Does size matter?

[captedteach]

catamaran still count as a small boat??

I'm heading out tommorow to bid on one at an auction of damaged boats - It's all screwed up and the rig is gone but I just happen to know someone that knows how to fix all that stuff.  The biggest trick is going to be getting it home so I can get it all fixxed up.

[hearsejr]

nope, you'll have to move on to "big boats short distance" site...yep the ol' short sail group... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[CapnK]

Yep, sorry Teach, but we'll be forced to kick you out.

Unless you sail it *sideways*.

;D

Where's it at, and where will you be taking it to?

[Jack Tar]

No the extra 2 feet will get you voted off of the island LOL. West Sail 32 is not small.

[captedteach]

The boat is on the MS Gulf - IF I get it,  I'll bring it home and start the LONG repair process. Then the refit begins- I know the mast,boom and standing will be close to 6000.00 unless I can find it used. Then we get to add the sails and all the other stuff.  Unless someone just runs the price up it should cost me more to get it home than buy the boat.  I know what I think it should go for and the current value of one in good shape SO all I have to do is guesstimate the repair and refit cost and see how the math werks out.  Worst case deal I drive 5hrs ea way and spend  a nite in a motel to come home with out a boat

[starcrest]

not only that you will need an extra wide slip

[captedteach]

I'm pretty lucky there - I own my mooring so no rent - at least as long as I have it here on the lake.  I'm sure that I'll sail it here at least one summer after its fixxed - that is IF I get it.  I'm about to head out for the auction and there are a few other boats I plan to bid on as well, one is a little Flats boat and the other is a NICE RIB

[hearsejr]

good luck on the bidding...if you can bid $50 on a 24-30'er for me ..lol.
  Bill

[captedteach]

Well I now own a Gemini 3200 - its going to cost me more to get it home than I paid for it and I have a LOT of work ahead of me to get where it will float again

[hearsejr]

congrates there Captain.
did you see any 25-30'ers go for less then a grand?

bill

[Zen]

Caongrats teach, send pictures

[captedteach]

There were several boats that went WAY below what they should have gone for - I almost bought three more but lack of storage space stopped me.  I may have been better off buying the others instead of the 32ft cat

a short list from memory  a 30ft racer went for 1250.00 needing only mast and sails and VERY minor repairs  54ft Irwin for 30,000  several 25-30 boats under 3000.00 

I think the biggest buy was a 80ft Custom Hatteras (Its been stretched as Hatteras only builds upto 67ft) went for a smooth Half Mil

[hearsejr]

 I wonder how many will show up on boat trader .com as projects..becouse the new owner got in over his/her head?

Bill

[Randy]

I am welcome here with a Pearson 365 ? I know I'm over the 30' mark, but I sure like the way yall  think.

[AdriftAtSea]

It's the mindset that is more important than the boat size as far as I can see.

My boat is wider than many of the boats on here are long... since it has a beam of 18'. :)

Welcome to sailfar.net.

Where do you sail out of?  What is the name of your boat??  There are a couple others with boats over the 30' mark here... mine's only 28' LOA, but it is a trimaran... so it is very wide.

[CapnK]

Welcome aboard, Randy, and Grog! to ya'... :)

Dan's right - it's more of a mindset, than an actual boat-size matter. People on smaller boats are more likely to share the sailFar kind of thinking, is all. :)

Of choice, and sometimes of course, out of necessity!  ;D

Anyway - glad to have you here, those 365's are nice boats. :) Jump on in!

[Auspicious]

Welcome Randy! I also sail (and live) on a boat longer than the 30' mark. The denizens here at SailFar have always made me feel very welcome.

[sailorflo]

Hello everyone we (marty}and i have a 37 ft tartan and both of us injoy sailfar and have the bumper sticker to prove it.

[AdriftAtSea]

Welcome aboard Sailorflo. :) What waters do you sail??

[CapnK]

Hiya, Flo!

Flo lives aboard here in my marina, and prior to getting their big boat ;), he had much smaller vessels. I'll leave it to him to tell you the details. ;D