DSK wrote in message . ..
Joe wrote:
Sandy and Cheri were in the slip next to me. They tricked out a P-40
and named it Namasta and have started cruising the world.

The Pearson 40 is a pretty nice boat, my wife and I looked at several.
It's a centerboarder with a mid-1970s IOR hull. It is nice to have a
flush deck combined with shallow draft but these boats have some notable
limitations. On the plus side Pearsons are among the better built
production boats of that era IMHO.

Yeah it a very fast boat, but quite cramped for crusing IMO.
I like the flush decks as well.
The centerboard if tuned right is a great handling feature.

Sandy bought his boat 2 days before I bought mine. We both worked 4
years restoring our boat. His had a fire onboard, and mine was just
neglected.

In 4 years of work, you could have made enough money to buy a better boat.


Well.... we still had/have careers to deal with. He did well and can
now cruise as long as he desires and not worry about money.

When I said it took 4 years of work.... I mean more of a hobby type
pace after hours, while living aboard.


They do not have any set course just going to wander the earth for
the rest of their lives. They plan to spin a bottle in the cockpit and
head the way it points.

It would make a lot more sense to consult weather fax & chart, and head
the way that conditions favor.

They will, nobody said they are just going to jump out capt ron
style without planning. He just wants to get away from schedules and
such, thats how he made a living. He planned and org. huge public
event that took most of the year to put together with intence
planning, mkt, and a carved in stone schedule.


Joe



Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Joe wrote:
Yeah it a very fast boat,

Well, I wouldn't call it "very fast." A Baltic or Ericson or Nordic (not
Nordic*a*, sorry Mooron) or Frers or C&C (to mention a few) of the same
size would leave it behind. But the P-40 is a good sailing boat, seems
to handle well and moves upwind and down. It's got a mid-70s IOR shape
but is not a full fledged broach coach. Some have done well in offshore
races.


... but quite cramped for crusing IMO.

It's got a lot of room for it's LWL and price, but prob'ly not as much
as you're used to... and it is a heavy boat. My wife didn't like the
interior much, it's all amidships.

I like the flush decks as well.
The centerboard if tuned right is a great handling feature.

Yes, two things I really like.

In 4 years of work, you could have made enough money to buy a better boat.



Well.... we still had/have careers to deal with.

Ah, sorry. I thought you meant full time.

... He did well and can
now cruise as long as he desires and not worry about money.

There are two kinds of people that don't have to worry about money...
Rockefellers and bums. I learned a long time ago that the more attention
you pay to your money, the more of it you'll have to enjoy. But I sure
don't believe in getting ulcers over it.

Anyway I think your friends are off on a nice adventure and in their
boat they will be able to visit a lot of places other boats can't get in to.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King