druid wrote:
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


Unless you have super reliable crew who will be available any day you
feel like sailing, a smaller boat that can be singlehanded is an
advantage. As far as speed...when you retire what's the rush? If it
takes you three days rather than two for a particular voyage..... so what!