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Type of Boat for Cruising in Southern California
Go Fig wrote in message ...
In article , (cm) wrote: Everyone, thanks alot for the advice. I am now looking at a Carver Mariner, a Silverton 34 ft convertible These have a more open salon and much better natural light and easier access to the inside. and a Cruisers 3370 Esprit Express Cruisers. This has a cabin that you have to climb down into, right ? You'll probably get better speed from this one. But with 4 people overnighting, I think the other 2 might be better. May be better for fishing and the easiest of the 3 to find a slip for in Marina Del Rey. Would these boats suffice for offshore cruising to catalina and the channel islands? Both do very well for this purpose. But how are the individual boats outfitted; radar, chartplotter,sounder, genset, battery amp hours, freshwater capacity, Comm, multi media and most importantly the power plants and the electrical starting/house battery system. Get a good marine surveyor to check out any boat, especially since this is your first boat. Let me add this... go on the cheap for your first boat, something you can turnover easy. If you like boating, you will want to get something bigger (always) if not you can rid yourself of the overhead. If you have direct links to boats, you may get more and better help. jay Sat, Nov 1, 2003 Any comment would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance. CM Go Fig wrote in message ... In article , (cm) wrote: I am looking into buying a used boat for doing some offshore cruising (e.g., from southern california to catalina or the channel islands), as well as some fishing. The boat should have amenities for accommodating my family (2 adults and 2kids) for a weekend. I am looking for something in the 30 to 40 foot range. I think you should look closer to 40 as that will provide for two cabins generally. For a sport cruiser, you will probably have to get gas engines. You just missed the 'in water' Long Beach Boat show.. I would suggest you plan to go to the Newport show (March?) to look at the range of boats. Avalon, a great destination, is 38 miles from Marina Del Rey... look for something with POWER/speed IMHO, and a good and quite genset as well as ample amps to get you through the 10pm-7am 'quite time'. Never return/go to Avalon in the afternoon, its just not worth it. In the mornings its usually very calm... you can fly.... Also getting a mooring in Avalon during the summer season is very, very hard. It is first come first serve. You can always go up to Isthmus (much more laid back: 1 bar) or drop a hook in anchorage. Even in Hamilton cove (next to Avalon) and somewhat protected... I just could never leave my boat unattended. The other Channel Islands have no moorings. You can not wake up on a beautiful July Friday and decide to go to Avalon and expect to get a mooring... It is a HUGE frustration for me. I am new to boating. I am currently taking a boating course at a local power squadron and will start taking private lessons on the operation of larger power boats (30ft and over) in Marina Del Rey. Are you taking the course at the Marina Del Rey Hotel ? That's where my slip is and I know they have a class now. I think we have slips available... but it really helps if you are willing to pay some cash under the table... sad but true. jay Sat, Nov 1, 2003 Any suggestions or comments as to the type of boat I should be looking at will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. CM Jay, Thanks alot for the advice. CM |
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