An old girlfriend just called.....

[Godot]

I like catamarans well enough; but I have often wondered if the expense and hassle was worth it. It's the same thing with larger mono-hulls. For certain they are more comfortable, but are they enough more comfortable to justify the extra time and expense of ownership? I think about up-sizing once in awhile but always come to the conclusion that I would have to be a full time cruiser, and a very social one at that, to justify it. And maybe not even then.

[wolverine]

The cats are nice if you spend months aboard, but like already stated, $$$$. If I had the $, I could see owning one, only so my wife, (disabilities) could sail with me.

Godot, your Bayfield 29 is a great boat for day sailing or cruising. I love the huge forward head.

[Frank]

Godot, your Bayfield 29 is a great boat for day sailing or cruising. I love the huge forward head.

Yes, great boat! Personally, I love the shallow draft! So important in the keys or Bahamas! Awesome cruiser

[wolverine]

Godot, your Bayfield 29 is a great boat for day sailing or cruising. I love the huge forward head.

Yes, great boat! Personally, I love the shallow draft! So important in the keys or Bahamas! Awesome cruiser

Yes, shallow draft definitely has its advantages. I was driving north summer of '24 to look at an Island Packet 27 with a centerboard. They only draw 2 1/2' with the board up. Unfortunately a semi drifted into my lane and totaled my car. It took 2 weeks to sort that mess out and by then the seller gave it to a relative. 😒

[Frank]

Little Harbour, which is exactly that, is at the SE end of the Abacos. Last stop before "heading outside"
Lots of history there...
Lunch at Pete's Pub is a must..

Sign
Pub
Harbour
Art shop

[Bob J]

The Sugerloaf ski area sticker on the bar jumped right out. Pretty cool! Looks like a nice place to hang out :)

[Godot]

Godot, your Bayfield 29 is a great boat for day sailing or cruising. I love the huge forward head.

Yes, great boat! Personally, I love the shallow draft! So important in the keys or Bahamas! Awesome cruiser

It's a good boat. Quite liveable. Reasonably comfortable. Easy and safe to move about above and below deck. Slow in light air, and not exactly quick to manuever. Shallow draft is great in the Chesapeake. A full keel means I never really worry about hitting a crab pot. If I can't have a head next to the companionway, all the way in the bow is pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of v-berths in small boats (I'm not as spry as I used to be), and it seems like a good place for a head. It is a little bouncy underway, though, which is less than ideal. And if I store wet gear there it means dragging it through the saloon first, right by all the bunks I desperately want to keep dry.

But this thread is about Frank's girlfriend. Perhaps I'll revisit the strengths and weaknesses of my Bayfield 29, now that I've had a dozen (probably more...it's been awhile) years with her in another thread sometime soon. I've got a lot of thoughts.

[Frank]

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It's a good boat. Quite liveable. Reasonably comfortable. Easy and safe to move about above and below deck. Slow in light air, and not exactly quick to manuever. Shallow draft is great in the Chesapeake. A full keel means I never really worry about hitting a crab pot. If I can't have a head next to the companionway, all the way in the bow is pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of v-berths in small boats (I'm not as spry as I used to be), and it seems like a good place for a head. It is a little bouncy underway, though, which is less than ideal. And if I store wet gear there it means dragging it through the saloon first, right by all the bunks I desperately want to keep dry.

But this thread is about Frank's girlfriend. Perhaps I'll revisit the strengths and weaknesses of my Bayfield 29, now that I've had a dozen (probably more...it's been awhile) years with her in another thread sometime soon. I've got a lot of thoughts.
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No worries to talk about your gal here 😄
You should do a thread with pictures and your ideas etc...
The Reno's and upgrades as they come...
I've always had a soft spot for the Bayfield 29
Traditional look, full keel, shallow draft and open interior...
Great boat to cruise on!