Any comments on these boats, good bad or ugly?
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Gordon wrote:
Any comments on these boats, good bad or ugly?
G
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Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee, and
thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.

We had an Aquarius 23 for a couple ofl years. We cruised it on the
columbia river, South Puget sound, San-Jauns and desolation sound( 25
day's) Family of four. The boat did not sail very well with much heel.
Keep it flat and it sailed great. Our boat had the compresion post at
the under the mast which was something I ws told to look for. I added a
cabinet on the port side by the galley. Easy boat to rig my wife and I
even rigged it a few times in the dark using only flash lights. We out
grew the boat and my wife (6') wanted some head room.
So to keep her happy I bought her a boat with some head room a santana
28 then a cascade42.
Tim

I had an Aquarius 21 for a while. It was fun, easy to launch, rig and sail.
I did not feel that it was a "good performer" but it was ok for the money.
There was a lot of space in the cabin and it was a good boat for weekend
trips. I also liked the woodwork in mine.

In retrospect I can see that it had some weak points, especially compared to
a similar boat like a Catalina 22. The Aquarius 21 was built without a
bilge, so any water that dripped in or was tracked in pooled on the cabin
sole. I don't know if the 23 has the same fault. The swing keep was poorly
mounted and banged from side to side in the trunk when at anchor, not a
problem underway. The rig was a bit undersized and the boat didn't sail
well in light air. Also, on the 21, the cockpit sole (floor) was near the
waterline and water would flood back up the drains if there were more than
two people sitting aft.

So my opinion is that are a good value, maybe on par with a small McGregor,
but not very high on quality.

Regards
Jason


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Any comments on these boats, good bad or ugly?
G
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Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee,
and
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:19:34 -0800, "Gordon"
wrote:


Any comments on these boats, good bad or ugly?
G

I really liked the boat and I still own one. (It's for sale.) It
is very beamy and has a LOT of room for a 23'. It is not heavily built
and I would never take it off-shore. But it is built better than a lot
of small sailboats.
I thought the boat sailed well, considering its wide beam. I
often beat Catalina 22s and MacGreggor 26es. It has a fractional rig
and the headsail is roller-reefed; something way ahead of its time. It
is easy to rig and launch from a trailer.

The Aquarius 23 was the boat that convinced my wife it will be fun
to live on a boat and sail around the world. We bought a 45' cutter
and plan to sail away next summer. (grin)