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Having built 2 MiniCup 12' sailboats (and rebuilt them)
Built a 9' nesting 2-Paw dinghy Built a 20' Tolman and owning a canoe, kayak, and sailboard and a 28' S2 sailboat, you might think 8 boats is enough. Of course I also built a slide-in truck camper this past year too. So, what to build next? A bigger sailboat? I really like my 28' S2 with her 3'10" draft and 13 hp diesel. However, I am intrigued by water ballasted boats like Michalak's Cormorant due to their trailerability. Another possibility is the "Diesel Duck" motor sailor because she offers serious long distance cruising but at age 53, I may be beyond that time of my life and more into other things. A bigger Tolman? Maybe just to have the cabin and better sea ability but my 20' sure is easy to trailer and launch. My 20' takes me 90% of the places I want to go and would take me to 95% if I was to take risks (Key West to Dry Tortugas). I might just give her an interior deck and big scuppers but her small deadrise would never allow her to be a good sea boat. I suspect that as I get older, long distance cruising under sail will be less interesting to me and shorter trips for snorkelling etc will make more sense meaning a power boat. Maybe I should not build any more boats, I dunno. However, building was fun |
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