"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Apr 14, 3:36 pm, hk wrote:
On 4/14/10 3:25 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:



My friend is trying to convince me to go halfs with him on a boat...
he's
talking about either an Island Packet, which I've seen before, or
possibly a
Valiant, which I haven't seen. The "plan" that we've been talking about
is
getting something in the mid- to low-40 foot range, berthing it on the
bay
(probably Sausalito, assuming we could find a suitable place), and then
taking it down to Mexico a year from next October (which is the
supposed
"weather window" for travelling south). The approximate cost for each
of us
would be in the $150K to $200K range, perhaps some wiggle room,
depending
upon how new the boat would be and what needs to get retrofitted.

My friend wants to get something made in the US... I guess it's easier
to
have it Federally registered. And, we both like the idea of buying
American
if possible.

Right now, there's another couple that would be putting in sweat and
time
equity (but limited cash), so that would give us a crew of four for
Mexico.
I'm probably the most junior as far as sailing experience goes... just
the
Hobie 18 in my distant past. I'd probably take some classes with Sal,
because we could probably both use a refresher.

We're thinking if we get the boat in the next couple of months, so we'd
have
a good long time to get really familiar with how it sails and how we
sail
together (we've sailed locally a few times with no conflicts). The guys
are
best buddies, so that's not an issue.

So, we're going to meet up at the sail show and see what looks
interesting.
I mentioned Catalina, since I've heard the name, but apparently they're
not
quite up to the same quality standards. Is there another US-built make
in
the same class as the IP or Val? Anything else a relative novice should
consider beyond the interpersonal/relationship stuff (we're all pretty
compatible... travelled with each other lots... and we're all pretty
independent). My main concern is can I pull my own weight on the boat,
but I
guess most of that can be figured out in sailing classes and sailing on
whatever we get).

The older Tartans, Pacific Seacrafts, et cetera.

--http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

I am not sure Valiants are still being made. How about Mason?
Morgan is good (not the Outisland series) but maybe not as good as
IP. Pearson is about in line with Morgan. Cal is supposed to be
good. S2 are good and they did make a 36
No Catalina, no Hunter, No Irwin, no Macgregor, no O'Day,
Only a year to refit a boat that size, only if you are willing to pay
a lot and it is newer.


Thanks for the list... it would definitely be newer vs. older, but I don't
think brand new. Still, a couple of years old if it's a good quality boat
seems like it shouldn't have too many problems. I don't know what
equipment we would need to add... radar maybe? Not even sure that's
needed. Mason sounds interesting. Are Cals being made?
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Nom=de=Plume


A partnership destined to end in hell. Not necessarily because of the
partners, but because they do not know what they want or are getting in to.
Join one of the San Francisco Bay yacht clubs. There are a bunch, and some
are very reasonable. The St. Francis and Corinthian does not do not meet
that requirement. The sailors are always looking for a crew. You will need
a crew for most large sailboats. My Father in Law was a founding member of
the Richmond Yacht Club. Do not know what their costs are. Waiting list
for berths, so that does not help. He partnered for a while, but eventually
bought out the partner. He sold his Bermuda 32 as being ketch rigged, was
not easy to sail single handed. He ended up with an Islander 30 Mk II.
Nice boat, good single handed and 25 years ago, there was a large group of
I-30 class racers. You have no idea what a large boat requires, so get some
education. $200k will buy an extremely nice boat these days. Way more than
you even need to sail to The Coral Marina in Ensenada. Or to Hawaii.
Sausalito was $400 to berth 50 years ago for a Hurricane 32, do not know
what the cost is now. Oakland Estuary has lots of resonable berths. Look
at Associates membership.