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Didereaux
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(Tudor) wrote in news:627f90dc.0411291901.18e8f690
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This is probably going to sound like a very open-ended question, but
if you were an inexperienced sailor looking to buy a new 23 foot
sailboat with a swing keel to be primarily used in river and bay
cruising, what would you choose?
And how about if you were looking for a used 25 foot sailboat with a
swing keel in very good condition under $10,000?
Well, considering the quality of todays boats I'd never even consider
buying a new one(production line crap)
Now as to that used 25' First forget that swing keel, nothing but a pain
in the arse. You can find some VERY fine keel boats in the 3' draft
range (you really aren't considering 'beaching' a 25 are you?
My pick
in that area would be a Cape Dory 25 (3ft draft, elegant...and the FINEST
rough weather boat built for its size). Also it is easily rigged for
single handing. Just my biased opinion, of course, but after many years
that is exactly what I finally bought for those exact reasons. I sail
Galveston Bay mostly and damn few rivers are as shallow, shoally and just
plain rough as that body of water is.
didereaux
CD-25 Spring Gail
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