FamilySailor wrote:
Thanks, I will check those things out. As far as performance; I enjoy lazy
sailing more. Did you say it points pretty good? That is definitely a
requirement as far as I am concerned.

Well, it's a fin keel masthead sloop... it's not an IACC boat, but if
the rig & sails are decent it should get somewhere inside 90...
templating the keel is a bigger help to pointing than most people will
credit, but a boat that's kept in the water will lose most of the
benefit as soon any growth starts on it.


... I almost bought a Morgan 41' out
islander, but decided not to make the investment because they don't point
worth $#!t and the price was only $10,000. It had a 56 horse inboard to make
her point better though.

Maybe you should have offered $5K? These are fairly comfy boats... not
as roomy as modern ones, and they don't sail all that well, but if you
want "a lot of boat for the money" they do the job. A friend of mine
just moved up from a Morgan OI 33 to an 41' OI.


Personally, if I can sail to and from the dock without cranking up the old
iron wind...... well... those are perfect days...... makes you feel good,
right down to the marrow!

You need a Johnson 18 then... or a Laser!

DSK