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Westsail32 vs. Ranger 33 , which would you like to own?
Thanks for the reply. I will see on the internet where I can look at a
ranger 33 and identify its selling price. "Frank and Ronnie Maier" wrote in message om... "Denis Marier" wrote: Should you not be able to afford a Westsail or Ranger what would be the next best pre owned boat for blue water. Rangers ain't exactly expensive. Just how low a price range are we talking about? Frank (In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't participate in the basic thread here 'cause I wouldn't own a Westsail at any price; so my opinion is infinitely biased in favor of Ranger in this comparison.) |
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Westsail32 vs. Ranger 33 , which would you like to own?
I just finished looking at the Ranger 33 evaluation in the Practical Sailors
and it corroborate your statement. It is a good coastal sailboat. As with the Westsail32 it is more suited for blue water cruising. However, getting into the Mistake Cove or Cow Yard (Maine Coast) in dense fog with a full keel boat could be disastrous in avoiding the rocky entrance. My friend's full keel sailboat landed on the rocks with a punched hole in her hull taking on water. He tried to avoid the rocks but the boat did not turned in time. On the Maine or Nova Scotia coasts when you land on the rocks in dense fog the Coast Guard are not close by you are on your own. Many time. I have avoided rocks with the quick response of the fin keel on my boat. At time, I still have bad dreams about it. "DSK" wrote in message ... "Denis Marier" wrote: Should you not be able to afford a Westsail or Ranger what would be the next best pre owned boat for blue water. Hmm.. by "blue water" are you talking about some kind of cleaning product? If you're talking about ocean passagemaking, Rangers are not particularly good boats for that specific task. But they could do it, if other factors make the Ranger a strong choice. Frank and Ronnie Maier wrote: Rangers ain't exactly expensive. Just how low a price range are we talking about? Right. For some reason, Rangers have really been beaten down on the market... IMHo they are no worse, and some ways much better, than the 'average' production boat of their era. In all they're not particularly well built boats. Frank (In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't participate in the basic thread here 'cause I wouldn't own a Westsail at any price; so my opinion is infinitely biased in favor of Ranger in this comparison.) I dunno, there's a pretty long list of boats I wouldn't take if they paid me, but Westsails make that cut FWIW YachtWorld.Com for-sale listings have a LONG list of boats ~ 32' that would be pretty good choices for cruising at $15K. Certainly most of them need at least some upgrading, but what they would mostly need in order to be offshore capable is a good skipper. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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Westsail32 vs. Ranger 33 , which would you like to own?
x-no-archive:yes "Denis Marier" wrote:
I just finished looking at the Ranger 33 evaluation in the Practical Sailors and it corroborate your statement. It is a good coastal sailboat. As with the Westsail32 it is more suited for blue water cruising. However, getting into the Mistake Cove or Cow Yard (Maine Coast) in dense fog with a full keel boat could be disastrous in avoiding the rocky entrance. My friend's full keel sailboat landed on the rocks with a punched hole in her hull taking on water. He tried to avoid the rocks but the boat did not turned in time. On the Maine or Nova Scotia coasts when you land on the rocks in dense fog the Coast Guard are not close by you are on your own. Many time. I have avoided rocks with the quick response of the fin keel on my boat. At time, I still have bad dreams about it. But if he is talking about blue water or offshore cruising then he wouldn't be going into Cow Yard in a dense fog if he was sensible. (and neither would your friend). The kind of boat that is suitable for that place isn't necessarily exactly the same kind of boat that is suitable for BW work. I know that fin keel boats react differently than full keel or modified full keel boats, but I think there are places where a fin keel would be a disadvantage just as there are places where a full keel wouldn't work as well. In any case, the most important part of the equation is the judgement and experience of the skipper with the boat that he's skippering in the place that he's doing it. You rely on the maneuverability of your boat to get you out of trouble. I would prefer not to get into it in the first place. "DSK" wrote in message ... "Denis Marier" wrote: Should you not be able to afford a Westsail or Ranger what would be the next best pre owned boat for blue water. Hmm.. by "blue water" are you talking about some kind of cleaning product? If you're talking about ocean passagemaking, Rangers are not particularly good boats for that specific task. But they could do it, if other factors make the Ranger a strong choice. Frank and Ronnie Maier wrote: Rangers ain't exactly expensive. Just how low a price range are we talking about? Right. For some reason, Rangers have really been beaten down on the market... IMHo they are no worse, and some ways much better, than the 'average' production boat of their era. In all they're not particularly well built boats. Frank (In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't participate in the basic thread here 'cause I wouldn't own a Westsail at any price; so my opinion is infinitely biased in favor of Ranger in this comparison.) I dunno, there's a pretty long list of boats I wouldn't take if they paid me, but Westsails make that cut FWIW YachtWorld.Com for-sale listings have a LONG list of boats ~ 32' that would be pretty good choices for cruising at $15K. Certainly most of them need at least some upgrading, but what they would mostly need in order to be offshore capable is a good skipper. Fresh Breezes- Doug King grandma Rosalie |
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Westsail32 vs. Ranger 33 , which would you like to own?
