On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:06:55 -0500, Charlie Morgan wrote:

On 20 Dec 2006 14:43:01 -0800, "druid" wrote:


Charlie Morgan wrote:

What happened to Far Cove?

CWM

Selling her

I just can't afford a 36-ft boat AND a house if I'm ever gonna retire.
I can sell Far Cove, pay off all the debts (except the house mortgage,
of course), and still have enough left over for a C27. If I keep her in
Secret Cove, I can easily afford it, retire in 5 yrs or so, and still
have a sailboat to cruise Georgia St in.

See http://www.bcboatnet.org for details...

druid

Sorry to hear it Lloyd. Is Far Cove paid for? If it is, I can't imagine how you
would come out very much better by selling her and buying a 27 foot boat that
will undoubtably need a lot more work than a boat you have already perfected.
The work on a new smaller boat to bring it up to snuff could easily eat up most
or all of the difference. I think you need to think some more on this.

CWM

Trust me, I've "re-thinked" this to death - it's not something I'm doing
easily. I'm not going into my finances on a public forum, but trust me,
the financial advantages are huge, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.

As for "work" - Far Cove needs a new headsail: $3500. For $3500 you can
get an entire sail INVENTORY (including a crusing spin)! Then there's the
moorage, the haulouts...

Yes, the financial advantage must be great to sell a dream.

And yes, there is a BIG difference between a 36 and a 27, but not all for
the better. I bought Far Cove as a liveaboard, and for that she has lots
of space. But when I'm single-handing, I'm rattling around in all that
room! And it's, well, farther away from the water. Hard to explain, but it
just doesn't FEEL as much like sailing as in a smaller boat.

Sure am gonna miss her speed (which equates to getting to the "far
cove"...) though!

druid