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The keel on this cranks up almost all the way into the hull.

As I said it wouls be nice to beable to sail this late spring to
florida or so, mabe onto the bahamas just for a nice vacation where
getting there will be half the fun.

Here's how to get to the Florida and the Bahamas as quickly as possible with
this boat:

Forget about it.

There are lots of great places to sail in North Carolina. Focus on making
the boat sound and seaworthy. Do a lot of daysailing and short trips
working up to longer ones. Find out if this is really a life style that
appeals to you. Gradually challenge more severe conditions to find out what
the boat and you can handle without getting in over your head. Spend a
couple weeks aboard without reprovisioning.

You'll be much more likely to make it to the Bahamas that way instead of
abandoning the boat somewhere in between. More important, you'll be a lot
more likely to make it back.

--
Roger Long