Denis Marier wrote:
I just finished looking at the Ranger 33 evaluation in the Practical Sailors and it corroborate your statement. It is a good coastal sailboat. Actually, I think it's best for weekending (with more elbow room & comfort than in smaller boats) and club racing, which is what it was actually designed for. But it's also possible with the right upgrades, the right equipment, and the right skills, to sail pretty much anywhere on one of these boats. The Ranger 33 would be a better choice for a budget cruiser (assuming one had the bucks & the skills to upgrade intelligently) than many of the other mass-produced racer/cruisers of that era. As with the Westsail32 it is more suited for blue water cruising. However, getting into the Mistake Cove or Cow Yard (Maine Coast) in dense fog with a full keel boat could be disastrous in avoiding the rocky entrance. My friend's full keel sailboat landed on the rocks with a punched hole in her hull taking on water. He tried to avoid the rocks but the boat did not turned in time. Some full keel boats handle better than others. I've sailed a number of full keelers that could be maneuvered quite smartly, once you got the hang of it. It's true that they'll never snap around like a fin keeler. On the Maine or Nova Scotia coasts when you land on the rocks in dense fog the Coast Guard are not close by you are on your own. Many time. I have avoided rocks with the quick response of the fin keel on my boat. At time, I still have bad dreams about it. Sailing doesn't give me bad dreams, thank goodness. Only union electricians and the IRS..... Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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Westsail32 vs. Ranger 33 , which would you like to own?
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:01:28 -0400, DSK
wrote: Actually, I think it's best for weekending (with more elbow room & comfort than in smaller boats) and club racing, which is what it was actually designed for. But it's also possible with the right upgrades, the right equipment, and the right skills, to sail pretty much anywhere on one of these boats. The Ranger 33 would be a better choice for a budget cruiser (assuming one had the bucks & the skills to upgrade intelligently) than many of the other mass-produced racer/cruisers of that era. Possibly, although the upgrades (reinforcing bulkheads, installing handrails, beefing up the dropboards and portlights and deck gear) are more than most would consider reasonable, and certainly would not enhance the value of an old boat, only its safety factor. As with the Westsail32 it is more suited for blue water cruising. However, getting into the Mistake Cove or Cow Yard (Maine Coast) in dense fog with a full keel boat could be disastrous in avoiding the rocky entrance. My friend's full keel sailboat landed on the rocks with a punched hole in her hull taking on water. He tried to avoid the rocks but the boat did not turned in time. Some full keel boats handle better than others. I've sailed a number of full keelers that could be maneuvered quite smartly, once you got the hang of it. It's true that they'll never snap around like a fin keeler. And it's true that you can master techniques such as backing the jib to conpensate. The flexibility of the skipper and his ability to learn (and to time events keyed to the boat) are usually more important than the boat's characteristics itself. R. |
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