At this very moment in our club....Island Packet 35,

Relatively common here.



Really? Only 173 were built up until 1993.


Tartan 37,
We have lots of them around here. Not much interest in them at all,
and
they are difficult to sell unless in pristine condition with lots of
equipment. Most aren't.

Kinda like the Seasprite.


Beautiful and probably well-built. We have several Albergs here,
including
a 37.


Probably?


Bristol 27,
Nice smaller boat, but most are showing their age rather badly
nowadays.


Like any old unrestored boat?


Sweden 39,
A very nice, well-built boat.


But nowhere to sleep if you're over 5'11.


Southern Cross,
Same builder as my Sea Sprite 34: Clark E. Ryder.

Okay.


Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 and 33


The PS Dana is a great 24 footer, solid, and seaworthy. Probably too
expensive for most buyers of 24' boats.

You aint kidding.

To my knowledge, PS never built a
33' boat.


Correct...I meant the 31.


We have a few oldsters here, but most switch to trawlers or get out
of
boating altogether before they hit 70.


The owner of the Bristol 27 is 68. The owner of the Ericson 34 is 74!



The interior of that boat is what draws most comments. Either
people like
Phillipe Starcke's interiors, or they don't. I like 'em.


We get approached because the boat doesn't look like most others. Her
unusual aft section, squared off ports and sleek hull certainly nothing
like a Catalina or Hunter. You're right about the interior. People tend
to love it. I still prefer the main cabin layout of the C&C 32. I like
dinettes.


People simply love her
decks and interior. A boat like the Seasprite will always be admired
and I'm always happy to see the old boats, though I'm beyond the desire
to maintain or sail one now.


The most prominent boats are Hunters and Catalinas, with
Beneteaus coming in a near third.

How many are like mine? Most folks go for the Oceanus.


I'm looking at a '93 Sabre 38 in pristine condition, but the owner
will have to budge on his price a bit if we're to connect.

Nice boat, but I don't like the way they put the mast so far forward,
though it helps with the interior. It's an odd rig that is somewhat
underpowered. We had one here in brokerage that did not sell due to a
crazy price. Then it was repo'd!


RB
35s5
NY