Yup, that's the call.

Take the CG sailing course, find out about life vests and anchors and
radios and man overboard and fog horns... all that good stuff. Get
enough good motor (one that costs enough to maybe run when you need it)
to get you back in. I've moved a Westsail32 with a 2-1/2hp outboard on
the side-tied dingy. Moved kinda slow, but it got there no problem.
Treat the boat and the water with a lot respect and take it slow and
responsibly. Take a low key buddy who sails regularly along the first
few times. Stuff like that.

But you don't need $20k into it to do it right.

Rufus


William R. Watt wrote:

Deals on "TLC boats" start at less than $500 for 25' glass (running


.. If you gotta have power, a 2hp
outboard with long shaft should do it.


if a person is going to put a 2 hp outboard on a 25 ft fibreglass boat I'd
also suggest a good anchor with a long rope and chain. in any kind of
wind, waves, current, or some combination, the motor won't do much. better
to throw out the anchor and wait. I had a 3 hp outboard on a 21 ft
mahogony strip sailboat (very light boat for its size) and it wasn't worth
spit unless the wind and water were quiet. a paddle won't do much. maybe a
pair of oars. a small motor is okay when you run out of wind but not if
you're trying to motor into or out of a dock or mooring in other
conditions. I used to sail in and out among the moored boats in all
conditions except no wind. Only used the motor when the wind died. ehen
the motor is used the centreboard has to be halfway down, if there is a
centreboard, for directional stability.

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