BoatBanter.com - Boat Selection Process

Lloyd,

The fact that you find trailerable sailboat an oxymoron is kind of a
suprise.

After many years of sailing lots of sizes and shapes of boats, I decided
I wanted to trade for a trailerable. I settled on a 26' S2 with keel
that pulls up flush to the bottom. I'm a ship's engineer by trade (so
diesel is a good friend), but I elected for the outboard version because
I would never loose sailing time to an engine problem and I and take it
home to my shop if I actually need a wrench.

OK, We are both about 5-6 and we can not quite stand erect on the cabin,
but the is lots of sitting and bunck space.

There is another couple of charms, the boat winters in my barn so I can
do all the "yard work where it is at least dry if not maybe warm and
long passages that are accessable by land are optional.

Years ago my father had finally settled into a trailerable, he liked it
even more when we cruised both the Chesapeake and the Bras D'or in the
same season from his mooring in Mystic.

Matt Colie
Congenital Sailor

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:49:21 +0000, QLW wrote:

We are looking for a reasonably comfortable, displacement hull, trailerable
"cruiser". Sail or power...which ever seems best.

Although I'm a sailor at heart, I find trailerable sailboats kind of an
oxymoron. You might find what you need (esp. if you're willing to forget about
sailing and run the sailboat as a powerboat), but you might want to check out
the Nimble Nomad: 25ft long, uses an outboard in a well for power. The website
is supposed to be www.nimbleboat.com but that doesn't seem to work (are they
still in business?) There's a pic of one at:

http://www.cbmmag.net/resources/trawler_03/

There are also many plans for "mini-trawlers" (like:
http://www.boatplans-online.com/prod....php?prod=MT24 ) - donno if you want to buy
someone else's "project" though...

I'm also a Keen Fan of the diesel inboard, but as Chuck says, you won't find
a diesel trawler for $15K.

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36