grass....wonder if he'll take a pristine Com-Pac in trade.:)

skip1930

#1
Go for it!!

That's the boat I want. Well 37 is too long, maybe the shortened version. He came, he sawed.
Me like the rest of the country has no money. Nice thing about a Flicka is one can stand up in it.
And she is way over built. Has anyone looked at those chain plates? Bullet proof Armour baby, Armour!

Still not in the water [35 deg] yet but pulling things out of storage today. Going to rain for the next five days next week.

Hey I pulled the Comfort & Joy and 'A' out of storage Friday, and only have to build two 10'-0" dock extensions for the old Tees,
seamed we once again ran out of water in our little home port. Need ten more foot off shore so our CP-19's don't bottom out.



skip.

Salty19

Very tempting.  Like Greene, I really like the Dana 24, and of course the Flicka.

I vote to keep the compac.  Better to be sailing than a slave to maintenance on a big boat.

Now if it's an investment opportunity, that's a different story.

"Island Time" 1998 Com-pac 19XL # 603

brackish

Better to be sailing than a slave to maintenance on a big boat.

True, but you don't fully understand the concept.  The house goes, along with all the maintenance required on it and the yard.  Maybe a small condo on a coast with a maintenance agreement.  I can then use my time to do something I enjoy, putter about maintaining a boat.:) And that is a blue water cruiser.

Bob23

#4
Well, Brack:
  If you don't do it, will you look back in regret? If you do it, will you look back in regret? I'm sure this helps clear the issue up, eh?
   I guess it comes down to personal taste and budget. I tend to lean toward smaller boats...the Flicka is a favorite- sorta like a bluewater cp23 if you will. But, hey- if the Admiral goes for it all you have to do is convince yourself!
Bob23

HideAway

Brackish is right - Living aboard is a life style.   Folks I know who liveaboard sail thier dinks far more often than the big boat.   They tell me it takes most of one day just to prepare the boat to sail - lots of stuff to put away and secure.  The same thing was true of my folks motor home.

Besides -- SMALL BOATS ROCK  -- Matt
SV HideAway Compac 23 Hull #2
Largo, Florida
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skip1930

"Besides -- SMALL BOATS ROCK  -- Matt" --->>Totally man.<<---

Hear here. "The bigger the boat, the less you go sailing."

skip.

curtisv

Quote from: HideAway on May 07, 2011, 10:42:41 AM

Besides -- SMALL BOATS ROCK  -- Matt


Get out to sea and you'll find that small boats rock and roll big time !!!  So bring some of those wrist bracelets if you be haulin any landlubbers and ask them to load up on dramamine before you set sail.

:)

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