"DSK" wrote:
Lady Pilot wrote:


I was wondering if this would be a good offshore sailing vessel.

Try one and see. It depends on what characteristics you value for offshore
sailing.

How would I know, I'm just a newbie.

Personally I would prefer something a bit faster, more weatherly, easier
to handle, and more practical... particularly less varnish.

What do you mean by "weatherly"? If it has roller furlings wouldn't that
make it much more easier to handle? The wood is one of the beautiful
characteristics of the SV. I really used to enjoy doing woodworking as a
hobby before my sons came along. Now they are old enough to help. g

Yep. We've had a number of friends with Cheoy Lee built boats, and IMHO
their build quality ranges widely. Some are not very good, hence the
common appellation "leaky teakies."

That's what I've heard, but I'm trying to figure out which models are which.
I'm only referring to the SV's though.

They built a numer of Peterson design medium-heavy center cockpit cruising
boat... probably their best for both build quality & practical cruising.

A boat this type & size is going to cost at least $15K per year (averaged
over several years) to keep in decent condition... not including what it
costs to buy the thing.

Yikes! That's quite a bit for upkeep.

Ever hear of Yachtworld.com?

Yes, I've seen you post links from there in the past. Thanks for the link
and jogging my memory.

Or if you'd followed up on the info from the web site you just gave a link
to, you'd find

Yeah, I already looked at that link.

Pretty boat. Did you see the thread on Luders designs a few weeks back?

I think it's very nice looking too. I guess I must have missed that thread
while sailing and had to "mark all as read" to get caught up. I'll google
it.

Thanks for your imput.

LP