mr.b wrote:
On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:19:23 -0800, druid wrote:

Yup, ya gets what ya pays for! I'd love a CS27, but my budget is about
$10K CDN,

Then check out the the 28' Hinterhoeller at yachtworld.com. It's located
in Niagara-on-the-Lake. $13.5K asking price but...you know..and it has a
trailer. I'm partial. I had one in the 70's and 80's, lost it to a
divorce, then got another in 1999. This is the earlier variant with the
spoon entry and shorter mast. Very nice sea motion. Surprisingly quick.
Bulletproof construction. Delam's _highly_ unlikely with these boats.

Well, first, how much do you think that would cost to ship to the West
Coast? I'm guessing we'd be back to the $20K figure... (in which case
I'd be better off with a CS27 bought here)

And I'd still prefer the C27, delam and all, and here's a Story as to
why:
We were both motoring out of West Bay, both singlehanded, he in a ketch
("bulletproof, shorter mast, nice sea motion...") and me in my Cal 25.
At first I was jealous, since he could just leave the tiller and go fwd
to put up his headsail. But once under sail... I had tacked up the bay,
up Collingwood Channel a ways and decided to go the "back route", so
was reaching down behind Bowen Island when I lost sight of him... still
trying to tack out of the bay!

Nope, I want a boat I can sail upwind in the Gulf Islands and get
somewhere...

druid