pretty boat.

As a side thought (that may be completely off), boat prices *seem* to have gone
up a bit in recent history after going rather flat to down something to a lot
of something in the previous 2 - 3 years (no buyers out there). I say "seems",
for as a friend pointed out to me the boats seen listed are those that are
currently for sale, and may be those boats no one has bought nor will buy
because of the price. Owners *may* be listing in hopes of a market recovery
that isn't there. I am also pretty sure the sailboat market will take a shot
in the shorts come next summer, as the economy starts to tank (the economy has
been artifically propped up to help the incumbants get reelected [duh, who
wudda thunk either political party would do such a thing?], which is likely to
be underway (though not yet reportable under the standard definitions of
"recession") by summertime, and falling even more so into the fall and winter.

Also, the market today for cruising type sailboats is baby boomer, who are all
now mid 40's to late 50's, and getting a bit more creaky physically. Sailbaot
brokers in Annapolis last fall were bitching they were lossing sales to
trawlers because of this. Wednesday I am helping a friend look at a well
regarded boat with an asking price of about 40% of what it might have been sold
for 4 years ago.

you can always pass up any particular good deal, for good deals come along all
the time.

while the Cheoy Lee is not the dedicated ocean passage boat that the
Tayana is,

The Cheoy Lee is probably a better ocean passage boat than the Tayana,
except
that the 36 foot CL has an installed genset, which usually -- on that size
boat
-- makes the boat more top heavy, and also puts it off its lines. The
Tayana
starts top heavy.

Hmmm. The genset rides at about the wateline, or slightly below. I'm not
sure about the weight, etc. I'm going to take a hard look at her this
weekend- spend a couple hours developing a gripe list, find out what sort of
tanks she has, etc. I'm sure she's a faster and more responsive boat than
the Tayana, although surely not as comfy. That whole teak deck drama gives
me pause, but my oh my, she is a beautiful boat.

Here's the link again, if anyone's interested:

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...units=Feet&che
cked_boats=970810&slim=broker&&hosturl=sealake&&yw o=sealake&

Don't know why I'm as interested as I am in this boat. I'm certainly not
ready to buy...

Wendy