I want to say a word about sailing it to England. I plan to sail my 22 to
the Bahamas and to
PR and the VI.but I can Island hop party and have a great
time.Have you ever heard about the Davis Strait look it up on the net befor
you deside to go that short passage up the coast Labador and over to
Greenland.Big steel hulled fishing boats go down every year there with full
crews and pumps pumping.The old trade ships stayed on the stream for many
good reasons.Can your Cat do it? with God on your side. yes ! People have
sailed around the world in a lot smaller you 22. The Cat is a great boat I
think the price is a little high but I can't say that, not knowing what year
it is- when was it last painted- how does all the riging look? What shape
are the sails? Does it come with a fair out board-5to a 9hp.The trailer is
it galve or steel all rusted to hell?2500 would be a good buy for the boat
is the rest of the stuff worth the balance does it come with vhf and the
cabin stove, work sink, cushins in good shape have you looked around the
windows to see if they leak ? Are the keel bolts in good shape? The Catlina
is a great boat you will have a great time.Ps you can allway get some thing
biger later. If you feel that you have out grown it and get most of your
money back.Let me know if you ever want to sail to the Bahamas and chase the
brown skined girls down the beach..
"curt" wrote in message
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Hi all,
I took a few sailing lessons in Miami and really enjoyed it. I have a
friend that has a Catalina 22 for sail and wants $4500 USD for it. It
comes
with a trailer and 3 sails and a host of other equipment. Is this an okay
deal?
Here is what I want to do. I want to learn to sail well enough to buy a
blue water boat at some point and do some blue water sailing after a few
years of sailing experience or until I feel I can handle it. Hopefully
from
US to Ireland and Scotland. Yes, I know I need to start somewhere, so is
my
Catalina idea stupid?
Please take it easy on this newbie. I am wanting to get started on the
right course, but really have no one around that can help me here. I
would
be sailing the Catalina in the Sarasota area and maybe Lake Erie to start.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Curt