"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| 18 ft Single Hand Dory - Row Boat - 16 years old
| 30 ft Cape Islander - Fishing Boat - 17 years old
| 42 ft Northumberland Straits Lobster Boat - 19 years old
| 20 ft Nordica - Sloop - 34 years old
| 30 ft. Nordica - Sloop - 37 years old
|
| That's a good list!

Between boats I crewed and sailed as many different types of vessels as
possible. I found chartering a unique way to access various designs while
offering substantial time to assess the vessel in a variety of situations.

If you have the opportunity... try a Cabo Rico 38. I had one chartered for 3
weeks in Eluthra, Bahamas. We sailed the Exuma Cays. A truly spectacular
vessel, quick and well built.

CM

Ole Thom's Boat

Careful now!!! ****head believes that you can't enjoy your current
boat if
you're not planning for the next one.


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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Barring any mishap...... Overproof is my last vessel.

I bothered to select the vessel that best suits my requirements over
a wide
range of sailing experiences. I can easily single-hand the vessel
and yet
carry up to 6 crew in comfort for extended passages.

Overproof's size, lines, behaviour and abilities exceed my base
criteria.

It was my only home for 9 years. I know her quirks and subtleties...
I talk
to my boat!

Last Boat ... Yes!

CM





"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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|
| Scotti Potty brought up an interesting point, even if it was in an
attempt
to
| troll.
| How many of us are on our "last boats?"
| While many of us are happy with our current boats, we can easily
see
changes
| and expectations that can't be met by our current boats. My next
boat will
be
| 36 feet long....after that I may go even larger. My last boat will
probably be
| something much smaller, but sweet, such as a H28 or even a smaller
Nonsuch.
| So...How many of you are on your "Last boat" and if you're not
(most of us
| aren't ready to roll over yet) what boat do you see finishing up
on?
|
| RB

Careful now!!! ****head believes that you can't enjoy your current
boat if
you're not planning for the next one.


Your wife is planning for a new boat? Good for her!

RB

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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Barring any mishap...... Overproof is my last vessel.

''Spoken like a guy who has no "next boat" in his future and little
future at all
for that matter. '' ....RB

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
Barring any mishap...... Overproof is my last vessel.

So, you are raedy to roll over.


I bothered to select the vessel that best suits my requirements over
a wide
range of sailing experiences. I can easily single-hand the vessel
and yet
carry up to 6 crew in comfort for extended passages.

Overproof's size, lines, behaviour and abilities exceed my base
criteria.


''I've yet to meet anyone who made a sailboat choice with zero regard
for the
look of the vessel. A boat is not a car to most folks. As usual Moron
stupidly
tries to be practical about something that is a passion for many and
that's a
shame.''............****head RB

Barring any mishap...... Overproof is my last vessel.

So, you are raedy to roll over.


No, Scotty Potti. He already owns a high quality vessel and has owned his share
of smaller vessels. He didn't move down in quality as you did.

RB

What's your point?

"Bobsprit" wrote


Scotty already owns a high quality vessel and has owned his share
of smaller vessels. He didn't move down in quality .

RB

What's your point?




Scott, most of us here have little doubt that you think you own a good boat. I
also have little doubt that the dwarf warriors of Asgard believed that dragons
invented the game of chess.
Dream on, trailer trash!

RB

Bobsprit wrote:

Scotti Potty brought up an interesting point, even if it was in an attempt to
troll.
How many of us are on our "last boats?"

Lady Kate will do well for a long, long time (baring accidents)
but probably won't be the "last boat". Especially after reefing
three times in an hour, when the tendonitis in the shoulders says
hello, the realisation is there that in say 10 years time I
physically may not be able to do the needful. Perhaps stretch
that to 15 years if I install winches. Even so, the "last boat"
might still be a non-sailing Lady Kate, run as a motor drifter,
quietly working her way up the inland rivers.

Reason for Lady Kate's longevity?
-easily singlehanded
-huge amounts of below-deck room without design cutenesses
-a decent galley, icebox,sink, stove (tho no oven, but a camp
oven on the stove works well)
-standing headroom in the galley
-long (7') saloon berths
-queen-size double sleeping flat in the stern quarters (only
lounging headroom tho.)
-simple, fast, easy maintenance, including counterwieghted mast
in tabernacle and so, freedom from the tyranny of cranes and
yards
-simple, fat, easy sailplan
-excellent ventilation
-lots of storage lockers
-no-release waste systems likely to meet EPA extortionate demands
for the forseeable future

NOw, none of the above relate to sailing, in particular racing
characteristics. As a racer, forget it (heeling hard makes for
mess below decks!) As a cruiser, fast enough and closewinded
enough.

But they all relate to comfort and the little things that become
a real pain as one gets older--things like not being able to
stand up, or not being able to raise knees in a coffin-like
bunk. It's still primitive compared with Thom's pilothouse
luxury, but then its warmer down here...
--
Flying Tadpole

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